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Using Tile Doctor Acid Gel for the Low Moisture Cleaning of Victorian Hallway Tiles in Glasgow

The restoration of this Victorian Tiled hallway floor at a property in Glasgow’s West End proved to be quite a challenge. It had seen a long life and over that time it had numerous so called repair work carried out on it which basically resulted in bits of problematic floor being ripped out and back […]

Using Acid Gel to Remove Carpet Glue from Victorian Hallway Tiles in Edinburgh

As you can see from the photographs below this beautiful Victorian Tiled Hallway floor in Edinburgh was in a bad state of repair. The floor has been covered with carpet for many years and the thick adhesive had completely stained the tiles; in fact, you can still see the pattern of the underlay marking the […]

Removing Old Glue from Victorian Tiles in South Yorkshire with Remove and Go

During renovations at this beautiful house in Sheffield the discovered an original Victorian tiled floor underneath the hallway carpet, incredibly they also uncovered access to a cellar, neither of which they knew idea existed and both were a massive bonus! Once the floor had been fully uncovered it was in a pretty good condition, some […]

Using Tile Doctor Acid Gel to Restore Old Quarry Tiles near Oxford

This picture below is of an old Quarry Tiled floor at a pub in Chiselhampton called the Coach and Horses Inn which dates to the late 1600’s. The building is listed and has undergone a restoration work by the new owners who called me to look at the Quarry tiled floor. I paid a visit […]

Using Diamond Hand Blocks Finish the Renovation of a Victorian Floor in Devon

A couple in Exeter were nearing the end to their extensive house renovation and called me in to see what could be done to their Victorian tiled hallway. The previous workmen had managed to tread all sorts of building materials into the tiles, however I assured them all was not lost and that it would […]

Efflorescence Issues Resolved with Acid Gel on Victorian Hallway Tiles in Sheffield

The owner of this tired and unloved Victorian Tiled Hallway in Sheffield was unhappy with its appearance and decided it was time to have it restored and looked at its best again. As well as renovating the appearance of the floor there was also a damaged area that needed pulling out and re-tiling to match. […]

Resurfacing an Impressive Granite Patio with Milling Pads in South Lancashire

We were contacted by a business owner in Mawdesley near Ormskirk who had recently had a large Granite Patio installed. Unfortunately, the installer had left the patio covered in cement grouting stains and residue and as you can imagine he was not happy about it. This is something we often get asked to resolve and […]

Low Moisture Cleaning of a Victorian Floor with the Tile Doctor Gel Cleaning System 

This is probably one of the oldest Victorian floors we have worked on, the house dates back to 1853 and is the second one we have covered on the same road in the leafy city of Carlisle . The whole street was owned by the council for several decades and the houses including floors have […]

Cleaning up Vintage Brick Kitchen Flooring with Acid Gel in Suffolk

I was recently asked to renovate this Brick tiled floor installed in the kitchen of an older property in the small hamlet of Edwardstone near Sudbury. It had been some time since the floor was professionally cleaned and the brick tiles were deeply ingrained with dirt and looking very dirty and dull. The owner of […]

Restoring the Appearance of Original Victorian Floor Tiles with Diamond Burnishing Pads

This is a Victorian hallway floor laid in a classic Black and White diamond pattern at a property in the Oxford suburb of Headington. I suspect the floor is original and dates to 1890 when the house was built. Unfortunately, at some point in its recent past it was damaged during the installation of heating […]

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