You get the original shine back. The etching from years of hard water and acidic cleaners disappears. Those dull spots, scratches, and water marks that made your marble look tired—gone.
Your floors look the way they did when your house was new. Not “better than before” in some vague way. Actually restored to their original finish, with the depth and clarity that made marble valuable in the first place.
And you kept the irreplaceable character of your home intact. No demolition. No landfill. No losing the craftsmanship that builders don’t replicate anymore. Just the marble you already have, brought back to the condition it deserves—usually in one or two days, with techniques that don’t coat your house in dust.
Most West Bay Shore homeowners are surprised by two things: how much better their floors look than they expected, and how much less the whole process costs compared to what they feared. Restoration runs $5 to $15 per square foot. Replacement? You’re looking at $70 to $190 per square foot on Long Island, plus the disruption of tearing everything out.
High Definition Marble Restoration Inc specializes in the work other companies avoid. Historic marble. Severely damaged surfaces. Floors that have been neglected for decades. The worse the condition, the better we are at fixing it.
We’re owner-operated, which means you deal directly with the person doing the work. No subcontractors. No middlemen. No wondering who’s actually going to show up at your house.
We’ve been restoring marble throughout Nassau and Suffolk Counties since 1998. The New York Times featured our work in 2001. The Garden City Hotel has trusted us exclusively for over 16 years. We understand Long Island’s older homes because we’ve been working in them for more than two decades—dealing with the same hard water, the same coastal humidity, the same aging infrastructure that’s affecting your floors right now.
First, we assess the damage. Not every floor needs the same level of work, and we’re not going to sell you services you don’t need. We look at etching, scratches, cracks, stains, and any structural issues that need addressing before we start polishing.
Then we clean the surface properly. Most marble damage comes from buildup—soap scum, hard water deposits, old wax, and residue from cleaners that were too acidic for the stone. That all has to come off before restoration can begin.
Next comes grinding and honing if needed. This is where we remove scratches, lippage, and etching that cleaning alone won’t fix. We’re taking the surface down to fresh stone, then building it back up through progressively finer grits until the marble is smooth and ready for polishing.
Polishing brings back the original shine. We’re not coating your floors with anything. We’re burnishing the stone itself until it reflects light the way it did when it was new. This is actual restoration, not a topical finish that wears off in six months.
Finally, we seal the marble to protect it from Long Island’s water conditions. The sealer we use is designed specifically for the humidity and mineral content you’re dealing with here. It’s not a permanent solution—nothing is—but it gives you years of protection and makes regular maintenance much easier.
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You get a comprehensive damage assessment before we start. We identify what’s causing the problem—not just what the problem looks like—so you understand what you’re paying to fix and why it happened in the first place.
Professional cleaning and preparation are included. Crack and chip repair where needed. Grinding and honing to remove etching and scratches. Polishing to restore the original shine. Protective sealing with products designed for Long Island’s climate.
The process is dustless. We’re not filling your house with marble dust or forcing you to live somewhere else during the work. Most jobs finish in one or two days, depending on square footage and condition.
West Bay Shore’s older homes present specific challenges. The hard water here is aggressive. The coastal humidity accelerates certain types of damage. A lot of the marble in historic Long Island homes is softer than modern stone, which means it etches faster and requires more careful handling during restoration. We account for all of that in how we approach the work.
You also get transparent pricing up front. Free estimate, usually within 24 hours. No hidden fees. No surprise charges when we’re halfway through the job. You know what it costs before we start.
Restoration typically runs $5 to $15 per square foot depending on the condition of your floors and what level of work they need. Replacement costs $70 to $190 per square foot on Long Island once you factor in demolition, disposal, new material, and installation.
For most West Bay Shore homeowners, that’s the difference between a $2,000 restoration and a $15,000 replacement on a typical bathroom or entryway. The gap gets even wider on larger spaces.
The other cost people don’t think about is time. Replacement means weeks of disruption—demo, subfloor work, installation, grouting, sealing, curing. Restoration usually wraps in one or two days. You’re back to normal almost immediately, and you kept the original floors that give your home its character.
Yes. Hard water damage is one of the most common problems we see in Nassau and Suffolk Counties, and it’s completely reversible with the right process.
Long Island’s water is loaded with minerals—calcium and magnesium primarily. When that water sits on marble, especially in bathrooms, it leaves deposits that etch the surface and create dull spots. Over time, those deposits build up and the etching gets worse. Most people assume the marble is permanently damaged. It’s not.
We remove the mineral deposits and then restore the surface underneath. The etching comes out during the honing process, and the shine comes back during polishing. Once we seal the marble with a product designed for high-mineral water, you’re protected going forward. You’ll still need to wipe up standing water and avoid acidic cleaners, but the marble itself is restored and much more resistant to future damage.
Most residential jobs take one to two days depending on square footage and how much damage we’re repairing. A typical bathroom might be done in a day. A large foyer or multiple rooms might take two.
The timeline depends on the condition of your floors. If we’re just polishing and sealing, that’s faster. If we’re grinding out deep scratches, repairing cracks, or dealing with severe etching, it takes longer. We’ll give you an accurate estimate after we see the floors in person.
The process is dustless, so you’re not dealing with cleanup afterward. And you can walk on the floors as soon as we’re done. There’s no curing time or waiting period. We finish, you inspect, and you’re back to using the space immediately.
Yes. Historic marble is actually our specialty. The older and more damaged the floor, the better suited we are to handle it.
Marble from 100 years ago is often softer and more porous than modern stone. It etches faster, stains easier, and requires more careful handling during restoration. A lot of companies won’t touch it because the risk is higher and the process is more involved. We’ve been restoring century-old floors throughout Long Island since 1998. It’s the core of what we do.
The key is understanding the material. Old marble doesn’t respond the same way newer stone does. You can’t use the same techniques or the same products. We adjust our process based on the age, type, and condition of your specific floors. That’s why we assess every job in person before we start—so we know exactly what we’re working with and how to restore it without causing further damage.
Polishing restores the shine to marble that’s in decent shape but has lost its luster. Refinishing involves grinding the surface down to remove damage, then honing and polishing to rebuild the finish from scratch.
If your marble just looks dull or has minor etching, polishing might be enough. We burnish the stone with progressively finer abrasives until the shine comes back. It’s less invasive and faster than refinishing.
If your marble has deep scratches, significant etching, lippage between tiles, or surface damage that polishing alone won’t fix, you need refinishing. We grind the surface down to fresh stone, level everything out, then work our way back up through honing and polishing until the marble looks new again. It’s more involved, but it’s the only way to truly restore heavily damaged floors. We’ll tell you which approach your floors need after we assess them in person.
Yes. We provide free, itemized estimates, usually within 24 hours of seeing your floors.
We need to assess the marble in person because every floor is different. The type of stone, the age, the extent of damage, the size of the space—all of that affects what the job requires and what it costs. We’re not going to give you a ballpark number over the phone that turns into something different when we start working.
The estimate breaks down exactly what we’re doing and what each part costs. No hidden fees. No surprise charges halfway through the job. You know what you’re paying before we start, and that number doesn’t change unless you ask us to do additional work we didn’t originally discuss. If you’re in West Bay Shore or anywhere in Nassau or Suffolk Counties, call us and we’ll schedule a time to come look at your floors.
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