Kitchen Countertops

The countertop makes the kitchen. It’s the work surface where you prepare food, eat casual family meals, perhaps even pay bills and help your kids with their homework. And of all the countertop materials you can buy, stone is the gold standard for both durability and character.

Every rock pulled from the earth has its own mineral color, veining, and speckles, brought vividly to life by stoneworkers’ saws and polishing wheels. So whether you select a solid burgundy quartzite, a sky-blue granite, or a beige travertine-embedded with fossilized seashells, it will be as distinctive as an original work of art.

And as permanent, too. Unaffected by hot pans or water, a stone countertop will last as long as your house—maybe even longer. It needs only a little routine care and forethought to ward off water marks, stains, and etching typically caused by acidic foods. But even if the worst happens—a chipped edge, a red wine spill—most stones can be restored by a professional. At Spartan Stone Care we bring our expertise to the rescue, we fight the stone issues like true Spartans and bring your countertops back to life.

Why is it better to restore your kitchen countertop instead if replacing it?

Simple answer is – Price: The high cost of quarrying, shipping, and fabricating stone makes it one of the most expensive countertop choices. With the professional restoration and repair services we can bring your stone to its original appearance at the small fraction of that price.

Natural stones are brittle. Stone will crack if it’s not evenly supported. Cabinet tops must be flat and level or covered with plywood and shimmed level. Spartan Stone Care offers stone repair services like chip and crack repair of kitchen countertops.

Travertine, limestone, and marble blemish easily if not periodically sealed; less porous stones, such as Vermont slate and soapstone, are more resilient. Stones may be vulnerable to acids: Citrus fruits, vinegar, and cleaners with bleach or ammonia will etch marbles, limestones, and travertines, even if sealed. Spartan Stone Care is specializing in countertop restoration, countertop polishing, stain and etch mark removal of kitchen countertops.

Natural Stone Floors

Among flooring materials, none is more elegant and luxurious than natural stone. The term “natural stone” refers to a variety of mountain-born mineral substances that stand in contrast to any synthetic or manufactured stone products. Common natural stone flooring includes slate, marble, limestone, travertine, granite, and sandstone – each of which has slightly different properties.

Benefits of Using Natural Stone Flooring

There are many aesthetic and practical reasons why natural stone flooring can be a good choice:

• Each piece of stone is a unique creation of the earth, making every flooring application one of a kind. Every floor is entirely unique.
• The mountain-born qualities of the stone can help to give living spaces a direct and eternal connection to the natural world, unlike any other building material.
• Stone tiles are natural, nonpolluting, eco-friendly pieces. Purchasing stones which were acquired locally can cut down on the environmental impact of transport.

Drawbacks of Using Natural Stone Flooring

There are also some drawbacks to the use of natural stone:

• Except for granite and some slate, natural stone is quite porous and needs to be treated with a sealing agent periodically to protect its surfaces.
• Some polished materials such as marble can scratch easily.
• Some stones are very brittle and will chip easily.

Spartan Stone Care can help you fight all the issues that these drawbacks bring out in natural stone and restore your stone floors to the original appearance.

Showers and Bath Surrounds

When it comes to beauty, few building materials can compete with natural stone. One-of-a-kind markings, dramatic colors, and rich finishes make it a popular choice, especially in bathrooms where it can transform a utilitarian space into a spa-like retreat. Long considered a great choice for countertops, more homeowners are now also having natural stone installed in the shower.

Natural stone in the shower is largely about appearance. It looks great on shower walls, ceilings, and floors, as well as on the floor outside the shower. Where it’s not so great is the areas of performance and maintenance. Stone must be sealed regularly, and it can be difficult to clean if it’s highly textured or has wide grout lines.

Water can also cause discoloration in white marble, because some white marbles contain naturally occurring iron-bearing minerals. With enough water it will start to rust. It is vital that marble is properly sealed and maintained. It is known that the lighter the stone, the more porous it is. Darker stones have a tighter molecular structure and are less likely to stain.

Stone should be sealed when used in bathrooms that receive daily use. It’s recommended to use a penetrating sealer once a year, it helps repel water, so it beads up instead of soaking in and turning the stone darker. While sealing stone is something the average homeowner can do, it is important to follow the instructions, and for best results, hire restoration specialist.

Even the tidiest homeowner should consider hiring a professional to come out every two to five years to have the stone re-honed or re-polished. Spartan Stone Care can refinish your shower stone if it loses its luster over time due to water exposure or calcium deposits.

Marble needs to be polished if fine scratches, etches or topical stains appear on the surface. Polishing will eliminate those scratches, most etches, stains and dull spots. For deeper scratches and damages the marble grinding will be necessary.Marble polishing with industrial diamond pads is the most efficient method for marble surfaces restoration. This method allows re finish a stone with successively finer pads to bring back a shine. Progress can be easy if followed the complete series of pads.

Marble Kitchen Countertop Polishing

Honed finish makes your marble less prone to show a watermarks and etches, also be worn and scratched than a shine finish, which means an appearance lasting. Shine finish will require so much more maintenance and effort to keep the surface evenly shine and it’s often better to chose the honed finish.

Marble Honing