If you are considering adding marble countertops, flooring, walls, or other features to your home and you want it to be ready for holiday entertaining, the time to schedule your installation is right now. The weeks leading up to the holidays is one of the busiest times of year for marble installers. Everybody wants to be able to show off the luxurious look and feel of their new marble features when their family and friends arrive to celebrate.   Being Marble Ready If you already have marbl...

Minor marble problems such as chips, scratches, or small cracks aren't always a big deal. But it's usually a good idea to have them repaired sooner rather than later so that they don't escalate into major problems. While marble is a hard, durable surface, like anything else it is subject to stress and wear. This is especially true for marble located in high traffic areas, such as public hallways or busy kitchens. The more use marble surfaces with minor damage get, the more likely it is those ...

Why are marble countertops so popular? It's not just because they look attractive and luxurious. And it's not only because they add value to your home whether you add them to your bathroom, your kitchen, or anyplace else. No, marble is one of the most popular countertop materials today because it is practically indestructible. Top-quality marble that is installed properly and maintained by professionals can last a lifetime ... or even longer. A Tough Surface Marble is a form of rock. That m...

Marble is one of the most luxurious and attractive decorative materials in the world. It's also highly durable. Some marble floors, walls, columns, and other pieces have been in use for hundreds of years and look just as amazing as they did the day they were first installed. But what happens if you don't maintain your marble? Because marble is a relatively hard stone, wouldn't it just maintain its attractiveness even without care, maintenance, and repair? The First Year If you did nothing w...

At Love Marble, we work with marble every day. We clean marble, install marble, repair marble, and even polish marble pretty much on a daily basis. You could say we are obsessed with marble! We genuinely love marble. That's why we named our business Love Marble. So when it comes to learning more about marble, we are always all ears. Here are some strange and unusual facts about marble that we have picked up over the years that help us appreciate this luxurious and attractive decorating sto...

Marble is one of the most durable materials on earth. It's also completely natural, inherently luxurious, and totally unique. No two marble floors will ever be the same. If you want to make a statement about your home, your business, or even yourself, consider installing a spectacular, gorgeous marble floor where people can't miss it. Marble Flooring - First Impressions Count Regardless of the type of business you are in, the initial impression you make with new customers or clients define...

Marble is one of the hardest decorative surfaces available today. Ironically, it's also one of the most temperamental. When you have marble floors, countertops, or other surfaces in your home or business, you can expect many years -- or even decades -- of service without any problem whatsoever. But when something goes wrong with your marble -- such as a crack, a chip, or a tough stain you just can't wipe out -- it's usually time to call the professionals. Maintaining Marble - Controlling ...

There are some building materials that aren't built to last. Cheap products like wallboard, all-purpose carpeting, tin siding, and cinder block are essentially disposable after just a couple of years of use. If cheap, easily replaceable materials become damaged, worn, or outdated, you can simply replace them. That's one of their biggest appeals. But not marble, which is one of the most durable -- and costly -- building materials available today. Unless you have unlimited resources, your proba...

If you are considering adding marble flooring to your existing home or new construction, there's a lot you need to know. Marble is one of the oldest and most popular flooring materials because of its beauty and durability. But today there are so many different types and styles of marble to choose from that newcomers to the marble flooring world are often left a little overwhelmed. At Love Marble, we have worked with every type of marble imaginable. So we have a lot of knowledge about which ty...

There are a lot of companies that deal with flooring, wall coverings, and other decorative surfaces. In the tri-state area alone, you can literally choose from several dozen businesses that can clean, repair, and maintain your countertops, floors, or walls. But there is only one -- Love Marble -- that specializes exclusively in marble surfaces. Marble is unlike any other material you can use for your walls, floors, or countertops. So when you need to maintain, clean, or repair it, you should ...