Our business is restoring natural stone, but as a homeowner or a property manager, you can prolong the need for stone restoration by simply using the right products to maintain stone tops, showers, and floors. Lavenet or Lavenet Green Lavenet and Lavenet Green are neutral cleaners for polished, tumbled, honed or flamed: marble, travertine, … ∞
The holidays are well underway! I can’t walk into a Walgreens, Target, or Bering’s Hardware without seeing decorations for Halloween, Thanksgiving, and Christmas…And what is the one decoration that all these festivities have in common? Candles. Holidays are also a time when we get together with our friends and families to eat our favorite foods. … ∞
What sets International Stoneworks, Inc. apart from other stone restoration companies? That’s an easy question to answer: what makes us unique is our willingness to try. Yes, we restore stone floors, countertops, and showers like other refinishing companies, but we also restore surfaces that can be a bit challenging, such as historical buildings, walls, and … ∞
We covered marble countertops in our latest blog, but we know a lot of you also have travertine floors. Not sure if you have travertine? Most travertine is beige in color. It can have a honed (flat) finish or it can be naturally polished into a medium shine. Other finishes are textured and include “leathered,” … ∞
We know how much you love your Carrara white marble bathroom and kitchen countertops, so of course we want to educate you on all the do’s and don’ts when it comes to taking care of these beautiful surfaces. First, let’s talk about the two finishes that we generally see on marble countertops. 1. Polished … ∞