OK, so the keen-eyed amongst you will have noticed the big blue Twitter button (bit too big maybe?) on the right hand side of the blog. I thought it was about time I tried to keep-up, so now you can follow the Tile and Stone Blog on Twitter. http://twitter.com/TileStoneBlog While we are on the subject [...]

I am sure that you are all familiar with polished and honed finishes on stone. Just in case you are not; a polished stone has a high shine that is achieved though diamond or silica-carbide grinding at the factory. A honed finish is very flat, smooth to the touch with no visible scratches or saw marks but not reflective. Both of these finishes can be easily (if somewhat expensively) created or re-instated in sit-tu via a professional grinding company.

Given the number of questions I have received recently, about ‘how to get the wax off porcelain tiles’, I thought I would write a brief article on the subject. Many porcelain tiles these days come with a transit wax; a coating that is intended to offer some protection to the tiles whilst they are in [...]

Polished marble floors can be a thing of real beauty, no wonder that so many people desire them. But they can also be a little tricky to look after. The basic rules to maintaining a polished marble floor are the same as for any stone really: Keep it free of grit, pick up isolated spills as they occur, use a mild/neutral cleaner in place of high alkaline detergents for regular cleaning and on no account expose it to any kind of acid.