We were recently called out to look at a Slate tiled bathroom floor in Wimbledon that was heavily stained with years of limescale deposits. What should have been a rich, textured natural stone floor was instead covered in a thick white staining. This was particularly bad around the bathtub edges, corners, and was embedded deep
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A previous customer got in touch late last year looking for help with a Quarry tiled floor he had bought at an old farmhouse in Ainsdale. Sandwiched between Southport and Formby the village is very close to the west coast which can bring its own issues. The floor was tiled with a classic combination of
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It’s difficult to recognise, but the photo below from a property in Leatherhead, is of a recently tiled Terracotta brick patio laid in a herringbone pattern. While the tiles had been laid well the grout hadn’t been removed from the surface of the tile, in fact I don’t think any of the grout had been
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This Brick tiled floor was in an old timber framed house just outside the village of Needham Market. The customer had been flooded from Storm Babet in 2023 which impacted over 750 properties in Suffolk. It was now April 2025 and it had taken the house that long to dry out. The brick floor was
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We received an enquiry from the rural village of Alvanley near Helsby asking if we could remove scratches and etching from a Marble tiled hallway floor. Natural materials like Marble are very hard wearing but can become scratched especially in busy areas like hallways. The good news however is those scratches can be removed and
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The owner of an old Farmhouse in the rural Saddleworth got in touch late last year to see what could be done with the Flagstone flooring that ran through the hallway and front room. I paid a visit to the property to survey the floor and could see the flagstones were very dark with all
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This 135-year-old Victorian Tiled floor was uncovered in the hallway of a property in Sheffield by the owner. It had been hidden away under carpet and a floor matt for decades before it was discovered and this was probably due to the state it was in with lots of cracked and loose tiles. The owner
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I am proud to have been asked to renovate the Sandstone floor at Wymondham Abbey which is one of the grandest religious buildings in East Anglia. The floor consisted of an entrance area of very dirty and dull honed sandstone flags leading to an aisle of sandstone and dull, scratched black inscribed Marble ledger stones
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We received an enquiry from a homeowner in Hornchurch who had a late Victorian Encaustic tiled path leading up to the front door which was worse for wear and in need of restoration. The path had been exposed to the worst of the English weather and had several missing tiles that had come loose due
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Detailed below is the restoration of a Slate Floor in a basement flat in the Barnsbury area of Islington. The customer had bought it as an investment and was in the process of renovating it when they discovered the original slate floor which is approximately 150 years old. Unfortunately, its age was showing and unsure
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The original floor tiles in the hallway of this 1930’s Edwardian house in Rugby had come loose and walking on them was making the problem worse. Many of the loose tiles had become damaged and the whole floor was becoming a real headache for the owner. Keen to find a solution I was asked to
This customer from Battersea discovered a beautiful Victorian tiled floor under the hallway carpet after moving in. The carpet had been secured with thick glue and over the years had accumulated ingrained dirt, multiple sealers, and layers of accumulated grime. Having visited the property to survey the floor and quote for its restoration I could
We received a request from a prestigious private members’ club in Mayfair to restore a Marble bar top, which was dull and had been left extensively stained with use. Once a stunning centrepiece, the surface had lost its natural sheen and elegance and no longer reflected the grand nature of the establishment. The club wanted
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Having decided to remove the vestibule carpet at this property at this Victorian property in Bearwood the owner was pleased to discover an original Victorian tiled floor. Unfortunately, the floor was not whole and approximately 25% of the tiles were missing and replaced with cement leveller. I have seen this sort of thing before, and
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Photographed below is a Terracotta tiled kitchen floor at a property in Frome that was installed six months prior and was already proving problematic. I was asked to pop over and discuss the floor as they had been struggling to keep the tiles clean. Apparently after installation the builders offered to seal the floor, however
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This Victorian Tiled hallway was located at an Edwardian era property in Cleadon, Just outside of South Shields. It was a lovely old house which had carpet covering the tiles, this had now been removed and the owner wanted the floor renovating as an original feature. Comprising of Black and Yellow clay tiles laid in
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This client from Guildford had the front of her house painted by a contractor who managed to splash paint on their black limestone patio. To remove the staining the contractor decided it would be a good idea to rinse the patio with brick acid. It certainly got the paint off but also bleached the colour
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