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
sealed marble

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.

  •   I'm glad I chose Dimensions Concrete to work on our concrete floor. Wil removed the thinset from our previous tile-and-grout floor, and then he polished it. Our floor looks fantastic... read more

    thumb Jessica J.
    9/02/2023

      Quality Stone Restoration provided excellent customer service and Wil did an amazing job cleaning and sealing the grout in my home. I highly recommend Quality Stone Restoration and I will... read more

    thumb Angela C.
    9/29/2019
  •   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

      Our beautiful granite had a noticeable and growing crack in front of the sink. Will explained how it happened and repaired it to match the existing markings. Very... read more

    thumb Maile C.
    8/09/2020
  • I am amazed at the quality of service Will provided, My Marble counter tops in the kitchen look amazing! Will does a excellent job in customer service, which is so... read more

    Katie Jackson-Realtor Avatar Katie Jackson-Realtor
    April 4, 2021

    Will did a resealing of or 1 year old granite countertops. We also had him change out the grout in the sink area. Will is very professional and knows his... read more

    Kathy Cerda Avatar Kathy Cerda
    April 4, 2023
  • Excellent service. Will was great. My flours look amazing and grout is clean and bright again. Will use again if needed!

    Patti Dobarzynski Avatar Patti Dobarzynski
    April 4, 2022

    Wilhem did a great job! He was super responsive, answered the phone right away made an appointment within two days showed up on time and did a really great job... read more

    Frankie Thompson Avatar Frankie Thompson
    March 28, 2024