It sounds like a structural crack and unless you want to pull the tiles out, fill the foundation crack and put sheathing under the tiles leave it alone. If the crack is pulling apart then repair it and tell the home owner or property manager that chances are real good that it&#39;s going to come back, might take a year or 5 years but it will be back and you&#39;ll need to go back and repair it.<br>
<br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Dec 15, 2010 at 10:44 AM, Stuart Young <span dir="ltr">&lt;<a target="_top" href="mailto:santafefc@sbcglobal.net">santafefc@sbcglobal.net</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;">






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<div><font size="2">Gentlemen,</font></div>
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<div><font size="2">Yesterday I went to do a price quote on restoring a travertine 
floor.  Besides the other usual problems, there were extensive hairline 
cracks in some tiles.  These hairline cracks would extent sometimes 10 
feet,  which seem to indicate a foundation problem.  What can be done 
to these cracks?  Can I make them go away somehow?  Is there some sort 
of cosmetic procedure to hide them?  Maybe color them the same color as the 
tile?  Please help if you have any suggestions.</font></div>
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<div><font size="2">Stuart Young</font></div>
<div>Santa Fe Floor Care</div>
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  <div style="font: 10pt arial;">----- Original Message ----- </div>
  <div style="font: 10pt arial; background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(228, 228, 228);"><b>From:</b> 
  <a title="Polishedrock210@aol.com" href="mailto:Polishedrock210@aol.com" target="_blank">Polishedrock210@aol.com</a> </div>
  <div style="font: 10pt arial;"><b>To:</b> <a title="sccpartners@stoneandtilepros.com" href="mailto:sccpartners@stoneandtilepros.com" target="_blank">Restoration and Maintenance</a> 
  </div>
  <div style="font: 10pt arial;"><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, December 14, 2010 10:24 
  AM</div>
  <div style="font: 10pt arial;"><b>Subject:</b> RE: [sccpartners] green 
  agglomerate</div>
  <div><br></div><font color="#000000" face="Arial" size="2">
  <div>John: since 1996 when we bought our first marble machines,because of the 
  ease and reliability of a flat ground ,resin honed and polished finish, I have 
  never had the opportunity to hone with powders, it was never a requirement for 
  me.Look i dont want to waste your time, I have to assume on a job like this it 
  would have to cost at minimum .50 per sq ft per step, if we started 50 honing 
  powder, that&#39;s 6 steps to finish at least 3 bux a ft, plus travel. Job is near 
  Ocala, but 3 a sq ft for them is out of their budget, would you be interested 
  in a fair split where i bring my body and equiptment,compensate you fairly for 
  experence? how quickly compaired to diamonds do powders work,what would be an 
  approximate cost per ft for the powders?</div>
  <div> </div>
  <div>
  <div>In a message dated 12/13/2010 5:17:43 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, 
  <a target="_top" href="mailto:jfreitag@thestoneandtileschool.com" target="_blank">jfreitag@thestoneandtileschool.com</a> writes:</div>
  <blockquote style="border-left: 2px solid blue; padding-left: 5px; margin-left: 5px;"><font style="background-color: transparent;" color="#000000" face="Arial" size="2">
    <div>
    <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125); font-size: 11pt;">Scott, 
    </span></p>
    <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125); font-size: 11pt;"> </span></p>
    <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125); font-size: 11pt;">if 
    the lippage is bad you could actually hone the floor using honing powders. 
    Them come in grits as low as 50, it wouldn’t remove the lippage but would 
    remove most of the scratches except for those real deep one. Then hone the 
    floors with powders up to 800 then polish with 5X.  this would 
    differently help the floor appearance </span></p>
    <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125); font-size: 11pt;">where 
    the job located if you don’t want it I would be interested in it for my 
    service company. If you are not going to take it </span></p>
    <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125); font-size: 11pt;"> </span></p>
    <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125); font-size: 11pt;"> </span></p>
    <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: &#39;Cataneo BT&#39;; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); font-size: 14pt;">John E. 
    Freitag </span></p>
    <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125); font-size: 11pt;">President/Director</span></p>
    <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125); font-size: 11pt;">The 
    Stone and Tile School</span></p>
    <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125); font-size: 11pt;">Office 
    407-567-7652</span></p>
    <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125); font-size: 11pt;">Cell 
    407-615-0134</span></p>
    <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125); font-size: 11pt;"><a title="http://jfreitag@thestoneandtileschool.com"><span style="color: blue;">jfreitag@thestoneandtileschool.com</span></a></span></p>
    <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125); font-size: 11pt;"> </span></p>
    <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125); font-size: 11pt;"><img src="" alt="schoollogo" width="191" border="0" height="98"></span></p>
    <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125); font-size: 11pt;"> </span></p>
    <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125); font-size: 11pt;"><a title="http://www.thestoneandtileschool.com"><span style="color: blue;">www.thestoneandtileschool.com</span></a></span></p>
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    <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125); font-size: 11pt;"> </span></p>
    <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125); font-size: 11pt;"></span></p>
    <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125); font-size: 11pt;"> </span></p>
    <div>
    <div style="border-width: 1pt medium medium; border-style: solid none none; border-color: rgb(181, 196, 223) -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color; padding: 3pt 0in 0in;">
    <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 10pt;">From:</span></b><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> 
    <a target="_top" href="mailto:Polishedrock210@aol.com" target="_blank">Polishedrock210@aol.com</a> [mailto:<a target="_top" href="mailto:Polishedrock210@aol.com" target="_blank">Polishedrock210@aol.com</a>] <br><b>Sent:</b> 
    Monday, December 13, 2010 4:42 PM<br><b>To:</b> Restoration and 
    Maintenance<br><b>Subject:</b> RE: [sccpartners] green 
    agglomerate</span></p></div></div>
    <p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
    <div>
    <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-size: 10pt;">sorry 
    i did not take pictures, they dont want to pay me to grind and do this 
    right, the job might only be about an hour away from you, if you are 
    interested ill set you up with the right gal,or any ideas would be 
    appreciated, thanks John;    Scott 
    Wilson</span></p></div>
    <div>
    <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-size: 10pt;"> </span></p></div>
    <div>
    <div>
    <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-size: 10pt;">In 
    a message dated 12/13/2010 4:21:55 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, 
    <a target="_top" href="mailto:jfreitag@thestoneandtileschool.com" target="_blank">jfreitag@thestoneandtileschool.com</a> writes:</span></p></div>
    <blockquote style="border-width: medium medium medium 1.5pt; border-style: none none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color blue; padding: 0in 0in 0in 4pt; margin-top: 5pt; margin-bottom: 5pt; margin-left: 3.75pt;">

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      <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125); font-size: 11pt;">Scott.</span></p>
      <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125); font-size: 11pt;">Can 
      you send pictures ??</span></p>
      <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125); font-size: 11pt;">Perhaps 
      I can give you some ideas on how to hone and polish this stone. 
       </span></p>
      <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125); font-size: 11pt;"> </span></p>
      <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125); font-size: 11pt;"> </span></p>
      <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: &#39;Cataneo BT&#39;; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); font-size: 14pt;">John E. 
      Freitag </span></p>
      <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125); font-size: 11pt;">President/Director</span></p>
      <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125); font-size: 11pt;">The 
      Stone and Tile School</span></p>
      <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125); font-size: 11pt;">Office 
      407-567-7652</span></p>
      <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125); font-size: 11pt;">Cell 
      407-615-0134</span></p>
      <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125); font-size: 11pt;"><a title="http://jfreitag@thestoneandtileschool.com">jfreitag@thestoneandtileschool.com</a></span></p>
      <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125); font-size: 11pt;"> </span></p>
      <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125); font-size: 11pt;"><img src="" alt="schoollogo" width="191" border="0" height="98"></span></p>
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      <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125); font-size: 11pt;"><a title="http://www.thestoneandtileschool.com">www.thestoneandtileschool.com</a></span></p>
      <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125); font-size: 11pt;"> </span></p>
      <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125); font-size: 11pt;"> </span></p>
      <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125); font-size: 11pt;"> </span></p>
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      <div style="border-width: 1pt medium medium; border-style: solid none none; border-color: rgb(181, 196, 223) -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color; padding: 3pt 0in 0in;">
      <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color: black; font-size: 10pt;">From:</span></b><span style="color: black; font-size: 10pt;"> 
      <a target="_top" href="mailto:Polishedrock210@aol.com" target="_blank">Polishedrock210@aol.com</a> [mailto:<a target="_top" href="mailto:Polishedrock210@aol.com" target="_blank">Polishedrock210@aol.com</a>] <br><b>Sent:</b> 
      Monday, December 13, 2010 3:48 PM<br><b>To:</b> Restoration and 
      Maintenance<br><b>Subject:</b> [sccpartners] green 
      agglomerate</span></p></div></div>
      <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black;"> </span></p>
      <div>
      <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-size: 10pt;">I 
      hope someone may have some experence with this material, A city hall in 
      central florida has about 1400 sq ft of this dark green bordered by a 
      lighter &quot;crema marfil&quot; type light border, It was poorly installed with 
      extensive lippage on every stone, its shows extensive wear, with some deep 
      scratches where someone drug heavy fruniture. the city cannot give me a 
      week to grind lippage, nor do i want to take metal discs for 
      extensive lippage removal , nor do i want to spend nights for the next 5 
      weeks with 50 resins,and the city will not spring for full restoration.I 
      normaly do not do maintance type work , mostly full restoration, any 
      sugestions beyond a deep clean and severalcoats of a &quot;floor shine hardner&quot; 
      like Stampede Gold buffed then regular maintance. This man made green 
      stone scares me to death, any help 
appreciated.</span></p></div>
      <div>
      <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-size: 10pt;">Scott  
      ;  Wilson Stoneworks Inc</span></p></div>
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