Limestone Fireplace Care

Taking care of your Limestone fireplace

• Never use wax or spray polishes on a limestone fireplace, as these products can darken the surface of the limestone and create patches.
• Never use kitchen or bathroom cleaners, as they could react with the limestone surface.
• Never allow cigarettes to be placed on the stone surface, the heat could cause a brown scar.
• Never stand vases with flowers directly on the limestone surface, as this could cause a permanent ring mark!
• Never stand red wine, tea or coffee etc., directly on your limestone fireplace – stains and ring marks could result!
• Never stand coal or logs directly on the fireplace surface – damage and stains may result!
• Never stand candles directly on the fireplace surface – damage and stains may result!
• Never plaster on to or down to a limestone fireplace – the stone will take up colour from the plaster.

The best way to clean off a grubby mark from limestone fireplaces is simply to use a clean cotton cloth dampened with very dilute washing up liquid. Do not soak the stone and try to do the cleaning as soon as you notice the accident (hopefully immediately) – if you do spill coffee or wine onto the stone surface don’t panic, just clean it off thoroughly with a dampened cloth and everything should be fine…
Note: Limestone is absorbent and when it is washed it will appear darker, and may take some days to dry out this will depend very much on the room temperature.