Free stone tools
Check what's wrong before you treat it.
Two free tools built on fifty years of restoration work in the GTA. One tells a stain from an etch. The other gives rough costs for restoring versus replacing. Neither is a quote.
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Treating the wrong problem can make it worse.
They ask the same questions we ask when we review your photos. They don't replace a site visit or a firm quote.
Diagnostic quiz
Stain or Etch?
Answer seven questions to find out whether a mark is a stain or an etch, and what to do about it.
Cost estimator
Restore vs. Replace
See rough GTA costs and timelines for restoring versus replacing, before you tear out stone that could be saved.
Prefer a printable checklist?
Our stain vs. etch guide covers the same checks on one page you can print and keep by the counter.
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Want us to take a look?
Send a wide photo and a close-up. We'll confirm whether it's a stain or an etch, tell you whether to restore or replace, and quote the work.
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