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I thought you might be interested in these pictures of a beautiful Victorian tiled hallway I was asked to review at a period property in my hometown of Clondalkin. It’s probably difficult to appreciate from the photos on this page as the tiles look to be in good condition but there was an issue with […]
A customer from the old Cardiff suburb of Cathays got in touch earlier this year regarding a badly neglected Quarry tiled floor. The property dated to 1910 and had a long history, as did the floor which was in quote a bad state although I have seen worse. Keen to have it restored I was […]
Detailed below is the repair and restoration of a Victorian Quarry Tiled hallway floor at a property in the small village of Waresley where part of the screed foundation had collapsed. This had resulted in several rows of tiles becoming loose and grid against each other if stepped on. I visited the property to survey […]
I was contacted to inspect a Terracotta tiled kitchen floor at a property in the small village of Midgham near Thatcham. The floor was laid twelve years earlier and, at the time of installation the customer opted to leave the floor unsealed; this misjudgement had proven to be a bad idea as the floor became […]
Pictured below is a Travertine floor I worked on recently in Bedford — and it’s a great example of something we see all the time with travertine floors that haven’t had the care they deserve. It’s difficult to spot from a distance but if you look at the photo closely you should be able to […]
This Oyster Slate tiled floor installed at a property in Grasmere had become dull and uneven in appearance due to ground-in dirt. The floor was subject to heavy foot traffic from a large family and over time the sealer had worn down allowing dirt into the pores of the stone and leaving it looking permanently […]
A client from Cotteridge, near Bournville asked me to pop round for advice on their Victorian hallway that they kept tripping up over and had loose tiles. I went to quote and straight away I could see where there had been movement in the house which had caused the inner doorway to be on almost […]
Last month I was in Morningside, a small district in the southern outskirts of Edinburgh City, visiting a client who had a beautiful Marble mosaic tiled shower floor. The lovely mosaic tiles had lost their shine and appearance from soap residue and harsh cleaners and now looked permanently dirty and unhygienic, especially so in the […]
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 […]
Earlier this year I was asked to visit a property in Billericay near Basildon to quote for renovating an extensive Travertine tiled floor. The Travertine floor has been laid 15 years prior in the large Kitchen, Utility and adjacent dining room and has not been maintained correctly leaving it vulnerable to ingrained dirt. Natural stone […]
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 […]
We recently visited a property in Islington to quote for renovating a beautiful Victorian tiled hallway floor. The client appreciated the character of the Victorian tiles but was concerned about the dirt that had accumulated over time. The tiles were original and the request was to restore the floor’s appearance and make it easier for […]
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 […]
The owner of this property in Broxburn got in touch looking for a repair to cracked Travertine floor tiles in their bathroom. The property was being put up for sale and the broken tiles would detract from what was otherwise an attractive bathroom. Apparently, there was some movement in the floor and this overtime had […]
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 […]
This client from Finchley Noth London was the owner of a house that had been converted into two flats and had a classic Terrazzo hallway floor at the entrance. The floor had absorbed a lot of dirt over the years since it was last cleaned and was now filthy and proving difficult to keep clean. […]
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 […]
If you have a Limestone Tiled floor like the one below at a property in the village of Levens then the following article should be of interest. Natural stone floors like Limestone are porous in nature and need to be sealed to prevent dirt from becoming ingrained. In this case the tiles were last sealed […]
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 […]
The grout in this shower cubicle at a property in Clapham was failing and was no longer doing its job. The joints had deteriorated over the years, leaving gaps that allowed water to seep through. Once moisture was able to penetrate, mould began to develop, and the shower quickly lost its clean and fresh appearance. […]
