Everything You Need to Know About Refinishing Natural Stone

Natural stones are one of the most used flooring designs that most people are considering among all other flooring types. It’s because of its beautiful and classy look along with its affordable price. But despite its amazing looks, there are certain flaws in these natural stones. However, this can be easily overcome with certain maintenance procedures like refinishing.

So, let’s know a bit in more detail about it.

How to get your floor refinished?

To make things easy for you CATA Stone Care and Restoration are there with the best-developed methods and techniques to enhance the quality and durability of your floor. With highly trained technicians and up-to-date equipment, they provide overall services including stone refinishing, floor repairing, stain removal, re-grouting, and Grout re-coloring this might be for personal, Residential, or commercial purposes.

Why refinishing is important for natural stones?

Even though it looks beautiful over the countertops and floors, it has been seen that with time its shining gets faded with stains and scratches. That eventually takes its beauty away. But as we know for every problem there is a solution. Likewise, the ultimate solution for this problem is refinishing.

It is a process through which you can put a break over the natural aging of your natural stone floor. Not only does it protect a natural stone, but also enhances its beauty by altering its vibrancy and shine and adding extra charm to its appearance.

How do refinish the natural stones?

The refinishing of the stone floors includes several steps that need to be done properly for better results. The steps are:

Removal of the dirt and stains from the stones by scrubbing. Clean the dirt, and debris properly.
Let the floor dry and afterward, polish the floor with fine sandpaper.
Again, rinse some water over the floor and let it dry.
Apply the stains with a bristle brush. Make sure to provide the right environment while doing so.
Application of the sealant. Let it dry properly.
Avoid walking over the floor until it’s completely dried.

Multiple sides of the natural stones

There are varieties of natural stones available as all of them are made in the lap of mother nature. Every type of stone has its origin process and hence possesses a different appearance and quality. And hence, they need different refinishing methods to enhance their quality. For example:

Granite Countertops:

Flooring with granite makes the floor and the countertop classy and reminds us of the elegance of the country farmhouse. However, for such types, the best thing you can do is modern high polish finishing or leather-look finish.

Travertine Flooring:

These types of stones have natural pores with high polish finishing they give a classy, attractive look.

Flagstone or Slate:

With the enhancement of the colors by color-enhancing sealers they create a mesmerizing look. Some sealers even can add wet-look over paver and hardscapes.