{"id":167,"date":"2013-11-21T17:04:50","date_gmt":"2013-11-21T17:04:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/intlstoneworks.com\/blog\/?p=167"},"modified":"2013-11-21T17:04:50","modified_gmt":"2013-11-21T17:04:50","slug":"stone-cleaning-to-the-rescue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/intlstoneworks.com\/blog\/2013\/11\/21\/stone-cleaning-to-the-rescue\/","title":{"rendered":"Stone Cleaning to the Rescue"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/intlstoneworks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Cathy-Cook-after.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-170 aligncenter\" alt=\"Cathy Cook after\" src=\"http:\/\/intlstoneworks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Cathy-Cook-after-225x300.jpg\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/intlstoneworks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Cathy-Cook-after-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/intlstoneworks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Cathy-Cook-after.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I went to one of our customer\u2019s homes yesterday because she is in need of maintenance on her marble floors.<\/p>\n<p>Other than some high traffic areas, such as the kitchen, her marble floor looked immaculate! I made a point to tell her that her weekly cleaning really made a difference. Her formal dining room, living room, and entry were just about spotless. Her reply to me: \u201c\u2026Well I do use <a title=\"Lavenet\" href=\"http:\/\/www.intlstoneworks.com\/specialty\/lavenet.htm\">Lavenet<\/a> every week, so of course my floors look great!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She did have one cleaning question for me though; she asked:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat is the difference between <a title=\"Lavenet\" href=\"http:\/\/www.intlstoneworks.com\/specialty\/lavenet.htm\">Lavenet<\/a> and <a title=\"Green\" href=\"http:\/\/www.intlstoneworks.com\/specialty\/lavenet_green.htm\">Lavenet Green<\/a>?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s a question I get a lot. They are both great neutral stone cleaners, but there are some slight difference between the two.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Lavenet\" href=\"http:\/\/www.intlstoneworks.com\/specialty\/lavenet.htm\">Lavenet<\/a> is a pH-balanced cleaner for <b>marble, travertine, limestone, slate, granite, flagstone<\/b> and other <b>natural stones<\/b>. Lavenet is completely biodegradable and leaves no film on stone surfaces when used properly.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/intlstoneworks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Lavenet-group.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-169 aligncenter\" alt=\"Lavenet group\" src=\"http:\/\/intlstoneworks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Lavenet-group-300x225.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"http:\/\/intlstoneworks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Lavenet-group-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/intlstoneworks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Lavenet-group-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Green\" href=\"http:\/\/www.intlstoneworks.com\/specialty\/lavenet_green.htm\">Lavenet Green<\/a> is also a neutral cleaner for <b>marble, travertine, limestone, slate, granite, flagstone <\/b>and other <b>natural stones<\/b>. However, <a title=\"Green\" href=\"http:\/\/www.intlstoneworks.com\/specialty\/lavenet_green.htm\">Lavenet Green<\/a> truly is environmentally friendly.<\/p>\n<p>It is biodegradable, has a neutral pH, and does not contain solvents or phosphates.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Green\" href=\"http:\/\/www.intlstoneworks.com\/specialty\/lavenet_green.htm\">Lavenet Green<\/a> is the cleaner to go with if you are environmentally conscious. It is also a good option for buildings that require VOC compliant products.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/intlstoneworks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Lavenet-Green.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-73 aligncenter\" alt=\"Lavenet Green\" src=\"http:\/\/intlstoneworks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Lavenet-Green-300x225.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"http:\/\/intlstoneworks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Lavenet-Green-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/intlstoneworks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Lavenet-Green-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Both<a title=\"Lavenet\" href=\"http:\/\/www.intlstoneworks.com\/specialty\/lavenet.htm\"> Lavenet<\/a> and <a title=\"Green\" href=\"http:\/\/www.intlstoneworks.com\/specialty\/lavenet_green.htm\">Lavenet Green<\/a> are available in both concentrated and ready-to-use.<\/p>\n<p>Whichever product you go with, you are making a good choice. Both products are a great way to safely clean and neutralize your stone floors and surfaces.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Lavenet\" href=\"http:\/\/www.intlstoneworks.com\/specialty\/lavenet.htm\">Lavenet<\/a> and <a title=\"Green\" href=\"http:\/\/www.intlstoneworks.com\/specialty\/lavenet_green.htm\">Lavenet Green<\/a> are available at our location as well as these Houston <a title=\"Retail locations\" href=\"http:\/\/www.intlstoneworks.com\/residential\/store_distributors.htm\">retail locations<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I went to one of our customer\u2019s homes yesterday because she is in need of maintenance on her marble floors. Other than some high traffic areas, such as the kitchen, her marble floor looked immaculate! I made a point to tell her that her weekly cleaning really made a difference. 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