Category Archives: Natural Stone

Terrazzzo Polishing Jacksonvile

Terrazzo Polishing Jacksonville   Terrazzo polishing Jacksonville is something we do every day at Fabric and Tile Masters. If you have a terrazzo, polishing is a simple as having us take the floor to a low enough grit level to remove the imperfections and then go through a grit progression until the floor is the […]

Stone Sealers Jacksonville FL

Stone sealers are necessary sometimes. This is the most definitive statement I can make about them. And the most important for the stone owner to remember. Consider the following: Some stone surfaces need no sealer. Using sealer actually will leave a residue that can’t be removed with out a fairly expensive procedure. Sealers exist to […]

Marble Polishing Jacksonville FL

Premier Marble Polishing Services in Jacksonville, FL Marble polishing is what we do, and if you would like to know more about how we do it, that part of the article is found below under Technical Basics of Marble Polishing. To begin an article about marble polishing would more importantly begin with why we choose […]

Marble Polishing Fernandina

Marble Polishing Fernandina   Installing a perfectly flat floor (one without lippage) is next to impossible for most installers. Even slightly uneven tile levels can effect floor restoration. If there is excess lippage, and the floor is polished, the high edges will become glossier than the middle of the tiles. If the customer wishes to […]

Marble Floor and Counter Protection from Acid

This is the test of MB8 stone protector. The other video shows the application of the product. I want to say here that MB8 is a fantastic product and does not need to be able to resist low ph chemicals to be a great product.

Marble coating demonstration in Atlantic Beach FL

This video shows the application to two stone tiles. They are creama marfil and dark brown emprador. MB8 is a polymer coating applied to natural stone as a protective maintenance layer. This coating protects the stone, and provides a shiny finish. The suitability of this finish is without question. We are attempting here to test […]

Travertine Patch Jacksonville FL

The Travertine Patch is a mortar-based fill that can be applied to holes in tiles where it becomes loose or missing over time. This product and procedure is targeted to the do-it-yourselfer that own travertine and are missing fill that needs replacement. When we refinish travertine, I use abrasive disks or honing powder to remove […]

Natural Stone: Top Ten Mistakes

These are a couple of examples of mistakes you can make when selecting a stone surface for floors, walls or counters. Cheap travertine — I list this first because it is such an unforeseen nightmare. Travertine is graded on the amount of fill present. If there is a lot of fill, large unsightly holes will […]

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