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Care & Maintenance
Sealing Natural Stone: What Actually Matters

Sealing is the most misunderstood part of owning natural stone. It does less than people expect, and it matters more in some places than others. What a sealer does Most stone sealers are impregnators. They soak into the pores and make the stone repel liquid, so a spill sits on the surface long enough to […]

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Buying Stone
Honed, Polished or Leathered: Picking a Stone Finish

The same slab can look like three different materials depending on how the surface is finished. The finish changes the colour, the maintenance and how the stone feels underhand. Polished Ground to a reflective shine. Polishing brings out the depth of colour and makes veining look sharper. It is also the least porous of the […]