Stone repair · Toronto
Why most repairs announce themselves
Edges. Corners. Points where forces concentrate rather than spread. Reading the damage before the work begins is what separates a repair that lasts from one that doesn’t.
Most stone repair fails for one of two reasons. The repair was matched to the background colour of the stone without accounting for the mineral matrix. Or the cause of the damage was not addressed before the repair was made.
Granite is not one colour. It is a matrix of minerals. Black crystals. White feldspar. Reflective mica. A repair matched only to the background colour misses the crystal structure entirely. The repair that catches the light and announces itself every time is the one that was not matched correctly.
“The repair that disappears is the one matched to the full mineral matrix. Not just the colour.”
Stain removal requires reading what the stain is before deciding what chemistry to apply. Oil staining responds to alkaline poultice. Wine and organic staining responds to oxidising chemistry. The wrong poultice on the wrong stain either fails to remove it or damages the stone while trying.
Reading the damage before the work begins is not a preference. It is the difference between a repair that holds and one that fails. Between a colour match that disappears and one that does not.
Repair services
Colour matched repair using a professional system referenced against the full mineral matrix. Not just the background colour. Near invisible when done correctly.
Cause assessed first. Structural support confirmed. Colour matched resin applied. The crack addressed from the source not just the surface.
The most common location for stone damage. Matched to the original edge profile and the full mineral matrix of the specific stone.
Poultice extraction matched to the specific stain type. Oil, wine, rust, organic and hard water staining each addressed with the correct chemistry.
Surface scratches in the polish layer addressed through honing. Deep scratches that have cut into the stone addressed through grinding before honing before polishing.
Voids in travertine filled correctly. Colour and texture matched to the specific stone. The fill that integrates rather than announces itself.
“Beautiful stone doesn’t stay that way on its own.”
Describe the damage and what caused it. We read it correctly and tell you what the right repair looks like.
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