Reese Mackie

Deep Shine Achieved on Dull Marble Flooring in Cambridge

12th February 2020 Reese Mackie

This customer from village of Great Shelford south of Cambridge was unhappy with their Marble tiled floor which lost its

Travertine Tile

Filling and Polishing a Pitted Travertine Kitchen Floor near Sheffield

6th February 2020 Reese Mackie

Late last year I was called to a property in Stocksbridge, near Sheffield, to survey a Travertine tiled floor which

Travertine Tile

Lippage Removed from Travertine Kitchen Floor near Swansea

31st January 2020 Reese Mackie

Our client who lives in the beautiful Gower Peninsula was desperate to see if we could solve the problem of

Marble Tile

Water Damaged Marble Floor Renovated near Wellingborough

14th January 2020 Reese Mackie

I was asked to look at a Polished Marble floor that had been installed in the hallway of an executive

Marble Tile

Achieving a Deep Shine on Polished Marble Flooring in Worcester

24th December 2019 Reese Mackie

The pictures below are of a Polished Marble floor installed at a property in the village of Callow End which

Travertine Tile

Kitchen Travertine Floor Renovated at East London Rental

22nd November 2019 Reese Mackie

We recently renovated a Travertine tiled floor in the Kitchen of a rental property in Mile End, which is part

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Polished Marble Church Floor Renovated in Cardiff

2nd November 2019 Reese Mackie 0 Comments Adhesive Staining, Black and White Marble, Cardiff, Church Floor Restoration, Ely, Glue Removal, Marble Altar, Marble Tile Renovation, South Wales, Stone Restoration

I was contacted by ‘The Church of the Resurrection’ in the Ely suburb of Cardiff to ask if we would improve the appearance of their Marble floor. We are always up for a challenge at Tile Doctor, so I arranged an appointment to visit the church, survey the floor and recommend a solution. The church itself is relatively new and dates to 1934, the black and white Marble floor tiles were original however at some point in the past it had been covered in a carpet which had been glued down. The church committee now wanted to restore the Marble tiles back to its original beauty. I carried out a test sample which proved very successful and they were delighted with the results. I was very optimistic that this floor could be saved and would look pretty good at the end. We agreed a price and arranged the most convenient time to carry the work out when the church wasn’t in use. Cleaning a Marble Tiled Church Floor On my return I started the cleaning process by working in sections using a solution of Tile Doctor Remove & Go worked in with a black pad fitted to a rotary machine to breakdown the glue. Next, I worked thorough a range of burnishing pads, first changing the pad to a coarse 100-grit diamond pad which was run over the floor using the Remove and Go as a lubricant. The soil was

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Polishing and Sealing a Large Red Marble Patio in Newbury Berkshire

1st November 2019 Reese Mackie 0 Comments berkshire, Marble Patio, Newbury, Patio Cleaning, Patio Stone Cleaning, Red Marble Tiles, restoration, Sealing Marble Patio, Spanish Villa

I recently had a call out to an unusual property in Newbury to renovate a large Red Marble Patio. The design of the house was clearly inspired by the Mediterranean and resembled a Spanish Villa. The UK winter had not been very kind to the large Red Marble patio and now looked faded and lifeless. I inspected the patio and could see that it had been previously sealed with a topical product that had deteriorated in parts over time leaving the stone looking patchy and dull. After having the same stone installed throughout the interior of the property she wanted to know if the exterior stone could be renovated to match. To get a better idea of what it would take to complete the work and produce an accurate quote I ran some cleaning tests on a spare tile. The demonstration went very well, and it gave the client a good idea of the outcome they could expect. Happy with the potential result and my quote I was booked to return and complete the renovation. Cleaning a Red Marble Tiled Patio in Newbury This was a large Patio to clean so I worked in sections and starting with brushing and vacuuming to remove all the surface dirt and debris that could impact the stone burnishing process. Then using water for lubrication, I started refinishing the Marble with a very coarse 100-grit diamond

Quarry Tile

Restoring Painted Quarry Tiles in a Surrey Vicarage

1st November 2019 Reese Mackie

A Vicar from Cranleigh contacted me earlier this year about a Quarry tiled floor. It turns out he had lifted

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Honing a Tumbled Marble Floor in Oxford

31st October 2019 Reese Mackie 0 Comments Cleaning Tumbled Marble, Dining Room, grout cleaning, Honing Marble, Kitchen Tiles, oxford, oxfordshire, Stone Cleaning

The owners of this house in the historic city of Oxford contacted Tile Doctor about their Tumbled Marble tiled floor which was not looking its best and was proving difficult to clean effectively. The floor is part of a kitchen/dining room where the grout had darkened substantially with dirt. Oxford is only 12 miles from by base in Chalgrove so I spoke to the client on the phone and arranged an appointment to visit the property and survey the floor. I could see that sealer had also worn off which is a common problem with natural stone floor and dirt was now trapped in the pores of the stone. They had tried multiple types of household floor cleaners and nothing was getting the floor to look clean, and as it was so light in colour it was really looking quite dirty. We find the best way to renovate hard stone flooring such as Marble is to use a set of diamond burnishing pads which hone the stone and restore its appearance. I recommended this method to the homeowner and worked out a quote. The quote was agreed, and we set a date to do the work which given the size of the floor I calculated would take two days, one to burnish and one to seal. Cleaning/Repairing a Tumbled Marble Tiled Kitchen/ Dining room Floor The burnishing process starts with the application of a coarse

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Renovating Rust Stained Marble Shower tiles near Shrewsbury

30th October 2019 Reese Mackie 0 Comments Church Preen, Iron deposits, Marble Mosaics, Marble Sealing, marble tiles, Rust Removal, rust staining, Shower Wall, Shrewsbury, Tile Cleaning, Well Water

We were contacted by a homeowner near Shrewsbury about the Marble wall tiles in their shower which were looking particularly grubby. They had tried to clean the area with a multitude of household products but were unable to improve their appearance and had decided to call in some professional help. I went over to do a site visit, run some tests and recommend a solution, I like to do this where possible as it ensures I can provide an accurate quote and it also gives me an opportunity to demonstrate a workable solution. The tiles were the small two inch square Marble Mosaics which from my point of view means there’s a log of grout to clean. More importantly whilst there I discovered their water is pumped up from a well and the water is rich in Iron deposits. You can see on the picture where the water has dried on the walls and then the Iron deposits have turned rusty resulting in a large rust stain. The property was in the old village of Church Preen which a small Hamlet in Shropshire which only has around 30 properties, it is approximately 12 miles from the county town of Shrewsbury. Cleaning Rust Stained Marble Shower Tiles Normally I would remove the iron and rust deposits with an acid-based product such as Acid Gel or Grout Clean-up but Marble is acid sensitive and