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Learn How To Clean Marble Floors

Marble is a natural stone from limestone family. It is a non-foliated metamorphic rock from the age of the dinosaurs. It is the most versatile, soft and porous natural stone. It is available in a variety of colors, textures, designs and patterns. People from antiquity would use marble to build tombs, temples and other places of significant importance, however nowadays marble is found in millions of homes throughout the world and in many commercial buildings as well. How to Clean Marble Floor Dating back thousands of years marble has been used to create beautiful floors. Its beauty and sophistication makes it popular even today. As far as natural stone goes, it’s amongst the most elegant. But like any other natural stone for marble to maintain that luster and shine that people are drawn to it needs to be properly cleaned and maintained. Should you find your floors in need of cleaning marble here are the steps to do so: Remove all dust and dirt particles from the floor by using a dry

Natural Stone Damage - 10 Tips on What to Avoid With Cleaning & Maintenance

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Natural Stone includes granite, marble, onyx, travertine, soapstone, sandstone, quartzite, slate and limestone. There are many other types of natural stone, but not as commonly used. It is imperative to know the exact type of stone that is to be maintained. Stone is natural and may have adverse reactions to certain cleaning chemicals and procedures. Most stones are also natural alkalis and so are dirt and soil; therefore, stone and dirt are attracted to each other which often makes cleaning very difficult.  This makes the proper selection of cleaning procedures and chemicals for stone very complex. 1. Don't use cleaning products on or near your natural stone unless the label specifies that it is safe on natural marble or natural stone (cultured marble is man-made, and it's basically a plastic material). This includes glass cleaner to clean the mirror over a marble vanity top, or a liquid toilet bowl cleaner when the toilet is set on a marble floor. 2. Don't cle