Repair or Replace?
When marble becomes damaged or worn, owners have a big decision to make: Should they repair it or replace it? Generally, repairing marble is the most cost-effective option. Depending on the severity of the damage or wear, it's almost always less expensive to fix or restore your marble countertops, fixtures, wall coverings, flooring, or other surfaces than it is to rip them out and replace them. Damage Control Homeowners and property managers alike usually make decisions based on cost. T...
Read MoreMarble Refinishing Restores Original Luxury
There is a lot that can go wrong with marble, especially when it is located in high-use areas like a residential kitchen. Acidic foods like tomato sauce or red wine can leave stains. Hard and heavy utensils like cast iron pots or steel pans can crack, scratch, or chip surfaces. Hot pots and pans can even scorch marble or leave burn marks. Marble countertops can even be left looking dull or cloudy if you use the wrong kind of cleaner or simply don't maintain it properly. Fortunately, th...
Read MoreMarble Countertops Add Distinction to Any Kitchen Renovation
If you want to make a big splash with your next kitchen renovation, there's only one thing that you have to do: Include marble or granite countertops as part of your project. Replacing cabinets, flooring, lighting, and even appliances is all well and good. But none of these things offer the "wow factor" that new granite or marble countertops do to a new kitchen renovation. They instantly add luxury and prestige to your project. Marble and Granite Countertops These days, adding counterto...
Read MoreGranite vs Marble: Which Is Better?
Homeowners today are going crazy for stone countertops. While there are lots of materials to choose from, the two most popular are marble and granite. Both offer benefits as well as disadvantages. At Love Marble, we have worked extensively with both granite and marble so we know both their pluses and drawbacks. Let's take a look. Granite Countertops Many homeowners choose granite for their kitchen countertops because it is less expensive than marble yet still offers lots of colors and s...
Read MoreConsider Marble Countertops for Kitchen Renovations
In recent years, homeowners have found a lot of options for kitchen countertops. Walk into any home improvement center or contractor's outlet and you will find a wide variety of materials that are both attractive and durable. But none are as good as marble, the original luxury kitchen countertop material. There's a reason builders have been featuring marble as the centerpiece of their structures for thousands of years. Those same reasons make marble your top choice for your next kitchen c...
Read MoreMarble Is One of the Weirdest Materials on Earth
There are lots of building materials. But marble is not only one of the strongest, but also one of the most unusual. Take it from us: We work with marble every day. So we have learned a lot of weird but wonderful facts about this beautiful, yet strange, building material. For example, did you know that the marble you use for your flooring, countertops, or other surfaces can be really, really old? How old? The geological age of marble can extend back as far as 200 million years in some cas...
Read MoreMaintaining Marble a Cost-Effective Accounting Strategy
In the long run, it's generally more cost-effective to care for your marble surfaces than replace them. Maintenance expenses can be allocated over a long period of time and built into your business budget. But replacement costs are a capital expense that can cause a big hit to the bottom line. Marble is one of the costliest building materials. Depending on the size and scope of its use, new marble purchase and installation can represent a considerable expense in a capital budget. But this...
Read MoreIgnore Your Marble at Your Own Peril
Because marble is a type of rock, it can last for a long time without any care or maintenance at all without showing any type of wear, dirt build-up, or damage, right? Wrong! Yes, marble is a rock that is mined from the ground. But it actually is one of the softer types of rock. And without regular maintenance and continual care, it will quickly start to deteriorate. And there's one more thing: Marble typically is quite expensive. So when you ignore your marble and let its care and mainte...
Read MoreMarble Grinding Sometimes Necessary
Sometimes we encounter a marble surface that is in such bad repair that the solution is to simply grind down the surface layer to expose the cleaner, flatter marble below. This type of marble repair doesn't occur very often, but it's sometimes necessary in extreme cases. For example, marble flooring in high-traffic areas can develop wear patterns over time. Imagine a train station of a public building where thousands of people walk across a marble floor every hour. Now multiply that by hu...
Read MoreMarble May Not Be High Maintenance, But It’s ‘Some Maintenence’!
Some building materials require a lot of maintenance. Things like water effects, delicate woods, or glass walls or windows directly exposed to the elements require nearly constant care. Marble floors, countertops, and decorative elements don't fall into the "high maintenance" category. But they do require at least some maintenance and care in order to look their best. Marble flooring located in high traffic areas such as public buildings, institutions, or railway stations, needs to be cle...
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