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Marble Floor Cleaning · Bath & Wiltshire
Georgian hallways, Regency bathrooms, hotel lobbies, modern bathrooms. We deep clean marble and seal it with a product that protects against red wine, lemon juice, perfume and the everyday acids that cause 90% of marble damage. Honest pricing — £26/m² for the full restoration.
Before you book a marble cleaner, read this
Marble is calcium carbonate — the same chemistry as limestone and travertine, but harder and denser. That density is why marble polishes to a high shine and why it became the floor of choice for grand Georgian hallways across Bath. It’s also why marble’s main enemy isn’t wear — it’s acid.
Red wine. Lemon juice. Vinegar-based cleaners. Perfume splashes in the bathroom. Acidic toilet cleaner overspray. Even fizzy drinks. Every one of these can leave a dull etch mark on polished marble within seconds. The mark is permanent until the stone is mechanically resurfaced.
Here’s the honest part: heavy marble restoration — diamond grinding out deep etches, full re-polishing of damaged stone — is specialist work that some firms charge £40–£60/m² for. We don’t offer that service. What we offer is proper deep cleaning and acid-resistant sealing, which is what 80% of marble floors in this area actually need. If your marble needs more than that, we’ll tell you honestly and point you toward the right specialist.
What we do
We deep clean marble with a pH-neutral system designed for calcium-based stone. No acid, no bleach, no aggressive abrasives. Everything that comes out is dirt, not stone.
We then apply an impregnating sealer that sinks into the marble rather than sitting on top. The sealer doesn’t make the marble look any different. What it does is make it acid-resistant: spills bead up rather than soaking in, giving you time to wipe them away before damage is done.
For a marble floor that’s lost its sheen from years of use without re-sealing, this is often all that’s needed — and the result looks dramatically better.
What we don’t do
If your marble has deep scratches, heavy etching, or surface damage that goes more than a couple of millimetres in, it needs mechanical restoration — diamond grinding through multiple grits to flatten the surface, then re-polishing through fine grits to bring back the shine. That’s specialist work that requires specialist machinery.
We’d rather refer you to someone who does this every week than have a go at it ourselves. If we look at your marble and see it needs that level of work, we’ll tell you at the survey and we won’t charge you for the visit.
Most marble in Bath homes — particularly bathrooms, en-suites and lighter-use hallways — doesn’t need that. What it needs is the cleaning and sealing service we provide.
Our marble process
We assess the marble, identify the damage level (cleaning needed vs full restoration needed), and quote honestly.
Quick test in an inconspicuous spot so you can see the result before we commit to the whole floor.
Rotary machine with the right cleaning chemistry for calcium-based stone. Slow and methodical.
Where the floor has lost its sheen but isn’t badly etched, we can restore much of the shine with the right pads.
An impregnating sealer that bonds into the marble. Spills bead up. Damage is prevented, not just hidden.
Things that wreck marble
One spill of any of these can cause damage that needs specialist restoration to remove.
Vinegar etches marble in under a minute. The Pinterest “natural floor cleaner” recipes are wrong for marble.
Same problem as vinegar, often stronger. One drop, left on polished marble, leaves a permanent dull spot.
Strips sealer. Bleaches grout unevenly. Damages the marble’s natural finish.
Most are acidic. Even a splash on a marble bathroom floor can etch the surface.
Both acidic and staining. Wipe instantly. Don’t let it sit even for a few minutes.
Often alcohol-based and slightly acidic. Common cause of patchy etching on en-suite marble floors.
Marble questions we get every week
No, we don’t. Full diamond grinding and re-polishing of badly damaged marble is specialist work that we’d rather refer to a specialist than attempt half-heartedly. What we do is deep cleaning and protective sealing — which is what most marble floors in homes actually need. If yours needs more than that, we’ll tell you at the survey and recommend who to call.
If your marble is dull from general wear and dirty in the grout, but the surface still feels smooth when you run a hand over it, that’s our service. If you can feel deep etch marks, scratches you can catch a fingernail in, or large dull patches with rough surface texture, that’s a specialist job. We’ll always tell you honestly at the survey.
Because acid is what damages marble in 95% of domestic situations. A regular sealer slows water absorption but doesn’t stop acids from etching. An impregnating sealer designed for acid-sensitive stone gives you seconds to wipe up that wine spill before it does damage. It’s the single most useful upgrade you can make to a marble floor.
For marble, we usually recommend a 4–12 hour wait depending on the sealer used. We’ll let you know exactly at the time. Less interruption than the standard 24 hours, but marble sealers tend to need a slightly longer cure than the products we use for travertine and limestone.
Generally every 3–5 years for a sealed marble floor, depending on traffic and how it’s maintained. Bathroom floors often last longer because traffic is light. Hallway and kitchen marble may need re-doing sooner. We can test the sealer with a water-drop test at the survey to tell you where yours is.
It can be challenging — kitchens have more acidic spills than any other room. With a good sealer and a quick wipe-up rule, it works. Without those, marble in a kitchen will etch. Be honest with yourself about how strict you’ll be about spills before deciding.
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