Category Archives: Marble

Back in the mid 1970’s I worked for a fireplace manufacturing and installation company. When the company started, its main product was custom built stone fireplaces that were cut and installed on site. Many of the fireplaces took between two and five days, or more, to build. I’m talking about putting them in ordinary houses, […]

While I know that this website and blog is primarily about the care of marble, I thought I’d give you a bit of a different story this month. This is about where, in my opinion, the architects should never have used marble in the first place. As we know, it can be a beautiful stone […]

Restoration The cure for etching very much depends on each individual situation. Mostly this consists of rubbing the marble down properly and re-applying the protective coating it once had. Just covering up the marking with polish doesn’t really work. As I found out, when I was learning how to restore a proper shine to a […]

Please, DON’T Look at My Etchings “Come and look at my etchings” was a phrase allegedly used as a euphemism by young toffs back in the early 1900’s. What it really meant was ‘Come to my place and let’s get to know each other intimately better.’ But what were etchings and what has that got […]

My partner and I had just got off a flight at Frankfurt airport to transfer to a different plane to take us on to our eventual destination in Bavaria. We took this opportunity to quickly visit the first toilets we saw. By the time we were ready to leave this area, and go to look […]

As a flooring material, marble is one of the most appreciated for its looks and appearance of quality. That is until it gets a bit worn looking, stained or chipped. It can then easily make a place look run down and dilapidated. Trouble is, if it’s our own marble floor, or work-surface, then we often […]

Taj Mahal is one of the world’s most famous buildings, completed in the middle of the seventeenth century after more than a decade of work by some 20,000 people. It was commissioned by Mughal emperor Shah Jahan to house the tomb of the favourite of his three wives, Mumtaz Mahal, who died in childbirth. It […]

If you have marble tiling or countertops, you’ll love this elegant natural stone and the way the veining in it creates an impression of movement. But, especially in the kitchen, it’s understandable if you have concerns over this porous material’s susceptibility to etching and staining. Here are some hints to help. Beware of etching One […]

Cleaning Marble Fireplaces: a Guide If you have a marble fireplace, you’ll probably already appreciate that cleaning it is not like cleaning any other sort of fireplace. And, without the right maintenance, marble fireplaces can start to look lifeless and dull. It’s one of those tasks it’s easy to put off, especially if you’re not […]