Natural Stone Care and Calcium Based Stone
What do travertine, marble, and limestone have in common? Well, other than the fact that they're natural stone, they're also all calcium based stone. As such, they require different care than stone such as slate. How different? Well, did you know that if you pour anything acidic on calcium based stone such as orange juice, coffee, vinegar, or wine it can eat away at the stone? It's true. What's more, it can stain.Marble is elegant, beautiful, but surprisingly prone to damage from acid, travertine is too. Look at Rome for example. The city had to spend millions in refurbishing the many fine works of marble that had eroded due to acid rain. A stone restoration service in San Antonio would be able to bring back your stone to whatever polish level you want, even sometimes in the event of a spill.
Natural Stone Care: Know What Your Stone Needs First
Slate and sandstone are different from each other and thus require very different care from each other. Terracotta and terrazzo sound very similar to each other, but also require different levels of attention. Slate and sandstone for example do well by grinding, but if you tried that on terracotta and terrazzo, you would end up damaging your floor. It's also not the best idea to mop sandstone, because it would be likely to retain any stains from dirty mop water. Sandstone is incredibly porous. A stone cleaning service would be able to clean your sandstone and seal it against spills as well. As you see, stone types are very different from one another. Make sure you know what you're doing, or you could run the risk of damaging your stone. There is however, a better strategy. You may wish to think about calling in a natural stone care service instead.Lone Star Tile and Grout Cleaning
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Natural Stone Care and Types of Stone Part 1
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