Master craftsmen have used marble, a kind of white limestone, for centuries in historical works from the Taj Mahal to Michelangelo’s David and Moses sculptures. Today, it remains a popular and prestigious material. Elegant and naturally beautiful, the depth of its patterning and unique markings make marble a luxurious choice in modern homes and businesses. […]
Category Archives: Marble
25
May
May
As you may have guessed from some of these blog posts, even though Royal Stone Care treats and cleans many different types of stone, we are a bit fond of marble. So I was not best pleased when I recently sold a marble hearth to someone who seemed highly indifferent to the look of a […]
09
Feb
Feb
Recently, a friend of mine had a long-term tenant leave one of his rental properties. As the tenant had been there for so long, it was pretty obvious the house needed a complete makeover. The plan was to make this a more upmarket type of property so that a much higher rent could be achieved. […]
20
Sep
Sep
Over a great number of years, right up through the 1950’s and into the 1960’s, there have been two significant annual events in UK households. These events don’t have specific dates but they did invoke some quite emotional feelings. The first event has the name of ‘Spring Cleaning’. I don’t ever recall the second event […]
14
Apr
Apr
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, […]
23
Dec
Dec
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 […]
04
Sep
Sep
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 […]
31
Aug
Aug
Etching: causes and signs At the end of my recent post on etching, apart from mentioning how rings get etched into your worktop surfaces, I didn’t really give the whole picture of what etching could occur and what it would look like on your marble. So, as promised, this is a follow on from that […]
19
Jul
Jul
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 […]
18
May
May
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 […]