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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 […]

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 […]

Cardiff Tile Doctor combined Tile Doctor Pro-Clean and Nanotech HBU Remover Products to create a Powerful Tile Cleaner

A homeowner from Cardiff was in touch earlier this year regarding their 1930’s Geometric tiled floor more commonly referred to a Victorian. These floors are created using encaustic cement tiles benefit greatly from being sealed to prevent dirt from becoming ingrained in the tile and in this case the sealer had worn off some years […]

Sealing Slate Tiles with Seal & Go Extra in Farnham Surrey

The Slate floor in this room at a property in Farnham was in quite a state. “Heavily soiled” is a polite description. The floor was situated in the utility room and hadn’t been cleaned properly since the house was constructed ten years ago. The room was mainly used as a dumping ground for walking boots […]

Using Tile Doctor Grout Clean-up to Deep Clean Victorian Hallway Tiles in Portobello Edinburgh

This Victorian Tiled Hallway floor at a property in Portobello which is on the coast, East of Edinburgh. It had not been deep cleaned for some time and was looking very neglected. The owner felt it was time to get it renovated so we were asked to do the work. Any sealer protecting the tiles […]

Stripping off a Failing Sealer with Tile Doctor Pro-Clean in Chepstow Monmouthshire

This client in Chepstow had a beautiful Green Riven Slate Tiled floor installed in their living room some year prior but were now unhappy with its appearance. What was once a real feature of the property had lost its deep shine and now looked flat and unappealing. The client called us in to see what […]

X-Tra Seal Chosen for Sealing a Victorian Tiled Floor with Efflorescence Issues in Edenbridge

I was recently asked to renovate a Red and Black Tiled floor at a Victorian era house near Edenbridge. The property had recently been purchased and the new owner was performing a complete makeover before he and his wife moved in. The tiled floor in question in the building site was to be the Kitchen […]

Removing Stained Bathroom Floor Grout with a White Tile Doctor Grout Colourant in Tooting South London

A client was renovating a house in Tooting and wanted to see what could be done to improve the Ceramic floor tiles in the bathroom without the expense of a major overhaul. Having discussed the floor over the phone I was confident it could be improved and agreed a date to come over and survey […]

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 […]

Removing Glue from Classic Ceramic Floor Tiles in Ripley Surrey

This 1940’s Black and White Ceramic tiled floor at a property in the Surrey village of Ripley was covered in adhesive and the owner needed our help in cleaning them up. Originally, they had been covered in hideous blue tiles which the customer decided to remove to see what was underneath. They started pulling them […]

Deep Cleaning Brick Terracotta Tiles with Tile Doctor Pro-Clean in Harwich Essex

This Terracotta Brick tiled floor had been laid in the kitchen of a house in the port town of Harwich less than a year prior. I suspect the floor hadn’t been sealed very well after installation as it was already proving difficult to keep clean and was beginning to mark easily. Terracotta is made from […]

Maintaining Terracotta Tiles in Faversham With Tile Doctor Products

I was called to a rural area near Faversham where my clients owned a large old house with an expansive Terracotta floor that needed renovation. The house had been extended at some point and the whole lower floor was tiled with Terracotta which had previously been professionally deep cleaned and sealed some years prior by […]

Removing Efflorescence Stains with Grout Clean-up in Great Barr Birmingham

A client from Great Barr in North Birmingham discovered a leak in a water pipe, which had been running in to the Quarry tiled living room for some time. The leak was repaired but had resulted in a lot of water soaking into the quarry tiles. This led to a significant amount of efflorescence appearing […]

Nantech HBU cleaner used to Spot Clean Adhesive Stains on a Stone Staircase in Gainsborough

Earlier this year I completed a job at an old mansion south of Gainsborough which had a unique Sandstone staircase and flooring. The home had been in the family for generations and my client was in the process of having it renovated. My involvement related to the Sandstone hallway and staircase which needed deep cleaning […]

Adding another 200 Years of a Life to a Stone Floor in Greystoke Cumbria with Tile Doctor Milling Pads

The customer at this 200-year-old property near Greystoke asked if we could do anything for their old Stone floor as a new Kitchen was to be fitted and a decision had to be made to either rip up the old floor or have it restored. The stone was Aldous Red Sandstone which if you have […]

Remedying Badly Stained Grout with a Grey Tile Doctor Grout Colourant in Harrogate

A couple of weeks before last Christmas I visited a property in Harrogate to renovate an Indian Slate tiled kitchen floor. The end of the year is always a busy time for Tile Doctors as understandably people want their floors looking at their best in time for the festive season. The floor was in a […]

Deep Cleaning Textured Porcelain Tile and Grout with Tile Doctor Pro-Clean in Eyke

This Textured Porcelain tiled floor was installed in a house in the small village of Eyke. The customer was tired of the tile and grout looking dirty and so decided to have the floor professionally cleaned. Although textured porcelain is less likely to result in a slippery surface, it does trap dirt easily and this […]

Renovating Encaustic Tiles with Tile Doctor Burnishing Pads in Saffron Walden

This modern Encaustic tiled floor had been laid in the bathroom of a house in Saffron Walden about a year prior to my visit. It was now beginning to mark easily and its appearance had diminished, additionally my customer was finding it hard to keep clean. All these issues are classic symptoms of the sealer […]

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