Why do homeowners and firms choose stone floors?
At Cornwell Services we’re in the business of cleaning and renovating stone flooring. But what makes tiled stone floors such a popular choice in the first place?
The enduring appeal of tiled stone flooring
Put simply, the huge choice of styles, ease of maintenance and durability of stone floors has made them a wise choice in past centuries as well as in today’s modern homes and business premises.
Original stone floors found in period properties, whether quarry tiles, marble, brick, patterned Victorian tiles or flagstones, all pay testament to these attributes. This flooring will have been chosen for areas of a building to create an impressive entrance hall, to provide a practical non-slip, non-porous floor for kitchens and working zones, or to provide a robust surface in public areas that’s both hardwearing and elegant.
Modern buildings favour stone floors too, for their contemporary aesthetic. Travertine, sandstone, porcelain and slate can help create stunning living and working spaces. Flooring using a single material throughout can help to add to the feeling of space. Whilst a clever use of different stone floor tiles can effectively zone open plan living areas or public areas. Stone floors are suitable for underfloor heating too, allowing a comfortable home or productive commercial premises without radiators taking up valuable wall-space.
Minimum maintenance – stone floor cleaning
With modern properties, a bit of care and some expert stone floor cleaning can ensure that floors continue to provide the functionality and aesthetic style that property owners require. At Cornwell Services we’re called in to ‘fix’ stone floor problems that occur at modern properties. For example, the marble surround to a Hertfordshire swimming pool had become marked with algae and we were able to bring it back to its former beauty by undertaking specialist stone floor cleaning which involved removal of algae, deep cleaning and sealing. From here a little regular maintenance each year will ensure the stone floor remains clean and safe underfoot.
We often have the pleasure of cleaning or renovating the historic flooring surfaces in period properties, whether these are private homes or company premises. For example, we’ve renovated the quarry tile floors in a Georgian property near Hitchin through specialist deep cleaning and sealing. Business owner, Saul Cornwell, takes great pride in drawing upon his technical knowledge and taking the steps required to restore these period features so that the beauty of natural stone floors that’s been diminished by the passage of time can be seen once more.
Whether you’ve chosen a stone floor for your building or become the owner or manager of a natural stone floor with your period property, Saul at Cornwell Services is on hand for specialist stone floor cleaning – just call 07738 022813.
Cornwell Services are a Hertfordshire-based business and we take on renovation projects and regular maintenance of stone floors across Hertfordshire as well as in Essex, Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and north London.
