Sandstone is a warm-toned, porous sedimentary stone widely used in Melbourne for outdoor paving, retaining walls and building facades. Honing creates a smooth, flat matte to satin finish on sandstone using diamond abrasive pads to remove surface scratches, minor etching and surface damage — without the high reflective gloss of polishing. Aus Floor Care specialises in sandstone honing for homeowners and businesses who prefer the understated, contemporary elegance of a honed finish. Honed sandstone conceals everyday marks and fingerprints far better than a polished surface.
Foot traffic and everyday cleaning can gradually reduce the stone's natural appearance.
Foot traffic and everyday cleaning can gradually reduce the stone's natural appearance.
Foot traffic and everyday cleaning can gradually reduce the stone's natural appearance.
Foot traffic and everyday cleaning can gradually reduce the stone's natural appearance.
Foot traffic and everyday cleaning can gradually reduce the stone's natural appearance.
Foot traffic and everyday cleaning can gradually reduce the stone's natural appearance.
Remove dirt, grime, stains, mould and everyday residue from indoor and outdoor limestone surfaces.
Remove dirt, grime, stains, mould and everyday residue from indoor and outdoor limestone surfaces.
Remove dirt, grime, stains, mould and everyday residue from indoor and outdoor limestone surfaces.
Remove dirt, grime, stains, mould and everyday residue from indoor and outdoor limestone surfaces.
Remove dirt, grime, stains, mould and everyday residue from indoor and outdoor limestone surfaces.
Remove dirt, grime, stains, mould and everyday residue from indoor and outdoor limestone surfaces.
Professional cleaning, honing and restoration for indoor limestone flooring.
Professional cleaning, honing and restoration for indoor limestone flooring.
Professional cleaning, honing and restoration for indoor limestone flooring.
Professional cleaning, honing and restoration for indoor limestone flooring.
Professional cleaning, honing and restoration for indoor limestone flooring.
Professional cleaning, honing and restoration for indoor limestone flooring.
Brighton · Hampton · Sandringham · Black Rock · Beaumaris · Elwood · St Kilda · Albert Park · Middle Park · Caulfield South
Toorak · South Yarra · Hawthorn · Kew · Camberwell · Malvern · Malvern East · Caulfield North · Armadale · Balwyn
Polished sandstone has a high-gloss mirror reflective finish. Honed sandstone has a smooth, flat matte to satin finish with no reflective gloss. Both processes smooth the stone and remove scratches but deliver completely different aesthetic results. We show samples of both to help you decide.
Honed sandstone can be slightly more absorbent, making sealing after honing especially important. Once sealed, honed sandstone is much easier to live with — scratches and marks are far less visible than on a high-gloss polished surface. Most clients who switch to honed say they wish they had done it sooner.
Yes — etch marks on sandstone caused by acid contact require professional diamond honing to remove. The damaged layer is mechanically removed and a smooth, uniform surface is restored. We then seal the sandstone to reduce future etching.
Yes — honing is one of our most popular finishes for sandstone benchtops. It conceals everyday kitchen acid etching, knife marks and wear far better than a polished finish, making it far more practical for kitchen and bathroom environments.
