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Granite and marble have been champions of countertops for quite a while. Although quartz is a man-made stone,it gained quite a popularity in the recent years. All three types of countertops have their unique beauty, aredurable, and, if properly maintained, they last a lifetime. We would like to share few tips with you to help youproperly care for countertops. Heat resistance...

We come across natural stone tiles pretty much every week. The 8+ refinishing system of travertine tile floors has become such a popular solution for lots of our customers.  Our 8+ refinishing system is the right way out of uneven stone tiles (we also call it “tile lippage”), problems with braking grout, and constant staining and dirty grout in high traffic areas, a...

WHAT IS QUARTZITE TEXTURING? Texturing quartzite floor during 8+ refinishing system - is a quite an interesting project we would like to showcase in this article. As you all might know already natural stone can be polished, honed, and it can also be textured or in other cases it might be called brushed finish, or antique finish, or leather finish. What you can see as a...

70-year-old terrazzo floor polishing and altar marble floor restoration and repair at Catholic Church in Chicago suburbs – honing densifying polishing edges vitrification sealing burnishing repair This 70+ year old cement-based terrazzo floor has never been refinished. Our task is to restore it and bring the original high sheen back. This terrazzo floor was in a...

In this article we will showcase a cement tile restoration process, talk about the origins and characteristics of cement tile, and highlight some PROS and CONS of choosing cement tiles for your home or business. ORIGINS CHARACTERISTICS OF CEMENT TILES Cement tiles come in different gorgeous patterns. They became an interesting popular floor or wall solution when one seeks...

The project we are going to showcase involves a resin-based terrazzo restoration in a very contemporary style building. This terrazzo floor is pretty young, about 5 or more years since its original installation. However, this terrazzo floor has never had diamond refinishing. When terrazzo is installed, it gets poured and later refinished up to 200 grit level and then terr...

BEFORE This beautiful property is soon to be up for sale, and we are on a mission to save current homeowners big money by repairing and restoring severely damaged outdoor granite countertop instead of installing an overly expensive brand new one. Consequently, the new owners will be pleased with a great look or the original outdoor granite countertop that was installe...

Quartzite countertops are some of the most popular choices these days. Quartzite is a really hard metamorphic rock. Quartzite is ideal for any type of countertop; it is slightly harder than granite and is extremely durable. In the project that we showcase in this blog, quartzite countertop had multiple smaller cracks and one large crack that was going all the way through the...

We deliver fantastic results and complete makeover of your travertine or marble tile floors with our 8+ Refinishing System aka Seamless Floors. In this blog we will describe and showcase the process step-by-step. Usually there are few more than 8 steps. In the showcased project we have less since we didn’t need to get the polished finish because customer desired a honed lo...

HISTORIC TERRAZZO FLOOR This beautiful home is like in a time capsule. The house was built in 1956. It was designed by Edward D. Dart who was a Mid-Century modern American architect. One of Chicago's most recognized architects, Dart became a Fellow of the American Institute of Architects at the age of 44 and got 18 AIA awards. Edward D. Dart We’d like to menti...