Tile Care Products and Advice by Tile Doctor
Professional Cleaning and Maintenance Products for Tile, Stone and Grout
The photographs below are of a tired Terracotta floor in a 1780’s property in the cathedral city of Ripon. The floor ran throughout the living room, into the hallway and by the side entrance was a stone tiled area, both of which needed a deep clean and seal. I had a good idea of what […]
The maintenance staff at school in Guilford uncovered a beautiful Victorian tiled floor under carpet at the entrance. The carpet had been secured with a very thick layer of adhesive and unsure how to proceed they contacted Tile Doctor for advice. I popped over to take a look and conducted a test clean on part […]
A customer from Ulverston was nearing the end of a house refurbishment and got in touch regarding the renovation of a Flagstone floor. A lot of contractors had been through the property and the stone was not looking its best. Happy to assist I arranged to visit the property and provide advice on its restoration. […]
A homeowner in Tavistock reached out to us regarding a reclaimed Quarry tiled terrace they had laid the previous year. All the Quarry tiles were original and over 100 years old, they had come from several sources/properties due to the volume needed and in total covered an area of 120m2. As you would expect the […]
This Textured Porcelain tiled floor was installed in a house in the Suffolk village of Great Barton near Bury St Edmunds. As you can see from the photograph the textured nature of the tile and the rough surface of the grout had trapped dirt leaving the floor looking constantly dirty and unhygienic. The client was […]
Pictured below is a large Victorian tiled floor in the lobby area of a residential apartment block in Richmond. Building work had been carried out at the property and the contractors had covered the floor using a used a sticky floor protector. Unfortunately, that left a sticky residue on top of the tiles and were […]
A homeowner near Aldridge contacted Tile Doctor regarding their Quarry tiled hallway and Minton tiled vestibule. On inspection it became clear that the Quarry tiles had many imperfections and grout in dirt due to being covered in carpet for many years. This had also let to the appearance of white efflorescence salts on the surface […]
We were contacted by a client from Chester who had a traditional Red and Black Quarry tiled floor in need of attention. They had bought the old property to refurbish and wanted to keep as many of the original features as possible. Realising the floor was most likely original they asked if we could clean […]
A client in Bedale had a Black Slate Patio installed the previous year and was never happy with its appearance. The paving was quite extensive and included the main patio, areas around the property and its perimeter. The client understood the stone was Limestone however it was clear to us it was Slate, either way […]
We were recently called out to look at a Slate tiled bathroom floor in Wimbledon that was heavily stained with years of limescale deposits. What should have been a rich, textured natural stone floor was instead covered in a thick white staining. This was particularly bad around the bathtub edges, corners, and was embedded deep […]
We were asked to help this homeowner in Leigh-on-Sea refurbish their original Edwardian Quarry tiled floor following a spot of decorating. The floor had been well maintained, and some parts of the floor were still being protected by an old sealer. I visited the property to carry out a survey and confirmed that the sealer […]
This property in Cardiff had a Travertine tiled floor installed throughout the ground floor and as you can see from the photos was overdue a professional clean and seal. Looking for help they contacted Tile Doctor for advice and I offered to pop over and survey the floor for them and provide a quote for […]
I recently visited a client in Tynemouth who needed some assistance with their rustic Terracotta tiled kitchen floor. It had been awhile since it was last professionally cleaned and sealed and was now due some maintenance. I paid a visit to the property to survey the floor and the inspection confirmed that the sealer had […]
I was asked to visit a property in Surbiton to resolve a sealer issue with a Multicoloured Slate tiled floor that was laid in the Kitchen and adjacent dining area. The floor had been sealed professionally two years earlier and was showing signs of wear so the client decided to top up the sealer with […]
A previous customer got in touch late last year looking for help with a Quarry tiled floor he had bought at an old farmhouse in Ainsdale. Sandwiched between Southport and Formby the village is very close to the west coast which can bring its own issues. The floor was tiled with a classic combination of […]
It’s difficult to recognise, but the photo below from a property in Leatherhead, is of a recently tiled Terracotta brick patio laid in a herringbone pattern. While the tiles had been laid well the grout hadn’t been removed from the surface of the tile, in fact I don’t think any of the grout had been […]
This Brick tiled floor was in an old timber framed house just outside the village of Needham Market. The customer had been flooded from Storm Babet in 2023 which impacted over 750 properties in Suffolk. It was now April 2025 and it had taken the house that long to dry out. The brick floor was […]
I seem to get a lot of requests for cleaning Limestone tiled floors lately such as this example from a property in the Chesterton suburb of Cambridge. The Limestone tiles had been installed in the kitchen and adjacent dining room and it had been some time since it was last maintained. The sealer on the […]
I was contacted by the new owners of a townhouse in the southside of Edinburgh who needed help restoring an old Flagstone floor. They had uncovered the flagstones beneath parquet flooring during renovations and the thick adhesive was proving problematic. The clients were keen to restore the floor as a feature of their oval-shaped reception […]
This impressive kitchen floor at a property in Newport comprised on unfilled Limestone tiles and hadn’t been professionally cleaned for twenty years. Having decided it was high time to do something about it I was asked to quote for giving the floor a deep clean and then reseal to bring the Limestone back to its […]
Recently I was asked to clean a Victorian Quarry tiled floor at St’ Peter and St’ Pauls Church in Black Notley on the outskirts of Braintree. Originally of Norman origins the Nave floor was probably laid in 1879 when the church was renovated by the Victorians. Naturally these floors see a lot of wear from […]
We were asked to look at a multicoloured slate tiled kitchen floor at a property in Ilminster which had been installed 22 years prior and was now proving impossible to keep clean. This is a common issue with stone floors and usually tells me that the sealer had failed resulting in dirt becoming ingrained in […]
Detailed below is the restoration of a Slate Floor in a basement flat in the Barnsbury area of Islington. The customer had bought it as an investment and was in the process of renovating it when they discovered the original slate floor which is approximately 150 years old. Unfortunately, its age was showing and unsure […]
This customer from the Glasgow suburb of Giffnock recently had a beautiful Brazilian Slate tiled floor put down and then had the kitchen plastered. Unfortunately, the plasterers hadn’t covered the new floor with any protection during their work, and it got stained in the process. They did try to wash it afterwards which improved things […]
The original floor tiles in the hallway of this 1930’s Edwardian house in Rugby had come loose and walking on them was making the problem worse. Many of the loose tiles had become damaged and the whole floor was becoming a real headache for the owner. Keen to find a solution I was asked to […]
Recently I paid a visit to a client who lived in an impressive stately home near Bowness on Windermere and had asked for help renovating the Victorian tiled hallway floor. It was a very grand property and the hallway floor mainly consisted of red clay tiles with a decorative cream and black tile border. After […]
These photographs are from a Limestone tiled floor in the Kitchen of a property in the village of Hauxton south of Cambridge. The client was fed up with it constantly looking dirty and decided something must be done. This is a common problem with Stone floors, being a natural material dirt becomes ingrained in the […]
This customer from Battersea discovered a beautiful Victorian tiled floor under the hallway carpet after moving in. The carpet had been secured with thick glue and over the years had accumulated ingrained dirt, multiple sealers, and layers of accumulated grime. Having visited the property to survey the floor and quote for its restoration I could […]
A customer from Sale which is northeast of Altrincham in the Trafford district, requested a visit after having some work done in the house. Unfortunately, the tradesmen had not protected the Grey Porcelain hallway floor tiles and these became very soiled resulting in the grout turning black. Happy to oblige I arranged a time to […]
Having decided to remove the vestibule carpet at this property at this Victorian property in Bearwood the owner was pleased to discover an original Victorian tiled floor. Unfortunately, the floor was not whole and approximately 25% of the tiles were missing and replaced with cement leveller. I have seen this sort of thing before, and […]
