Very, very old marble floor
Hey Maurizio I live in an 1840s era house with a very old (100 years?)black and white tile floor. I don't know what the tiles are set into. Although the tiles areclosely set to each other, There are a few gaps where the tiles have shifted and no evidence of grout ever. I would like to improve this floor a bit--NOT make it look new nor shiny-- but it always looks dirty and the spaces between just hold dirt. What can reasonably be done? Thanks Sherron
Dear Sherron:
Hire a professional stone restoration contractor and ask them to do the following:
1. Clean the open grout gaps thoroughly, and then fill them with white sand less grout.
2. Hone the entire floor with an aggressive 50-70 grit abrasive pad under the stone floor machine.
3. Finish the job with a 150 and, optionally 250 good-quality honing powder like MB-14.
If everything is done corectly, the final result will be a brand-new 100-year old marble floor!
And that is what you want, right?... :-)
Article ID: 363
Created On: Wed, Aug 22, 2007 at 10:15 AM
Last Updated On: Wed, Aug 22, 2007 at 12:00 AM
Authored by: Maurizio Bertoli [mail@mbstone.com]
Online URL: https://marblecleaning.org/knowledgebase/article.php?id=363