Broward County
Marble Polishing & Restoration in Fort Lauderdale
Restore dull, etched, or scratched marble surfaces to a mirror-like finish. Diamond honing, polishing, and sealing for Fort Lauderdale floors, countertops, showers, and feature walls.
Broward County
Restore dull, etched, or scratched marble surfaces to a mirror-like finish. Diamond honing, polishing, and sealing for Fort Lauderdale floors, countertops, showers, and feature walls.
Marble is the most beautiful surface material in residential architecture and the most demanding to maintain. In Fort Lauderdale's high-humidity, high-salt-air environment, marble floors, countertops, and shower walls accumulate scratches, etches, water spots, and dulling within years. Most clients believe their marble needs to be replaced. It almost never does. Diamond honing and progressive polishing can restore even severely worn marble to its original mirror-like finish — often better than the day it was installed. We have been restoring Broward marble for over twenty years.
Marble is calcium carbonate, chemically sensitive to acids. The everyday culprits in a Fort Lauderdale home are lemon juice, wine, vinegar-based cleaners, and citrus-scented household products. Each contact etches a microscopic dull patch that gradually accumulates. Coastal homes face additional salt-air infiltration that pits unsealed marble over time. The good news: this damage is on the top 1-2mm of the stone, and we can grind past it without removing significant material.
Professional marble restoration is a multi-stage diamond-abrasive process. We start with a coarse grit to remove etches and scratches, then progress through 8-12 finer grits down to a 3000+ grit polish. For floors, we use planetary-head floor machines with water cooling and dust extraction. For countertops, hand-held variable-speed polishers. The final polish creates a true reflective finish — not a topical sealer or coating, but the natural polish of the marble itself. We seal afterward with a penetrating impregnator that lasts 12-24 months.
Three terms get used interchangeably in the marble care industry and they are not the same. Honing is grinding to a matte or satin finish. Polishing extends the process to a high-gloss reflective finish. Crystallization is a chemical hardening process that creates a temporary high-gloss film. Crystallization is faster and cheaper than full polishing but wears off in 1-3 years and can yellow over time. We do not crystallize because it is a band-aid. We do real polishing because it lasts.
We restore every marble surface in Fort Lauderdale homes. Floors are the most common request — polishing 200-500 sq ft of marble floor typically takes 2-3 days. Countertops can usually be polished in place in 4-6 hours. Shower walls and floors require careful waterproofing of the rest of the bathroom and overnight cure time on the sealer. Marble feature walls in entryways or stairwells are typically restored from a lift. We handle every type of installation we have ever encountered.
Why Choose AP STONE INC.
Multi-stage diamond honing from coarse to 3000+ grit polish. Real mirror finish, not a temporary crystallization film.
Impregnator sealer applied after polishing. 12-24 month protection against staining and etching.
Two decades of bringing decades-old Broward marble back to like-new condition.
Planetary-head floor machines, water containment, dust extraction. Professional-grade for every surface.
Most countertops and shower walls restored without removal. Floors completed in 2-3 days.
Bilingual team ready to assist you in English or Spanish.
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On-site visit within 24 hours. We measure, photograph, review your design references, and discuss budget and scope.
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We drive you to top stone yards and showrooms to hand-pick the exact materials that will go into your project.
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Line-item written quote covering materials, labor, demo, permits, and HOA paperwork. No surprise add-ons mid-project.
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Our in-house crew executes with weekly client updates. Final walkthrough — you sign off only when satisfied.
"Our 12-year-old marble floor in Coral Ridge looked dull and scratched. AP Stone polished it over three days and it came back better than the day it was installed. Worth every penny."
Carolina M.
Coral Ridge — Floor Restoration
"Master bath marble countertop with deep etching. Six hours of polishing and the etches are gone. The polish is mirror-perfect. They sealed it and gave us care instructions."
Patricia N.
Las Olas — Countertop Restoration
"Galt Mile condo with a marble feature wall that had water stains. AP Stone restored it from a lift in two days. The wall reflects like a mirror now."
David L.
Galt Mile — Feature Wall
Marble polishing in Fort Lauderdale typically costs $4 to $12 per square foot for floors, depending on damage severity. Countertops run $200 to $600 per surface. Shower walls and feature walls are $8 to $18 per sq ft. All pricing includes diamond honing, progressive polishing, sealing, and cleanup.
Yes, almost always. Diamond honing grinds past surface damage in the top 1-2mm of the stone, then progressive polishing restores the mirror finish. The only damage we cannot reverse is full structural cracks (which require replacement, not polishing).
A typical 500 sq ft marble floor polish takes 2-3 days including water containment, edge work, polishing, sealing, and cleanup. Countertops are usually 4-6 hours per surface. Shower walls run 1-2 days.
Whichever you prefer. We polish to your specification: matte (honed), satin, semi-gloss, or full high-gloss mirror finish. We discuss finish level during the consultation.
In a heavily used home, marble floors typically benefit from professional polishing every 5-10 years. Light-traffic floors and bathroom countertops can go 10-15+ years between polishings.
Contact us today for a free consultation and detailed estimate.