Old Quarry Tiled Farmhouse Kitchen Floor Rejuvenated in Devon
Rackenford is a tiny village in North Devon, with a population of approximately 400 people, and is surrounded by many
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Author: Reese Mackie
Geometric Edwardian Tiled Floor Restoration in Leicestershire
Our customers typically ask us a lot of questions about their tiled floors with the most common being “Can it
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Quarry Tiled Floor Restored in Shop to Flat Conversion in Oxford
This ground floor flat in the City of Oxford had been converted from a shop which as you can imagine,
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Unfinished Travertine Floor Polished and Transformed in East Sussex
Travertine is known on the international market for being very distinctive in character and very durable, making it a very
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Amazing Transformation of a Slate Kitchen Floor
This is an interesting example of a Slate tiled floor that was the unfortunate recipient of a solvent-based topical coating
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Restoring Green Westmorland Slate Tiles in Yorkshire
It’s not too common that you find two very different natural stone tiled floors in the same property. However, this
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Restoring Victorian Mosaic Hallway Tiles near Blackpool
Victorian tiled floors are well-known for their colourful and unique patterns which never fail to impress and are a very
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Filling and Cleaning a Pitted Travertine Kitchen Floor
This Travertine Tiled kitchen floor was in a farmhouse close to the village of Newnham near Daventry. The client had
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Sealing Victorian Hallway Tiles with No DPC in Bedford
The following photos show a lovely traditional Victorian hallway floor in a period property close to the Great Ouse river
Read moreMarble Tile Maintenance
Marble is reputed in the international market for its premium quality, toughness and durability. It is often the preferred choice for interior and exterior in both commercial and domestic for flooring, wall cladding, paving, facades of buildings, railway stations, pavement, landscaping, garden stone. Granite/Marble Worktops Polished Marble Polished marble generally doesn’t require sealing however it will need regular cleaning and occasional re-polishing. The polished marble floor above was first cleaned using Tile Doctor Pro-Clean to remove ingrained dirt from the stone and grout, the Marble was then re-polished using Tile Doctor Burnishing pads. Marble Maintenance For regular cleaning use a sealer friendly cleaning product such as Neutral Tile Cleaner which has been especially formulated for the regular cleaning of Sealed Stone and Tile surfaces keeping them fresh with a pleasant mint scent. Use Tile Doctor Pro-Clean Tile & Grout cleaner to effectively clean tiles, highly effective against Wax Sealers, Grease, Grime and general dirt build up. For difficult floors mix Pro-Clean with Nanotech Ultra Clean for a double whammy cleaning solution. Nanotech-Ultra Clean incorporates Nano technology to help lift the dirt from the tiles (it really works), especially useful for those
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Victorian Porch Tiles hidden under Lino Restored
Some Floor Tiles can be too damaged to be able to do anything with, but Victorian Tiles are nearly indestructible
Read moreRestoration of Marble Tiles
We were recently asked to look at a polished Marble Tile installed in the floor of a house in Kendal, Cumbria. They were recently fitted but the local Tiler had struggled to get the sheen right on the surface of the Marble, in fact the sealer he had used was badly smeared in some places and needed to come off. To strip off the sealer we used with a Red diamond encrusted burnishing pad fitted to a rotary machine and then rinsed the floor with water which we then removed using a wet and dry Vax machine. We then used other pads in the burnishing system process to clean and polish the Marble floor until we had a nice overall sheen. We finished off the floor with a coat of Tile Doctor Ultra-Seal, which is a premium, no-sheen, natural-look penetrating sealer formulated to provide maximum stain protection. Source: Polishing Marble Tiled Floor in Kendal, Cumrbia
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Deep Cleaning a Travertine Kitchen Floor in the Cotswolds
Details below of an unusual Travertine tiled kitchen floor in Greet, Gloucestershire where we were asked to restore the appearance
Read moreRestoring Marble Tiled Wet Room in Suffolk
Details below of a wet room lined with 10m2 of Marble in old cottage on the outskirts of the medieval village of Great Bricett in the heart of Suffolk. You can see from the photographs staining of the Marble Tiled wall and floor which was left in a mess after a friend of the family had tried to remove the limescale during a visit. Cleaning and Sealing Marble Tile The Marble tiles were cleaned and polished using a set of mini Twister burnishing pads. The pads are encrusted in diamonds are brilliant at restoring hard stone surfaces such as Marble. You start with the red pad to remove the existing sealer followed by the white and yellow pads to clean and hone the stone. The wall and floor tiles were then rinsed with water to clean and neutralise the floor ready for sealing. The room had under floor heating which helped to dry out the tile and so it was soon possible to use the final green pad to polish the tiles and move onto sealing. To seal we used two coats of Tile Doctor Colour Grow which is a colour intensifying breathable sealer that enhances colour as well as providing durable surface protection, a one litre bottle of sealer was sufficient. Thanks to the under floor heating we managed to complete the job in a single day and as you can see from the final set of
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Removing Chewing Gum from old Victorian Hallway in Knaresborough
The photographs below are of a Victorian Tiled Hallway at a house in the historic market and spa town of
Read moreCleaning and Sealing Marbled Tile Hallway
This Marble tiled floor was in the hallway of a house in the historic town of Woodbridge; the floor had lost its lustre was looking dull and in need of a good polish. Marble Cleaning and Sealing It took a day to clean the Marble tiles using a set of 17 inch diamond encrusted Twister burnishing pads fitted to a buffing machine. The pads come in a set of four and you start with the red pad in conjunction with water to remove the existing sealer followed by the white and yellow pads also with water to clean and hone the stone. The tiles were then rinsed with clean water to clean and neutralise the floor ready for sealing. Once the floor was dry we used the final green pad with a small amount of water to polish the tiles before moving onto sealing. To seal we used two coats of Tile Doctor Colour Grow which does what it says on the tin and enhances colour as well as providing that important surface protection, a five litre bottle of sealer was required to provide two coats on this 35m2 floor. I’m not the world’s best photographer but hopefully you agree from the pictures on this page that the floor has now got its shine back. Source: Marble Tiled Hallway polished in Suffolk
Read moreMarble Tile Replacement and Sealing
Polished Marble Care in Felixstowe This large 52m2 marble tiled floor located in the Entrance Hall of a property in Felixstowe had been laid when the property was renovated in 2002. Unfortunately 15 of the tiles were cracked and so our first job was to carefully remove and replace them. Polished Marble Tiled Floor Care and Restoration The floor was then burnished using a set of Burnishing Pads and then sealed using two litres of Ultra-Seal which is a no-sheen, natural-look penetrating sealer that offers maximum stain protection. All in this Marble Floor Care job took 3 days and should now keep on looking good for some time to come. Source: Polished Marble Care, Felixstowe
Read moreMarble Tiled Bathroom Cleaning and Grout Colouring
These Marble Tiles were installed in the bathroom at a residence in Earls Court, west London; the Marble certainly gave a luxurious effect but had dulled over time, on top of that the grout had stained in places and both were in need of really good deep clean. Cleaning Marble Tiles We set about cleaning the Marble Tiled floor using a mild dilution of Tile Doctor Pro-Clean worked in with Deck Brushes. Once we were happy the floor was rinsed with clean water to remove and chemical residue and we then began polishing the floor using a buffing machine fitted with a green burnishing pad, the green pads are encrusted with very fine diamonds and used with a small amount of water to produce a high shine finish. Applying Grout Colourant The last step was to colour the grout which is easily done using a bottle of Grout Colourant. This is applied into the grout lines using a tooth brush; as well as changing the colour the product provides an epoxy coating on top of the grout protecting it against future discoloration. The customer was certainly pleased with difference and said the “the results are amazing” when she returned home from work that evening. Source: Cleaning and Polishing Marble Bathroom Tiles
Read moreScratched Marble Floor Repolished
We were asked to polish this marble floor in Eaton Square which is in Belgravia one of the most historic residential parts of London, a short distance from Buckingham Palace and Knightsbridge. Cleaning a Marble Tiled Floor There were a lot of scratches in the Marble floor and it was also looking dull, so we set about first by giving it a good clean using Tile Doctor Pro-Clean which is an strong alkaline product designed for use on stone floors. It’s important to clean the floor before polishing to ensure there’s no dirt or grit on the floor which might get ground into the floor during polishing making the problem worse. Polishing Marble Tiles Once the floor was clean we started the polishing process with a Red Burnishing pad fitted to a rotary machine, the pads are diamond encrusted and can remove deep scratches. We went over the floor carefully covering every tile four times and then followed up with the white, yellow and then green polishing pads, each one polishes the floor to a higher degree. The next step was to apply Tile Doctor Shine crystallising powder with a little water polished in with our polishing machine fitted with a natural fibre pad; this step gives the floor a tough durable finish. The floor was then thoroughly rinsed to remove any residues left on the
Read moreCleaning and Polishing Marble Mosaic Tiles
Installed on an external balcony these black and white Marble Mosaic tiles had been exposed to the elements resulting in an accumulated of dirt. Cleaning Marble Mosaic Balcony Tiles Marble is a very tough product so for best results we recommend using a set of burnishing pads fitted to a rotary machine that can cut through the grime and re-polish the stone. There are four pads in the set and you start with the Red pad together with a little water, this removes any remaining sealer; next you move on to the White pad again with a little water and this will remove any ingrained dirt. The next two pads, Yellow then Green complete the polishing process and produce a high shine finish. Between pads you need to rinse the floor with clean water to remove loose dirt and grime, I can recommend the use of a Wet Vacuum for this they are excellent at removing surface water quickly. Sealing Marble Mosaic Tiled Floor We left the floor to dry overnight and came back the next day to seal the floor. Luckily the weather held out, being external we wouldn’t have been able to seal the Marble if it was wet and it was forecast to rain that day. We sealed the Marble Mosaic tiles using two coats of Tile Doctor Colour Grow which really does bring out the colour of natural stone, it’s also rated for
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