Travertine Restoration
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Georgia Marble Services offers professional travertine restoration for worn floors, showers and countertops across metro Atlanta. We grind away the damaged surface, fill in any open holes, refinish the stone to a matte or glossy finish, and seal it for lasting protection. Most homes are completed in just one to two days. Floors cost $4 to $5 per square foot, while showers and countertops start at $600. Every job begins with a free estimate and a free test spot on your own stone, so you know exactly what to expect before you commit.
Our team has years of hands-on experience restoring travertine in homes throughout Atlanta, and we treat every floor, shower and countertop as if it were our own. We use professional grade tools and sealers to make sure the results last for years to come. Whether your stone is dull, scratched or etched, we have the skills to bring it back to life.
Here's What Happens When You Book Georgia Marble Services
Here’s exactly what our crew does, from start to finish, on every restoration job.
We start by covering the rooms we’re not working in, so dust and water stay out of the rest of your home. Then we grind the worn top layer off the stone using diamond pads, moving from coarse to fine, until the scratches, etch marks and dull walking paths are gone. We clean the grout lines and fix or replace any grout that’s cracked or missing. Any holes that show up during grinding get filled with material matched to your stone’s colour. Next, we finish the surface to the look you want, matte or glossy. Finally, we seal it with a professional-grade Gran Quartz sealer, the last step on every job we do.
We always seal after grinding and polishing, never before, so the sealer bonds to a clean, even surface.
Before we leave, we clean up the work area and walk you across your finished floor so you can see the results for yourself.
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The Equipment That Makes the Difference on Your Floor
This is the part that separates a real restoration from a mop and a bottle of shine product. We work with a weighted floor machine fitted with diamond abrasives, and we run through a series of grits, starting coarse enough to cut the worn layer off the stone and stepping down through finer and finer diamonds until the surface is flat, even and ready to take a finish. That is how etch marks, scratches and dull traffic lanes actually come out. A cleaner cannot reach them because the damage is in the shape of the stone, not on top of it.
Edges, corners, stair treads, showers and countertops are done with hand held machines, since a floor machine cannot get into them. The work is wet, so we pull the slurry up with a wet vacuum as we go rather than letting it dry on your tile. We mask off the rooms we are not working in and protect baseboards and cabinets before anything is switched on. Once the stone is honed or polished to the finish you chose, we seal it with professional grade Gran Quartz sealer.
Homeowners often ask whether they could rent something similar and do it themselves. Hardware store polishing kits and pastes add a temporary shine, but they do not correct deep scratches, etching or uneven wear, and rented machines in inexperienced hands tend to leave swirl marks and low spots that cost more to fix than the original problem. This is the equipment we own, use every week, and know how to read as the floor changes under it.
Travertine Surfaces We Restore Across Metro Atlanta and Surrounding areas
Travertine wears differently depending on where it sits in your home, so we treat and quote every surface based on its own condition. Georgia Marble Services has years of experience restoring travertine floors, showers and countertops throughout Atlanta.
Dirty Floor or Damaged Stone? Here's How to Tell the Difference
Most people call us because their floor looks dirty. But often it’s not dirt at all, and a cleaning service won’t fix it. Dirt sits on top of the stone and comes off with the right cleaner. A worn surface doesn’t work that way if the path from your garage door to the kitchen looks duller than the floor under your sofa, that’s wear, not dirt, and wear needs refinishing. Etching is a different problem, and one we get called about all the time.
Travertine is made mostly of calcium carbonate, and acid damages it. Lemon juice, wine, vinegar, tub and tile sprays, and most all-purpose cleaners can all cause etching, which is why the Natural Stone Institute tells homeowners to keep acidic cleaners away from stone like this. An etch isn’t a stain on top of the stone; it changes the surface itself, and no cleaner can remove it. Georgia Marble Services are experts at fixing both problems, whether it’s worn stone or etching, and we provide this service throughout Atlanta. Book a free test spot and we’ll show you exactly what your floor needs, right on your own stone.
Travertine Floor Restoration for Homes and Businesses
Floors take the hardest use in the house, and the front entryway usually shows it first. Grit tracked in from the driveway acts like sandpaper underfoot, so walking paths go dull years before the stone under your furniture does. Once the factory filler wears out, open pits start collecting dirt, making the floor look grubby no matter how often it’s mopped. On stairs, the wear shows up as a narrow strip down the middle of each step, and the front edge of the tread is usually the first to chip.
Stairs need hand-held tools rather than a floor machine, so they take more time but are just as fixable. We also handle commercial floors, lobbies, entries, restrooms and restaurant floors across metro Atlanta and offer monthly maintenance contracts with a service warranty, so your floor gets attention before it needs a full restoration again. Whatever the surface, our travertine floor restoration process is the same: we grind the area back to one even surface, fill the voids, refinish it to the sheen you want, and seal it, so everything matches and looks new again.
Why Choose Us
When selecting a provider for marble services, Georgia Marble Services is the best decision you can make. We believe in building relationships with our clients based on trust and reliability. We prioritize clear communication and transparency. Choose us for your marble services and experience the artistry of marble in every detail. Trust us to enhance the beauty and value of your space. Feel the difference firsthand.
What Our Customers Are Saying
Travertine Tile Restoration for Showers and Tub Surrounds
Showers are the toughest room in the house for travertine tile. Hard water leaves mineral scale on the tile, soap film builds up into a grey haze, and damp air keeps everything wet long enough for growth to take hold inside the open pits. Homeowners often think the shower has become unhygienic, when the real problem is worn stone holding on to residue. Our travertine tile restoration process includes a deep clean of the stone, filling the pits, refinishing the walls and floor, cleaning and repairing the grout, and then sealing it making the whole shower much easier to keep clean going forward.
Bring Back the Shine on Your Countertops and Vanities
Kitchen and bathroom countertops etch faster than anything else in the house because of what lands on them. Lemon juice, wine, coffee, toothpaste and household spray cleaners are all acidic enough to dull travertine on contact, leaving light rings and patches that no cleaner can remove. We grind the etch marks out, fill any open voids along the edges and around the sink, polish or hone the top to a single even finish, and seal it. Countertops and vanities are quoted as a flat rate starting at $600.
Honest Work, Your Choice Every Step of the Way
Travertine naturally has small holes in it, since the stone forms near hot springs where gas escapes and leaves tiny gaps behind. Most floor tile gets filled at the factory before it’s even sold. But over the years, foot traffic wears that filler down, and after about fifteen years, the holes start to show again. When we refinish your floor, a few more small holes may appear, simply because we’re grinding deeper than the old filler line. This is normal, and filling them is already part of the price we give you, so there’s nothing extra to pay later. We’ll also be honest with you: in busy areas like hallways, filled holes can open up again over time. We’d rather you hear that from us upfront than be surprised later.
You also get to choose the finish. A glossy finish gives your floor a bright, polished look, while a matte finish is softer and does a better job hiding small scratches and wear, which is why it works so well in hallways and bathrooms. Neither one is right or wrong, it just depends on the look you want and how much the space gets used. We can fill and smooth your floor for easy cleaning, or leave it unfilled for a more natural, rustic look. Either way, we’ll show you the finish on a free test spot first, so you know exactly what to expect before we start.
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The Expert Behind Every Job
When you book with Georgia Marble Services, you’re not handed off to a random subcontractor. The owner personally quotes your job and shows up to do the work himself, so the person who gives you the price is the same person restoring your stone. With more than ten years of hands-on experience in travertine and stone restoration, he brings real expertise to every floor, shower and countertop across metro Atlanta. Georgia Marble Services also carries liability insurance up to $1 million, giving you extra peace of mind.
Frequently Asked Question
Cost depends on the size of the area, the marble’s current condition, and whether it needs cleaning only or cleaning plus polishing, honing, or sealing. Most Atlanta stone care companies offer a free in-home estimate before quoting a price, since etched or heavily stained marble often costs more to restore than routine cleaning.
For residential floors, every 1–3 years is typical. High-traffic commercial spaces like lobbies, hotels, and retail floors often need polishing more frequently — sometimes quarterly or semi-annually — because of heavier foot traffic and grit.
Yes, in most cases. Polishing combined with honing removes surface-level stains, etch marks, and dullness caused by acidic spills or worn traffic patterns. Deeper damage or holes may require the surface to be leveled down further to restore a flat, reflective finish.
This varies by product and traffic level, but many professional-grade sealers are designed to last one to several years. Some companies pair their sealing service with a maintenance cleaner and a multi-year labor warranty as long as it’s used correctly.
It’s not recommended. Using the wrong chemicals, tools, or methods can damage the stone or grout underneath and create a bigger, more expensive problem. A trained stone technician can safely strip old sealer or wax without harming the marble.
Yes. Marble showers are especially prone to soap scum, mineral buildup, and mold in the grout and caulk lines due to constant moisture. Professional cleaning removes buildup and sanitizes the surface, and damaged caulk is often replaced with a flexible, mold-resistant sealant.
Areas Where we SERVE
Georgia Marble Services offers expert marble restoration, maintenance and many more services across Georgia, with service locations clearly marked on the map to help you find us easily.
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