| Office buildings have many types of
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| | resistant requiring granite to be
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| flooring and growing in popularity are
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| | polished mechanically using superfine
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| stone floors. Stone floors give
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| | abrasives. The re-polishing of granite
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| buildings a classic and upscale image.
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| | is a slow process as compared to
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| Popular choices in flooring these days
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| | re-polishing a marble floor.At times the
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| are natural surfaces including marble,
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| | floor will have been so neglected it may
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| slate, granite, and terrazzo. As more
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| | need restoration. A properly restored
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| and more buildings are installing stone
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| | stone floor will have no lippage (where
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| floors there is a growing need for
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| | one edge of a stone is higher than
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| cleaning contractors who have the
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| | adjacent edges, giving the stone a ragged
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| experience and knowledge to take care of
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| | appearance), will look better and be
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| these valued surfaces properly. Learning
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| | easier to clean. The restoration process
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| the tricks of stone floor care can lead
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| | is best handled by professionals.
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| to extra income and profit for your
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| | Improved technology has made the
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| cleaning company.Before expanding into
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| | restoration process faster and with a
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| the area of stone floor care make sure
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| | restored floor maintenance costs will go
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| that you understand the differences in
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| | down while the overall appearance of the
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| the types of flooring and how to design a
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| | floor will go up.Stone itself has a
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| maintenance program to keep stone floors
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| | porosity factor (materials can pass
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| looking their best. It helps to develop
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| | through it) and some stones absorb stains
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| a relationship with a distributor that
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| | faster than other types of stone. A high
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| has quality products and can help you
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| | quality impregnator can help prevent
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| with technical support.The first step in
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| | stains from passing through and being
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| any floor maintenance program is finding
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| | absorbed into the stone. Impregnators can
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| out what type of stone you're dealing
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| | be water resistant, or water, grease and
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| with. Stone floors are broken down into
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| | oil resistant. The specific impregnator
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| one of two categories: stone that
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| | to use will depend on your specific
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| contains calcium and those that do not
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| | situation.The most important part of your
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| contain calcium. It is important to note
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| | stone floor care program will be the use
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| that acids will attack and etch stone
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| | of a quality stone soap. A high quality
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| that contains calcium.If the floor is not
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| | soap will clean and enrich the stone,
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| coated on the surface, a simple test can
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| | which will make it more soil and stain
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| determine what type of stone you are
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| | resistant. This is not an area to be
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| dealing with. Place a drop of
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| | cutting costs!Quarterly cleaning is
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| hydrochloric acid in an inconspicuous
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| | recommended for commercial stone floors.
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| area and watch the reaction. If the acid
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| | This will not only remove any built in
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| fizzes the stone contains calcium. If
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| | soil, but will also remove stone soap
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| there is no reaction, the stone is most
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| | build-up. This is an important step as
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| likely granite, slate, sandstone or some
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| | most stone soaps are non-rinse. Because
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| type of ceramic that has been designed to
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| | of this dirt can build up in the grout
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| look like natural stone.Your second step
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| | lines, even when you are following a
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| is to decide what type of results you
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| | floor maintenance program. An intensive
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| want with your floor program. Do you
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| | cleaning should also be used if you have
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| want a polished surface, a slip resistant
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| | an extremely dirty floor.Other stone
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| floor or a floor program that is easy to
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| | surfaces that may need extra care are
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| manage? Any stone floor program should
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| | countertops, vanities and vertical
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| also take into account the type of
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| | surfaces, such as pillars. A good
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| surface - polished, honed or textured.
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| | relationship with a distributor of
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| Also, remember that stone is a product of
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| | quality products will help you in
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| nature and should be admired for its
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| | deciding which chemicals you'll need to
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| inconsistencies. The imperfections of
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| | use to clean these surfaces.If you have
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| stone create random patterns, which is
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| | buildings with stone floors, your first
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| what makes natural stone so
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| | step is to develop a quality stone floor
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| desirable.When looking at how you should
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| | care program. Spending a little time and
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| maintain stone floors, both calcium
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| | effort before beginning your stone floor
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| containing and non-calcium containing
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| | program will save you headaches and keep
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| stone floors should be maintained in
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| | the floor looking its best. Your customer
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| identical ways except when it comes to
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| | will be happy and your bank account will
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| re-polishing. A marble floor develops
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| | grow!Copyright 2006 The Janitorial
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| wear patterns faster as marble is a
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| | StoreSteve Hanson is co-founding member
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| softer stone. You can polish marble,
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| superfine abrasives you mix with
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| | cleaning companies who want to build a
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