When it comes to travertine polishing or just maintaining natural stone and tile and grout, we strive to help educate our customers on the best protection they can have, helping them save time and money in costly restoration costs down the road. It it recommended that travertine and all natural stone floors be professionally cleaned and sealed at least every three years.

Travertine is a beautiful stone that comes in different colors and finishes. Travertine can be filled or unfilled.  Over time holes will become exposed in the filled Travertine, but no need to worry because we can fill those for you so that your Travertine looks like new again.

Travertine may be honed (matte finish) or polished. These finishes need to be properly cared for and from time to time may require honing to remove scratches and etchings or the stone may need to be re-polished and sealed.  Because Travertine tends to be more porous than other stones it is important to keep it properly sealed. Dr. Clean Tile & Carpet offers many services to keep your Travertine looking like new. We use only the best diamond pads, abrasives and powders along with the latest technology to give you the best job possible. We can clean, hone, polish and seal your Travertine and recommend a maintenance program to fit your specific needs. 
 
With our state of the art cleaning procedures, we can bring Travertine, Slate, Marble & Flag Stone back to life.  Revitalize your floors and protect your investment for years to come. Give us a call now for a free in consultation and estimate.

Natural Stone Cleaning Process

Pre-Inspection
All Natural Stone cleaning and restoration as well as sealing jobs must be preceded by a thorough pre-inspection. Here we determine a customized care plan to meet your specific needs for your specific floor.

Preparation
Because your home is important to you it is important to us; we will take the necessary precautions to protect all areas surrounding your floors with 24” plastic sheets and blue tape.

Diamond Grinding
Stone that is etched, scuffed and scratched can be restored only by the use of mechanical abrasives underneath a rotary machine. Diamond abrasives resurface/remove a slight amount of stone (just enough to get below the etch marks and scratches). All diamond grinding is performed with the use of water to contain dust. The surfacing procedures that follow will determine the desired surface sheen.

Honing
Stone is mechanically resurfaced using diamond abrasives and water to achieve a uniformly honed surface sheen. Filler within travertine stone that looks cloudy, splotchy or dirty becomes uniform with our finishing techniques. If desired, polished marble, granite, travertine or limestone can be mechanically honed to remove pre-existing surface polish.

Polishing Stone is mechanically finished to produce a high gloss shine. Very light etches, scuffs and scratches may be removed with the polishing process, but diamond grinding is needed if the stone surface has medium deep etches, scuffs and scratches.

Cleaning
Cleaning Processes vary from floor to floor, many variables include make-up, maintenance, soiling conditions, traffic, use, etc… When cleaning any stone floor we use the most scientifically advanced cleaning products and the floor is then machine scrubbed.  Finally the new SX-12 floor cleaning tool, connected to a truck-mounted hot water extraction system is used, achieving maximum soil removal and best overall cleaning results.

Sealing and Enhancers
We apply a clear impregnator sealer to help protect the stone and make it easier to maintain.

Dr. Clean Tile & Carpet.  For over 15 years we have been cleaning tile, grout and natural stone floors in Gilbert, Mesa, Chandler, Tempe, Scottsdale and Fountain Hills.

If it is not the most thorough cleaning ever...then it is FREE!