Ed. Note: The following content was provided by Aquakor, who is a client of KHTS AM-1220.

Krikor Akoubian of Aquakor and Mark Calvillo of Stone Pro sat down recently with KHTS AM-1220’s Kyle Jellings to discuss floor restoration versus replacement.

While some homeowners may think they’re stuck with dinginess or scratches in their stone floors unless they want to pay to replace it, that’s often not the case, according to Calvillo.

“That’s the beautiful thing about the stone, is that you can bring it back to perfect,” he said. “You can increase the polish, the reflectivity, bring color back– so never be discouraged if you see something you don’t like… You can bring it right back to perfect with a few easy steps.”

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Depending on the condition of the tile, Aquakor staff can help make floors look brand new again by performing regular maintenance, which involves cleaning and polishing, or full restoration services, which involves cleaning, removing scratches and etching and bringing the tile to the customer’s desired level of polish.

Akoubian recalled a customer with travertine floors in his dining area, where they used metal chairs that created deep scratches in the floors. The customer was in the process of trying to sell his home and thought he would need to replace the entire floor.

“He was concerned about the deep scratches in that area, and I told him, you know what, there’s no reason to replace those tiles,” Akoubian said. “”We can basically clean it and remove the scratches from buffing it… We removed the scratches, I would say, 99 percent back to normal.”

While some damage may make floor replacement necessary, Aquakor’s restoration services leave the option open to bring back the floor’s original beauty without the added cost of putting in new floors.

“Replacement is more costly a lot of times,” Calvillo said. “People put the floor down because they love it, they have the furniture, the kitchen built around the color, they chose it for a reason. So yes, you can restore it in place of replacing it… That’s an option that they have.”

Aquakor is a Santa Clarita home cleaning company that offers a variety of professional surface cleaning and flooring installation services for SCV homes. Cleaning services include: countertop cleaning and polishing, carpet cleaning, tile cleaning and polishing, marble cleaning and polishing, stone cleaning, travertine cleaning, porcelain cleaning and hardwood cleaning. Flooring installation services include: laminate installation, hardwood installation and carpet installation.

AQUAKOR

13327 Paxton St.

Pacoima, CA 91331

661-904-1493