Our client contacted us to see what could be done to save her limestone floor. As part of her kitchen renovation project, she was keen to retain the original flooring. Although she had not selected the stone herself, it had always felt like part of the house. Over many years, wear and tear had left it looking a little lack lustre and she was keen to see what was hidden underneath.
After visiting the property, we proposed two options to the client. One to simply lift the dirt, clean up the grout and refresh the surface of the stone. As a more extensive treatment (and our recommended gold standard), we suggested full grinding the floor flat before restoring. This would enable a better finish across the floor, allowing the diamond polishing to be more even and giving a longer lasting finish. We carried out a sample to demonstrate the anticipated results and the client was eager to go ahead with the deeper treatment.
Over 4 days, 3 team members attended. The process required our largest piece of equipment The Titan to initially grind the floor flat to the level of the grout line to remove the lippage. Following this the stone was resurfaced using metal, copper and resin bonded diamond abrasives to achieve desired finish. As part of the process all of the pits in the stone were filled using colour matched epoxy resin and a Beton hardener was added to help reduce the porosity and the floor and enable the finish to last longer.
Really happy, both with the quality of the worktop finish (ring marks, be gone!) and with the Athena Stonecare experience overall. Am sure we'll be using them again.
Our whole experience with Athena Stonecare was outstanding from quote to aftercare. We had our marble worktops and travertine floor restored. The settlement cracks on the floor have completely vanished. It has been a pleasure dealing with a firm who cares about it's customers, everyone involved was super polite and helpful. I would highly recommend.
Dave and his team did such a brilliant job restoring our limestone bathroom floors which someone used bleach on by accident. We thought they were ruined but Athena made them look like new again! I would highly recommend them and we will definitely use them for future cleaning and maintenance. Thank you Athena!
I would highly recommend Athena Stonecare, they have done an amazing job on our twenty year old limestone floors, they look better than they did new! Dave and his team were very professional, tidy, trustworthy and efficient.
Excellent, efficient and courteous service . My marble floor looks new and my bathroom walls look amazing. I’m really pleased with the work and the outcome. It only took one day to complete with minimum disruption. Would definitely recommend and will use again and again.
Dave and his partner fully deserve the five star rating. They did a perfect job, on time and on budget. The pool surround which, after 30 years of lime build-up, looked like mud, now, after Dave has worked his magic, looks beautiful again ,showing all the lovely colouring and striations. It’s a joy to see each morning.
