My name is John Calarco, the owner of John Calarco Terrazzo & Marble Floor Refinishing Co. Here is a brief history of my company and its origin.

My father, Domenic Calarco, was born in 1930 and raised in the south of Italy in the small town of Locri. At the age of eighteen, he joined the military in Rome and served two and a half years. Then, as he made his way to the south of France, he learned many trades. These trades included brick laying, building homes out of stone and cement, carpentry, tile setting, and floor refinishing.

When Domenic arrived in the south of France, he met a man who gave him a job refinishing marble and terrazzo floors. That's where he mastered the art polishing and restoring natural stone floors. Later, Domenic started his own company in France, refinishing floors for about ten years. He refinished marble and terrazzo floors for many wealthy customers, including several homes owned by Pablo Picasso.

Around that time, he met and married my mother, had two kids and eventually decided to come to America. The family left France in 1965 and traveled by passenger ship to the U.S.A. They made their way to Houston, Texas, and in 1968, my father started one of the very first marble and terrazzo floor refinishing companies in Houston. He used the finest floor polishing machines from Italy (which I still use today) and the best Italian stone polishing materials. During his 35 years working in Houston, Domenic refinished floors in hundreds of homes in subdivisions like Meyerland, Glenbrook Valley, Memorial, and River Oaks–including the home of Mohammed Ali.

I began working for my father in 1991 at the age of eighteen. With a true craftsman as my mentor, I learned all of his skills and techniques. Perhaps more importantly, Domenic taught me the love of natural stone and to take pride in a job done the right way. My father passed away in 2001, and we miss him dearly. Following in my father's footsteps, I started my own business in 2004, but I feel like I started in 1991.

Many people are still looking for Domenic to come refinish their floors today. When they see the last name Calarco, they are very happy to know that the tradition of craftsmanship that my father began fifty years ago lives on. I tell all my customers that not only am I the owner, but, like my father, I do the work myself to assure ultimate perfection.

Not every customer is a Picasso, but every natural stone floor is a work of art. I would consider it an honor to restore your work of art.