A marble foyer and powder room floor in Georgetown, brought back in one project. We honed, polished and sealed the floor, raked out and replaced all of its grout, and repaired cracked tiles. The same project covered two showers and the kitchen’s granite island. Summer 2026.
| Where | Private home, Georgetown, Washington, DC |
|---|---|
| Surfaces | Marble foyer floor including the powder room; two showers; a granite kitchen island |
| What needed attention | Worn floor finish, tired grout, cracked tiles, soap scum and failing corner joints in a shower |
| What we did | Clean, hone, polish and seal; rake out and regrout every joint; repair cracks; clean, seal and recaulk a shower; regrout a wall tile; clean and seal the island |
What we did, and why
- Floor: clean, hone, polish and seal. Honing removes the worn top layer evenly; polishing restores the shine.
- Every joint regrouted in the foyer and powder room. The old grout came out of every joint and was replaced, in a color the homeowner picked from our chart. New grout in an old floor makes the whole floor read as new.
- Cracked tiles repaired with color-matched epoxy resin, blended as closely as possible. A repaired crack blends in; it does not vanish.
- Primary shower: deep cleaned to remove soap scum, sealed, and the grout in the corners replaced with caulk.
- Second shower: broken grout replaced around one wall tile. Kitchen: the granite island cleaned and sealed.
Why the shower corners got caulk, not grout
Corners and changes of plane move slightly as a house and its fixtures expand and contract. Rigid grout cracks there; flexible caulk does not. More on that: grout vs. caulk.
Have something similar? Send two or three photos, one of the whole surface and one close-up, and we will tell you what it needs. Send photos or call (703) 327-7676.
Related: Marble restoration for homes · Tile, grout and caulking · Stone restoration in Washington, DC
Questions
Is regrouting worth doing when a marble floor is restored?
Often. In this Georgetown foyer every joint was raked out and regrouted along with the honing and polishing, so the stone and the joints look new together.
Can cracked marble tiles be repaired without replacing them?
Usually. The cracks are cleaned, filled with color-matched epoxy and finished with the floor. The repair blends in but stays faintly visible up close.
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