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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 […]

Renovating a Classic Encaustic Victorian Floor with Tile Doctor Burnishing Pads in Glasgow

Having completed some similar projects in Glasgow’s West End we were asked to look at renovating a small Encaustic Tiled Hallway. Tile Doctor are specialists in the restoration of period floors so we were more than happy to help and so arranged a time to pop over. The tiles were laid in a classic geometric […]

Tile Doctor Carbide Floor Pads Used in the Restoration of Neglected Quarry Tiled Floors in Bournville Birmingham

A customer had recently moved into a property in Bournville and discovered an original Quarry tiled floor in the living room, hallway and a couple of quirky tiled areas upstairs. After searching on the internet for some inspiration, they came across my previous work and got in touch. Period floors like these are very popular […]

Removing Wax from Victorian Tiles with Tile Doctor Remove and Go in Addlestone Surrey

This Victorian tiled hallway floor in Addlestone is a great example of what happens to tiles when you apply wax. I’m sure it looked great for a while but as you can imagine wax is easily scratched and after a few years it darkens and ends up looking like the photos above. Having surveyed they […]

Removing Carpet Glue from Victorian Flooring with Tile Doctor Remove and Go in Heywood Lancashire

This client from Heywood reached out for some advice regarding their Victorian tiled floor that needed renovating. It was quite a large hallway and porch that needed attention and having tried cleaning it themselves they realised the tiles contained a lot of ingrained dirt that was proving stubborn to remove. They had uncovered the original […]

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. […]

Achieving a Subtle Low Sheen Finish on Terracotta Tiles with Tile Doctor Seal & Go in Ashmanhaugh Wroxham

Earlier this year I received a message from a homeowner in the small village of Ashmanhaugh near Wroxham about their Terracotta tiled floor. The floor had been installed twelve years prior in a large conservatory sunroom extension and was now in need of a clean and seal. I went over to survey the floor and […]

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 […]

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 […]

Honing a Lovely Shine on Limestone Floor and Wall Tiling with Tile Doctor Burnishing Pads in Grantham Lincolnshire

I was contacted by a homeowner near Grantham who was having trouble keeping his Limestone floor clean. The floor was installed throughout much of the ground floor and over the years it had become dull, and the grout had become darker in main walkway areas. They wanted a quote for renovating the whole floor, so […]

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 Seal and Go Extra Chosen to Provide Durable Protection for a Victorian Pub Floor in St Johns Worcester

If you would like to see an example of my work why not pay a visit to the Bell Inn Public House in St John’s, Worcester where I recently renovated a Victorian tiled floor. The request actually came through a recommendation from a previous client for who I also restored a Victorian floor. It’s 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 […]

Getting the Best from a Victorian Floor in Chorley Lancashire with Tile Doctor products

Joanna contacted us with regard her late Victorian (1893) L shaped tiled hallway at their large family home in Chorley. They had discovered the floor under carpet during renovation work some years ago and had some work done to replace damaged and missing tiles. However, the floor had not had a deep clean an and […]

Achieving a Subtle Sheen on Quarry Tiles with Tile Doctor Seal and Go Extra in Wollaston Northamptonshire

This client from the village of Wollaston contacted Tile Doctor about cleaning and sealing their Quarry tiled floor. They were refurbishing the house and wanted to keep the original floor tiles as part of the renovation. The tiles were installed throughout the ground floor, including the kitchen, lounge and hallway. However, as I was to […]

Sealing External Tiling with Outdoor Rated Tile Doctor X-Tra Seal in Ewell Surrey

Having seen some of my other work this client contacted me about the restoration of their Victorian tiled path at their property in Ewell . It had various issues that would need resolving and although I was happy to restore it, I advised that it would be best to wait until the weather improved. In […]

Removing Water Stains from a Terracotta Tiled Conservatory Floor with Tile Doctor Pro-Clean in Staplehurst Kent

This Terracotta tiled floor was installed in the 11m2 Conservatory of a property near Staplehurst. The owner was unhappy with the water staining that was spoiling the appearance of the tiles and decided it was time to have the Terracotta cleaned and resealed. I went over to survey the floor and provide a quote for […]

Countering Efflorescent Salt Staining Issues with Tile Doctor Grout Clean-Up in Stoke-on-Trent

These pictures are of a Victorian tiled hallway floor laid in a striking geometric pattern at a property on the outskirts of Stoke-on-Trent.. The house was being renovated and the restoration of the floor was one of the remaining projects. Hopefully you can see from the photographs that as well as being deeply ingrained with […]

Tile Doctor HBU Remover Combined with Pro-Clean to Deep Clean a Victorian Tiled Floor in Caerleon Newport

A customer in Caerleon on the outskirts of Newport asked me to call in to discuss their classic Black and White Victorian tiled hallway floor. The had told me that their floor wasn’t that dirty and just needed a light clean and seal. I conducted a moisture reading upon surveying with showed the floor was […]

Acid Washing Stone Flooring in Gidea Park Romford with Tile Doctor Grout Clean-Up

These photographs are of a Travertine kitchen floor at a property in Gidea Park near Romford. The floor was approximately 20m2 and had been laid 20 years ago. Although it had been sealed the client had been cleaning the floor with the wrong products and that had stripped the sealer off the floor. As a […]

Deep Cleaning Terracotta Tile and Grout with Tile Doctor Pro-Clean in Newbury Berkshire

I recently did some work for a customer in Newbury renovating a Terracotta tiled garden room floor. The conservatory was used to host annual horticultural themed events; however, years of use had worn off the sealer allowing dirt and contaminations to build-up in the floor and leaving it looking tired. I went over to survey […]

Achieving a Lovely Sheen Finish on Black Slate With Tile Doctor Seal and Go in Caldicot Monmouthshire

I recently cleaned and sealed this small Black Slate tiled kitchen floor in the market town of Caldicot. You can see from the before image below that the sealer that was applied when the floor was installed twelve years ago had completely failed and had begun to flake away. Kitchen floors and especially small floors […]

Countering the Efflorescence with Tile Doctor Grout Clean-up in Wolverhampton Birmingham

This large area of Victorian floor lay hidden away for several years under carpet on a former care home in Wolverhampton. The building was being renovated, and the client wanted to bring the floor back to life as it was in a poor state. I went along to survey the floor and conduct a test […]

Tile Doctor Remove and Go Combined with Coarse Milling Pad Renovates Slate Flooring in Stock Essex

This multi-coloured Slate kitchen floor had been laid fifteen years prior and although in very good condition the owner was unhappy with the finish. Basically, it looked dull, un-inviting and the owner wanted some life putting back in the stone. It was clear to me that the sealer that had provided previously provided the sheen […]

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 […]

Satin Finish Achieved on Victorian Tiles with Tile Doctor Seal and Go Extra in Guildford Surrey

I’ve cleaned many interesting geometric Victorian tiled floors in my career but none so eye catching as this example at a property in Guildford which featured a beautiful 3D pattern. My client had got in touch to see if I could restore the floor back to its original, it was currently looking quite grubby but […]

Grubby Pamment Tiled Floor Deep Cleaned with Tile Doctor Remove and Go in Gissing Norfolk

I was contacted by clients with a Pamment Tiled Flooring who were living in Gissing, a small village in the centre of South Norfolk which has a long history dating back to Saxon times. The Pamments were reclaimed suffering from heavy soiling and in need of considerable expert attention. All the old protective coatings had […]

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 […]

Tile Doctor X-Tra Seal Used to Rejuvenate Sandstone Flooring in Maidstone Kent

A couple from Maidstone contacted Tile Doctor earlier this year regarding their Sandstone tiled floors which needed rejuvenating. After a brief exchange of emails, we arranged a date for a site visit so I could survey the floors and come up with a renovation plan. They had two tiled floors that required attention, totalling around […]

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