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Travertine Tile Cleaning
Travertine is similar to a sponge manufactured out from Limestone, with a great deal of different size holes.
Sub-surface holes are unveiled by wear, then they fill up with impacted soil.
Once they are fullfull, it is difficult to get rid of the impacted dirt by mopping and scrubbing. When a cavity fills with ingrained dirt, mopping alone is not going to clean the Travertine.
In the house, the impacted soil combines with grease and oil.
Specialist Travertine cleaning can easily take out this grime and cleaning slurry.
Apply a strong cleaning chemical.
After 20 minutes, the cleaner has softened the impacted soil.
Rotary scrbbing equipment lifts the soil from the stone.
Use clean water to wash away the cleaning solution.
Keep scrubbing plus rinsing until the floor is clean.
Smooth Travertine is normally clean after a couple of passes.
Multiple scrub and rinse passes could very well be needed for tumbled Travertine..
After scrubbing and rinsing, deep holes will still have impacted soil.
Clean And Capture Pressure Rinsing
The final phase with cleaning Travertine tiles, is named hot rinsing.
The state-of-the-art combination of pressure and rotating nozzles releases stubborn impacted soil to be vacuumed away.
The residual ingrained dirt is taken away with the hot pressure rinsing.
Travertine Sealing
The kind of sealer top apply hinges on the type of a sub-base.
When A Travertine Floor Has No Damp Proof Membrane.
In older residential properties, stone floors were set without a damp-proof film. The UK has a considerable amount of these older homes using stone ground floors. This stone needs to allow the movement of miosture, therefore a breathable sealer is recommended.
In this situation, we apply a silane penetrating impregnating sealer.
3 layers of sealer ought to provide the required degree of coverage.
One coat of impregnating sealer is not enough to protect these floors.
Floors Laid Over A damp Proof Membrane Film.
Solid floors in older houses were not usually put over a damp-proof membrane. With more than four million homes in the United Kingdom originating from the Edwardian and Victorian periods alone, it is a fairly common occurance. This stone needs to breathe, therefore a breathable sealer is required.
These floors will need a penetrating impregnating sealer.
Usually, three or more layers will be needed.
One layer of impregnating sealer is not enough to shield these types of floors.
Sealing Honed Travertine Tiles
Honed travertine is have a a smooth matt mid to high sheen surface. Honed travertine isn't as permeable as Tumbled Travertine. If you want to retain the modern matt-look on your Travertine, an impregnating sealer will preserve matt finish. much like polished travertine, impregnating sealers will not prevent Acidic etching.
Surface sealers are also at your disposal for honed Travertine. Surface sealers produce a protective Film over the Travertine. This film delivers extra protection against acid-etching. They produce a clear, protective film on the stone. Since the sealer stays on the surface of the Travertine, we advise using a couple of coats of impregnating sealer to begin with. When the surface sealer starts to wear, the impregnating sealer still offers protection up until the Travertine is re-protected.
A surface sealer will need to be topped-up in two to 4 years.
We advise examining high wear areas every 6 months for traffic.
If a location is showing wear, deep clean the area to eliminate dirt.
A number of coats of sealer should restore the finish.
If you are doing this, your sealer can last much longer.
{Also, you may not have an unattractive build-up of sealer in the areas that get little traffic.
Travertine Restoration
Travertine restoration covers all areas of professional travertine tile cleaning and repair.
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Holes and cracks are a typical concern with Travertine floor tiles. What this means is travertine is unable to tolerate as much base movement as denser tiles like Granite, Porcelaing and Granite.
Movement in the subfloor normally triggers cracks or fractures in Travertine tiles. Cracks are often present in doorways and between rooms. If there is a weak point in a tile, a crack can appear. Crack repaircosts significantly less than lifting and replacing the tile.
Hairline cracks in Travertine can't accept a filling material. The cracks should be made wider to two to 4 mm wide using diamond tools. The crack may then be using a colour matched resin filling material or grout. A grinder can sand the a resin filling material smooth. Sponge finishing is usually fine for sanded grout. It is hard to create a repair invisible.
Travertine Hole Repair
Fixing holes in Travertine is an ongoing challenge. As Travertine has a lattice structure, there are holes waiting to appear just beneath the surface of the tiles. Holes in Travertine can differ in size. In the factory, a grout-like filler termed Spackle is used to fill cavities in Travertine. Spackle is comparable to grout, but less hard wearing. Holes can be filled up with a colour matched grout or a resin filler. Resin fillers are extremely hard and must be sanded smooth once they cure. Resin filling is a costly process owing to the price of the fillers in addition to time involved.
Grout-filling cavities is actually a common choice with home owners. Grout costs much significantly less than resin fillers and takes notably less time to complete. The gout is placed on individual tiles. Excess grout is sponged off. Grout filling rarely leaves the grout flush with the surface.
Travertine Grout Repair
Acid ingredients in grout cleaners can damage grout, rendering it extremely porous therefore it absorbs unattractive stains.
Deep grout can be deep cleaned then over-grouted with new grout.
If the old grout is not very deep, it may be taken out with diamond cutting tools and then re-grouted.
Removing grout is a costly process and it is usually restricted to particularly bad areas.
Travertine Shower Cleaning
Many businesses avoid cleaning and restoring Travertine showers. Travertine is popular for shower cubicles, but there are challenges in making use of Travertine in these places.
Hot water etches Travertine because it is acidic. Travertine is etched by the hot water, and a white deposit develops on the areas where hot water strikes the Travertine.
Numerous types of shampoo, body wash and shampoo contain acid chemicals. If the soap falls on the walls and shower floor, the acid attacks the Travertine. When we shower, soap and the body fats are sprayed onto the Travertine. Although the Travertine is being etched, body oils collect in the grout lines.
Mould will develop in wet shower cubicles. Mould develops in the surface in just about any natural stone. Impregnating sealers can slow growing of mould, but because they keep the surface open, mould can still grow into the Travertine.
Several popular cleaning products for shower areas incorporate acidic. Don't use acidic cleaners on Travertine surfaces. Do not risk harming the Travertine with the wrong cleaner.
Safe Travertine Shower Cleaning Advice
Put on an acid free Travertine cleaning product. Scrubbing will clear away oil and soap residues. rinse off with clean water and wipe dry.
Acidic etch damaged Travertine could be fixed by specialist diamond honing. professional film-forming sealers can coat damaged tiles, rebuilding the finish.
Replace any mould discolored grout. There is little you can do about mould within Travertine tiles, aside from grinding and honing off the stains, or replacing the tiles, which we try not to recommend.
In showers, the silicon sealant can be affected by mould, we can remove the old sealant and apply a new bead of silicone.
New acid resistant sealers are readily available for Travertine shower walls. Sealers are available for all finishes. Please be aware that a gloss sealer is actually for gloss tiles, it won't make a matt tile look glossy. Acid resistant sealers are fairly new, so you may not have come across them.
Shower bays with Travertine can now last much longer, before they require restoring.
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Book a quotation for your stone floor cleaning LondonUse of Travertine In London
While popular London tourist attractions are worth a visit, including the Tower of London and the London Eye. London is also the home to innovative uses of Travertine.
Some examples of Travertine in London
- 40 Chancery Lane. Prestigious office complex clad in Travertine
- The Adelphi on the north bank of the river Thames has impressive travertine interiors.
- A superb sculpted travertine wall inside the 20 Gresham Street building in London