Sealers

Should I Seal?

The short answer is Yes.

The long answer is Absolutely!

Properly sealing your marble, travertine, limestone, and granite, floors, counters, and showers is highly recommended for the long-term protection and maintenance of your stone surfaces.

Quality Stone Restoration offers high-quality sealers that protect against water and oil borne staining, and will make routine maintenance cleanings easier and more effective.

We use only the best, highest-quality sealers. There are two main types of sealers: penetrating sealers and topical sealers.  In the majority of situations, we use penetrating sealers, as these sealers are the industry standard.  Some companies may try to sell you on using a topical sealer as a quick, cheap way to get a shine on your floor.  However,  topical sealers can damage stone in the long term.  By not allowing the stone to breathe, topical sealers can trap moisture under the surface, which, for some stones, can lead to wide-spread spalling.  Spalling is when small chunks of the stone dislodge.  This can lead to repairs so costly, it may make more sense just to replace the floor.  Moreover, a topical sealer is difficult to strip when you eventually need to reseal.

sealed travertine

Advantages of Sealing

Penetrating sealers allow the stone to breathe, tend to be easier to keep clean, allow the natural beauty of the stone to show through, and are much more straight forward to clean, whether professionally or through regular maintenance.

Quality Stone Restoration offers a variety of high quality penetrating sealers to best suit your needs.

It is important to note that no sealer will keep your stone from getting dirty, but will allow for a much easier and more effective clean.  Even if you have no intention of regularly cleaning your stone, when you get it professionally cleaned in the future, that clean will be more effective than if your stone went years without being sealed.

  •   Very responsive. Called back the same day. Showed up on time, wearing a mask. Very thorough cleaning . Extremely satisfied with the service and results.

    thumb Mike M.
    3/13/2021

      This review is a bit late however better late than never! We're in Temecula was looking for travertine restoration. Quality stone is awesome very professional and did a great job... read more

    thumb Ebi P.
    8/22/2019
  •   VERY impressive young man. He was professional and punctual. Confirmed the day before, sent text when he would arrive, was right on time. Worked hard all day... read more

    thumb Teri P.
    8/14/2019

      I really appreciate working with a company that is great at what they do and fair as well. Wilhem is a very nice person and easy to work with. My... read more

    thumb JD S.
    3/04/2020
  • This is an excellent company. Wil provide superior customer service and craftsmanship. The price was also very fair. I highly recommend this company for your stone and... read more

    Barbara Sedgwick-Billimoria Avatar Barbara Sedgwick-Billimoria
    April 4, 2019

    Our travertine floors are 17 years old and we’re sun bleached, needed cleaning and not anything like the Travertine we installed. We were considering on replacing with new stone.... read more

    Dave Hamann Avatar Dave Hamann
    April 4, 2021
  • I was moving and needed my counters and tile cleaned and wow what an amazing job. In fact I think the stone looked even better than when I moved in!... read more

    cynthia k kosciuczyk Avatar cynthia k kosciuczyk
    April 4, 2018

    I had a great experience working with this company. Wil did a great job cleaning the carpet and made it look like new. The travertine floors were cleaned and sealed... read more

    Stephanie McConnell Avatar Stephanie McConnell
    April 4, 2022