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		<title>Marble Refinishing Ft Lauderdale</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Aug 2010 07:08:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ It is a tricky job to turn something old into a new one. Although refinishing is a time consuming job but it is something that an average homeowner will need at some point. Marble itself requires high level of finishing and polishing, therefore proper care and maintenance is required on the part of the [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong> </strong>It is a tricky job to turn something old into a new one. Although refinishing is a time consuming job but it is something that an average homeowner will need at some point. Marble itself requires high level of finishing and polishing, therefore proper care and maintenance is required on the part of the customer. And a professional Marble refinishing Ft Lauderdale Company is who we are.  <a href="http://www.colonialfloorandstonecare.com"><strong>Colonial Floor and Stone Care</strong></a> will help you with your marble refinishing in Ft Lauderdale.</p>
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<p>To bring back dull grey or dim marble to a high natural gloss finish is a work of experienced and trained professionals. At Colonial Floor and Stone Care we  promise to offer quality service and are highly experienced in all aspects of cleaning, polishing and refinishing. We also offer to provide a free analysis, free estimate and decide what would be needed to get the refinished marble at it’s best. Without using harmful caustic chemicals or wax coatings, we refinish marble naturally.  Call 954-566-4555 for a free estimate today.</p>
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		<title>Miami Marble Floor Polishing and Cleaning</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Aug 2010 08:10:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Colonial Floor and Stone Care</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Marble Cleaning]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you find that your marble floor had small white patches, it could be the result of marble stunning. Marble stunning occurs when little explosions occur in the crystals of the marble, because of concentrated pressure applied in that area. Women walking on marble wearing heels are a common cause of stunning.
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>If you find that your marble floor had small white patches, it could be the result of marble stunning. Marble stunning occurs when little explosions occur in the crystals of the marble, because of concentrated pressure applied in that area. Women walking on marble wearing heels are a common cause of stunning.</p>
<p>It can occur in aragonite or calcite stones. The size of crystal determines the visibility of stunning. The smaller the crystals, the less visible it is, and vice versa. Stunning could either be localized in the area where it occurred or can run deep into the stone. Marble polishing will require grinding. Look into <a href="../../" target="_blank">www.colonialfloorandstonecare.com</a> for more information on stunning and marble polishing.</p>
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		<title>Marble Repair Ft Lauderdale</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Aug 2010 07:59:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Colonial Floor and Stone Care</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Marble is a wonderful natural stone that shimmers and shines if kept with special care and maintenance. Being highly porous, it can stain easily and gets damaged such as cracking, breakage or chipping. Marble Repair Ft. Lauderdale companies such as Colonial Floor and Stone Care, understands these jobs need experience and well trained technician.  [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong> </strong>Marble is a wonderful natural stone that shimmers and shines if kept with special care and maintenance. Being highly porous, it can stain easily and gets damaged such as cracking, breakage or chipping. Marble Repair Ft. Lauderdale companies such as Colonial Floor and Stone Care, understands these jobs need experience and well trained technician.  We have the expertise to repair you marble is very essential to maintain its long lasting shine.</p>
<p>Though repairing process can a precise but doing it right will make the marble appear like new as on the day it was installed. Colonial Floor and Stone Care proudly offer <strong>marble repair</strong> services in <strong>Ft Lauderdale</strong> and the areas around it. Their highly skilled and trained technicians are experienced with all types of marble repair work. It’s a good chance for the commercial as well as residential customers to give back natural and original beauty to their marble.  Call 954-566-4555 for a free estimate.</p>
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		<title>Cleaning Your Marble in Miami</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jul 2010 06:21:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Colonial Floor and Stone Care</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As far as marble cleaning goes, it is best to leave the age-old remedies in their own era. Marble is very vulnerable to harsh chemicals. Therefore, it is best to use products specifically designed for natural marble cleaning Miami. Do not use any homemade products, like water and vinegar or soap.
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>As far as marble cleaning goes, it is best to leave the age-old remedies in their own era. Marble is very vulnerable to harsh chemicals. Therefore, it is best to use products specifically designed for <strong>natural marble cleaning Miami</strong>. Do not use any homemade products, like water and vinegar or soap.</p>
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<p>These can cause more damage to your marble. Also, do not use products such as glass cleaners, unless they specify that they can be used for cleaning marble Miami. Unless recommended by an expert, avoid using any ‘professional’ products available in the market. They might cheat you or produce temporary results. Marble cleaning Miami has been a service that Colonial Floor visit <a href="../../" target="_blank">www.colonialfloorandstonecare.com</a></p>
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		<title>Marble Polishing Ft Lauderdale</title>
		<link>http://www.colonialfloorandstonecare.com/wordpress/2010/07/28/marble-polishing-ft-lauderdale/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Jul 2010 11:15:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Colonial Floor and Stone Care</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Marble is a natural rock generally used in fine building work, floorings, home décor items and for counter tops. Over the time it gets worn down and loses its shine. To maintain it and keep looking best, it is important to take the proper care of it. If there is no care and normal maintenance, [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Marble is a natural rock generally used in fine building work, floorings, home décor items and for counter tops. Over the time it gets worn down and loses its shine. To maintain it and keep looking best, it is important to take the proper care of it. If there is no care and normal maintenance, it can be dulled and stained. Polishing done by a professional contractor such as Colonial Floor Care, can help to regain luster and brightness of the marble. However marble requires high level of polish but when it is polished, it shimmers and shines like smooth glass.</p>
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<p>People living in Ft Lauderdale and the areas around it can benefit from the services being provided by the skilled and trained technicians with regard to advanced polishing. Recent progress in polishing equipments has helped to restore marble to their original beauty.</p>
<p>Colonial Stone and Floor care who have been <strong>Marble polishing</strong> <strong>Ft Lauderdale</strong> to serve the residents with satisfaction for over 20 years. The need is only to call 954-566-4555 or go online for a free estimate and get back that glossy look of new marble.</p>
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		<title>A Brief History of Miami and it&#8217;s Architecture</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Jun 2010 10:57:03 +0000</pubDate>
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Much of the existing architecture in South Florida, home of Colonial Floor and Stone Care, is the result of foreign settlers earlier in the history of the region. Their cultural influences also spread among the people and reflected in the architecture and constructions during each period.



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<p style="text-align: justify; margin: 0px;">Much of the existing architecture in South Florida, home of <strong>Colonial Floor and Stone Care,</strong> is the result of<span id="more-90"></span> foreign settlers earlier in the history of the region. Their cultural influences also spread among the people and reflected in the architecture and constructions during each period.</p>
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<p style="text-align: justify; margin: 0px;">Before the Spanish intrusion of South Florida, the chief tribe that resided in the area was the Calusa tribe. In fact, the name ‘Miami’ comes from “Mayami”, a Calusa word that meant “Big Water”. The Spanish repeatedly tried to invade the region, but met with little success.</p>
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<p style="text-align: justify; margin: 0px;">After a series of invasions and wars between the Spanish and the British, Miami changed hands from the Spain to the British in 1763. After a brief regain of Florida, Spain once again ceded the region to the United States after the American Revolution in 1783. After a peaceful time in the early 1800s, investors and property developers grew an interest in the region in the 1870s.</p>
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<p style="text-align: justify; margin: 0px;">Henry Flagler’s Florida East Coast Railroad was the key to developing the area, and Tuttle managed to convince him to extend the railroad into Miami. Flagler brought in the railroad on 15 April in 1896, and started developing the region. Soon, Miami Beach and its resorts came into existence in 1915.</p>
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<p style="text-align: justify; margin: 0px;">From the 1900s to the 1930s, the main construction material used by the inhabitants was wood frames, and the method of construction was masonry. World War I and II brought the much-needed urbanization to this area. With the development of highways, office buildings, housing, hotels and streets, Miami. Miami Beach and the Key West area soon attracted visitors from all over the world. However, a 1926 hurricane destroyed the railroad as well as much of the development in the area. However, World War II brought the area back to life with soldiers posted in the region settling there. Cubans also migrated in the region in the 1960s, bringing a large part of their culture with them.</p>
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<p style="text-align: justify; margin: 0px;">The Art Deco, with its use of materials such as Terrazzo flooring. This district is perhaps the best symbol for the continuing architectural influences in the region. <a rel="attachment wp-att-98" href="http://www.colonialfloorandstonecare.com/wordpress/2010/06/25/a-brief-history-of-miami-and-its-architecture/90px-miami_ocean_drive/"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-98" title="90px-Miami_ocean_drive" src="http://www.colonialfloorandstonecare.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/90px-Miami_ocean_drive.jpg" alt="90px-Miami_ocean_drive" width="90" height="120" /></a>The most notable period of architecture was probably the Mediterranean Revival period, from the 1910s to the 1930s.<a rel="attachment wp-att-99" href="http://www.colonialfloorandstonecare.com/wordpress/2010/06/25/a-brief-history-of-miami-and-its-architecture/ar117701569480723/"><img class="alignright size-medium wp-image-99" title="ar117701569480723" src="http://www.colonialfloorandstonecare.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/ar117701569480723-300x131.jpg" alt="ar117701569480723" width="300" height="131" /></a> This architecture is a perfect mix of Moorish, Italian, Southern Spanish and North African themes. The main influence in most of Florida architecture is unmistakably Spanish, sometimes Baroque and other Classical detailing. The late 1920s to the 1930s incorporated many indigenous American, Mayan, and even Egyptian themes in construction, using glass, concrete, Mexican or Cuban tile and terrazzo in the construction. A mix of influences contributed to the variety of architecture there.  With the infiltration of one cultural influence after another, South Florida and especially Miami and Key West developed distinct architectural styles that took inspiration from these influences.</p>
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<p style="text-align: justify; margin: 0px;"><strong> <a href="http://www.colonialfloorandstonecare.com/" target="_blank">Colonial Floor and Stone Care</a></strong> is proud of it&#8217;s Historical restoration of the unique and historic flooring that has been used in the Miami/Dade area.  Terrazzo always a individual and unique floor, we will restore it back to it&#8217;s original shine and help you keep it that way.  Mexican and Cuban tile in the Coral Cables area of Miami will shine after our proprietary cleaning and polishing.  Call us for a free estimate, we have been taking care of Miami&#8217;s diverse flooring and stone for over 20 years.  From Concrete to Cuban tile and Terrazzo to Granite, we are the leading stone care specialists for your needs.  Call 305-741-2242 today for a free estimate.</p>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Apr 2010 21:21:57 +0000</pubDate>
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Soong Ching Ling was a very important person in Chinese history. She was born in Sharghai in 1893 to well educated Christian Parents, Soong.Ching-ling traveled to the Unite States with her 2 sisters and were educated at Wesley College.  They all graduated as one of the first Chinese girls to get this type of education.She began to speak [...]]]></description>
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<p><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;"><a href="http://people.brandeis.edu/~dwilliam/profiles/ching-ling.htm" target="_blank">Soong Ching Ling</a> was a very important person in Chinese history<span id="more-62"></span>. She was born in Sharghai in 1893 to well educated Christian Parents, Soong.Ching-ling traveled to the Unite States with her 2 sisters and were educated at Wesley College.  They all graduated as one of the first Chinese girls to get this type of education.She began to speak out against the conditions of the women in her country in a  non violent manner.  <a rel="attachment wp-att-63" href="http://www.colonialfloorandstonecare.com/wordpress/2010/04/03/soong-ching-ling-residence/soonling11/"><img class="alignright size-medium wp-image-63" title="soonling11" src="http://www.colonialfloorandstonecare.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/soonling11-300x225.jpg" alt="soonling11" width="300" height="225" /></a>As the Wesley education and influence gave thought of emancipation of Soong Ching-ling when she understood and she saw the plight of Chinese woman beginning with the issue of arranged marriages. However the sisters returned to China where they all married important to important people.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;">All three play an important part in Chinese history.  Soong Ling married a Dr. Sun Yat-sen, which only lasted ten years before his death. However, she not only became his wife and a stong polical collegue of his.  In a time when women were invisible in the eyes of society, few women would show their faces in public.  He was much older then she, but she appeared in public with her husband and became first consort of a plitical leader anywhere in the world. A kin to the &#8221; First Lady&#8221; of China Even .Meeting President Roosevelt and his First Lady, Elenore and addressing Congress.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;"> She went on to lead a political party during WWII. Even her sisters husband were with  the opposition party.  The two parties untied during the war of aggression by the Japanese.  After the war her sisters husband became president and Soong was a voice of opposition.  Our guide said that Soong sisters husband hated outspoken Soong was and wanted her eliminated but that couldn&#8217;t happen because she was her sister sister and she was loved by the people.  This is how the story goes.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;"><strong>Now why am I writing about this?</strong> Well it is so educationally interesting that everyone should understand bits of history as thins. Also because she had T<strong>errazzo</strong> in the house she lived in that was over 200 years old! She lived and worked from this home for the betterment of China.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;">And you know me. I own and am throughly involved my terrazzo restoration company in South Florida, the Miami/Dade/Broward/Palm Beach county areas&#8230;. and I am a terrazzo geek!  It is always nice to see this wonderful floor anywhere.  But to come on this trip and see Terrazzo used all over the world is such a wonder. <a rel="attachment wp-att-64" href="http://www.colonialfloorandstonecare.com/wordpress/2010/04/03/soong-ching-ling-residence/soonling10/"><img class="alignright size-medium wp-image-64" title="soonling10" src="http://www.colonialfloorandstonecare.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/soonling10-225x300.jpg" alt="soonling10" width="225" height="300" /></a>Like other century old floors, yes they can chip and crack.  However those cracks, with todays technology can be flawlessly filled and color matched and marble chips placed one by one if needed so to be placed correctly to make a seemless repair. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;">If you have Terrazzo in your home and wonder who to  have come and help you with your individual concerns think of my company.  Because the company has over 20 years of experience in all natural stone cleaning, polishing and restoration.  I enjoy my work so much, I will find Terrazzo to inspect all over the world.Look at this 200 year old Terrazzo in the picture next to this paragraph.  Amazing!!</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;">We treat your<a href="http://colonialfloorandstonecare.com/terrazzo-floors.php" target="_blank"> Terrazzo</a> as we would this 200 years old Terrazzo, with love and respect.  If you have any stone, be it, Terrazzo, <a href="http://www.marblecleaningmiami.com" target="_blank">Marble</a>, <a href="http:/http://colonialfloorandstonecare.com/natural-stone-floors.php" target="_blank">Granite</a>, and even <a href="htt;//www.concretestained.net" target="_blank">Concrete</a>, we are the company to call.<a href="http://colonialfloorandstonecare.com/index.php" target="_blank"> Colonial Floor Care</a>&#8230;we want to earn your business Call us Miami/Dade 305-731-2242 for a free estamate.</span></p>
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		<title>Terracotta Soldiers and Terracotta Tiles</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Apr 2010 23:32:12 +0000</pubDate>
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Continueing on my Orient adventure. Today I visited the Great Wall of China . 325.0 miles long.  It took 300 years to build, and tomorrow on to where a farmer, no in his eighties, found and wonder full treasure for his home land to preseve and keeps as a natural tressure.  Arriving I couldn&#8217;t wait [...]]]></description>
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<p>Continueing on my Orient adventure. Today I visited the Great Wall of China . 325.0 miles long.  It took 300 years to build, and tomorrow on to where a farmer, no in his eighties, found and wonder full treasure for his home land to preseve and keeps as a natural tressure.  Arriving I couldn&#8217;t wait to see what I have only see, Like many of you on the National Goo graphic pecial ro on the Discovery, or even as part of a movie that displays these terracotta soldiers as a big part of the movie</p>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">As I walked up I understand about the duribilty of thes &#8220;fired Earth&#8221; which is which Terra cotta is translated to in english. As tjat os wjat ot actially is, clay fired to a strength . These soldiers were not only built by enslved people that were taken by war, but also the life;s of the craftmen that made these life like figure to follow the First Emporier into the afterlife.  Each  with different features, Unigue in thier own right.<a rel="attachment wp-att-49" href="http://www.colonialfloorandstonecare.com/wordpress/2010/04/01/terracotta-soldiers-and-terracotta-tiles/photo-1/"><img class="alignright size-medium wp-image-49" title="Terra Cotta Soldiers" src="http://www.colonialfloorandstonecare.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/photo-1-225x300.jpg" alt="Terra Cotta Soldiers" width="225" height="300" /></a></div>
<p>As I read through the finformation, knowing about the use of Terra cotta by the way of my business, I understand why Terra cotta is also used as a durable flooring.  We clean and polish many Terra cotta tiles in my business.  These are yet another natural material that has been used for thousands of years in different forms.  From Soldiers to floor tile to pots that we plant in on our patio&#8217;s.</p>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">I couldn wait to get the first shot. The &#8220;money shot&#8221;. However pictures do not do these Soldiers justice.  At least not my camera. But here is my shot.  To know that these were created from the clay of the area and by skilled craftsman for the First Emporior of China was awesome.  Enjoy the video above to find out more about thise Terra cotta Soldiers via the video and link.</div>
<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">Living in <a href="http://www.coloniafloorandstonecare.com" target="_blank">South Florida</a>, Tera Cotta is seen often.  And it is also used in other areas of the  United states.  New York City comes to mind  <a href="http://www.preserve.org/fotc/childs.htm" target="_blank">Terra Cotta</a> is Historically preserved in NYC on some of the  older building facades, Terra Cotta was used extensively.</div>
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<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">The business has been in service to these fine countys for over 20 years and continue to serve Souther florida will all of it&#8217;s natural stone care needs.  Call and let us discuss your needs, whether it be Terra Cotta tile, or facade, or Terrazo,concrete or marble.  We treat your  homes situration with professionalizm and pride. Unable to call? Use the easy<a href="http://colonialfloorandstonecare.com/estimate.php" target="_blank"> web link</a> to let us know about your needs.  Some one will get back to you as soon as we receive your request.</div>
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		<title>Blogging from Hong Kong</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Mar 2010 16:11:09 +0000</pubDate>
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After two days of being outside breathing in the polluted air it was time to find decent quality air and how did I do it?Go and find a Mall! And as always, I look at the floors.  This mall  also used terrazzo tiles, as they did in the Mass Rapid Transportation System. As you can see [...]]]></description>
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<p>After two days of being outside breathing in the polluted air it was time to find decent quality air and how did I do it?<span id="more-37"></span>Go and find a Mall! And as always, I look at the floors.  This mall  also used terrazzo tiles, as they did in the Mass Rapid Transportation System. As you can see from the photos in the video,  the designer wanted to make to floor look fun and he accomplished it by installing two inch wide colorful terrazzo next to the white terrazzo floor.  When I first came across this mall the flooring put a big smile on my face.  I thought of the Nickelodeon channel.  Very colorful something you would design for a kids area.  Bringing a very modern and interesting design elements to this mall.</p>
<p>And no one can come to Hong Kong without going to one of its many high end malls.  That doesn&#8217;t mean one has to spend money.  So  here I am in this mall I have never been in before and I am admiring the floor.  This floor was amazng how it used a combination of different <a href="http://www.marblecleaningmiami.com">marble</a>s.  The white part of the flooring is terrazzo tile.  Being a floor nut I had to get on my hands and knees and study the floor.  Amazing it was.  So If you are ever considering installing a new floor think about how terrazzo can enhance you vision of a beautiful floor, but if you not going to intall a new floor and you have a older florida home you might be one of the lucky ones that have terrazzo under the dated floor material.  A recent trend that I still am in amazement of, during the housing boom people where putting travertine and other soft marble on top of terrazzo thinking of beauty only not longevity.  Many people now in South Florida are removing these soft marble to get to the<a href="http:/http://colonialfloorandstonecare.com/terrazzo-floors.php" target="_blank"> Terrazzo</a> which requires virtually no maintenance.</p>
<p>Just like in Miami, The high  end stores also use Terrazzo.  In the Art Deco district, Historical Terrazzo abounds.  On the sidewalks, in the historical hotels, such as the Essex and <a title="restoration project at Historical Cleavelander Hotel" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o-5ULCTS39A" target="_blank">Cleavlander</a>.  Newly installed Terrazzo is also being used in the new building.  Colonial Floor and Stone Care has been serving the Miami/Dade and surrounding counties to reclaim, restore and polish the unique and durable Terrazzo that has been part of the buildings in our area.  My company, as well as I, are proud when we can reclaim Terrazzo that has lied hidden for decades in some of the most beautiful Mid Modern homes in our area.</p>
<p>From large estates, to small Bungalow&#8217;s, Terrazzo in the 30&#8217;s to the 70&#8217;s was the floor to have in your home.  With the cost of installing new Terrazzo costing $30 a square foot, reclaiming and restoring your Terrazzo floor is the most cost effective way of putting a &#8220;new&#8221; floor in.   Wondering fs you have Terrazzo under the floor in your home from this era?  Easy way to find out is to look at the door threshold and you will see the Terrazzo.  It may be dark, dull and far from what it should look like, but if there are speck of color in what you may thing is a foundation concrete may very well be Terrazzo.</p>
<p>I hope you enjoy these photos as much as I did taking them, and if you have ugly terrazzo in your house or under your current floor call<a href="http://colonialfloorandstonecare.com/index.php" target="_blank"> Colonial Floor and Stone Care</a>, we can talk about options like cutting out the boarder area and installing another color, or even creating a terrazzo medallion.  We have the option for you to do a free estimated by phone or email.  Our company&#8217;s expert will come out to give you a free estimate and discuss your individual needs.  Having one of these floors can transform your home into a show home.  Terrazzo is one of the most durable floors around.  Now coming back into fashion, not only for the durablity and beauty, but also for the Eco friendly component of these floors.  Being &#8220;natural&#8221; in construction, these floors leave no volatile Oganic Compounds to flood your homes air quality as other flooring choices.  Give us a call or<a href="http://colonialfloorandstonecare.com/estimate.php" target="_blank"> email</a> today.  We want to earn your buiness!</p>
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Colonial Floor and Stone Care has been serving Southern Florida&#8217;s customers for over 20 years, cleaning, repairing and restoringNatural Stone care such as Cuban Tile.  These tiles have been used in Southern Florida for decades.  They were discovered in Cuba by American&#8217;s visiting in the early 1920&#8217;s and brought back for flooring in Southern Florida. [...]]]></description>
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<p><a href="http://www.colonialstoneandfloorcare.com" target="_blank">Colonial Floor and Stone Care</a> has been serving Southern Florida&#8217;s customers for over 20 years, cleaning, repairing and restoring<span id="more-30"></span>Natural Stone care such as<a href="http://cubantropicaltile.com/index.html" target="_blank"> Cuban Tile</a>.  These tiles have been used in Southern Florida for decades.  They were discovered in Cuba by American&#8217;s visiting in the early 1920&#8217;s and brought back for flooring in Southern Florida.  The demand increase, as these tiles, along with other type of flooring such as <a href="http://www.terrazzorestoration.net" target="_blank">Terrazzo</a> and Mexican tile, due to the coolness they brought to the home in the tropical Miami climate.  In the 1960&#8217;s a factory was established in Miami for the high demand for these cement based and artfully colorful tile flooring.  These tiles are made from a paste of white <a href="http://www.concretestained.net">cement</a>, sand and pigments for the color.  This is then pressed into a mold, each is unique and individually produced by hand.</p>
<p>Like Terrazzo, these tiles need low maintenance, how ever, over waxing for an increase shine can cause the tiles to loose their beauty, becoming dull and dirty over years of wax build up.  This was the  what happened to the cuban tile feature in our video.  After a complete cleaning, this floor was brought back to its original beauty.</p>
<p>Colonial Floor and Stone Care technicians, brought in the cleaning  machines, which did their magic and then was polished to a brilliant shine.  We take pride in all of our natural stone care, and will be happy to discuss how our company can help your needs with your Cuban tile.  Call Colonial Floor and Stone Care for your free estimate, our representative will be more than happy to assist you with your specific needs.</p>
<p>Cuban tiles are not only unique, but a piece of Miami&#8217;s history.  Let our company help you keep them beautiful for years to come.  Call 305-731-2242 for a free estimate.  You will be glad you did!</p>
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