Yes. Dull marble is almost never dirt. It is microscopic surface damage: thousands of fine scratches from foot grit plus etching where something acidic reacted with the stone. Diam...
Yes. Dull marble is almost never dirt. It is microscopic surface damage: thousands of fine scratches from foot grit plus etching where something acidic reacted with the stone. Diamond grinding removes that damaged layer entirely, and successive honing and polishing stages re-form the surface. In most cases the result is indistinguishable from new. Downtown Services carries out full marble restoration across Dubai from AED 349, with a test panel approved by you before the whole floor is committed.
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Free of charge on any job that cannot be priced honestly by phone.
On labor and on every component we supply.
Trained, uniformed, insured, never day labor.
Marble, travertine and limestone are soft, porous and chemically reactive. They are also the finish most often specified in premium UAE property, which means a great deal of expensive stone is quietly being damaged by the wrong cleaning product.
Restoration is a mechanical process, not a chemical one. Anything that promises a mirror finish in two hours with no dust and no slurry is a coating, and coatings wear off in walkways within weeks.
| Finish | Appearance | Best suited to |
|---|---|---|
| Matte / honed | Flat, soft, no reflection | High traffic, bathrooms, anywhere slip resistance matters |
| Satin | Low sheen with depth | Living areas where a mirror finish feels too formal |
| Polished | Reflective, shows the stone's figure | Formal reception, lobbies, feature floors |
| Crystallized | Very high gloss, harder surface | Heavy traffic where the finish has to last |
There is no universally correct answer, which is why the test panel exists.
A genuine diamond process is wet, produces slurry, takes time and happens in stages. Roughly 60 to 100 square meters per day is realistic depending on condition.
The most common cause of etched marble in UAE homes is a well-meaning cleaner using an acidic bathroom product on a stone floor. Tell whoever cleans your property, in writing, which product to use.
From AED 349, with the final figure depending on area, stone type, condition and the finish level chosen. You receive a fixed written quotation after survey and a test panel before the full floor is committed.
Roughly 60 to 100 square meters per day depending on condition and the number of stages required. We can phase the work room by room so the property stays usable.
It is a wet process but a contained one. Adjoining areas are sealed off, slurry is managed and extracted as we go, and the area is cleaned thoroughly on completion.
Polishing refines the stone mechanically with diamond abrasives and powders. Crystallization applies a chemical treatment under a weighted machine to form a harder, highly reflective layer. We advise which suits your stone and its traffic.
Yes, along with terrazzo and engineered stone. Each needs a different grit sequence, and travertine usually needs hole filling before honing.
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We will look at what you actually have, tell you what we find, and put it in writing before anyone talks about price.
