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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 www.colonialfloorandstonecare.com

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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.

Colonial Stone and Floor care who have been Marble polishing Ft Lauderdale 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.

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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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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. The most notable period of architecture was probably the Mediterranean Revival period, from the 1910s to the 1930s. 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.

Colonial Floor and Stone Care is proud of it’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’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’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.

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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 out against the conditions of the women in her country in a  non violent manner.  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.

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 ” First Lady” of China Even .Meeting President Roosevelt and his First Lady, Elenore and addressing Congress.

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’t happen because she was her sister sister and she was loved by the people.  This is how the story goes.

Now why am I writing about this? Well it is so educationally interesting that everyone should understand bits of history as thins. Also because she had Terrazzo in the house she lived in that was over 200 years old! She lived and worked from this home for the betterment of China.

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…. 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. 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.

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!!

We treat your Terrazzo as we would this 200 years old Terrazzo, with love and respect.  If you have any stone, be it, Terrazzo, Marble, Granite, and even Concrete, we are the company to call. Colonial Floor Care…we want to earn your business Call us Miami/Dade 305-731-2242 for a free estamate.

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’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

As I walked up I understand about the duribilty of thes “fired Earth” 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.

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’s.

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 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.

And no one can come to Hong Kong without going to one of its many high end malls.  That doesn’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 marbles.  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 Terrazzo which requires virtually no maintenance.

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 Cleavlander.  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.

From large estates, to small Bungalow’s, Terrazzo in the 30’s to the 70’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 “new” 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.

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 Colonial Floor and Stone Care, 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’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 “natural” in construction, these floors leave no volatile Oganic Compounds to flood your homes air quality as other flooring choices.  Give us a call or email today.  We want to earn your buiness!

Colonial Floor and Stone Care has been serving Southern Florida’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’s visiting in the early 1920’s and brought back for flooring in Southern Florida.  The demand increase, as these tiles, along with other type of flooring such as Terrazzo and Mexican tile, due to the coolness they brought to the home in the tropical Miami climate.  In the 1960’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 cement, sand and pigments for the color.  This is then pressed into a mold, each is unique and individually produced by hand.

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.

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.

Cuban tiles are not only unique, but a piece of Miami’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!

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The South east is home to many historical architecual designs and floors.  Examples of these floors are : Terrazzo which was incorporated in the Mid Modern architectural design and the Mediterranean  Revival architecture using Cuban Tile is one of the popular flooring materials used in the South Florida  homes found in Miami Shores which was popular in the 1920’s and continued in building homes especially in Miami shores,  Miami Springs,Coral Gables, historic Bayside . This material was used up until the 1950’s, althought the tiles of the last few decades were not as intricate in design as the early Cuban tile.  In an article written by Sarah Moreno for El Nuevo Herald that brings to light much information from  Arturo Hernandez who has researched and documented these beautiful historic floors.  Cuban Tile also known as cement tile, Encaustic Cement tile or Hydraulic Mosaic Tile,. Hernandez claims it can be traced to Cataluña back to mid 19^th century where The Industrial Revolution allowed for the technical innovation and mass production of these tiles that did not need to be fired. The architect Gaudi, designed floors with these type of  cement tiles that looked like Persian rugs.

Until the 1920 mosaico encaustic tiles were high end flooring, the ultimate florring that decorated the palaces of the Tsars or mansions of the Coted d’Azure, Gaudi Barcelona and Berlin’s official buildings.  Encaustic cement tile were then later on, expanded as a creative and durable flooring all over Europe.  The Spanish, French and Portuguese colonies expanded it’s use.  Some time in the 1059’s the mosaic hydraulic;s importance was lost and replaced by less labor intiensive thus less colorful floors.  But Historical Cuban tile home are still sought after in the Miami area. During the beginning of this century interest has peeked  as the trend for green flooring has brought back attention to this type of flooring.

Why is is called Cuban tile?  Many therories are here in Miami.  One of those is that Cuban tile was entrusted as a special order to a cuban manufacturers who would hand make these tiles for resdential applications in Miami in the early century.  If you walk into a a historic home in Miami and are told you are seeing “Cuban Tile” this is some of the history of this unique and artistic tile.  Cuban tile is a mixture of Portland cement, marble powder and pigments from the earth for coloring.  The end result can be a floor as shiney as Terrazzo and as beautiful and artful as hand painted tiles.

The restoration of Cuban tile floors can be an intricate project depending on the tile design. Highly qualified and trained technicians at Colonial Floor and Stone Care, have the experience and training to restore these highly beautiful and durable tiles. Call us for a free estimate or use the link above for an online estimate.

Business had no choice but to be small from the county’s conception untill the late 18th century.  Transport was slow and ineffecient  between cities and towns.  Goods were usually made and sold in small area’s, foods grown and sold to the near by population.  General stores carried all items needed. Better transportation help the building of towns along the transportation lines. Stores got more numerous as towns and cities grew, the Industrial Revolution then brought us into the 19th century, which continue the growth of this county.  Yes we have had our ups and downs, but it seems to me that most small business, tough it through, and persevere.

In New York State the Erie Canal was specifically constructed for transport of goods. Many waterways were use and port cities would pop up. The transportation industry improved over the centuries to what we are use to now. We now have the “large mega stores” or other large businesses , whom even give business to the small business owners that provide work to millions of people combined.

So yes, small business, usually with 20 empolyee’s or less have been the back bone of our society for over 200 years.

Many self employeed people, who are in themselves a small business of one.  The back bone of these United states is the “little guy”, and yea I am proud to be one of them, and  proud to know many small business owners.  I am sure most Americans do!

So here is a big  Thanks! to all you small business owners out there, who help keep the country running.  It is  hard working people like you that keep America stong.

Mexican Tile is  used widely here in South Florida.  There are many styles of Mexican tile.  And while doing some research on these beautiful tile that the Colonial Floor and Stone Care has cleaned and polished, I found that they have a long and varied history.

Mexican tile, would lead you to believethat all the tile were made in Mexico, how ever Talavera Tile dates back to 15^th century Spain. When the Italians introduced the artisan work of the Arabic, Italian, and Asian designed tile during the 15^thcentury to Spain. Using all the knowledge from those styles of clay tiles, Talavera ceramic was born.  Designs and patterns are traced back to Chinese and Philippine origins while even older variations of this art form date back to 8^th century Arabic culture. Craftsmen in Italy began experimenting with glazes during the Middle Ages,  and as a result many new colors were developed.   And after the Spanish colonization of Mexico, the Spaniards introduced ceramic tile production and Mexican artisans adopted it and again adding their own flare,color and design.

Handcrafted ceramic tile is a  cultural heritage in Mexico, the  practice of making clay tile began in the late sixteen century, around 1570 and 1573. The decorative ceramic tiles have actively played a distinguished role as an important utilitarian and decorative element in Mexican architecture.  The tiles are made from clay dug out of the ground, mixed with water to form tile or pottery and fired in a Kiln  to temperatures that clay undergoes chemical changes and becomes permanently hard. Then the tile is glazed and decorated by hand, and fired once again to give it its final and lively finish.

Its physical characteristics make Mexican tiles particularly attractive and distinctive. Mexican tiles are concave (not perfectly flat). The tiles are unique, hand painted, original and a part of a functional decor.  There are many types of  Mexican tiles, Terra Cotta  which means Burnt Earth, are the most known, and once again, are made by digging for the clay earth that can be mixed with water and hand pressed into forms to make each individual tile different.  NYC  even recognizes the importance of this type of material and is preserving  historic Terra Cotta and using it in new design architecture.

Whether you have decorative, brightly hand painted Mexican tile on your back splash in your kitchen or decorating your patio, or beautiful Glazed Mexican Terra Cotta floor tiles,  the professionals at Colonial Floor and Stone Care, will bring back the shine to your Mexican tile.  Call for a free estimate or go to Colonial Floor and Stone Care to request your free estimate.

We can be reached at 305-731-2242 for Miami/Dade county, 965-566-4555 for Ft. Lauderdale/Broward county and 561-337-1408 for West Palm Beach/Palm Beach county.