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Does the marble come polished by nature or us humans exposed such a magnificent quality of metamorphic rock? I would give a credit to ourselves when it comes to true and clear reflective surfaces on stone, metal, and wood. Today's polishing technology had reached its pinnacle and hard to imagine any future results overshadowing existing achievements. We look at the polished sto...

Pinnacle Stone Restoration. Elena Ebanoidze February 24th, 2018 So you just got your beautiful new stone countertops put in, and they look great! Or, maybe you're just wanting to prevent your countertops from flaws. Either way, Pinnacle Stone Restoration recommends using a sealer on your stone, no matter the kind. It's also important to understand the unique aspects of every ki...

The typical marble floor description list contains the following items. The tiles are installed relatively flat but still, each tile represents its own individual degree of levelness that is comparatively different from other neighbor tiles. The grout joint width varies from 1/16" to 1/4" and different types of grout can be used such as cement or epoxy-based. Due to dis...

Everyday activities that take place in your kitchen involve your granite countertops. The Granite is known for its durability but density at the same time and especially the edges. Around the sink cut out or along the perimeter the edges will take the most impacts from kitchen everyday objects such as glasses, plates, knives, etc. Soon enough you might discover small chip on th...

Starting from the late 90's Granite became the most popular luxurious countertop system in residential homes. Slowly but surely it replaced laminate and Corian tops due to its great durability and visual qualities. This movement triggered the whole stone industry's infrastructure creating multiple amounts of granite fabrication shops and local stone suppliers. It became so acc...

We all know that there are wild animals and the animals live in Zoo captivity. Visually they look alike but their lifestyle is different. Regardless how much we try to build the most advanced Zoo facilities and creating alternative conditions of the wild environment there still will be tremendous amount of challenges to keep them happy and fully functional ( I need to take some...

Nothing against The Kia guys but need to make a point here. Another day I was installing small terrazzo floor sections in my shop for training and tools and equipment testing purposes. We only restore terrazzo and that was the first time I have experienced installing one. I have prepped the area accordingly and mixed just enough batch to install approx 40 SF area. Soon en...

This distinctive red brick structure was built as a 45,000 sq ft family home for shoe manufacturer Joseph E. Tilt in 1914. The mansion originally had 14 bedrooms, 17 fireplaces, a library, ballroom, billiards room, wine cellar, and gym. The Salvation Army purchased the property in 1920 to house cadets in training. For Joseph, this building meant to represent his status of being...

We never think about the floor surfaces we are walking on at our homes, work, schools, airports, malls, hospitals, etc. What journey it takes for each marble slab or tiny chip to end up under our shoe soles. How much energy got generated or waisted to dig deep into beautiful and gigantic marble rocks, invading and disturbing their peaceful lifestyle with heavy and loud machiner...

Polishing concrete floors in the basement face a few challenges that are manageable with the right approach. In residential houses, a concrete substrate is not as high quality as concrete in commercial and industrial buildings due to their lack of porosity and a high degree of density. On the other hand, grinding floors in the basement expose air holes and many types of weaknes...