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- Choosing A Hardwood Floor
- Flooring Options
- Preparing For Ceramic Tile Flooring
- Add Flair to Your Floors with Decorative Tiling
- How to Keep Your Hardwood Floors Looking New
- What to Do About Squeaks and Gaps in Your Hardwood Floors
- What to Do If Your Hardwood Floor Gets Flooded
- Marble Flooring Adds an Elegant Touch to Floors
- Insulating Noisy Floors
- Healthy Flooring Can Make a Difference for Allergy and Asthma Sufferers
- Glazed vs. Unglazed Ceramic Tile: Which is Ideal for Your Home?
- Keep Your Marble Floor Looking New in between Professional Cleanings
- Keep Your Tile Grout Spotless in Between Professional Cleanings
- Hardwood Bamboo Flooring: Beautiful in Your Home, Beneficial to the Environment
- Engineered Hardwood Flooring Offers Durability and Low Maintenance
- How to Remove Pet Stains from Your Hardwood Floors
- Best Flooring Options for Your Maryland Bathroom
- Best Types of Flooring Materials for Your Maryland Kitchen
- The Benefits of Prefinished Hardwood Flooring
- Benefits of Vinyl Flooring for Your Northern Virginia Home
- Oil- vs. Water-Based Hardwood Finish: Which is Better for Your Floors?
- Add a Personal Touch with Marble Mosaic Flooring
- Using Vinyl Flooring in Your Northern Virginia Home's Basement
- Common Hardwood Species for Your Maryland Home Flooring Needs
- Felt vs. Fiberglass Vinyl Sheet Backing
- Vinyl Composition Tile vs. Sheet Vinyl: What's the Difference?
- Floor Tile Patterns Limited Only by Your Imagination
- Durable, Beautiful Strand Woven Bamboo Flooring an Environmentally Responsible Choice
- The Many Benefits of Commercial Carpet Cleaning
- Brazilian Cherry Flooring a Beautiful, Rich Option for Your Maryland Home
- Red Oak Flooring Features for Your Maryland Home
- Maple Flooring a Stylish, Durable Choice for Your Maryland Home
- Walnut Flooring Features Legendary Durability and Distinctive Richness
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Videos
Installing Ceramic Tiles Video
Ceramic Floor Cleaning Video
Wood Floor Cleaning and
Restoration Video
Carpet Cleaning Video
Hard Surface Tile and
Grout Cleaning Video
Viny Floor Cleaning Video
Marble Restoration Part 1 Video
Marble Restoration Part 2 Video
Marble Restoration Part 3 Video
Marble Restoration Part 4 Video
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Keep Your Marble Floor Looking New in between Professional Cleanings
No other flooring material features the beauty, versatility, and longevity that marble offers. Adding marble flooring to your Maryland, Virginia, or Washington, DC home brings a sense of timeless elegance and luxurious quality to your living space. One of the most attractive qualities of marble flooring is its durability and reputation of being able to stand up to years upon years of wear and tear. However, simple routine maintenance is essential to keeping your marble flooring looking its best and remaining a part of your home for years to come.
The absolute best way to keep your marble flooring fresh and new is by employing professional cleaners, such as Floor Gem, to utilize diamond grinding, sanding, honing, and polishing techniques. However, with a few simple techniques, you can keep your marble resilient, strong, and beautiful in between professional cleanings.
A natural material, marble is a mixture of sand and limestone. For that reason, marble flooring does not react well to cleaners that contain acids, as the lime content will weaken when exposed to acidic material. Keep your marble floor free of normal wear-and-tear and dirt by using a cotton string mop and a minimum amount of warm water for daily maintenance.Marble floors require extra care and maintenance during the winter months, when acid-heavy and salt products used to melt snow can be tracked into the home.
The best way to clean your marble floor is also the simplest way; use a clean mop and a homemade mixture of water and ammonia, with about one cup per five gallons of water, to clean your marble flooring. Ammonia will list dirt, dust, and grime from the marble, but will not affect its shine or luster. When using store-bought cleaners, only use those with a neutral pH instead of acidic or alkaline cleaners. Never attempt to remove stains or marks by scraping your floors or using harsh bleaching agents!
Using inappropriate cleaning materials and techniques can result in very expensive repairs and marble deterioration. Practicing simple daily maintenance techniques and employing periodic professional cleaning service is the only way that your marble flooring will maintain its shine and inhibit resoiling and deterioration.
Entrust your home's marble floors installation and maintenance to Floor Gem. Specializing in marble, ceramic, vinyl, and hardwood installation and maintenance, Floor Gem services Howard County, Montgomery County, Prince Georges County, and Anne Arundel County, as well as the surrounding Washington, DC area.