Dunbar's classic Vancouver character and the quality of its residential investment make it one of the city's most enduringly desirable neighbourhoods. Maison Paris brings the authentic Italian stone method to Dunbar's finest homes.
Dunbar is one of Vancouver's most classically desirable residential neighbourhoods — a community of craftsman character homes, well-maintained heritage properties, and a residential investment culture that prioritises quality and longevity over trend. Dunbar's housing stock ranges from beautifully restored 1920s and 1930s character homes to architect-designed contemporary renovations that retain the neighbourhood's residential scale while updating its finishes.
Natural stone is a defining element of Dunbar's finest renovated homes. Calacatta marble in renovated kitchens and master bathrooms. Travertine in heritage character homes where the warmth of the stone complements the original architecture. Large-format quartzite in contemporary extensions that contrast with the existing character. These surfaces — in a neighbourhood that values craftsmanship and permanence — deserve the Italian standard. Maison Paris delivers it.
Heritage home renovation stone finishing — When Dunbar's character homes are renovated with natural stone, Maison Paris ensures the installation is executed to the Italian standard — eliminating seams, grinding the surface flat, and applying Italian repolish to achieve the mirror finish the design demands.
Kitchen and bathroom countertop refinishing — Dunbar's renovated homes feature Calacatta, Carrara, and quartzite countertop surfaces that accumulate wear over time. Maison Paris refinishes these surfaces to a mirror finish in a single day — restoring them to better than their original condition.
Travertine restoration — Travertine is common in Dunbar's established heritage homes, and Maison Paris is frequently called to restore travertine floors and surfaces that have accumulated decades of wear. The result is a surface that looks better than it did when it was first installed.
Every Maison Paris project in Dunbar follows the same four-step Italian method — the only sequence that produces a truly seamless, mirror-finish natural stone surface. No shortcuts. No coatings. No compromise.
Custom stone-dust-blended epoxy packed into the joint on-site — matched to the exact tone and mineral character of your specific slab. Not grout. Not caulk. A structural, permanent bond that chemically fuses with the stone and never shrinks, cracks, or discolours. Once ground flush, the seam disappears permanently — indistinguishable from the stone itself.
The entire floor surface is ground completely flat using industrial planetary diamond grinders moving through a progressive grit sequence. Every slab is levelled to its neighbour. Every trace of lippage disappears. The floor is then repolished through a full Italian diamond pad sequence — building a mirror finish entirely within the stone's own mineral structure. No coatings. No wax. The shine is the stone itself.
Marble, granite, and quartzite countertops, kitchen islands, and bathroom vanities refinished using the same Italian grinding and repolish sequence applied to floors. Acid etching, scratches, dull patches, and visible seams — all corrected. Most countertop projects in Dunbar completed in a single day. The result is a mirror finish built within the stone itself.
Worn, scratched, dull, or improperly sealed stone floors are almost always a restoration problem — not a replacement problem. The full Italian grinding and repolish sequence returns them to better-than-original condition. Restoration costs a fraction of replacement and produces a superior result for Dunbar homeowners who have invested in natural stone.
Each stone species requires its own specific epoxy formulation, diamond grit sequence, and polishing compound. Maison Paris calibrates every project in Dunbar to the specific stone and its condition.
Italy's most celebrated white marbles — Calacatta with bold dramatic veining, Carrara with refined grey-white character. Both require the most precise grain-matching and epoxy formulation of any stone species. Maison Paris has worked extensively with Calacatta and Carrara throughout Dunbar.
The dramatic Spanish black marble with white calcite veining. Unforgiving to any imperfection — any mismatch in the epoxy fill is immediately visible against the deep black ground. Maison Paris has completed multiple large-format Nero Marquina projects throughout BC.
The rarest and most valuable Carrara marble — pure white ground with dramatic bold veining. In a luxury Dunbar interior, Statuario commands the room. The veining must flow continuously across the joint, demanding the highest level of slab composition skill.
The ancient Roman stone — warm, earthy, full of natural character. Travertine's natural voids require filling with colour-matched epoxy before grinding. Maison Paris fills every void, grinds flat, and repolishes to honed, satin, or mirror finish.
The hardest natural stone — demanding to grind, exceptional when polished. The mirror finish achieved in granite is extraordinarily durable, withstanding decades of heavy traffic. Black Galaxy, Absolute Black, and Baltic Brown granite have been restored by Maison Paris across BC.
Quartzite is significantly harder than marble, requiring specific diamond formulations. Onyx requires exceptional care to preserve its translucency. Limestone is soft and porous, requiring a gentle approach and careful sealing. Maison Paris has the expertise for all of these in Dunbar.
The authentic Italian approach to natural stone — unchanged for three centuries. Every step is essential. Maison Paris applies all four, in sequence, to every project in Dunbar.
Every slab hand-selected for grain direction, colour match, and vein continuity. Dry-laid and adjusted until the stone's natural pattern flows continuously across every joint. The seam is planned to disappear before installation begins. In Calacatta marble, the vein must cross the joint as if both slabs were quarried together. This step — which most contractors skip entirely — is what makes a Maison Paris floor categorically different from a standard installation in Dunbar.
The joint is packed with a custom stone-dust-blended epoxy — mixed on-site from stone dust collected from your specific slabs. The colour match is built from your stone. The epoxy is pressed deep into the joint, built proud of the surface, and allowed to cure. This is not grout. This is not caulk. It is a structural, permanent bond that will not shrink, crack, or discolour over decades. Once ground flush, the seam becomes permanently invisible.
This is where most contractors stop — and where Maison Paris begins. The entire floor surface is ground completely flat using industrial planetary diamond grinders. Moving through a progressive sequence from 50 grit through 800, every slab edge is levelled to its neighbour. The epoxy fill is ground flush. Every trace of lippage disappears. The floor becomes a single, uniformly abraded plane of stone — ready for Italian repolish.
The floor is repolished from the ground up — progressing through a full sequence of resin-bond diamond polishing pads. From 800 grit through 1500 and 3000 grit, then polishing compounds specific to the stone species, the mirror finish is built entirely within the stone's own mineral structure. No surface coatings. No wax. No topical sealer that will peel or yellow. The shine you see in a Maison Paris floor in Dunbar is the stone itself — its crystalline character, brought to its maximum potential by the Italian method.
"We had Calacatta laid throughout the main floor of our West Vancouver home. Maxime's work is unlike anything I've seen — you genuinely cannot find the seam. Not even on your knees."
"I specify natural stone on every luxury build I do across Vancouver. Maison Paris is the only contractor I trust with it. The level of craft is European — it does not exist elsewhere in British Columbia."
"Nero Marquina throughout a 4,000 sq ft open plan. The result is absolutely monolithic — one plane of stone. Maxime is the only person I would have trusted with that project."
"Our Calacatta island had years of etching and micro-scratches. Maxime refinished it in a day — it looks better than the day it was installed. Genuinely remarkable work."
How much does marble floor refinishing cost in Dunbar?
Maison Paris provides project-specific quotes based on square footage, stone species, surface condition, and scope of work. Contact Maxime directly at 778 302 3035 or via the quote form at maisonparis.ca.
How long does a project take in Dunbar?
A standard residential floor typically takes three to five days on-site. Countertop refinishing is usually completed in a single day.
Is the seamless finish permanent?
Yes — permanent. The stone-dust epoxy fill chemically bonds with the stone and does not shrink, crack, or discolour. The Italian repolish builds the shine within the stone's own mineral structure. Nothing to peel, fade, or degrade.
Can worn stone be restored rather than replaced?
In almost every case, yes. Full diamond grinding and Italian repolish returns worn stone to better-than-original condition. Restoration costs a fraction of replacement.
Do you work on countertops and surfaces as well as floors?
Yes — countertop refinishing is one of our most in-demand services. Kitchen islands, bathroom vanities, fireplace surrounds, and stair treads are all within scope.
Do you serve Dunbar?
Yes — Dunbar is within Maison Paris's regular service area. We serve all of Metro Vancouver, Greater Victoria, Kelowna, Whistler, and all of British Columbia. Call or text Maxime at 778 302 3035.
"We don't hide the seam.
We eliminate it."
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