Monthly Archives: August 2009

Can you recommend a good marble polish?

I cleaned up a mess on the marble floors with a citrus based cleaner (shame on me I now know!). The cleaner removed the shiny coat of the marble floor in that spot. Can anyone recommend a good marble polish, … Continue reading

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How do you remove burns in marble stone?

Use an electric palm sander with a very fine grit (440) sand paper…

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Why do we use marble window sills and door thresholds instead of other materials like wood?

I need to know why marble thresholds are used in certain parts of the country and not others? Would you buy one instead of another material? we do use other things

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how to clean stained marble floor tiles?

use easy of bang(it’s a floor cleaner) and if it still does not budge consider using acids made for the purpose ""with great care,ok""

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cultured marble vanity and tub- can these be dyed??

Marble looking bathroom bathtub and vanity top.. Before I tear this out, can they be dyed or improved somehow. These two components must match and the tub is oval in a square frame – all of 70′s cultured marble. TY! … Continue reading

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did my Goldfish separate the blue and red marbles on the bottom of the fish tank?

i had blue and red marbles on the tank floor and they were all mixed (blue and red together).but now, the blue marbles are on one side of the tank and the pink marbles on the other side. did the … Continue reading

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safety with polished marble floors?

I’m interested in slip-and-fall problems with polished marble floors. Safety experts say that polished marble has a static coefficient of friction ("SCOF" — the key measure of slipperiness, a higher level being better) of between .4 and .5. But Americans … Continue reading

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How could Rome have burned when most of the buildings were made of stone and marble?

For instance, the original Roman Pantheon was built of travertine, yet it was destroyed by fire. My understanding is that most of the buildings that burnt during the great fire under Nero’s reign were also of rock, concrete, marble. etc. … Continue reading

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What cleaning products are safe to use on a marble shower surround?

We just moved into a new home and the showers have "cultured marble surrounds." The only info I can find online related to cleaning marble shower surrounds is "they are easy to care for" but no one mentions an actual … Continue reading

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Poll / In your home do you have Carpet, Floor Boards, Vinyl, Tiles, marble floors?

I have other polls going as well, Please answer them if you have time. I’m going to answer everyone you through, I have hard wood floors,,,We Have to we have a dog that loves going through mud puddles and it … Continue reading

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