Commercial Natural Stone Cleaning in Phoenix
Travertine, Marble & More
After Hours & Weekends
Soap-Free, Residue-Free
Proudly Serving Phoenix Metro
20+ Years of Owner Experience
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Green Cleaning
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Stone hides its soil in the grout
Natural stone adds elegance to an office or a building. It also asks for maintenance that other hard floors do not. Like ceramic tile, a stone floor can be deceptively soiled. Most of the dirt sits in the grout joints and in the small pits and grooves of the stone, where a mop cannot reach it.
In a commercial building the soil is mostly grease and oil tracked in from the parking lot. Daily mopping does not remove it. The mop spreads a mixture of grease, oil and water across the floor, and it settles into the grout. Soapy cleaners make it worse by leaving a residue that holds on to the next day’s dirt.
Where we clean stone
- Building lobbies and entries
- Corridors and other high-traffic walkways
- Office reception areas
What we look at first
We go to the corners and edges, the places nobody walks and the mop misses. The grout there shows the floor’s true color and tells us how much soil the rest of the floor is carrying.
Ceramic or porcelain instead of stone? See commercial tile and grout cleaning. For a home, see natural stone cleaning.
Our Commercial Stone Cleaning Process
Pre-Inspection
We identify the stone, test the grout in an untrafficked corner to find its original color, and note stains, etching and coatings.
Residue-Free Pre-Treatment
Our pre-treatment is clear, odor free and soap free. Any gray you see on the floor after it goes down is soil coming out.
Brush & Grout Work
A counter-rotating brush machine works the product in, and a dedicated grout brush goes into the joints.
Rinse & Extract
The loosened soil is rinsed and extracted off the floor rather than pushed around it, leaving no film behind.
What to expect from commercial stone cleaning
Scheduling and access
We clean many commercial floors after hours or on weekends, when the building is quiet and the work can be done safely. Tell us about access, alarms, and where we can park and unload.
Reopening
The floor needs time to dry before foot traffic returns, and longer if it is being sealed. We plan the work so it is ready for your opening time and tell you when each area can be walked on.
Sealing
We recommend a penetrating sealer after cleaning to help protect the stone from spills. It soaks in and leaves no coating on the surface.
Honest limits
Cleaning brings back the color of the grout and brightens the stone. It does not remove etching, the dull marks acids leave on marble, travertine and limestone, and it does not take out scratches or wear paths. Floors that have been waxed for shine have to be stripped first, and wax can leave permanent staining in grout and in the more absorbent tiles.
Keeping it up
Dry mop daily to remove grit before it scratches the stone. Damp mop with a neutral cleaner and change the water often. Avoid soapy products on any hard surface.
From our job files
A stone floor in a busy entry, where the grout had gone from light brown to nearly black, is documented in Commercial Natural Stone Cleaning.
