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The original tiled hallway floor at this Victorian house in Plumstead, London SE18 was in a sorry state. There had been some tile repairs done in the past, but no effort had been made to match the tiles or pattern. The only saving was that despite lots of broken and loose tiles the underlying base […]
We received an enquiry from a homeowner in Hornchurch who had a late Victorian Encaustic tiled path leading up to the front door which was worse for wear and in need of restoration. The path had been exposed to the worst of the English weather and had several missing tiles that had come loose due […]
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 […]
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 […]
The client from Hawkshead had used Tile Doctor previously to renovate a Terracotta tiled floor. Now eleven years later the floor needed attention again and so I went over to the property to survey the tiles and get a good understanding of any issues and requirements. I went out to the client to assess the […]
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 […]
Earlier this year the owner of this Sandstone patio at a property in Little Venice wanted to spruce up the stone ready for summer and so cleaned it with bleach. Unfortunately, the sandstone flagstones didn’t respond as expected and became discoloured leaving them in a worse condition. This was a real shame as these Sandstone […]
The owner of this Kitchen in Chorley contacted Tile Doctor to see what could be done to improve the grout on her Ceramic tiled floor. The tiles where laid throughout the hallway, kitchen, utility and large diner and the grout which was once white was now badly soiled and made the whole floor look very […]
This client from Bishops Cleeve which is just north of Cheltenham contacted Tile Doctor about the cleaning of an old Quarry tiled floor. The owner had some renovation work done to the property and discovered the quarry tiles under carpet in their hallway. I paid a visit to the property to survey the floor and […]
A homeowner from Appleby had been in touch about their recently laid Porcelain tiled floor of approximately 20m2 in size which ran through the kitchen and adjacent utility room. The tiles resembled Terracotta but being Porcelain meant they were much easier to clean and didn’t require a sealer. The Grout however was a different matter; […]
Below is a great example of what we typically do to a restore an old Victorian tiled floor. This particular floor was installed in the hallway of at a house in Lancaster circa 1890 and now 135 years later it was still in place but the years had taken its toll with multiple damaged tiles […]
This Terracotta tile cleaning project in Cobham took a while off the ground as a new kitchen was being installed. Ideally its best to deep clean and seal the floor after the old kitchen is removed and before the new one is installed however you risk the installers making a mess on the floor after […]
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 client from Minehead got in touch regarding the Terracotta tiles on their kitchen floor. I was told that the floor hadn’t been professionally cleaned and sealed for over ten years and since that time the grout had discoloured and the tiles had become permanently dirty and difficult to clean. I had a good idea […]
We were contacted by the owner of an 18th century barn in High Wycombe about a mosaic Terracotta tiled floor that needed renovating. The barn had been converted into a modern house but the customer had to keep the floor as parm of the planning constraints due to the property being listed. With most of […]
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 […]
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 […]
I was recently contacted by a homeowner in the Trinity district of Edinburgh, who owns a charming Victorian property. They had discovered a stunning original Victorian tiled floor in the vestibule that had been covered up for some time and was now in need of some TLC. The tiles were largely intact however they were […]
A homeowner from Taunton contacted us after finding an old Victorian tiled floor underneath the carpet in the hallway. The tiles were in poor condition, with many loose and cracked tiles as well as staining from substances like cement and paint. Having discussed the floor over the phone I agreed to pop over to the […]
The photographs below are of a Victorian tiled floor at a property across the Thames in Kensington which as you can see was in quite a poor state, especially along the edges. The property was being renovated and the walls recently plastered following a rewire resulting in all sorts of building materials being trod into […]
Earlier this year we were contacted by a property management company regarding the restoration of a terrazzo floor in the communal entrance hallway of a block of flats they managed in Penarth. The floor had several cracks and after reviewing some similar work published on my website, they were confident we could achieve a good […]
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 […]
Here we have a Slate tiled courtyard at a property in Roehampton SW15 that had been installed 20 years prior and clearly not received much love since. The main issue was the grouting which was cracked in places and water had been leaking into the basement below. I suspect the Slate had been previously cleaned […]
This client from the Norwich suburb of Earlham got in touch earlier this year for help with their Travertine hallway floor. The travertine was the unfilled variety and overtime the pits which are a natural feature of travertine became magnets for dirt which the owner had struggled to remove. I’ve included a photograph above where […]
Last year I was asked to look at cleaning a modern Encaustic tiled floor at a property in Ampthill with a striking design. Many people are drawn to the luxury look of encaustic tiling which are often featured in high end magazines so I thought it would be worth sharing. It’s absolutely a beautiful type […]
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 […]
I was asked to quote for restoring a heavily marked and dirty Encaustic tiled Victorian floor at a village hall outside Hebburn. I was told there had been water damage and the tiles were in a very sorry state however these old floors can take a lot of punishment, and it never fails to surprise […]
