Your marble floors stop looking dull and worn. The haze from years of wrong cleaners disappears. Those etches and scratches that made you cringe every time guests walked through? Gone.
You’re not covering up damage or masking problems. You’re bringing the stone back to what it looked like when it was first installed—sometimes over a century ago.
Most homeowners in Hicksville don’t realize their marble can look this good again. They’ve been told replacement is the only option, or they’ve tried DIY polishing kits that made things worse. Professional marble floor polishing costs $5 to $15 per square foot. New marble installation runs $70 to $190 per square foot on Long Island.
The difference isn’t just financial. When you restore original marble—especially in historic Nassau County homes—you’re preserving materials and craftsmanship that literally don’t exist anymore. Those quarries closed decades ago. That installation technique isn’t taught anymore.
Restoration gives you back the floors your home was built around. The ones that tie together your entryway, your kitchen, your bathroom. The ones that make your house feel like yours.
We specialize in the work other companies avoid. The 100-year-old floors with damage that looks impossible to fix. The historic marble that’s been through decades of wrong cleaning products and amateur repair attempts.
We’re owner-operated, which means you’re working directly with someone who’s been doing this for over 25 years. No crews showing up unsupervised. No wondering if the person doing the work actually knows what they’re doing with irreplaceable materials.
The Garden City Hotel has trusted us exclusively for over 16 years. The New York Times featured our restoration work in 2001. We’ve restored marble throughout Nassau and Suffolk Counties—in Gold Coast estates, vintage Hicksville homes, and everywhere in between.
Your floors aren’t a commodity to us. They’re the reason we got into this business. The worse the damage, the more we want to see what we can bring back.
First, we assess what we’re actually dealing with. Not all marble damage is the same, and historic floors in Hicksville often have issues you won’t see in newer installations. We’re looking at the type of stone, the extent of etching or scratching, any previous repair attempts, and how the floor’s been maintained.
Then we start the restoration process on-site. This isn’t about removing your floors and taking them somewhere. We work right in your home, and the process is dust-free in 99% of cases. You don’t need to move furniture or vacate the house.
We use diamond abrasives in progressively finer grits to remove damage and restore the surface. This is where experience matters—too aggressive and you risk damaging historic stone, too cautious and you won’t actually fix the problem. We’re grinding away years of etching, scratches, and dullness until we reach healthy stone.
After grinding comes honing and polishing. This is what brings back that original shine and depth. We’re not applying a coating that’ll wear off in six months. We’re bringing out the natural polish of the stone itself.
Most marble floor restoration projects in Hicksville take one to three days depending on square footage and damage severity. A small bathroom might be done in hours. A large entryway with significant historic damage takes longer. We protect your belongings and surrounding areas during the work, and we’re transparent about timeline before we start.
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You get a full assessment before any work starts. We’re looking at your specific marble type, the damage pattern, and what’s realistic to achieve. Historic marble in Nassau County homes often comes from quarries that no longer exist, so we need to understand exactly what we’re working with.
The restoration itself includes grinding, honing, and polishing to whatever finish you want—high gloss, honed, or something in between. We’re removing scratches, etches, stains, and the dullness that comes from years of improper cleaning. If you’ve got cracks or chips, we handle marble repair as part of the process.
Bathroom floor restoration in Hicksville comes with unique challenges. Long Island’s hard water creates mineral deposits that regular cleaning can’t touch. The humidity from being near the Atlantic affects how marble ages. We account for these local conditions in how we approach the work.
You also get guidance on maintenance after we’re done. Most homeowners have been using the wrong products for years without realizing it. General cleaners eat through marble minerals and destroy the finish. We’ll tell you exactly what to use and what to avoid so your floors stay looking good.
The goal is marble that lasts another 100 years. Quality restoration extends the life of your floors for decades. With proper care after restoration, you’re looking at a century or more from marble countertops and floors. That’s not marketing speak—that’s what the material is capable of when it’s treated right.
Professional marble restoration typically costs $5 to $15 per square foot in the Hicksville area. New marble installation runs $70 to $190 per square foot on Long Island—and that’s before you factor in the cost of removing and disposing of your old floors.
For a 200-square-foot entryway, you’re looking at $1,000 to $3,000 for restoration versus $14,000 to $38,000 for replacement. The cost difference is significant, but it’s not the whole story.
When you replace historic marble, you’re losing materials that don’t exist anymore. Many Nassau County homes have marble from specific quarries or time periods that are no longer available. Once those original floors are gone, they’re gone forever. Restoration preserves that authenticity and can actually increase your property value by 3% to 5%—especially in historic homes where buyers specifically seek original features.
Yes, and this is one of the most common problems we see in Hicksville. Homeowners use general-purpose cleaners or acidic products that eat through the marble surface, creating a dull, etched appearance. The more you clean with the wrong products, the worse it gets.
The damage isn’t permanent, but it does require professional marble floor polishing to fix. We’re essentially removing the damaged layer of stone and bringing back the healthy marble underneath. How deep we need to go depends on how long the wrong products were used and how aggressive they were.
We’ve restored marble that’s been damaged by everything from vinegar-based cleaners to harsh bathroom products. The stone itself is usually fine—it’s just the surface that’s been compromised. Once we restore it and show you what products to actually use going forward, you won’t have this problem again.
Most projects take one to three days depending on the size of the area and the extent of restoration needed. A small bathroom with light etching might be completed in a few hours. A large kitchen or entryway with significant historic damage takes longer.
The process is done entirely on-site, and it’s dust-free in 99% of cases. You don’t need to move furniture or leave your home during the work. We protect surrounding areas and your belongings as part of the process.
Historic floors sometimes take longer because we’re dealing with materials and installation techniques from a century ago. We’re not rushing through irreplaceable stone. The timeline also depends on what finish you want—high gloss takes more steps than a honed finish. We’ll give you a specific timeframe after assessing your floors, and we stick to it.
Marble polishing is part of marble restoration, but restoration is more comprehensive. Polishing brings back shine and smoothness to marble that’s in decent shape but has lost its luster. Restoration addresses deeper damage—scratches, etches, stains, and surface degradation from years of wear or improper care.
If your marble just looks dull but doesn’t have visible scratches or etches, polishing might be enough. If you’ve got damage you can feel with your hand, or if previous cleaning attempts have left the surface rough or hazy, you need full restoration.
We start with an honest assessment. Some contractors will push for more work than you actually need. We’ve been doing this since 1998, and our reputation matters more than overselling a single job. If polishing will get you where you want to be, we’ll tell you that. If you need full restoration to actually fix the problem, we’ll explain why.
Restored marble floors can increase property value by 3% to 5% according to the National Association of Realtors, particularly when you’re maintaining historic character that buyers specifically seek. In Hicksville’s current market—where the median home sale price is $743,500—that’s potentially $22,000 to $37,000 in added value.
The impact is even stronger in historic homes. Buyers looking at older properties in Nassau County are often specifically seeking original features and authentic character. Well-maintained original marble floors signal that the home has been cared for properly. They’re a selling point, not something you need to apologize for or plan to replace.
Beyond the numbers, restored marble simply makes your home more appealing. It’s one of those features that buyers notice immediately when they walk in. The entryway, the kitchen, the bathroom—these are high-impact areas where marble makes a statement. When those floors look incredible instead of worn and dull, it changes how people perceive the entire property.
Yes, we’ve added concrete restoration and polishing to our services. Polished concrete has become one of the fastest-growing trends in flooring, and we’ve seen increasing demand for it throughout Nassau County.
The process is similar to marble restoration in terms of technique—we’re grinding, honing, and polishing to bring out the natural beauty of the material. Concrete floors can be finished to different levels of shine and can be stained or left natural depending on what you’re looking for.
This service expands beyond our traditional stone work, but it fits with what we do best: taking damaged or overlooked surfaces and making them into something you’re proud to show off. Whether your floors are century-old marble or modern concrete, we have the expertise and equipment to restore them properly while respecting the character of your Hicksville property.
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