Professional Stone Floor Cleaning Service by Decker's Carpet Cleaning

When you search for Stone Floor Cleaning Near Me you will end up with a wide variety of results. It's difficult to tell if the stone cleaner has the experience and knowledge to deliver the optimal cleaning results while not damaging the floor. This is especially important with Stone Floors as natural stone is uniquely susceptible to chemical and physical damage. We have been cleaning stone floors since 2011 in the Kingwood and greater Houston area and have 650 reviews from your neighbors.

Stone floors have been a popular choice for indoor flooring and accents since the Ancient Greeks first used it in their architecture. The use of stone in our homes and shared spaces spans over time and over the globe, and has proven to be a durable choice. Stone has the benefit of being a natural product, has a long expected life span, and has natural beauty and characteristics unique to each piece of stone that evokes a sense of the region where it originated.

Natural stone floors and engineered stone floors can be made of many different materials, including epoxy resins and dyes.. The most common stone floors are Marble, Travertine, Limestone, and Slate, but there are other styles of stone floors as well. There are granite floors, mica floors, flagstone floors, concrete floors, onyx floors, bluestone floors, soapstone floors, quartz and quartzite floors, terrazzo floors, marble conglomerate floors, and there are also clay saltillo tile floors and brick floors. Each of these materials require different treatment methods to bring out the unique qualities of each type of flooring.

Decker's Carpet Cleaning has been cleaning, honing, and polishing stone floors in the Houston area since 2011, and has experience with many different stone floor scenariosYou can trust that the stone specialist technicians at Decker's Carpet Cleaning have the knowledge, skills and tools available to complete any Stone Floor Cleaning with the utmost quality and care. You can get to know our cleaning technicians a little better on our Meet Our Team page. You can read all about our methods here on our site.

We stand behind all of our cleaning with our “We Put Our Name On It" Guarantee.

Safety is one of our Core Values, and that includes the safety of the job site and protecting your home from damage.

• Corner Guards to protect your walls from damage.
• Drop Cloths to protect your floors in areas we are not cleaning.
• Hose Strap for Stairs to protect railings, walls, and banisters.
• Yard Spikes to protect your lawn from heat damage from solution hoses.
• Clean up after ourselves like all good in-home service providers should do.
• Fully Insured for your peace of mind in case of accidents.
• Certified Cleaning Experts with experience and training to handle your floor's unique needs.

Every Stone Cleaning begins with a thorough evaluation of the floor to be cleaned. First, we determine the type of stone your floor is made of. Whether it be travertine, marble, limestone, slate, terrazo, saltillo, flagstone, or anything else, we can handle it all. Next, we inspect the floor for any installation or wear issues that may prevent us from safely cleaning the floor. We look for loose or hollow tiles, cracks, missing or damgaed grout, pitting, and properly caulked edges. Sometimes the installation will prevent us from safely cleaning the floor, and we would rather you know that up front and save the money and wait for replacement. We also look for any topical sealers that may have been applied to the floor. these can cause issues with cleaning if not caught early and may require stripping the sealer off before we can begin the cleaning process.

After our inspection, the floor will be swept and vacuumed, surrounding areas will be protected with corner guards, drop cloths and plastic sheeting to prevent cleaning solutions from going anywhere but the floor to be cleaned. Once the area has been prepared, we will apply the appropriate cleaning solution for whichever type of stone makes up your floor. We use a neutral or alkaline cleaning solution depending on the situation and our test results. The cleaning solution is carefully mopped on to ensure proper, even application over every inch of your floor without splashing appliances or other flooring. Every detail is accounted for as your floor is gently scrubbed with counter rotating brushes to release soils without damaging the stone surface, and specialty grout brushes for hand detailing the grout lines, edges and corners.

Once the soils are suspended in our cleaning solution, your floor will be rinsed using our truck mounted stone cleaning machine with sufficient vacuum and pressure to blast away soils from the surface and extract soil from deep in the stone. All of the dirty water is carried away to the waste tank in our van - removing soil, bacteria, mold, food particles, dust and allergens, and whatever else lurks on your stone floor. We work in small batch areas to be sure we properly rinse the stone of any soap and soil residue, overlapping multiple times to ensure a consistent and even clean. As we move through the house, we will place industrial air movers on the clean stone to speed up the drying process. Once the floor is dry, we will perform a post cleaning inspection to ensure the results are to our standards.

Our Stone Cleaning Steps:

1. Pre-Cleaning Inspection
2. Dry soil removal
3. Protect surrounding areas with corner guards, drop cloths, and plastic tarps
4. Carefully apply Alkaline cleaning solution
5. Agitate grout lines with grout brushes, and the stone surface using a counter rotating brush machine
6. Detail hand scrub baseboard edges and corners
7. Rinse and extract corners and edges using our hand detail tool
8. Rinse and extract using 600 to 1200 psi, high heat, and vacuum
9. Speed dry using industrial air movers
10. Post Cleaning Inspection
11. Apply the proper Stone Sealer for your floor.

It is important to remember that there are cases when this process does not go far enough to achieve the desired results for your stone. Cleaning will remove soils embedded in the stone and grout lines, but will not return the stone to its' optimal shine in the case of marble, and some travertine floors. For this we recommend Honing and Polishing Services.

Some stone floors, such as slate and limestone, look amazing with a color enhancing seal to bring out the deep colors in the stone. You can read more about that on our Stone Sealers page.

Restorative cleaning is sometimes necessary when a stone has been neglected or improperly treated over time. Restorative cleaning can involve different, more aggressive cleaning styles or solutions or multiple cleaning attempts, use of stripping agents, or mechanical agitation. If your stone floor has a topical coating that is flaking off, efflorescence, or a color seal in the grout that is damaged, it may need more than just a cleaning. Call us today to discuss your stone floor restoration.

Different types of stone require different types of care to achieve the desired look and bring out the natural properties of the stone. All Stone Care begins with a thorough cleaning, however that is not the final step in achieving the proper look in most cases. We recommend sealer on all types of stone, and you can read more about all the different types of stone sealers, and which one is right for your floor here. For that "shiny" polished look most people go for in marble, and some travertine floors we recommend our Honing and Polishing Services.

• Learn More about Stone Sealers
• Looking for shine? Check out our Honing and Polishing Services
• Stone Repair
• Granite and Marble Countertop Care

Decker's Carpet Cleaning has been cleaning, honing, and polishing stone floors in the Houston area since 2011, and has experience with many different stone floor scenarios. You can trust that the stone specialist technicians at Decker's Carpet Cleaning have the knowledge, skills, and tools available to complete any Stone Floor Cleaning with the utmost quality and care. We clean all types of stone floors including marble, travertine, limestone, granite, brick, concrete, saltillo, and any other type of stone floor you may have. Call us today to start your stone floor project discussion.