Travertine Refinishing and Repair - Tampa, FL
Travertine Restored to Like-New Condition
EM Surface Care can restore the elegance to any travertine surface that has become dull, stained, scratched, etched, chipped, or otherwise damaged. We provide expert interior and exterior travertine services for all kinds of properties, from offices, retail stores, and restaurants to homes, apartments, condos, and more. Whether you need minor services like having your travertine cleaned and sealed or major services like extensive repair and restoration, we provide a full range of travertine care and maintenance services.
We Specialize in Travertine Refinishing and Care
Travertine can be honed and polished to a stunningly beautiful finish: satin/matte, polished, or custom. Travertine should be professionally cleaned every one to two years, and in many cases, sealed, as well.
About the Holes in Travertine
Travertine is a versatile stone that has naturally occurring holes throughout. Travertine comes in two distinct forms — filled and unfilled.
With filled travertine, sometimes the material used to fill in the holes pops out or becomes exposed. This problem is easily remedied with our travertine filling services, known as “floating.” We use specialty fillers tinted to blend with the surrounding stone for a smoother, more uniform and elegant appearance.
Unfilled travertine can be beautiful in its imperfection, but it can be a challenge to keep clean. Scheduling regular professional travertine cleaning services is an easy way to ensure your travertine remains clean and sanitized.
Deep Clean
Dirt can become trapped in the naturally occurring holes in travertine. We can deep clean with our professional equipment and cleaners.
Hone and Polish
Fill Holes
Seal and Enhance
Grind (Lippage Removal)
We can grind away excess stone to create a flat, level surface if your travertine tiles are uneven or if you want your tile floor flattened to the grout lines to facilitate easier cleaning.
Repair
Replace Tiles
Stain Removal
Common Travertine Questions
Travertine floating is the process used to either change unfilled travertine surfaces to the smooth appearance of filled travertine or to repair filled travertine surfaces with holes that have become exposed due to foot traffic and other factors. For repairs, we use filler tinted to match the rest of the surface, blending the repair site with the surrounding area, then honing and polishing to achieve a uniform finish. Changing a completely unfilled surface to a filled one is basically the same process, but offers a broader array of design choices, since you are not limited to a color that matches an existing filler.
While any travertine surface can become dirty and grimy with use, unfilled travertine with its naturally varying surface texture and inherent holes can be particularly challenging once dirt has had time to accumulate in the hollows and low points. Not to worry, though. If you love the untamed charm of unfilled travertine, we can remove deeply imbedded soiling, strip away years of buildup of unsightly topical treatments, remove soap film in showers, get rid of soot on fireplaces, and resolve a host of other travertine cleaning problems, leaving your stone as pristine as the day it was installed. Scheduling regular professional cleanings can help keep your floor in great shape.
Some natural stone types are more porous than others, and the more porous a natural stone is, the more susceptible it is to staining. Your travertine will be easier to keep clean with periodic professional deep cleaning services, using non-acidic, highly-effective cleaning solutions. Once your travertine is cleaned and restored, we may recommend you have us seal it to enhance its stain resistance. We say, “may” because not all stone needs to be sealed. Highly polished stone may not even take an impregnating sealer. But, if sealing is recommended, know that sealing represents an inexpensive, preventative measure against stain damage, because it buys you time to wipe up spills before they become stains.
Travertine is characterized by its neutral earth tone colors, but our skilled technicians can further enhance and intensify the color and natural beauty of your travertine by applying an enhancing sealer.
- Deep Cleaning
- Etch Removal
- Refinishing (restoring or changing the finish)
- Lippage Removal (leveling unevenly laid tiles)
- Crack and Chip Repair
- Sealing / Protecting
- Enhancing
- Stain Removal
- Filling Holes
- Replacing Tiles
We recommend safe and effective cleaning products for you to use on a daily or weekly basis. For ongoing, long term care, call us today to discuss your needs and to schedule regular care and maintenance for all your natural stone surfaces. Visit our Caring For It page to download our free Stone and Tile Care Guide.
Our Service Areas
Bayonet Point
Bloomingdale
Brandon
Cheval
Citrus Park
Clearwater
Dunedin
East Lake
East Lake-Orient Park
Egypt Lake-Leto
Elfers
Fish Hawk
Greater Carrollwood
Greater Northdale
Gulfport
Holiday
Hudson
Jasmine Estates
Keystone
Lake Magdalene
Lakeland
Land o’ Lakes
Largo
Lealman
Lutz
Mango
New Port Richey
Oldsmar
Palm Harbor
Palm River-Clair Mel
Pinellas Park
Plant City
Riverview
Ruskin
Safety Harbor
Seminole
Shady Hills
Spring Hill (CDP Apollo Beach )
St. Petersburg
Sun Center
Tampa
Tarpon Springs
Temple Terrace
Thonotosassa
Town ‘n’ Country
Trinity
Valrico
Wesley Chapel
West Lealman
Westchase
Zephyrhills
