Commercial
Commercial Stone Restoration
Foyers, lobbies, retail floors, hotels and common property. Scheduled around trading hours and access, with documentation suitable for building management.
Who this is for
- Strata managers and building managers responsible for common property.
- Facilities managers with stone in foyers, lifts lobbies, corridors or amenities.
- Builders and project managers on fit-outs and defect rectification.
- Hotels, retail and hospitality operators where the floor is on show continuously.
How a job runs
Indicative. The programme for any particular job is set out in writing before work starts.
- 01Site inspection to establish the stone, its condition, the access constraints and the hours available.
- 02A written scope and programme covering staging, containment and the finish being targeted.
- 03Documentation provided as required — insurances, SWMS, and method for the specific site.
- 04Work carried out in staged sections, maintaining access and monitoring finish consistency across the whole area.
- 05Handover with a record of the areas treated and aftercare appropriate to the traffic the floor carries.
What changes in this setting
The stages and the machines are the same. How the job is organised is not.
Access, not just the stone, sets the programme
Loading dock times, lift bookings, after-hours access and public thoroughfares usually govern how the work is sequenced. That is established before a programme is quoted, not discovered on day one.
The floor cannot simply close
In an occupied building, work is typically staged in sections so that a safe path is maintained throughout. Barriers, signage and slip management are part of the job rather than an afterthought.
It has to be documented
Commercial work generally needs a written scope, insurances, an SWMS, and a record of what was done — including which areas were treated and what finish was achieved, so building management has something to hold on file.
Consistency across a large area matters more
A section restored to a slightly different sheen than its neighbour is obvious in a large foyer under directional lighting. Maintaining one consistent finish across the full area is the harder part of a big job.
Relevant restoration work
- Commercial RestorationLobbies, hotels, retail and body-corporate stone. Restored in stages around trading hours and occupied buildings.
- Floor RestorationStone floors levelled, refined and finished on site. The finish is the stone itself, not a coating laid over it.
- Stairs & Architectural StoneTreads, risers, nosings and feature stonework. Hand-intensive work where machines cannot reach and edges define the result.
- Grout & Joint RestorationFull-depth joint removal and rebuilding, including epoxy systems. A distinct intervention, not a stage of polishing.
- Coating & Sealer RemovalStripping failed topical coatings, polymer gloss and old sealers back to raw stone so the surface can be read and restored.
Documented work
Commercial jobs are not yet documented on the site. Photographed examples of comparable work can be provided on request for a specific building or scope.
Discuss a project
Send through the stone, the area and what condition it is in. Most jobs can be assessed from photographs before anyone attends site.