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maintenance of herringbone pattern marble

6 years ago

I love the look! I put in a herringbone pattern in Calcutta marble on my bathroom floor 9 years ago. It has been a nightmare to keep clean. The grout spaces between stones are so thin dirt
Persistently accumulates.
I just spoke to my marble cutter at Sticks n Stones yesterday about replacing the floor.
What’s your secret?
Dr April Holman, Menlo Park

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Design Studio, LLC
6 years ago
I haven't had any issues with dirt in the grout lines and this renovation is 2 years old. I always specify Custom Building Products- PRISM grout on our projects. Prism grout is more expensive but it is specifically made to be stain resistant and help create dense grout joints. I'm not sure if this would help with your issue with the dirt. Is the grout lines lower than the marble. It should be in the same plane which would help keep it from accumulating in the joints. Hope this helps.

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