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Combining Tile Doctor Pro-Clean with Remove and Go to Create an Effective and Efficient Quarry Tile Cleaning Solution in Hitchin Hertfordshire

The Red and Black Quarry tiles in the hallway of this Edwardian house in Hitchin had been altered and enlarged over the years but now appeared dull, flat and in need of a serious deep clean and re-seal. I was told that sections of the hallway tiles had been lifted and relayed in the past […]

Removing Ingrained Dirt from a Large Victorian Tiled Floor with Tile Doctor 200-grit Diamond Pad in Hebburn Tyneside

I was asked to quote for restoring a heavily marked and dirty Encaustic tiled Victorian floor at a village hall outside Hebburn. I was told there had been water damage and the tiles were in a very sorry state however these old floors can take a lot of punishment, and it never fails to surprise […]

Honing the Polish onto a Travertine Tiled Kitchen Floor with Tile Doctor Diamond Burnishing Pads in Finchley North London

Here we have a travertine floor that was installed in the kitchen of a property in East Finchley around 17 years prior. Over the years some of the grout had become loose and the sealer had worn off allowing dirt to get into the pits of the tiles. The stone and grout were now getting […]

Tile Doctor Low Moisture Gel Cleaning Products used to Deep Clean an Old Victorian Encaustic Tiled Hallway Floor in Uppermill Saddleworth

The photographs below are from a property in a Victorian terrace in Uppermill with an original encaustic tiled hallway floor. The client had been renewing the flooring in the house and discovered the tiles under the hallway carpet. Realising the tiles were original from when the terrace was built it was decided to see if […]

Tile Doctor Flexipad Used to Resurface Delaminating Sandstone in Rylstone Skipton

Pictured is a 100-year-old stone floor laid with a mix of sandstone with black limestone edging and inserts in the hallway of a property in the village of Rylstone near Skipton. It was very grubby and any sealer that may have been present was gone leaving it vulnerable to ingrained dirt. I understood the floor […]

Acid Washing Terracotta Tiled Kitchen Floor with Tile Doctor Acid Gel in in Brentford South London

This job is a terracotta tiled kitchen floor at a property in Brentford that was laid 27 years ago and then sealed using wax. Since then, it hasn’t been properly maintained the entire time they have been down and was looking dark and permanently dirty. Sometimes I can quote for renovating a floor from photos, […]

Removing Carpet Glue from Quarry Tiles with Tile Doctor Remove and Go in in Bordon Hampshire

This report comes from the small town of Bordon when we were contacted by a homeowner with a Quarry tiled kitchen floor that was in quite a state. The Quarry tiles had previously been covered with square carpet tiles which had been stuck to the quarry tiles with adhesive. The carpet tiles were starting to […]

Versatile Tile Doctor Buffing Pads Used to Renovate Green Limestone Tiling in Grappenhall Cheshire

Recently I visited a farmhouse in Grappenhall to look at a kitchen floor that was laid with beautiful Green Limestone tiles. Grappenhall is a lovely Cheshire village which is better known as a period TV and film location. The owner of the property had sent in a request to have the floor cleaned and sealed. […]

Very Dirty Terracotta Tiles Deep Cleaned with Tile Doctor Nanotech Heavy Build-Up Remover in Balham South London

The photographs below show the condition of a heavily soiled Terracotta tiled kitchen floor at a residential property in Balham, SW12, which I was recently commissioned to renovate. The client had several outstanding tasks related to the renovation of the property, but the kitchen floor was the most urgent due to its significant level of […]

Cocktail of Tile Doctor Cleaning Products used to Clean a Neglected Victorian Floor in Penarth South Wales

Following a recommendation, this client from Penarth contacted Tile Doctor to carry out a survey on their Victorian tiled kitchen floor and come up with a plan for its restoration. Always happy to provide advice and guidance I arranged a date to pop over and take a look. As you can see from the photographs […]

Using Coarse Tile Doctor Diamond Pads used to Renovate a Neglected Encaustic Tiled Victorian Floor in Wanstead

The photographs below are of an original Encaustic Tiled hallway floor at a Victorian period house in Wanstead. As you can see from the photos this floor had clearly suffered years of neglect. Originally it was covered with a carpet and more recently had vinyl tiles stuck to it. Multiple sections of the floor had […]

Tile Doctor Burnishing Pads used to Restore the Polished Appearance of Marble Floor Tiling in Newbury

I recently had the pleasure of revisiting a property in Newbury that I first worked on around six years ago. The job stood out in my memory—not just because of the work involved, but because the property itself is truly unique. Styled like a Mediterranean villa, the home features a stunning Spanish Red Marble patio […]

Tile Doctor Burnishing Pads used to Restore the Polished Appearance of Limestone Floor Tiling in Edinburgh

Our client located in Edinburgh’s New Town area had a large, impressive entrance hallway with a well-used Grey Limestone floor. The tiles had seen many years of traffic and were dull and marked with events of family life. The request was to restore the floor back to how it looked when it was originally laid. […]

Resurfacing Old Flagstone Flooring with Tile Doctor Flexi Pads in Dorchester

This client lived on a farm on the outskirts of Dorchester and had a rustic kitchen with very old flagstones. The flags had been down a very long time and were uneven and some were in a very bad state due to the top layer of stone flaking away. They had found it very difficult […]

Cleaning up Cement Stained Period Tiles with Tile Doctor Grout Clean-Up in Perivale West London

Detailed below is the major restoration of an Encaustic Cement tiled floor at an Edwardian property in the West London suburb of Perivale. At some point in its history this beautiful and practical floor was covered up with cement screen and then carpeted. The current owner who was aware of the tiled floor underneath contacted […]

Putting the Shine Back on Marble Flooring with Tile Doctor Burnishing Pads in Girvan Ayrshire

Recently, I had the opportunity to restore a 100-year-old Marble tiled porch at a property in the harbour town of Girvan. The Marble floor was in excellent physical condition for its age but constant use had left it dull and marked in places. It now needed some TLC to bring back its original elegance. Deep […]

Making Quick Work of Cleaning Limestone Kitchen Flooring with a Silicone Carbide Brush in Whitley Bay

I was called by a lady from Whitley Bay who had a Limestone floor installed in her kitchen a few years back, since then it had become very dirty very quickly and looked very dirty. It was now proving very hard to keep clean and looked permanently grubby. I went over to survey the floor […]

Tile Doctor Milling Pads Resurface a 300-Year-Old Stone Floor in Standish near Wigan

A client from Standish near Wigan contacted Tile Doctor about the Flagstone flooring in the dining room and kitchen of their 320-year-old cottage. The floor was approximately 50m2 and after sending over several pictures of the floor via email we had a call to discuss the issues in detail. The floor clearly needed a deep […]

Removing Soot Staining from a Fireplace in Guiseley near Yeadon with Tile Doctor Pro-Clean

Detailed below is the cleaning of a Limestone Fireplace surround and hearth at a property in Guiseley near Yeadon on the outskirts of Leeds. Soot The fireplace had been installed approximately five years prior and was now badly stained with soot and smoke from the wood burner and this readily stood out against the pale […]

Tile Doctor Gel Cleaners Used on Moisture Sensitive Victorian Tiling in Alloa Stirling

This client from Alloa has a small Victorian Tiled vestibule at the entrance to their property that needed attention. The lovely Victorian tiles had been stained with white paint during decorating by the previous owners. They had managed to clean most of the paint off themselves but this had stripped off the sealer in the […]

Burnishing Pads Used to Polish Grout off a Terrazzo Floor in Barnes Southwest London

The pictures below come from a property in Barnes near Richmond upon Thames where a hallway floor had been laid with Terrazzo tiles. The tiles had been laid well but unfortunately the tiler had spread grout all over the tiles and not cleaned it off properly. This is not uncommon when tiling a floor and […]

Resurfacing Neglected Flagstone Flooring in Fareham with Tile Doctor Flex-Pads

This client was restoring a period property in Fareham which had an original Flagstone floor in the Kitchen. They hoped to restore the stone and then install a lovely kitchen that would really do the house justice. Always happy to help I went over to the property to discuss the floor and quote for its […]

Removing Cement Stains from Encaustic Tiles with Tile Doctor Grout Clean-up in Cardiff

Tile Doctor was contacted by a client who had recently purchased a 1920’s property in Cardiff with a Encaustic Tiled floor that was in a bad state. The property was having major building works carried out to bring it back to its original condition and this included the tiled floor. The floor in general was […]

Adding Protection to a Terrazzo Patio with Tile Doctor Ultra-Seal in Bournemouth

The pictures below are of a weathered Terrazzo floor laid in the open porch of a house in Bournemouth. Being exposed to the elements the Terrazzo was dull with ingrained dirt and unfortunately a few cracks had developed. Unhappy with its appearance the owner felt it was time for a refresh and contacted Tile Doctor […]

Removing Deep Seated Dirt from Victorian Tiling with Tile Doctor Pro-Clean in Crosskeys Newport

The Victorian tiled floor you can see below was discovered under a carpet at a property in Crosskeys on the outskirts, Newport. The owners understood it had been covered up for seventy years, yet remarkably it was still in good condition and they were keen to restore the floor as an original feature. Having removed […]

Removing Deep Acid Etching with Coarse Tile Doctor Burnishing Blocks in Islington

Here we have a luxury bathroom tiled in Limestone at an apartment in The Angel in Islington. I was contacted by the letting agent who discovered the damage when the tenant moved out, although they were unsure of the cause I immediately recognised it as acid damage from the use of acidic limescale removers. These […]

Removing a Bad Case of Mould from Marble Tiling with Tile Doctor Acid Gel in Twickenham

As you can see from the photographs below this Marble tiled bathroom at a property in Twickenham had a very bad case severe case of mould staining. The client was trying to decide if the tiles were too far gone for restoration after letting a property for the past 4 years, the tenants unfortunately didn’t […]

Deep Cleaning External Victorian Tiling with Tile Doctor Remove and Go in Lewisham

Last year I published a job I completed, the restoration and repair of a dilapidated tiled path that led up to a Victorian house in Lewisham . Impressed with the transformation another homeowner from Lewisham SE13 got in touch with me about their own path that was very similar and dated to the late Victorian […]

Tile Doctor Products Used to Restore Victorian Tiled Hallway Floor in Walsall

This customer from Walsall contacted Tile Doctor regarding their Victorian tiled hallway which was in a very poor state. I was sent some photographs which made it clear the floor was seriously neglected with loose tiles and all sorts of contaminates. To understand all the issues before quoting I made an appointment to pop over […]

Ingrained Dirt Removed from Reclaimed Terracotta Floor Tile and Grout in Currie Edinburgh with Tile Doctor Pro-Clean

The Terracotta tiles in the kitchen, living area and entrance vestibule of this property in the village of Currie, on the outskirts of Edinburgh, were reclaimed and had been installed by the owners several years earlier. The intention was to give the property to give a country cottage feel which was achieved and looked great […]

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