Marble Bathroom Rescue

Project Details

Stone Type:

Marble

Room:

Bathroom

Service Provided:

Grind and Polish

16 years after it was installed our client decided to revive the marble in her bathroom. Whilst carrying out several other renovation works, it seemed like an opportune moment to return the marble back to it’s former glory.

The stone was showing signs of acid damage that we refer to as etch marks. This is usually caused when any acidic liquid comes into contact with the stone surface. It reacts with the calcium carbonate in the stone and creates a dull or a white patch. This cannot be wiped away and will need a professional to restore.

In a bathroom, this sort of mark is often exacerbated by a build up of limescale. With most people living in a hard water area, the pH of the tap water is not neutral. If not wiped up, sitting water can cause build ups of limescale deposits on the stone. Many of the products sold in supermarkets to tackle limescale are highly acidic. This can create the perfect storm for your stone. To avoid this, we have created a blog dedicated to caring for marble in a bathroom.

Luckily any damage that is caused from acids, water or limescale in a bathroom is usually restorable. On this occasion we used handheld diamond abrasives grind the surface of the stone to remove the limescale and etch marks. We then deep cleaned the tiles and grout lines. The stone was refinished to a satin shine and impregnated for protection.

WHAT OUR CLIENTS SAY

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What really impressed me is that Athena Stone gained absolutely nothing from helping me. I wasn’t a customer and they knew there was no job in it for them, yet they still took the time to look at the problem and give me genuinely useful advice.

After the experience I’d had trying to get help elsewhere, that level of customer service really stood out. They went above and beyond for someone who wasn’t even a paying customer, and their advice made a huge difference to us.

Katy

Buckinghamshire

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Amazingly high quality work and super responsive friendly customer service.

Tim

London

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The work done by Dave and his team on our 30+ year old limestone flooring was outstanding. The stone was dirty and very cracked in places and I never dreamt they could make something so old look so good. The resin colour they used was an exact match and the cracks they filled are barely discernible now. The cleaned limestone looks wonderful and fresh. I can't believe what they achieved and couldn't be more thrilled.

Laura

London

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Would you please thank Dave and his team - so much - for their outstanding work on our flooring? I can’t believe what they achieved and couldn’t be more thrilled. I never dreamt they could make something so old look so good!

Laura

London