Professional Travertine Polishing Services from Melbourne’s Leading Stone Care Professionals

At Stone Doctor, we have the knowledge and capabilities to provide exceptional results to our clients. We can assess your stones condition, select the right tools, equipment, and techniques, and implement them to restore and revitalise your natural stone surfaces. We ensure that our restoration techniques involve the use of water, creating no dust and creating a safe working environment for all parties involved. Trust us when it comes to travertine polishing, and we can assure you a flawless finish to your travertine surfaces.

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Understanding travertine

Travertine has become a popular stone choice for centuries in many architectural and modern-day designs. From the magnificence of the Colosseum and similar Roman structures to luxurious homes and kitchen benchtops, travertine has become a highly popular stone choice due to its durability, flexibility, and aesthetically pleasing looks. However, like any other stone, travertine surfaces can become dull due to weather conditions, high traffic use and general wear and tear, causing them to lose their luster and grace. This is why travertine polishing is extremely important in order to restore the elegance of your travertine surfaces while increasing its longevity.

Travertine, a sedimentary rock, is a type of limestone formed by mineral deposits from natural springs and underground rivers. The changes in temperature and acidity aids in creating the distinctive features of travertine, being their unique colours and patterns, making all types of travertine surfaces beautiful and special. 

Travertine belongs to the calcite family, along with marble, limestone, and onyx. It is generally porous and soft, making it susceptible to staining, scratching, and dulling over time. General use, spills, and high traffic areas, will cause your travertine surfaces to become dull, stained, scratched, and etched. Travertine polishing is the solution to restore and revitalise your travertine surfaces, bringing the surface back to its former glory. At Stone Doctor, our experts are highly skilled and qualified when it comes to travertine polishing.

The Travertine Polishing Process

Travertine polishing is a highly skilled process and requires great attention to detail. It involves multiple steps and the proper tools, equipment, and experience to really restore and rejuvenate the surface, bringing it to its former condition.
  1. Surface Preparation: The first step in the polishing process is to prepare the surface and surrounding areas. We ensure all surrounding areas and surfaces are covered and protected and will not get dirty during the polishing process.
  2. Honing: Once the surface and surrounding areas have been protected and prepared, we can begin the travertine polishing process. Honing involves the use of diamond abrasives to remove the top layer of stone. Any stains and scratches will be removed by using very low grit diamond pads, slowly working our way up to a honed finish.
  3. Polishing: If you want to achieve a polished finish, finer diamond abrasive pads will be needed in order to bring the stone to a nice and shiny, uniform finish. Additional polishing compounds can be used for extra shine and gloss.
  4. Cleaning: Once the surface has been polished properly, the next step is to thoroughly clean the surface with specialty cleaners and prepare it for sealing.
  5. Sealing: Once the surface has been cleaned, we can complete the travertine polishing process by sealing the stone with a premium penetrating sealer.

Benefits of Travertine Polishing

There are many benefits in polishing and maintaining your travertine and natural stone surfaces. By continually upkeeping and taking care of your stone surfaces, you are restoring its elegance and bringing back the value of your stone surfaces. Polishing helps with increasing the longevity and durability of your stone, which results in easier maintenance of your stone surfaces. It is also cost and time effective, as replacing the actual stone itself can take time and money. Once the stone has been polished and sealed, simply use a daily stone cleaner for maintenance, allowing you to save time and many resources.

While natural stone restoration and polishing may sound easy, we highly recommend seeking professional help and to reach out to our experts. A DIY approach can seem cost-friendly and tempting, however the proper skills, tools, equipment, and experience is needed when it comes to polishing and stonework.

Do not hesitate to reach out to our dedicated service and retail team for assistance. We can provide free quotes, guidance, consultations, and general advice about taking care of your natural stone surfaces. We look forward to working with you!

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Why Choose Stone Doctor Australia?

  • Great Customer Service

    At Stone Doctor Services, we are known for our great customer service! We love to help our customers, providing them with any advice, knowledge, and products to help keep their stone surfaces well maintained for the long-term. Our service customers can also enjoy a special 20% discount on all cleaning and sealing products.

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    Highly Professional and Knowledgeable

    After many years in the industry, our knowledge regarding stains and stain removal is top notch. We do believe that our service technicians are hard to beat, and we pride ourselves on our knowledge in the stone industry. We can tackle all types of stains on natural stone and we love to challenge ourselves with difficult tasks.

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    Satisfied Customers

    All of our customers have been exceptionally satisfied with the work and results that we provide for them. Our clients can rely on us to remove even the toughest of stains from their stone surfaces. We can assure you will be very satisfied with the results we produce, and we are fully dedicated and committed to providing the best possible experience for our clients.

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