Marble Polishing
Honed, semi-polished, or high-gloss finishes for floors, counters, stairs, and vanities.
Marble chip, crack, stain and etch repair in Brossard, the South Shore, Montreal and Laval. Countertops, floors, bathrooms. Free estimate.
A small chip on a marble countertop, a hairline crack in a floor tile, a dull acid mark beside the sink, or a stained bathroom threshold can make the whole surface look neglected. Marble is soft enough to damage, but it is also workable enough to repair when the right resins, abrasives, colour matching and sealing are used.
I am Gen Schiavone of Techni-Marbre. I repair marble across Brossard, the South Shore, Montreal and Laval for homeowners, condo owners, designers, contractors and property managers. My goal is simple: stabilize the damage, blend the repair into the surrounding stone, and protect the surface so the problem does not spread. If the damage is local, repair is usually faster and more affordable than a full marble restoration. If the entire surface has lost its shine, I may recommend marble polishing after the repair so the finish is uniform.
Honed, semi-polished, or high-gloss finishes for floors, counters, stairs, and vanities.
Grinding, repair, polishing, and sealing for worn, etched, or stained marble surfaces.
Chips, cracks, etching, stains, and countertop edges repaired on site with matched resin.
Travertine, terrazzo, limestone, slate, and adjacent stone restored with the right process.
Chips are common on countertop edges, vanity corners, floor tile edges, stair nosings and fireplace surrounds. They usually happen from dropped cookware, moving furniture, impact at a doorway, or an exposed edge that has taken years of wear.
I start by cleaning and opening the damaged area so the repair bonds into sound stone rather than dust or loose fragments. Then I rebuild the missing section with a colour-matched epoxy or polyester resin, adjusting the tone to the marble's base colour and adding veining where needed. Once the resin cures, I shave it flush, hone the surface, polish it to match the surrounding finish, and seal the repaired area.
On white marbles like Carrara, Calacatta and Statuario, the repair has to respect both the cool base tone and the grey veining. On darker marbles like Emperador or Nero Marquina, the challenge is usually depth and gloss. Either way, the goal is not a blob of filler. The goal is a repair that disappears in normal use.
A hairline crack can be cosmetic, but it can also point to movement below the stone. I never fill a crack blindly. During the estimate I check whether the crack is stable, whether adjacent tiles are moving, whether moisture is involved, and whether the substrate needs attention before the marble is repaired.
For stable cracks, I clean the opening, inject or pack a colour-matched resin, then level and refinish the surface. Wider cracks may need reinforcement, staged filling, or a slightly different resin system to hold under movement. If the crack crosses several floor tiles or keeps reopening, I will tell you honestly before you spend money on a cosmetic repair that will not last.
This is especially important in Brossard and South Shore homes where older marble floors may show settlement movement, winter salt exposure, or grout-line shifts over time.
A stain and an etch are not the same problem. A stain sits inside the pores of the stone. An etch is a chemical burn on the surface, usually from lemon, wine, vinegar, tomato sauce, bathroom products or harsh cleaners.
For stains, I identify the likely source first: oil, rust, organic matter, water, dye, or soap residue. Light staining may come out during honing. Deeper staining often needs a poultice treatment that draws the contaminant out of the stone over time. Rust and oil can take more than one pass, and I will set expectations before starting.
For etching, I remove the damaged surface layer with controlled diamond abrasives, then re-hone or re-polish the area to match the existing finish. On a small vanity or island, a spot repair may be enough. On a large counter with many dull rings, a full marble polishing service is usually the better finish.
Marble countertop edges take constant abuse from plates, pans, chairs, belt buckles, appliances and daily cleaning. Bullnose, eased, ogee and waterfall edges all need a slightly different repair approach because the profile has to be rebuilt by hand.
I repair chipped island corners, sink cutout damage, vanity edges, backsplash chips and seam-adjacent cracks. The process includes colour-matched filling, profile shaping, progressive sanding, polishing and sealing. Most localized edge repairs can be completed without removing the slab, disconnecting plumbing, or shutting down the kitchen for more than a short appointment.
If the countertop also has widespread dullness, acid rings or scratches, I can combine the repair with countertop polishing so the repaired spot does not stand out against an older finish.
Marble floor tile repair covers cracked tiles, chipped corners, broken thresholds, grout-edge damage, lippage-related edge chips and localized staining from salt or water. Floors in entrances and kitchens see the worst of it, especially across the South Shore where winter grit gets tracked inside.
For isolated chips and stable cracks, I repair the tile in place and blend the finish into the surrounding floor. For loose or hollow tiles, I identify the cause first. A cosmetic fill will not solve a tile that is moving underneath. When needed, I can recommend a tile reset, grout correction, or a larger marble restoration if the surface has widespread lippage, etching or traffic wear.
Bathrooms and showers create a different set of marble problems: hard-water etching, soap buildup, rust marks around fixtures, cracked thresholds, chipped vanity edges, stained shower floors and moisture-darkened stone near drains.
I repair marble vanities, shower walls, shower floors, thresholds, tub surrounds and decorative inlays. In wet areas, the repair has to be sealed properly and the source of moisture has to be understood. If a stain is coming from failed grout, a leaking fixture, or water trapped behind the stone, I will identify that during the estimate so the repair does not hide a larger problem.
For natural stone beyond marble, including travertine, terrazzo, limestone, and slate, see my natural stone restoration service.
Step 1: On-site diagnosis. I inspect the marble type, finish, damage depth, movement, moisture and surrounding surface condition. Photos help, but an on-site look gives the most accurate scope.
Step 2: Colour matching and repair plan. I select the resin system, tint, finish level and containment approach before work begins. You get a clear estimate and a realistic expectation for how invisible the repair can be.
Step 3: Filling, shaping and bonding. Chips, cracks and missing edges are filled or rebuilt with the right resin, then shaped to match the stone profile.
Step 4: Honing, polishing and sealing. The repair is leveled, blended into the surrounding finish, polished or honed as needed, and sealed for protection.
I prioritize Brossard and the South Shore, with regular work across Greater Montreal and Laval.
For larger residential or commercial marble repair projects outside these zones, send photos and I will tell you if the trip makes sense.
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If your marble has a chip, crack, stain, etch mark or damaged edge, send me a few photos before replacing the stone. I can usually tell you whether it is a repair, a polish, or a full restoration.
Call me directly at 438-887-2356 or request an estimate online. For full-surface damage, see marble restoration. For dull but mostly intact marble, see marble polishing. For travertine, limestone, terrazzo, or slate, see natural stone restoration.
Yes. Most chips can be rebuilt with colour-matched resin, shaped to the original profile, polished, and sealed. Replacement is only needed when the stone is loose, structurally broken, or missing too much material to hold a durable repair.
The goal is always to blend the repair into normal viewing distance. Some stones hide repairs beautifully, especially veined marble. Very plain white marble, very dark marble, or damage in the middle of a high-gloss surface may remain faintly visible under close inspection. I will set that expectation before work begins.
Yes, if the crack is stable. I fill and refinish stable cracks with a colour-matched resin. If the crack is caused by movement, moisture or a loose tile, the underlying cause has to be addressed first or the crack can reopen.
Stains are treated by identifying the contaminant and drawing it out with cleaning, honing or poultice treatment. Etch marks are removed by refinishing the damaged surface layer with diamond abrasives, then honing or polishing the marble back to the desired finish.
Many chip, crack and small etch repairs take a few hours. Countertop edge repairs and bathroom repairs may take half a day to a full day. Stain extraction can require return visits if a poultice needs time to work.
Yes. I repair marble shower walls, shower floors, thresholds, vanities and tub surrounds. In wet areas I also check for grout failure, trapped moisture and sealant issues so the repair is not covering a recurring water problem.
I offer a free on-site estimate and usually respond within 24 hours.