Stone Tile Cleaning & Restoration Longlands

Over time Limestone will loose the original surface. This damage to the surface is due to traffic scratching and surface etching Limestone Polishing is the only way to bring back the shine. We use industrial diamond polishing to grind and polish the tiles and repair the initial appearance.

Nearly all Limestone surfaces are not even because the tiles are not put down level. A Limestone tile floor is leveled by grinding off the lippage and irregular tile edges. Grinding Limestone must be carried out by restoration professionals. The Limestone floor will have a monolithic appearance as just one area of stone.

After grinding, the grout sits at the same level as the the Limestone tiles. An even Limestone surface is much easier clean. Also, soil does not get stuck into the grout lines. If your Limestone has chips and cracks, we can repair them with resin fillers, colour matched to the Limestone. The type of restoration needed should be based on the current condition of your Limestone floor.

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Slate is a really popular floor and wall tile due to its low porosity and the numerous varieties and textures of Slate available. Riven slate can get an accumulation of soil inside the crevices this is certainly difficult to get rid of.

We now have specialist machines and products to eliminate the soil and old sealers, restoring the initial slate finish. When our professional cleaning is completed , the floor is left to dry, then apply a durable, easy to maintain sealer.

If you like a smooth finish, we can grind the slate, but we must gauge the slate before grinding.

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Minton geometric tiles are laid in Victorian and Edwardian Hallways.

The tiles have a matt finish and get their colour from the clay used in their manufacture.

With the variations in interior design, these floors come with carpet underlay, lino adhesive, bitumen and different glue remains.

The main issues with victorian floor tiles is to remove several of oils, polishes, dirt, waxes and grime whilst not damaging the floor tiles.

A colour intensifying sealer is put on immediately after cleaning, to displace the first colours within the tiles. Topical sealers and waxes will give the floor a sheen or glossy finish.

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Porcelain is now an extremely sought after alternative to standard ceramic tiles and natural stone.

The additional minerals makes Porcelain much stronger than standard ceramic tiles.

Some inferior porcelains have microscopic holes that may absorb soil just like natural stone floors. It could be hard to remove this soil.

You need professional machines and cleaners to get rid of this soil.

When your porcelain floor is clean we can which protects against everyday spillages.

Solid colour Porcelain Tiles could be ground and polished, similar to Granite or Stone.

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Natural tone floor cleaning is almost never just cleaning, there is certainly often extra restoration required. natural stone floor restoration can be a multi-step process. At the very least, all stone and tile endure some type of basic wear and tear. Traffic damage, spots and surface damage shows up on the majority of stone and tile floors, wrecking the surface, making the floor look flat and unappealing, hence the importance of stone restoration. Highly polished floors like terrazzo, Stone and granite reveal surface damage a lot faster because the lustre goes dull from traffic marks. Permeable natural stone and tile sealed with a surface sealer will ultimately be affected by wear deterioration.

Grout is usually the most sensitive element of a tile installation. Cement grout is softer compared to natural stone stone and tile and much more in danger of abrasive and chemical based deterioration. Many stone floors also generally need crack, chip or hole repair.

Grinding and honing takes away damage from etch marks and surface scratching.Natural stone has got the advantage that a grubby, porous surface can be taken away, revealing an attractive new surface.