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Restoring Terrazzo Flooring in Neath Swansea with Tile Doctor Stone Burnishing Pads

A family in Neath, just outside Swansea, got in touch about a Terrazzo floor that they discovered when pulling up old carpet in the hallway. Having discussed the floor on the phone I arranged to the property to better understand its condition and provide a quote for its restoration. It was a beautifully large hallway, […]

Clearing Remnants of Cement Screed using Tle Doctor Grout Clean-up in Cheshunt Hertfordshire

During an inspection for alteration work, this customer from Cheshunt discovered what appeared to be an original encaustic tiled floor under the hallway carpet. Keen to work out what it was, and have it restored, I was asked to pop round and look. I went over as requested to survey the hallway floor and confirm […]

Shifting Carpet Glue on Period Tiles with Neat Tile Doctor Remove and Go in Rugby Warwickshire

Earlier this year the owner of an Edwardian 1930’s double bay property in Rugby got in touch regarding an original encaustic cement tiled hallway floor that needed renovation. The floor had been covered in carpet with underlay for many years and this had recently been removed by the owner only to discover this classic floor […]

Mixing Tile Doctor Pro-Clean with Nanotech HBU to Deep Clean Quarry Tiles in Penarth South Wales

This client from Penarth contacted Tile Doctor to see if their 100-year-old Quarry tiled floor which had broken and missing tiles could be salvaged. The property dated back to 1890 and had experienced many years of wear and tear and it certainly showed. One of the biggest problems however would be to renovate the area […]

A Strong 2:1 Dilution of Tile Doctor Pro-Clean used to Strip Old Sealers off a Terracotta Floor in Bannockburn Stirlingshire

This cottage in Bannockburn had 70m2 of Terracotta tiled flooring in various rooms across the property including the conservatory, kitchen, utility room and porch. The tiles had not been sealed since they were laid 30 years previously and now needed renovation, including removing what was left of the old sealer, deep cleaning then and resealing. […]

Using 6-Inch Burnishing Pads to achieve a Detailed Clean of Marble Mosaic Tile and Grout in an Epping Sauna

The pictures below are of a large Marble mosaic tiled Sauna room at a property in Epping. I was asked for advice regarding the mosaic tiles on the floor which had whitened and lost all their character since it was installed approximately four years ago. Having inspected the tiles and discussed their cleaning regime it […]

Polishing Grout Stains off Encaustic Tiles with Tile Doctor Diamond Pads in Blackheath South East London

My customer recently had a new bathroom installed in their apartment in Blackheath London, SE3, including all new wall and floor tiles. The tiles they chose for the floor were encaustic cement and laid in a geometric pattern. Unfortunately this type of tile is very porous and because they had not been fully sealed before […]

Unbelievable Transformation of a Filthy Terracotta Floor Using Tile Doctor Remove and Go in Danbury Essex

The Terracotta tiles in the kitchen of this property in Danbury near Chelmsford were installed by the owners only five years prior. At the time they didn’t like the light colour of the terracotta, so they were sealed with a black pigment added to the sealer in an attempt to darken the floor. Five years […]

Stripping Sealed from Slate with Tile Doctor Remove and Go in Dunblane Stirling

Due to scheduling conflicts, I was unable to survey this Slate tiled floor at a property in Dunblane. This was mainly due to the client who didn’t live at the property and was only available on certain dates. As a result, I requested detailed photos and measurements of the kitchen, which allowed me to assess […]

Using Tile Doctors Gel Cleaning Products to Renovate a Victorian Tiled Chancel Floor in Coatbridge Lanarkshire

The pictures below were taken at St Marys Church in Coatbridge where I was asked to renovate an area of original Victorian tiles in front of the altar. The church was opened in 1893 and at some point since then the tiled chancel floor had been covered with carpet. Many years later the carpet was […]

Tile Doctor Burnishing Pads Used to Remove Grout Haze from Limestone Tiles in Coggeshall Essex

This Limestone tiled floor covered the entire ground floor of this house in the town of Coggeshall. The owner had matching tiles installed in an extension and realised that the tiler had not managed to polish off all the grout which had left them dull. This is a common problem known as grout haze and […]

Tile Doctor Pro-Clean used with Coarse Diamond Pads to Deep Clean Limestone Tiles in South Ockendon Essex

Pictures below of another Limestone floor that I recently renovated, this time in the open plan kitchen and dining area of a home in South Ockendon. Originally installed over ten years ago it had never been sealed and over time dirt had worked its way into the stone leaving it looking dull and flat. Stone […]

Combining Tile Doctor Remove and Go with Nanotech HUB to treat a Dilapidated Victorian Tiled Path in Lewisham South London

This customer contacted Tile Doctor about the dilapidated Victorian tiled path that led up to their property in in Lewisham. It was in quite a state as your can see from the photographs on this page, tree roots had lifted the tiles in certain areas and there were a lot of loose tiles. Intrigued I […]

Bringing out the Colours in Limestone Floor Tiles with Tile Doctor Colour Grow in Leigh-on-Sea Essex

The Limestone floor in the picture below was actually installed by the homeowner in the hallway of their property in Leigh-on-Sea twelve years ago. They had managed to do a good job maintaining it however overtime dirt had accumulated in the pores of the stone and they realised it was time to have it professionally […]

Restoring the Polished Appearance of Marble Steps with Tile Doctor Burnishing Pads in Cwmbran Monmouthshire

The marble steps shown in the images were installed at a property in Cwmbran roughly ten years ago. Supplied by Mandarin Stone the Marble was beautiful however over time they had lost their polish. Also, the plant pots that had been placed on either side of the steps had scratched the pieces of marble quite […]

Tile Doctor Stone Oil and Colour Grow Sealers used to Great Effect on Black Slate Wall Tiles in Penge South London

The photographs below are of a Slate Tiled Bathroom at a property in Penge. The customer had an open plan ensuite bathroom and feature wall in Black Slate, unfortunately however the topical sealer had become damaged and now looked terrible. The owner was clearly unhappy with its appearance and called us in to take a […]

Removing Sticky Linseed Oil from Terracotta Tiles with Tile Doctor Remove and Go in Brentwood Essex

This is a Terracotta tiled floor at a property in Brentwood that had been recently installed. Unfortunately, the tilers decided to seal the terracotta with a linseed-based sealer that hadn’t gone off and was still tacky to the touch causing it to trap dirt. I suspect they simply put too much down; however, I was […]

Restoring a Travertine Tabletop with Tile Doctor Diamond Pads in Newbury Berkshire

We were recently asked to renovate a Travertine tabletop at a property in the market town of Newbury. This post follows on from a previous article I published about the renovation of their garden room floor tiles where the table was situated. If you haven’t seen that post do take a minute to take a […]

Tile Doctor Remove and Go used to Clean Glue from a Quarry Tiled Floor in Pentlow Braintree

The pictures below are of a Quarry tiled floor at a property in Pentlow village, North of Braintree. The tiles had been covered in carpet for many years and it was now looking stained and worse for wear. Unsurprisingly the owner had decided it was time to get rid of the carpet and make the […]

Stone Oil used to Darken Original Victorian Tiles in Hither Green South London

I was asked to view a Victorian tiled communal hallway floor at a property in Hither Green that serviced two Victorian maisonettes. The original Victorian tiles had been covered in carpet and an underlay for many years and now that had worn through the residents decided to investigate having the original tiles restored. I went […]

Polishing Travertine Flooring with Tile Doctor Burnishing Pads in Stanwick Northamptonshire

A homeowner from the village of Stanwick near Wellingborough contacted me about their Tumbled Travertine Kitchen floor which was proving very hard to maintain. Having worked on similar floors before I was confident of helping and so arranged a date to pop round and come up with a plan for its renovation. Surveying the floor, […]

Tile Doctor Pro-Clean Mixed with Nanotech HBU to make a powerful Slate Tile Cleaner in Penarth Wales

Tile Doctor was contacted by a homeowner in Penarth to see if anything could be done to salvage this multi-coloured Slate floor which had been revealed during a kitchen refurb. As the local Tile Doctor covering Cardiff and the surrounding areas, I was asked to get in touch. I went over to the property to […]

Adhesive and Screed Removed using Tile Doctor Acid Gel in Warwick

I took these photographs of an original Victorian tiled floor at a 1900’s house in Warwick, near the racecourse. The floor had been covered in vinyl for many years and had decided to replace it. However, after realising the value a restored period floor can add to a property, they investigated having it restored and […]

Removing Cement Screed from Quarry Tiles with Tile Doctor Grout Clean-up in Goulceby near Louth

I was asked to look at this Quarry tiled floor at a property in the village of Goulceby near Louth for a client who was renovating their kitchen. Previously it had been covered with lino and they lifted that to reveal the tiles underneath. Realising this floor was original to the property they decided to […]

Using a 3000-grit Six-Inch Polishing Pad to Improve Victorian Fireplace Hearth Tiles in Greater Manchester

Our client was renovating the front room of her Victorian home including the old Fireplace in Altrincham South of Sale in Manchester. After lifting the carpet directly in front of the fireplace with a view to stripping back the wooden floorboards she found an original tiled hearth which she liked and decided she wanted to […]

Dealing with Deep Stains on Old Victorian Hallway Tiles with Nanotech HBU CLeaner in Lincoln

This client contacted me because they were renovating their house in Lincoln and wanted to know it was possible to restore the Victorian tiled floor they found underneath the carpet. They had seen previous work of mine on-line and so confident I could help they decided to get in touch to see what could be […]

Tile Doctor Products Used to Restore a Classic Victorian Hallway in Urmston Greater Manchester

I was contacted by a couple from London who were relocating to a 1850’s Victorian property in Urmston, Manchester which they were renovating before the move. During the renovation they uncovered a Victorian tiled floor in the hallway and having decided to retain as many original features in the property as possible they made a […]

Removing Efflorescent Salts from Terracotta with Tile Doctor Acid Gel in Green Hammerton Yorkshire

These photos came from a property in the village of Green Hammerton on the outskirts of York. The terracotta floor tiles were fairly old, we believe around 30 years and had been the victim of a leaking dishwasher which had resulted in staining and efflorescent salt deposits. You can see this next on the tiles […]

Restoring the Appearance of a Polished Limestone Floor with Tile Doctor Burnishing Pads in Ainsdale Merseyside

A homeowner from Ainsdale was in touch recently regarding the Limestone floor in their hallway which needed attention. The floor had been laid six years prior and over that time its appearance had degraded significantly losing its colour and almost turning white in places. I visited the property to survey the floor and it was […]

Removing Flaking Stone with Tile Doctor Milling Pads in Saddleworth Greater Manchester

A couple from Saddleworth contacted us about their flagstone flooring which was laid throughout the ground floor in their home which was built around 1850. Since buying their home they had decided to take up the carpets and floor coverings to most of the ground floor (approx. 60sqm) to allow the floor to breathe and […]

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