From: Devin Vance [mailto:classicmarblemail@gmail.com]
Sent: Wednesday, June 29, 2011 8:16 PM
To: Restoration and Maintenance
Subject: RE: [sccpartners] Granite Maintenance

On Jun 29, 2011 8:07 PM, "Baird Standish" <bairdstandish@gmail.com> wrote:
> So I should plan on a 2x monthly maintenance, one for cleaning and one for
> sealing. Thanks Devin,
> B
>
> On Wed, Jun 29, 2011 at 7:56 PM, Devin Vance <classicmarblemail@gmail.com>wrote:
>
>> Seems like your procedure is good - just consider the absorbancy of the
>> stone. You may not be able to color-enhance seal it right after scrubbing w
>> soap and water. You may need to wait a day or two for it to dry out for the
>> floor to evenly take the sealer. Plan for that possibly.
>>
>> Devin Vance
>> Classic Marble Restoration, Inc.
>> 954-815-8023; classicmarblemail@gmail.com
>> www.classicmarblerestoration.com
>> On Jun 29, 2011 7:51 PM, "Baird Standish" <bairdstandish@gmail.com> wrote:
>> > Hi,
>> > We are working on about 560 sf of a flamed rough reddish granite floor.
>> 3/4
>> > of the floor is exterior with steps and 1/4 is indoors. The granite is
>> part
>> > of the lobby of a highrise apartment building. We are stripping an
>> > extremely thick coating off of the floor. We will, at the end of the
>> process
>> > clean and then apply an impregnating color enhancing sealer. This way
>> they
>> > will have a beautiful floor that is easy to maintain without dealing with
>> a
>> > coating that is going to fall apart.
>> > The jog is on the expensive side for the management so they asked us to
>> > provide a maintenance plan as part of the package. I would think that the
>> > only thing I would really need to do on a monthly basis is clean with a
>> > neutral cleaner and reapply the impregnating color-enhancing sealer where
>> it
>> > has evaporated or washed out. Anyone out there have experience with this
>> > type of maintenance? Thanks. Below is a picture of the floor stripped of
>> > the coating and a little test square color-sealed to show the differ.
>> >
>> > [image: granite pic.jpg]
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