January 2018 – Tiling Tips – Tips and Information About Tiling

Although expensive Marble is a highly coveted, popular and classic flooring choice, not only is it hard wearing you can attain a high polish that simply looks fantastic. At peak condition, it’s one of the most beautiful and eye-catching types of stone available, however it’s appearance will degrade over time and with use, so it does need maintaining. This customer, who lives in the small village of Willington in Cheshire had contacted us because they were concerned that the lustre on their Marble tiled floor which had been installed throughout much of the ground floor had faded and lost its attractive appearance. We arranged a date to go over and re-polish the floor back to health. Burnishing and Cleaning a Marble Tiled Floor On arrival the first step was to give the floor a general clean using a mild dilution of Tile Doctor Pro-Clean which is an alkaline tile cleaning product that is safe to use on Marble. I mention this because there are many cleaning products on the market today which are acidic and really only meant for use on Vinyl and Ceramic tiles. The cleaning solution was applied by sponge mop and left to soak for ten to twenty minutes with a particular focus on the grout lines. I used a stiff brush along the grout lines to get them really clean and then once done

Beautiful Marble Tiled Floor Polished in Willington Cheshire

25th January 2018 Reese Mackie

Although expensive Marble is a highly coveted, popular and classic flooring choice, not only is it hard wearing you can

Slate Tile

Ruined Slate Tiled Floor Fully Restored in Bexhill

22nd January 2018 Reese Mackie

The photos below show what can only be described as a botched installation of a black Slate tiled living room

Terracotta Tile

Renovating a Terracotta Tiled Church Floor in Norfolk

19th January 2018 TileProf

St Andrews church serves a large congregation in Eaton Village which is located just outside the city of Norwich on

Marble Posts

Marble Shower Tiles Ruined by Viakal Restored in Ealing

18th January 2018 Reese Mackie 0 Comments Acid Damaged Stone, Ealing, East London, limescale removal, london, Marble Shower, Marble Tiled Shower, marble tiles, Shower Wall, Viakal

We were recently received an enquiry from a customer in Ealing, East London who was concerned about their Marble Tiled Shower which had been damaged from the use of Viakal Limescale Remover. Unfortunately, this is a very common problem and we often receive calls from customers with similar issues. Limescale removal products such as Viakal and Cillit Bang are very effective but like any acidic product, they are very harmful to natural stone such as Limestone and Marble. With any cleaning product you should really read the label before use and in this case you will find they state the product should not be used on natural stone. The Viakal had etched the surface of the Marble in several places where it had been applied and although the damage looked really bad I was happy to inform my customer there is a solution and that I could indeed restore the appearance of the stone. Polishing Damaged Marble Shower Tiles My first task was to give the Marble tile and grout a good clean and remove any sealer and soap scum etc; to do this I used a strong dilution of Tile Doctor Pro-Clean scrubbed in with a small black scrubbing pad fitted to a hand-held machine. The Marble tiles were then rinsed with water to remove the soil generated by the cleaning process. To fully restore the appearance