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Using Externally Rated Tile Doctor X-Tra Seal to protect a Victorian Tiled Porch Floor in Edinburgh

This is a small job we did recently to renovate a Victorian Tiled Porch floor at a property in Edinburgh that was extremely dirty and stained. Situated at the front of the house the porch was exposed to most of the traffic coming into the property and over time the sealer had worn off the […]

Achieving a Neutral PH on Victorian Tiles before Sealing in Gainsborough North-Lincolnshire

The photographs below were taken during the renovation of a Victorian tiled hallway floor at a property near Gainsborough. The floor was in good condition except for several areas of missing tiles which had been back filled with cement. There were also two doorway sections where the owner wanted additional tiles adding to match the […]

Using Burnishing Pads to Remove Years of Dirt from a Limestone Floor in Lode Cambridge

I was contacted by a homeowner from the village of Lode near Cambridge about their beautiful Limestone floor that ran through most of the ground floor but mostly evident in the Kitchen. The floor had not been deep cleaned and sealed for some years, and now with the sealer failing dirt was becoming lodged in […]

Using Burnishing Pads to Deep Clean and Restore a Victorian Hallway Floor Tiles in Walsall Birmingham

The client had lived at this property in Walsall for a few years and decided that they wanted to finally sort out their Victorian hallway which needed restoration. I went over to the property to survey the floor and advised that with repairs, cleaning and sealing the process would take three days. Having worked on […]

Protecting Silver Victorian Floor Tiles with Tile Doctor Colour Grow in Reading Worcestershire

I was contacted by a homeowner in Malvern who had a conservatory floor that was tiled in Quarry and Victorian tiles. They wanted a quote for removing the Red Quarry tiles and replacing with matching Victorian tiles. The Victorian floor tiles looked so much more interesting and beautiful than the Quarry so it was definitely […]

Protecting Silver Travertine Floor Tiles with Tile Doctor Colour Grow in Reading Berkshire

This client in Spencer’s Wood, a small civil parish village located south of Reading within Berkshire, had a spectacular Silver Travertine tiled floor that had become grimy, stained and generally dull from use. Unhappy with how it now looked I was asked to quote for renovating it. I called in to survey the floor and […]

Deep Cleaning Quarry Tiles with Tile Doctor Pro-Clean in Henley-on-Thames Oxfordshire

If you want an example of the improvement that we can make to a Quarry tiled floor, then pop into the Farrow & Ball Paint shop in Henley-on-Thames. They were in touch in August this year about renovation of their very well-worn Red and Black quarry tiled floor, which after many years of commercial foot […]

Treating Laminate Glue with Tile Doctor Remove and Go in Purley London

The photos below are of a Quarry tiled floor situated in a small kitchen at a house in Purley. The quarry tiles were previously covered in laminate for about 30 years which had recently been removed. This left the floor in quite a state as you can see from the photograph below. The floor was […]

Using Burnishing Pads to Deep Clean Old Flagstone Flooring in Chatham Kent

I received a request to quote for renovating a large flagstone floor in the basement of Command House pub in Chatham. The company that engaged us had been performing a major refit of the Grade II listed building and the basement was next in line for renovation. The building dates to the 18th century and […]

Neutralising Efflorescent Salts in Period Flooring with Tile Doctor Acid Gel in Belsize Park London

Details below of the recent restoration of a small Victorian Tiled Hallway at a property in Belsize Park NW3. The hallway provided access to several flats and had previously been covered in carpet. The carpet has been secured to the tiles with gripper rod that had been glued to the tiles and there was a […]

Rejuvenating Tired Brick Steps with Tile Doctor Brick and Patio Cleaner in Ascot Berkshire

I received an enquiry regarding a set of Brick Steps at a property in Ascot that had fallen victim to the elements and had become ingrained in years of ingrained dirt, algae, and lichen. As the entrance to the property the brick steps were making it look uninviting and dishevelled. My client emailed over a […]

Limestone Kitchen Tiles Renovated with Diamond Burnishing Pads in Marylebone London

The pictures below are of a Limestone tiled kitchen floor at a property just off Marylebone High Street in Central London. My client has a dog, and years of walking back from Regents Park through West London streets back into the kitchen floor has led to it becoming very dirty. Over the year the sealer […]

Deep Cleaning Shower Tile Grout with Oxy-Gel in Lower Whitley Cheshire

We were recently contacted about cleaning a Ceramic Tiled shower cubicle by a landlord in Lower Whitley which is set in the rural countryside of Cheshire. The area was once part of Lord Daresbury Estate, the Greenall Whitley brewery and only a short drive from my base in Warrington. The client had been renting out […]

Removing Paint and Plaster from a Victorian Tiled Hallway with Remove and Go in Attleborough

A client in the town of Attleborough, Norfolk contacted us about her Victorian tiled hallway following a recommendation from a neighbour. She wanted to get the floor renovated and had been struggling to find someone with the appropriate knowledge and experience to complete the work. She had tried to clean the floor herself but had […]

Deep Cleaning a Victorian Tiled Path with Tile Doctor Flexi-Segment Pads in Chatham

Tile Doctor was contacted by a couple in Chatham, Kent wishing to explore the options for repairing the badly damaged and worn Victorian pathway that led up to their property. I arranged a time to take a look at the path, conduct a survey of its condition and produce a quotation for restoring it; this […]

Deep Cleaning Grout on a Quarry Tiled Floor with Tile Doctor Pro-Clean in Dover

I was asked to look at Quarry tiled floor in the Kitchen of an old, thatched cottage in rural Dover. The owner was keen to have it deep cleaned and sealed and so I agreed to call in, survey the tiled floor and provide a quote for the work. Kitchens and Hallways are the busiest […]

Using Tile Doctor Grout-Clean-up and Acid Gel to Remove Grout Haze from Brick Slip Bathroom Flooring in Saxilby Lincoln

I was asked if I could improve the look of this new bathroom floor that had been laid with brick slips in a herringbone pattern at a property in Saxilby near Lincoln. The builder had done a solid job of laying the bricks but had been overzealous on the grouting and was unable to remove […]

Removing Carpet Adhesive from Terrazzo with Milling Pads in Cardiff

After undertaking restoration work for Catholic churches in the areas of Wales and England over the past years, I was recommended to the team who maintain the personal residence of the Archbishop of Wales in Cardiff. They had decided to restore the Terrazzo flooring at the property and I was invited over to quote for […]

Using a 200-Grit Coarse Milling Pad to Remove Scratches from Terrazzo Flooring in St. Helens

We were contacted by the owner of a large Georgian property in St Helens to clean, polish and seal multiple Terrazzo floors. Its very difficult to quote a price for such an old floor over the phone as the photographs don’t reveal all the problems, so I arranged a mutually convenient time for to pop […]

Oxy-Gel and Acid-Gel used to Conduct the Low Moisture Renovation of an Edwardian Tiled Hallway Floor in Coventry

The photographs below are of an Edwardian tiled hallway floor in a large double bay 1920’s house in the Mount Nod area of Coventry. These beautiful geometric tiled floors are very typical for the housing stock in the area however over the years some have fared better than others. This particular floor was discovered by […]

Using Tile Doctor Grout Clean-Up to Acid Wash an Old Victorian Tiled Hallway Floor in Exeter

I received an inquiry from a client who was in the middle of converting and restoring an old manor house in Exeter, Devon and was keen to understand if her original Minton tiled floor could be salvaged and restored to a similar high standard which met that of the rest of the project. The owners […]

Using Tile Doctor Pro-Clean to Deep Clean Old Limestone Flooring in Lincoln

I was asked to carry out a deep clean and seal on this Limestone floor at a property which is part of the Doddington Hall Estate outside of Lincoln. Doddington Hall dates to the Elizabethan era and I was informed that the limestone tiles were originally from Lincoln Cathedral, so they had a lot of […]

Tile Doctor X-Tra Seal Sealer used to Seal and Improve Slate Flooring in Wolverhampton

A client in Wolverhampton contacted me about the Multi-Coloured Slate floor in their Kitchen. They had a lot of building work done recently and so dirt had built up on the tiles making them appear dull and lifeless. Happy to help I paid a visit to the property to survey the Slate floor and carry […]

Tile Doctor Acid Gel used to remove Limescale on a Quarry Tiled Patio in Central London

The Quarry tiles in the photographs below were actually installed on the balcony of a flat in London’s famous Notting Hill W11. The property had been rented out and not surprisingly never maintained properly by the tenants. There was a lot of grime and algae on the tiles which made the patio look very uninviting. […]

Tile Doctor Remove and Go used to Remove a Topical Sealer from Jerusalem Limestone floor tiles in Reading Berkshire

I was called out to a property in Mortimer Common, which is a few miles West of Reading to survey a Jerusalem Limestone floor that had been installed quite some time ago when an extension was added to the property. Over time their once beautiful Jerusalem limestone floor had become dirty, dull and in areas […]

Tile Doctor Colour Grow chosen to Seal a Classic Victorian Tiled floor in South Wales

This client from Llantwit Major contacted Tile Doctor regarding their Victorian tiled hallway floor which was a classic Black and White geometric design but was now stained and in need of renovation. I’m the local Tile Doctor agent covering Cardiff and the surrounding area, so they asked me to pop over and take a look. […]

Acid Gel used to clean Damp Victorian Tiled floor in Lancaster

This is a Red and Black Victorian tiled floor laid in a Dorchester pattern at a property in Lancaster. The owner has only just bought the property which dates to the 1890s and this floor had previously been covered in carpet which had started to smell and leave a pungent aroma in the air. Once […]

Nanotech HBU Remover added to Pro-Clean to boost cleaning power on Dirty Terracotta Pamments in Norfolk

This Norfolk Pamment tiled floor at the Ostrich Inn, South Creake near Fakenham is a good example of a floor badly contaminated as the result of extensive renovation works. Terracotta pamment clay is a very porous material and will easily absorb fluids and dirt if left unsealed and therefore unprotected. The solution is a topical […]

Bringing out the best in Brazilian Black Slate with Tile Doctor Seal and Go

This client in Kendal recently had a new kitchen fitted, but the builder/ joiner didn’t put any protection over the Brazilian Black semi riven Slate flooring resulting in quite a mess. As a result, the new Kitchen units looked great but the floor was pulling the look of the whole job down. The client called […]

Achieving a Deep Shine on Polished Marble with Tile Doctor Burnishing Pads

A client in the Merseyside village of Thornton asked me to come over to see what could be done about their Marble tiled floor which ran from the hallway into the kitchen and dining room. Over the years the Marble had lost its polished appearance which is not uncommon with polished stone as the shine […]

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