Raghwat Al Janoub Maintenance and Cleaning
Marble grinding and crystallisation in Unaizah
Unaizah is a Qassim farming town ringed by salt lakes and mixing the old Al-Khuraiza Mosque and covered market at its centre with modern flats, villas and public gardens spreading outward. Marble floors in homes built from pressed mud show permanent colour shifts, while newer apartment blocks have smoother stone but salt-laden moisture rising from beneath the town affects both.
Why grinding beats a surface polish
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Shine from the stone, not a layer
A surface polish shines for the first week, then flakes off at the doors and busy walkways.
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Scratches removed, not hidden
Deep scratches and sunken stains do not wipe away, because they sit inside the stone.
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A surface that resists Riyadh dust
Central Saudi dust is fine, mineral and constant, and it grinds against a soft polish all day until the shine dulls.
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Edges and skirtings matched
Many floor jobs leave the corners and skirtings dull, so the edge of every room gives the work away.
Why the job is different in Unaizah
Marble floors in Unaizah show permanent colour shift from constant moisture and subsurface salt, and white veining or brown staining may appear unevenly across the same floor. The whole method is set out in our full account of marble grinding and crystallisation.
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Heritage homes built from pressed mud with deep foundations
Old houses in Unaizah are built from compressed mud with foundations deep in salt and moisture-saturated ground. Their marble floors face constant rising dampness that shifts their colour over time, and white salt deposits or brown staining from the earth may appear.
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Modern apartment blocks with smooth marble floors
New residential buildings in Unaizah have smooth, modern marble floors, but their foundations rest on the same salt-laden earth beneath the town. Rising moisture here affects the shine and may cause fine cracks over time if not treated correctly.
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High soil salinity near Al-Ghada Park and Al Bassam Mansion
Areas near Al-Ghada Park and Al Bassam Mansion sit on more saline ground than other parts of the city. Marble floors there suffer faster salt buildup and deeper colour change, so they need more aggressive cleaning and polishing.
What's Included
Unaizah is surrounded by salt lakes and dunes, and the earth below is saturated with salt and moisture, so marble polishing here requires strong treatment to remove subsurface salt and manage rising dampness.
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The stone type and its condition read
Old floors in mud homes are checked for colour shift depth and salt deposits on and below the surface.
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Coarse grinding to take out the scratches
Salt and moisture are removed with repeated rinsing and light acid before grinding to clean deep surface deposits.
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Stepped through to the fine pads
Permanent colour change from moisture is improved in appearance by polishing but only fully removed if the foundation dries first.
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Crystallisation for a hard surface
Modern apartment floors are checked for any fine cracks that may have started from rising dampness.
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Edges and skirtings
Post-polish surface treatment slows future salt and moisture rise but does not stop it entirely.
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A final seal on the pores
After polishing, the floor is left to dry fully and better ventilation and regular foundation drying are advised.
Landmarks of Unaizah
Work teams in Unaizah move between Souq Al-Massawkef and the old houses around it and King Fahd Cultural Center and modern apartment blocks farther away, routed by site distance and local salt levels in each neighbourhood to keep schedules efficient.
- Al-Khuraiza Mosque
- Souq Al-Massawkef
- Al-Ghada Park
- King Fahd Cultural Center
- Al Bassam Mansion
How we work
Survey the floor
Prepare the space
Grind and crystallise
Clean up and hand over
Some of our work
Photos from our team's work.
What is different about Qassim Region
Qassim is farming country in the heart of Najd. Buraydah, Unaizah, Al Rass, Al Bukayriyah and Al Badayea are low rise towns of villas, wide streets and new commercial blocks, with the old mud quarters of Unaizah and the date markets of Buraydah among them, and palm groves and irrigated fields on every side. The Nafud sands lie to the north, so spring winds carry a fine reddish grit that settles on render and glass, and winter nights bring frost and occasional rain that streaks dusty facades. The groundwater is hard and marks stone when it dries.
Other services in Unaizah
The room and the building around it are on one list.
