Resurfacing of Marbles and Stone Cleaning

Walk into many Cyprus homes and you will find marble underfoot: in hallways, on staircases, in bathrooms and across wide verandas. It is a beautiful material, but it is also soft and reacts to acids. Lemon juice, wine, vinegar-based cleaners and even some bathroom sprays etch the surface, leaving dull rings and patches. Years of sand carried in from the beach or garden scratch away the polish until the floor looks tired, however often it is mopped.

Marble resurfacing and stone cleaning is about restoring the surface rather than just washing it. Depending on the condition, a specialist may grind out lippage and deep scratches, hone the stone through progressively finer diamond pads and then polish it back to the finish you want, from soft satin to high gloss. Other natural stones such as limestone, travertine and granite benefit from the same careful approach, adapted to their hardness.

Stages of a typical stone restoration

• Assessment: identifying the stone and checking for cracks, hollow tiles, uneven joints and the depth of scratches or etching.
• Protection: masking skirting, furniture and adjoining surfaces against slurry and splashes.
• Grinding: flattening uneven tiles and removing deep scratches, only where the floor needs it.
• Honing and polishing: working through finer abrasives to reach a uniform matt, satin or gloss finish.
• Deep cleaning: lifting ingrained dirt from grout lines and stone pores with stone-safe products.
• Sealing: applying an impregnating sealer to help resist oil and water-based stains.

What affects the time and cost

Price depends on the area in square metres, the type of stone, how worn or uneven it is, whether full grinding is needed or only polishing, the finish you want, and access such as stairs, narrow rooms or furniture that needs moving. Staircases and borders take longer than open floors. Kitchen worktops, vanity tops and outdoor terraces each need a slightly different approach, so list everything you want included and add photos taken in daylight.

Restoration is wet work and can be noisy. Most specialists use water to control dust, so expect the room to be out of use while they work and for a short drying period afterwards. Ask in the offer how long each area will take and which finish they recommend for your traffic levels.

Protecting the finish once it is restored

• Use pH-neutral cleaners: avoid vinegar, lemon, bleach and limescale removers on marble.
• Wipe spills quickly: coffee, wine, juice and cooking oil should be blotted before they soak in or etch.
• Stop the grit: doormats at entrances catch sand that would otherwise scratch the surface.
• Pad the furniture: felt pads under chair and table legs prevent new scratches.
• Reseal when needed: if water stops beading on the surface, ask about resealing.

How to book on FixNow

1. Post your job for free with the approximate area, the type of stone and photos of the worst spots.
2. Receive offers from stone specialists whose ID and profile the FixNow team has checked.
3. Compare their approach, finishes and reviews, and agree the details in the chat.
4. Pay securely; the payment is only released once you confirm the work is complete.

From marble staircases in Nicosia townhouses to travertine terraces in Paphos villas, post your job on FixNow and let a stone specialist bring the surface back to life.