Reese Mackie

Slate Tile

Renovating a Paint Stained Slate Floor in Hampton, Middlesex

28th June 2018 Reese Mackie

It’s surprising how often I get asked to look at tiled floors stained with paint and other chemicals because of

Slate Tile

Renovating a Paint Stained Slate Floor in Hampton, Middlesex

28th June 2018 Reese Mackie

It’s surprising how often I get asked to look at tiled floors stained with paint and other chemicals because of

Victorian Tile

Dirty Victorian Tiled Hallway Renovated in Abergavenny, Monmouthshire

27th June 2018 Reese Mackie

This lovely Victorian tiled floor was located in the hallway of a beautiful house in Abergavenny which is an old

Victorian Tile

Eyesore Tiles Replaced in a Victorian Hallway in Oswestry, Shropshire

25th June 2018 Reese Mackie

A home owner who lives in the old market town of Oswestry in Shropshire called me in recently to work

Travertine Tile

Travertine Tiled Kitchen Floor Renovated in Parwich, Derbyshire

21st June 2018 Reese Mackie

A few years ago, my client moved into a house in the village of in Parwich which sits in the

Travertine Tile

Travertine Tiled Kitchen Floor Renovated in Parwich, Derbyshire

21st June 2018 Reese Mackie

A few years ago, my client moved into a house in the village of in Parwich which sits in the

Victorian Tile

Classic Edwardian Tiled Hallway Floor Restored in Muswell Hill, London

20th June 2018 Reese Mackie

It must seem to he reader of this site that the only we get in North London relates to Victorian

Victorian Tile

Repair and Restoration of a Victorian Tiled Hallway in Darlaston near Walsall

19th June 2018 Reese Mackie

The photographs below are from a house in Darlaston near Walsall which had recently changed hands. The new owner was

Marble Posts

Polishing Marble Counter Tops in an Opulent Bowden Bathroom

18th June 2018 Reese Mackie 0 Comments Bowden, Cleaning, countertops, etching, Greater Manchester, Marble Bath Surround, marble cleaning, marble polishing, Polishing, Sealing Marble, Stone, stone worktops

Although most of the work we do involves floor cleaning you should know we also cover stone worktops in Kitchens and countertops in bathrooms. An example being this opulent bathroom with Marble countertops that surrounded the sink and bath. The bathroom was installed at a house in the up-market area of Bowden which together with the villages of Hale and Hale Barns are regarded as being the wealthiest parts of Greater Manchester. The customer had got in touch to ask if we could restore the appearance of the Marble surrounds which had become dirty and etched through general use. Restoring the Appearance of Marble Countertops My first job was to protect the wood panelling and lush red carpet that surrounds the bath, once all was protected we started to use a set of tile doctor six-inch burnishing pads to clean the Marble and restore the polish. The Burnishing pads come in a set of four and are applied to the stone with a little water in sequence from the coarse 400 grit pad which removes etching and then through the medium 800-grit, fine 1500-grit and finally the very fine 3000-grit pad which restore shine to the Marble. I use a hand-held buffing machine to do this and carefully rinse in-between each pad to remove the small amount of slurry which is generated. The last

Polishing Marble Counter Tops in an Opulent Bowden Bathroom

18th June 2018 Reese Mackie

Although most of the work we do involves floor cleaning you should know we also cover stone worktops in Kitchens

Marble Tile

Polishing Marble Counter Tops in an Opulent Bowden Bathroom

18th June 2018 Reese Mackie

Although most of the work we do involves floor cleaning you should know we also cover stone worktops in Kitchens

Marble Posts

Marble Wall and Floor Tiled Wet Room Renovated in Sheffield

14th June 2018 Reese Mackie 0 Comments Endcliffe, grout cleaning, Grout Replacement, Marble Wet Room, Mould, Sheffield

The owner of this house in the village of Endcliffe Sheffield was unhappy about the state of their Marble wet room and called me in to do something about it. The main issue was that mould had built-up across the bathroom especially on the grout and silicone sealant, the Marble tiles were also looking dull and needed sprucing up. Dealing with Mould in a Wet Room Mould thrives in moist warm conditions and without adequate ventilation it will start to take hold. Often in cases like this we advise clients to improve the power of their extractor fan or leave a window and a door open after a shower, in this case however the wet room had no windows. Another option you can try is to run the shower cold for a few minutes after you have used it, this decreases the temperature and removes moisture from the air. That tip is easily forgotten when your in a hurry so regular cleaning with Tile Doctor Duo-Clean which is a tile cleaner and mould remover should allow you to keep on top of the problem. In this case the Mould had really taken a hold and I knew form experience that scrubbing with a powerful cleaner like Duo Clean was unlikely to get the grout back to the pristine condition the customer wanted so I decided to strip out all the affected grout and silicone and replace with new. It