MARBLE SHOWER WITH MILDEW AND DULL MARBLE FLOOR

I HAVE 2 PROBLEMS/QUESTIONS WITH MY 2 YEAR OLD MARBLE SHOWER: 1. HOW DO I GET RID OF MOLD AROUND SEALER BETWEEN SHOWER WALLS AND FLOOR AND ALSO MILDEW? 2. HOW DO I RESTORE THE ORIGINAL SHINE TO THE MARBLE TILES IN THE SHOWER AND ON THE BATHROOM FLOOR ... THERE IS A GENERAL DULLNESS?

 

Dear Patti:

For what I can understand from your description the mold and the mildew are not due to poor housekeeping, but they are the consequence of a structural problem. You must have water behind and under your tiles. If that's the cas e, it is certainly not by cleaning the mold and mildew that you will solve the real problem. As for the dullness of your stone, you can't restore it to its original factory polish; only a bona fide stone restoration contractor could.

Under the circumstances, consulting with a proficient stone restoration contractor is your best course of action.

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Thank you.

Ciao and good luck,

Mauri z io Bertoli

 

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