Friday, May 20, 2016

Stone Cleaning and Restoration

Stone cleaning and restoration help to keep your natural stone surfaces looking their very best.  And before you rush out to try to restore or clean your stone yourself, there are some things you ought to know

Cleaning Your Stone Yourself: A Warning

Get Natural Stone Care in San Antonio , TX | (210) 637-5050
Get Natural Stone Care in San Antonio , TX | (210) 637-5050
You saw it on TV, and online.  A handy dandy miracle stone cleaning product that allows you to clean your stone yourself.  It's only $19.99, but wait there's more.  If you call today, you can get two bottles for the price of one.  Sounds great.  Except for a few problems.  First off, what's in that cleaning solution?  If it contains any harsh chemicals or anything acidic, it may help you to clean your stone yourself,  but it will almost certainly start to dissolve your stone.
Marble, limestone, and travertine are all types of natural stone heavily used in homes.  They are beautiful, and add elegance and grace to your environment, however, they are also members of the calcium carbonate family of stones.  As such, they require highly specialized care.  If you have a ceramic tile floor in your kitchen and you spill your coffee or orange juice, you probably wipe it up and don't think anything more about it, however, if you spill anything acidic on a calcium carbonate surface, you might end up seeing your stone surface erode before your eyes.  The same holds true for anything that has harsh chemicals in like ammonia.  So much for miracle cleaning products, but what about tried and true home remedies.

Hire a Professional Stone Cleaning Service and Keep Your Stone Looking Good

On one cleaning site, it recommends using white vinegar and lemon juice to help clean a wide variety of surfaces.  While hardwood flooring does well with white vinegar, and non reactive surfaces such as ceramic tile, it can harm your natural stone surfaces.  That's why hiring a professional stone cleaning service in San Antonio is a much better idea.
A professional stone cleaning service will be able to do  your stone cleaning project with both experience and knowledge.  They will have access to professional grade chemicals and will be able to get you the results you want when cleaning your stone surfaces.
So remember, life is all about choices.  These choices also apply to your home.  So remember, if you have natural stone, take care of it the right way.  Hire a professional stone cleaning service in San Antonio.
Lone Star Tile and Grout Cleaning
4019 Stahl Rd, Suite 202
San Antonio TX 78217
(210) 637-5050
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