Restore It, Don't Replace It
Stone worktops are built to outlast the kitchen around them, but the surface takes a beating. Hot pans, spilled wine, lemon juice and years of everyday cleaning sprays leave granite, marble and travertine looking dull, patchy and tired long before the stone itself is worn out — and replacing a kitchen full of it runs into thousands.
We clean, restore and seal stone worktops, bars and tables in place. No rip-out, no new templates, no weeks without a kitchen. Most kitchens are a single day’s work, and you get back the depth and shine the stone had the day it was fitted.
The Problems We Put Right
- Dull, flat patches where the polish has worn away around the sink, hob and prep areas.
- Etch marks — the pale, cloudy rings left by lemon, vinegar, wine and limescale removers, especially on marble and travertine.
- Limescale and water staining around taps, drainer grooves and splashbacks.
- Fine scratches and scuffs from knives, pans and grit.
- Failed or patchy sealer that lets oil, coffee and wine soak into the stone.
- Grubby joints and blackened silicone along upstands and around the sink.
If a worktop is chipped or cracked rather than just worn, we will say so when we quote — we would rather turn a job down than sell you something that will not work.
Machine polishing a granite worktop back to a full gloss.
How We Bring the Shine Back
Restoring stone is a mechanical job, not a bottle of polish. We work across the surface with a rotary machine and progressively finer diamond pads, taking out the etching and fine scratching a layer at a time until the marks are gone rather than hidden.
Once the stone is flat and clean we finish it to the level you want — full gloss, satin or honed — and seal natural stone with an impregnating sealer that soaks in instead of sitting on top, so the worktop resists oil and water without looking plastic. It is all done in your kitchen, with the water and dust contained as we go.
The Stone We Work With
- Granite — worktops, islands, upstands and splashbacks brought back to a full gloss and resealed.
- Marble — including the etch damage that ordinary cleaning cannot touch, polished out and sealed.
- Quartz — cleaned and brought back to an even sheen. Engineered quartz is non-porous, so it is polished rather than sealed.
- Travertine and limestone — cleaned, filled where needed, honed or polished, then sealed.
Kitchen worktops, breakfast bars, islands, dining and coffee tables, vanity tops, and bar and counter tops in pubs, restaurants and offices. If you have stone floors as well, that is covered by our hard floor cleaning service, and we can do both in the same visit.
Recent Stone Restoration Work
Granite worktops, sink runs and bar tops across Preston and Lancashire — cleaned, machine polished and sealed in place, with the kitchen back in use the same day.
Not sure whether yours can be saved? Send us a couple of photos and we will tell you honestly.
Stone Worktop Restoration FAQs
The questions we get asked most before a stone restoration job.
Can you really make an old granite worktop look new again?
In most cases, yes. Granite is extremely hard, so the damage is nearly always in the very top of the surface — dull patches, fine scratching and staining. Polishing that layer back exposes fresh stone underneath. Deep chips and cracks are a different job, and we will tell you straight if that is what you have.
How long does it take?
A typical kitchen’s worth of worktops is a day’s work. Large islands, bar tops or badly etched marble can take longer — we confirm the timing when we quote, before anything starts.
How much mess does it make?
The work uses water and a machine, so we sheet up, contain it as we go and clear up afterwards. All we ask is that the worktops are clear and the sink area is free for the day.
Do you seal the worktop afterwards?
Natural stone — granite, marble, travertine and limestone — is finished with an impregnating sealer that soaks into the stone to resist oil and water. Engineered quartz is non-porous and does not need sealing, so it is polished only.
What does it cost?
It depends on the size of the worktop, the type of stone and how much damage there is — but it is a fraction of the cost of replacing it. Send us a few photos and we will give you a free, no-obligation quote.
Which areas do you cover?
We are based in Preston and cover Lancashire and the North West, including Leyland, Fulwood, Blackpool, Lytham, Southport, Formby, Blackburn, Burnley and Bolton.
Thinking of replacing your worktops?
Send us a couple of photos first — restoring is usually a fraction of the cost.