Hiring a Professional Stone Cleaning Service in The South Bay (Contd.)

There are several reasons why you want to hire a stone cleaning service in the South Bay, and not try to clean your stone surfaces yourself. One of the biggest is the potential to damage your stone. This is even more dangerous if you own a business.

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Stone Cleaning in the South Bay

As we covered previously, restaurant owners, business owners and homeowners can take advantage of professional marble cleaning and restoration services that use the best cleaning tools and products. Such professional marble cleaning services can remove stains and rust as well as clean, polish and seal your marble counter tops and floors.
Limestone Cleaning

Same as marble, limestone is also sensitive to household cleaners containing chelating agents as well as acids. Sometimes limestone may have a  fossil imprint and it may vary in hardness. Professional marble cleaning  services offer cleaning, polishing, honing, and sealing of limestone.

Travertine Cleaning in Manhattan Beach

Travertine is a particular type of limestone formed by hot springs. Stone has been going through the process of erosion that created holes of different sizes. Same as marble, travertine is sensitive to household cleaners with chelating agents and acids. It can be polished, cleaned, honed and sealed by professional stone cleaning services.

Slate Cleaning

A fine-grained metamorphic stone, slate comes usually in natural green, gray or black colors. Unlike marble, travertine and limestone, slate is not acid sensitive. However, using household cleaners that contain chelating agents can cause dullness and streaking. Professional stone cleaning services offer slate cleaning, polishing, honing, and sealing.

Granite Cleaning

Granite is not as porous as other natural stones and it is extremely hard. However, even if granite is not acid sensitive, household cleaners containing chelating agents may cause streaking. Professional stone cleaning services offers cleaning and sealing of granite floors and countertops.

Terrazzo Cleaning

Terrazzo is available by pouring application on the slab or in tile form. This mixture of marble chips and Portland cement is more uniform than other natural stone materials. Professional stone cleaning services offer polishing, cleaning and sealing of terrazzo.

Natural Stone Honing

Stone flooring with a honed finish creates a smooth stunning satin finish with a rustic appearance. Honed flooring is particularly popular for high traffic areas, being more scratch resistant than polished stone flooring.

Natural Stone Polishing

Natural stone with a polished finish is commonly used for staircases, flooring, tables, counters, and fireplace mantels. A polished finish features a glossy surface that enhances the natural stone color and reflects light. Professional stone cleaning services can restore, protect and polish natural stone.

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Everything You Wanted to Know About Stone Cleaning in Manhattan Beach: Don't Take it For Granite

Commercial stone restoration is all about knowing the type of stone you have.  In other words, don't take it for granite.  We know.  It's a bad pun, but it actually has a very good reason to be in this article.

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Granite Cleaning:  Can't I Use the Same Method For All My Stone?

There is a difference between general stone cleaning in Manhattan Beach,and granite cleaning and care.  First off, here is some information about granite.  Granite is a composite stone. It is a combination of different flecks or pieces of stone fused together. As a result of this, some of the pieces of stone are harder than others. So if you get a bit too rough with the stone during the cleaning process, you can fracture it or damage it.

Granite is a fairly hard stone, but like all forms of natural stone, it can be damaged by improper care. Like all stone types, granite has specialized care instructions, but let's focus on the common dos and don't's.

Common Stone Care and Your Stone Cleaning Service in Manhattan Beach

First off, the don'ts. Do not ever use harsh chemicals to clean natural stone. Most harsh chemicals are either solvents such as ammonia, or acids such as bleach. If you use harsh chemicals to clean granite, you're more than likely going to dissolve the sealer that was used on it to polish it as well as the softer pieces of the stone. You also want to use care in wet mopping your stone.

Sweeping with a soft bristled brush is good as is a straw broom. Damp mopping is also okay. Why do these things matter so much? Well, you can scratch your stone surface and again damage the softer parts of the stone.  Here is some more information about granite:

"Granite is classified according to the QAPF diagram for coarse grained plutonic rocks and is named according to the percentage of quartz, alkali feldspar (orthoclase, sanidine, or microcline) and plagioclase feldspar on the A-Q-P half of the diagram. True granite according to modern petrologic convention contains both plagioclase and alkali feldspars. When a granitoid is devoid or nearly devoid of plagioclase, the rock is referred to as alkali feldspar granite. When a granitoid contains less than 10% orthoclase, it is called tonalite; pyroxene and amphibole are common in tonalite. A granite containing both muscovite and biotite micas is called a binary or two-mica granite. Two-mica granites are typically high in potassium and low in plagioclase, and are usually S-type granites or A-type granites."[View Source]

Take care of your granite. Call a stone restoration service in Manhattan Beach.

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Everything You Wanted to Know About Granite Cleaning But Were Afraid to Ask

Granite cleaning in Manhattan Beach can be done on your own, but we do recommend contacting a professional service to do it.

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Manhattan Beach Granite Cleaning:  The Steps to Take

If you want to clean your granite countertops, here is a list of helpful instructions from the site The KitchN:

"What's the best way to clean granite countertops? We've read a lot of varying views on this — use Windex! No, never use Windex! Use a special granite-only cleaner! No, you don't need a special granite-only cleaner! — but after doing our research, we think we've discovered a consensus among stone experts on how to care for granite. The best part? You really don't need any special cleaners to get those countertops shiny and streak-free.

The Dos and Don'ts of Cleaning Granite
DO: Make sure your granite countertop is sealed. While granite is a very hard surface and less porous than marble, unsealed or weakly sealed granite will soak up oils, spills, and stains. To check whether your granite is sealed, leave a few drops of water on the surface. If it beads up, you have a secure seal. If after a few minutes the water has soaked into the granite, then it's time to reseal the stone.

DON'T: Use harsh or abrasive cleaners and sponges, Windex, acidic cleaners like vinegar, lemon, lime, or anything with ammonia or bleach. Frequent use of these chemicals will dull and weaken the sealant over time. Basically, the harsher the cleaner, the quicker it will break down the sealant.

DO: Wipe up spills as soon as you notice them.

DO: Use warm water, a mild or gentle dish soap, and a nubby washcloth or microfiber cloth for daily wipedowns.

What About Disinfecting?
A well-sealed granite countertop is relatively impervious to bacteria. Hot water and dish soap should be adequate for daily sanitizing. However, if a stronger disinfectant is desired, mix together a 50:50 solution of water and 91% isopropyl alcohol. Spray onto the granite, allow to sit for 3-5 minutes, then rinse with water and dry with a clean microfiber cloth. Avoid bleach or ammonia-based cleaners." READ SOURCE

Did you see that?  No harsh or abrasive chemicals.  Sounds like similar care instructions for travertine and marble.  I don't think that's a coincidence.  

Granite Cleaning Services and Your Stone

Granite cleaning services know what to do, and what not to do.  So do you a little bit, at least now.  However, if you want professional results, hire a pro.  

The best professional to get for this job?  A commercial stone restoration service in Manhattan Beach is the best.

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