Indianapolis and Noblesville to assist you with your kitchen or bathroom renovation project. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Honed Marble Characteristics:. Honed Marble Recap:. Maintenance: Regular wipe down with water and mild detergent, clean up spills immediately, re-sealing suggested over time. Suggested Application: Countertops and high traffic areas, such as floors for the bathroom, foyer, or living room.
Polished Marble Characteristics:. If not, all you've lost is one tile. My bet is you are. The fabricator could only get polished, so they had to hone the island slabs in the shop. According to them, it took 3 days to do. The polished is holding up really well and I am a total slob. But I also love the look of aged marble. So, I am not really super keen on noticing etching anyway. My advice: get a sample, dump vinegar on it It will take the shine off but it will be different than machine honed.
Thanks for your reply! Polished or honed marble? Marble for kitchen - honed or polished surface better? My DH honed the pieces for the tub surround and the shower thresholds.
They didn't take long to do and they came out just as we had hoped. Very doable. We had our fabricator hone our marble- he had never done it before, and it turned out great. Sabjimata, yes, I saw some honed slabs, but like the look of polished. Only, if I can't stand the etching after a few years, what would be my options? That's why I wondered if I could then get it honed after it was installed in our kitchen. Bill, you sound like my Dad! He also has a real "can do" attitude.
Thanks for the encouragement. I would definitely practice on tiles before attempting anything on a countertop! However, if I am not good at manipulating an orbital sander although, youtube makes it look easy how much do you think it would cost to get a professional in to do it? Niffy, you are nifty! Thanks very much. Bill, I believe you - I really did watch the guy on youtube showing how to use the sander and he basically drilled in to keep the thing moving, which I could definitely do.
OK Bill, then what is the best thing to use to seal it after it is honed? I am in the process of honing my island and it is coming along great , but I need to know what next! Both are good quality solvent based sealers. Yikes - An Island could take quite a while then - right?
Still - it's great to know the average Jane Doe Jeri in this case can do it. Becky, I'm so grateful for this thread and am encouraged by Bill's advice.
You can totally use an orbital sander! I have a little handheld one and it's a breeze to use. I haven't admitted to this on the forum yet but my backsplash is honed white marble. During installation, this weird etch mark showed up on it, maybe the installer spilled on it or something. So, I sanded it off with my little sander. Then I sealed it. I thought it was a little reckless at the time but I didn't want my husband to see the big etch and get on his "I told you so" soapbox about marble.
I tried the vinegar on a polished sample I had and it took the polish right off and didn't look bad! I might have DH give this a try on a tile. Squirted a whole bunch of lemon juice on the polished marble counter today and I'm just not thrilled with the way it looks. Now, I'm probably the only one who notices since I fixate on these things, but nevertheless, if I could get the whole thing honed, I'd be happy. I've honed a carrara slab and black New St. Laurent 12x12 tiles.
I used a random-action hand-held pad sander, and finished with hand sanding. You can check my albums for the results--ignore any rambling not connected to marble honing. Be careful using vinegar. You stand a real good chance of it coming out uneven, if you're not careful. All it takes, especially on a slab, is letting it stay just a few seconds longer on one section of the slab than you did on another, and then you'll see an uneveness to the finish. Not to mention the salad smell, that lets you know there's still vinegar in the pores of the stone!
I agree with Bill V--I noticed that even the action of pouring vinegar on the black marble tiles caused a blotchy look. Polished marble also stands alone as a decorative element. Some of the great halls in grand homes and royal castles are simply an expanse of polished marble. Polished marble with clean lines and edges is also an ideal choice with a modern design.
Its smooth shiny texture looks right a home next to chrome and leather. Yes, you can. Consider a kitchen island in a showy polished marble like Calcutta with countertops in a honed marble of the same or contrasting stone.
The polished area will draw the eye giving your kitchen a bold focal point. You may be overcome by the beauty of a showy slab and not be able to imagine it getting anything less than a full polish.
On the other hand, that same piece may be just what someone is dreaming of for their matte-finish, 70s-Revival organic-look kitchen. They may decide a honed finish is just perfect for their vision.
Click below to schedule a consultation today. Locations For Professionals. Rye, NY: Another plus for honed marble is that when it gets wet, it is not as slippery as a polished surface. This makes it great for surfaces that accumulate moisture or get wet regularly.
Although a honed surface has the aforementioned pros that go along with it, that is not to say that it will be the best choice for everyone. Hence, the title of this article. There are a couple of things that should be considered when determining whether honed marble is a good fit for you. One of the characteristics of a porous surface is that it allows liquids to penetrate the surface of the stone.
This means spills need to be wiped up immediately. And, if the liquid is acidic, it would not hurt for you to rinse the stone thoroughly even after cleaning up the spill. Acidic liquids can create problems for calcite-containing stone like marble. In fact there are very particular ways to treat stains on marble. You may be wondering if there is a way to protect marble since it can be susceptible to penetrating liquids.
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