Tile Care Products and Advice by Tile Doctor
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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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Photographed below is a Terracotta tiled kitchen floor at a property in Frome that was installed six months prior and was already proving problematic. I was asked to pop over and discuss the floor as they had been struggling to keep the tiles clean. Apparently after installation the builders offered to seal the floor, however […]
Having seen some similar work of Ceramic tiled shower cubicle refresh I had completed I was asked by a homeowner in Weybridge to pop round to their house and do the same for them. A shower cubicle refresh is usually quite straight forward and can be completed in less than a day so I can […]
This client from Taunton had an expensive porcelain tiled floor installed in the hallway and WC, however after a month or two the tiles were literally turning brown and had become very difficult to keen clean. Unsure what the cause could be and having had little help from the supplier we were asked to come […]
I was asked to visit a 250-year-old cottage in the old Yorkshire village of Skirpenbeck on the outskirts of York to view a Terracotta hallway floor that was in quite a state. We think the Terracotta tiles were around forty years old but it had clearly seen some history and interior remodelling had left gaps […]
This client had recently purchased a property in the market town of Wiveliscombe and decided to replace the kitchen units which sat on a Slate tiled floor. The customer had looked at cleaning the slate themselves but simply couldn’t get is clean enough and so decided to work in a visit from Tile Doctor between […]
Here we have a fifty-year-old Quarry tiled floor in the hallway of a property in Stanwell that had previously been covered in carpet. When I arrived to survey the floor the carpet gripper rod was still glued to the floor. Although the floor had been protected by the carpet it was in quite a state […]
We received an enquiry from a property developer who had been renovating a property in Acton and needed our help to renovate the Black Slate tiles that had been installed throughout the ground floor. The slate floor had been down over 20 years and ran throughout the downstairs living space. Due to all the work […]
This enquiry about the restoration of a flagstone floor came from a lady in Ramsbottom who had seen a similar floors to hers on our website. The main areas for concern were by the fireplace in the living room and dining room, also by the front door and the foot of stairs where previous coverings […]
Detailed below is the renovation of an original encaustic tiled floor at a Victorian tiled property in York which was 160 years old. The floor had been cleaned regularly but unfortunately using the wrong cleaning products which were too strong and had prematurely stripped off the sealer. This had left the tiles vulnerable to ingrained […]
This riven Sandstone floor was laid throughout the ground floor of a modern barn conversion annex in Rocklands and included the spacious kitchen and living area. Rocklands is situated between the market towns of Watton and Attleborough and encompasses the villages of Rockland All Saints and Rockland St Peter. The kitchen had just been replaced […]
This customer from Pinner contacted us regarding their Porcelain tiled floor which hadn’t been professionally cleaned for a couple of years. As well as deep cleaning the tile and grout they were keen for us to remove some staining and grout marks that must have been there since the floor was laid. Removing stubborn grout […]
The photographs below are of a Victorian tiled floor in the hallway of a property on the Hyndland Road area of Glasgow. You can see from the photographs that the tiles were in good physical condition but generally very dirty. Tiles of this type need to be sealed to ensure dirt doesn’t become ingrained into […]
Tile Doctor was approached by an architect, overseeing restoration work at a church in the rural town of Cowbridge just outside Cardiff in the Vale of Glamorgan. The project included the restoration of a 25mm thick Quarry tiled floor that was worse for wear. The original church which dated back to the 11th century, and […]
A homeowner from the Syke area of Rochdale contacted us with some pictures of their Flagstone kitchen floor. Unhappy with the appearance of the flagstone and having seen some of the work we had done previously he was keen to see if they could be restored, especially as many of the flags had flaked over […]
A homeowner from Dunster was in touch earlier this year regarding the Sandstone floor in the kitchen of the property they had just purchased. The property used to be a former Magistrates Courthouse and had been converted and having just moved in, they wanted something done to improve the appearance of the stone floor. You […]
These are terracotta tiles installed 28 years ago in the utility room of a property in Richmond KT2. A new owner moved into the property a year ago and were going to pull the tiles up to replace with vinyl. They assumed the tiles were too far gone for restoration but decided to give me […]
This Indian Sandstone tiled floor had been installed in the Kitchen and Dining room a property in Melrose fifty years prior. Although it was cleaned weekly the sealer had long since failed and dirt had penetrated the pores of the stone leaving it permanently dark. The years of ingrained soiling were especially bad around the […]
We were contacted by a local brewery regarding the renovation of an old Quarry Tiled Floor at the Brick Layers Arms in Thornton near Coalville. The brewery was Everards of Leicestershire who are a famous brewer with over 170 years of history in the region. The Bricklayers Arms was being refurbished, and the floor had […]
I was asked by a client in the West Bridgford area of Nottingham to renovate the Edwardian era tiling in the porch at the front of their property. The tiles were laid in a classic black and white Chequered pattern and were now in a bad state having been exposed to the elements, they had […]
This client from Ferndown had decided to replace the carpets in the Kitchen and in the process discovered a Quarry tiled floor underneath. The tiles were in reasonable condition so rather than covering them up again they decided to contact Tile Doctor about having them restored. I went over to inspect the floor and provide […]
The pictures below are of Red and Cream Octagonal Encaustic tiled hallway floor at a Victorian property in Milngavie North of Glasgow. The tiles were in good condition but being made of encaustic cement they are porous and need to be sealed to prevent dirt from becoming ingrained in the pores. Once dirt becomes ingrained […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
