Slate Cleaning London

Cleaning Slate will get more challenging as the floor becomes older. You want help, but how can decide on the most useful course of action As a result of this, you are likely to want to call on a knowledgeable Slate restoration business to take care of it for you. This guide will allow you to make an informed selection of a Slate restoration company.

Slate is a very popular floor tile because of its low porosity and the lots of styles and textures of Slate that are obtainable. We are mainly called to clean a slate floor when it is suffering from many layers of old sealer with ingrained dirt, and so the surface appears dull and dirty. We use professional sealer removers and heavy-duty scrubbing machines to remove the old layers of sealer. We use specialist sealers that last for years not months. If you want a smooth finish, we are able to grind the slate floor, however we have to check out the slate before floor grinding.

If homeowners keep on using layers of polish and sealer, while not removing the old sealer, the result is a heavy, unsightly finish.

Old polish and sealer residues may be difficult for a property owner to remove.

You'll need expert Slate cleaning methods to remove the sealer residues and ingrained dirt.

To start with, apply a strong Slate tile sealer remover and cleaner over the floor.

Allow the cleaner to dwell on the floor for about 20 minutes.

Use an industrial scrubbing machine to work the cleaner deep to the surface of the Slate.

Use water to rinse off the cleaning solution.

If there is remaining ingrained soil, scrub and rinse until it is clean.

One or two scrub and rinse steps is usually sufficient for smooth Slate tiles..

But, with rough Slate, unfilled or filled, the cleaning may require several applications.

Scrubbing can't get rid of soil from deep clefts.

The remaining phase in cleaning Slate tiles, is called hot rinsing.

Pressurised hot water is driven to the stone, releasing the dirt, that is completely vacuumed away.<.p>

The residual ingrained soil will be removed with the pressure rinsing.

Cleaning and repairing Slate is called Slate restoration.

Slate Floor Repair

Slate tiles crack When not installed well or if there is some sub-floor movement.

Cracks in many cases are found in doorways and between rooms.

Single tiles on a stable subfloor can certainly still crack.

Crack repair work is seldom invisible, but a repair costs significantly less than installing a new tile.

Hairline cracks in Slate can not take a filling material.

Small diamond cutters will open the crack to accept a filler.

Then we fill the crack with a coloured grout.

Grout may be left sponged or dry sanded.

Slate may have a myriad of color tones in a single tile, so a crack repair is still visible.

However a dirty crack is ugly compared to a repair.

Slate Sealing

Kitchens, bathrooms and dining rooms have lots of fatty and water-based liquids to stain Slate tiles. Spills can quickly permeate the top of floor tiles, leaving ugly marks and spots. High-quality Welsh Slate can stain, and imported varieties can vary substantially in porosity. A Slate sealer aids in preventing a spill turning into a stain.