Our specialists restore and repair stone and tile surfaces in Oxen End. Our team restores floors to their as-new condition effortlessly!
We prioritize your time with fixed prices and dependable arrivals. Our process includes an inspection, a quote, and quick work with minimal disruption.
Avoid letting faded floors affect the look of your home. Contact Victorian Tile Services to get a free quote today. Trust us to bring out your home's beauty.
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We personalize our care to match the distinct features of every stone. We align our services to the distinct needs of your stone to achieve outstanding results.
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You'll receive a written estimate with all the details on the stone cleaning process once your stone cleaning job has been surveyed.
In the estimate, we'll outline the job specifics, including the methods and total cost, so you can make a well-informed decision.
Once you've reviewed the estimate, let us know with your acceptance, and we'll arrange a convenient time for the job.
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We will send our professional crew on the agreed date to bring your floors back to life.
Maintain the beauty of your Stone by following simple Stone care tips. Clean with a pH-neutral cleaner, dust regularly, and avoid acid-based products.
By following the right care steps, your beautiful Stone floors will last for many years.
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Marble ultimately looses its original finish. Scratching and etch damage build up and dull the original surface. Ultimately, the tiles will have to be polished.
We use diamonds to eliminate the damage and marks and recover the surface.
It's practically unachievable to lay a Marble tile floor really flat. A Marble tile floor is leveled by grinding away the lippage and irregular edges of the tiles. Marble grinding is an expert service, that provides fantastic results.
Following grinding, the Marble will be at the same level the grout lines. The Marble will get a monolithic appearance as a single slab of Marble.
A smooth Marble surface is much easier to keep. A smooth surface floor doesn't have grout depessions to retain dirt. Hole cracks and chip repairs are often an element of the restoration service. After assessing the Marble floor, we can advise the best Marble restoration program.
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A Travertine floor is a form of Limestone. There will various forms of Travertine floor tiles, including tumbled, honed and polished. With time, the original hole filler comes away, then the holes get filled with unappealing soil.
Working to the highest standard, Travertine floor restoration firms have use a variety of machine scrubbing, hand scrubbing and pressurised rinsing to remove old sealers and ingrained soil.
When the Travertine floor tiles and the holes are clean, any holes are grout filled with a colour matched grout. After cleaning and re-grouting the Travertine floor we use a resilient, very easy to clean sealer.
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Progressively a Limestone floor will loose the initial finish. The dullness is brought on by microscopic marks on the surface where it was walked on. Limestone Polishing is the best way to restore the shine. We use professional machines and industrial diamond tooling to grind and polish the Limestone.
Almost all Limestone tile surfaces are uneven due to the fact Limestone tiles are not laid level. We can grind away the irregular tile edges, making the floor surface level. Grinding Limestone floor tiles should really only be performed by experts. The floor will appear like an individual piece of Limestone.
After grinding, the tiles and grout will be at the same level. It is incredibly easier to clean a smooth, sleek Limestone than a jagged floor. There are no grout channels to retain dirt. Chips and cracks can be repaired with coloured resin repair fillers. The particular restoration needed should be determined by the condition of of the floor.
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Terrazzo is manufactured out of natural stone chips set in a cement or epoxy base and it is either poured on location or cast as tiles. Ultimately a Terrazzo floor will loose the original finish. The change in appearance is due to microscopic scratches on top where it has been walked on.
Terrazzo Polishing is the best way to restore finish to the highest standard. We use diamond polishingequipment to replace the original Terrazzo shine. We can help avoid this soil with Terrazzo sealers.
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Sandstone is made principally from quartz, iron oxide, silica and calcium based deposits so it's a very durable stone. The voids between the sandstone particles trap dirt that can be difficult to remove.
There are specialist wax removers, rotary scrubbing machines and pressure rinsing to remove the layers of old sealer After cleaning we use hard-wearing sealers. The particular restoration needed will be dependant on the health of your floor.
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Slate is a wonderfully flexible flooring which can be protected with a number of finishes including rough texture, smooth honed or polished finish. Whilst slate has a minimal porosity, it will nevertheless partly absorb and oil based spills, making annoying marks.
We use rotary cleaning appliances and sealer removal treatments clean the slate. When our professional cleaning is completed, use professional sealers that last for a long time not just months.
If you have got the right slate, it could be ground smooth, rendering it easier to clean.
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Terracotta is among the most permeable floors which we run into but has been utilized for floor tiles for thousands of years.
Terracotta can very quickly start to show surface marks, particularly where the current sealer has completely worn away.
Cleaning terracotta tiles commences with stripping the old polish, sealers and embedded dirt with specialised sealer removers and cleaning solutions.
We can wax the Terracotta or employ a hard wearing synthetic sealer that is much easier to look after.
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Many Victorian and Edwardian hallways will have floors created from Geometric Encaustic tiles.
The tiles are unglazed with the the natural colours from the clay used in their manufacture.
Due to their age, these floors have experienced lots of wear and often have layers of various sealers.
Cleaning these floors could be challenging due to all of the old sealers and residues.
After cleaning, the original colours in the floor can look washed out, therefore we use a colour intensifying sealer to bring back the initial . If you want a sheen or gloss finish a topical sealer or wax can be used.
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Quarry tiles are extremely are particularly durable but they do suffer with a couple of issues.
One common issue is worn out layers of sealer which need to be taken off.
Professional cleaning can remove the many years of dirt and old sealers, revealing an attractive floor. If the tiles are laid on sand, ash or lime, apply sealers that enable the free transfer of moisture.
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Porcelain is categorised as a ceramic, but created with different materials than traditional glazes and clay tiles.
Porcelain is extremely moisture-resistant, hence spillages can not seep into the tile and cause stains.
If Porcelain isn't processed correctly, the top can absorb soil just like natural stone floors. It can be tough to remove this soil.
We have the equipment and experience to remove this difficult to reach soil.
Our Porcelain sealers will help stop further soil problems.
Solid color Porcelain can be ground and restored just like Granite or Stone.
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Professional cleaning of Ceramic tile floors usually takes less time compared to natural stone floors or clay tiles..
A glazed finish is a lot easier to clean.
Professional stone and tile cleaning and restoration services will still give your floor a better finish.
As soon as your ceramic tile has been cleaned we can put on a sealer. Care is much easier having a sealed tile floor, and also the sealer helps stop spills turning into stains.
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Natural stone floor cleaning typically will incorporate extra restoration services. Natural stone tile restoration can take many forms. All stone and tile floors suffer from surface damage and general wear problems. In most cases, dirt, spots and traffic marks harm the floor finish, subsequently the need to have stone restoration. A polished granite or Stone floor shows wear more quickly due to traffic wear that will quickly scratch he finish and weaken the luster. Porous tile and stone sealed using a surface sealer will gradually be affected by scratch damage.
Most tile floors have cementatious grout lines. Soiled grout is a very common problem to be dealt with on natural stone and tile floors. Holes could be filled and cracks repaired as part of the restoration.
We use resurfacing to remove stone finish damage caused by etch marks and scratches. Natural stone can be ground to show a fresh stone surface.
With time your natural stone can look unexciting and loose its luster and glow. The loss of luster is due to foot traffic marks and surface damage. Ultimately, the stone tiles will have to be re-polished.
Our team use the highest standard diamond polishing machines to polish Granite, Terrazzo, Polished Limestone and Polished Travertine floors, and regain the original finish. Gloss sealers produce the shine on Sandstone, Honed Limestone, Slate, Clay & Honed Travertine tiles. Polish removing substances are applied to take away all remnants of the existing sealer, and then a brand new gloss-finish sealer is applied.
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Apply a cleaning product with a pH-neutral formula for stone. Avoid acidic or abrasive products as they can damage the stone. Make a poultice with baking soda and water, apply it to the stain, cover it, and leave it for 24-48 hours before rinsing.
Prepare a baking soda and hydrogen peroxide paste, apply it to grout, scrub softly, and rinse with clean water. Wait until the grout is dry, then apply a fresh protective sealer.
Vinegar is safe for cleaning ceramic and porcelain tiles but should never be used on natural stone such as Stone or limestone.
Ensure air movement, remove water using a squeegee, and clean the stone with a pH-balanced cleaner. Sealing grout keeps water from soaking in.
Yes, sealing protects grout and stone from everyday wear. Porous areas should be sealed every 1-2 years to stay protected. Seal busy zones every six months.