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Category: Sealing Terracotta Tile

Terracotta Tiled Kitchen Floor Before and After Cleaning in Alderley Edge

Sealing Porous Spanish Terracotta Tiles in Alderley Edge

October 27, 2017
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 |  Grout Cleaning, Sealing Terracotta Tile, Terracotta Kitchen Floors, Terracotta Tile Maintenance

According to the Mirror Newspaper Alderley Edge with its restaurants and bars is a playground for footballers; well I certainly didn’t bump into any on […]

Terracotta Kitchen Tiles Given New Lease of Life in Kingston Upon Thames

Restoring the Appearance of a Terracotta Tiled Kitchen Floor in Kingston-on-Thames

September 27, 2017
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 |  Sealing Terracotta Tile, Terracotta Kitchen Floors, Terracotta Tile Maintenance, Terracotta Tile Restoration

It’s very surprising how often I hear from home owners who are considering completely replacing tiled floors that can be easily be salvaged. While some […]

Ceramic Kitchen Floor Tiles and Terracotta Window Sills Restored in Sherburn in Elmet

Restoring Crusty Old Catalan Terracotta Window Sills near Leeds

September 19, 2017
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 |  Sealing Terracotta Tile, Terracotta Tile Maintenance, Terracotta Tile Restoration

At Tile Doctor, we have completed a wide variety of restoration jobs, from very large floors in hotels and restaurants to smaller floors in kitchens […]

Stained Terracotta Conservatory Tiles Rejuvenated in Isleham

Stains removed from Terracotta Conservatory Floor in Cambridgeshire

June 12, 2017
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 |  Sealing Terracotta Tile, Terracotta Conservatory Floors, Terracotta Tile Maintenance

Isleham is a small village in the Fens area of Cambridgeshire which, as the name suggests, is a natural marshland. The town itself is home […]

Mexican Terracotta Tiles Deep Cleaned and Sealed in Shrewsbury

Restoring a Mexican Terracotta Floor in Shrewsbury

April 17, 2017
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 |  Sealing Terracotta Tile, Terracotta Kitchen Floors, Terracotta Tile Maintenance, Terracotta Tile Restoration

Mexico is known to produce some of the best quality Terracotta tiles, with the Saltillo region in the north-east of the country being particularly famous […]

Cleaning an Old Terracotta Tiled Kitchen Floor in Runcorn

Deep Cleaning a Terracotta Tiled Porch

March 13, 2017
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 |  Deep Cleaning Terracotta Tile, Sealing Terracotta Tile, Terracotta Kitchen Floors, Terracotta Tile Maintenance

This post comes from a job I did for a customer in who lives in the town of Runcorn on the south bank of the […]

Old Terracotta floor refurbished in Shenley Brook End

Maintaining the Appearance of Polished Terracotta in North-Buckinghamshire

February 15, 2017
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 |  Sealing Terracotta Tile, Terracotta Tile Maintenance

This old Terracotta floor in Shenley Brook End near Milton Keynes was already dirty with very little sealer intact when our customer moved into the […]

Mexican Terracotta Floor Restoration Ormskirk

Expansion Cracks Repaired in Mexican Terracotta Floors

February 6, 2017
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 |  Sealing Terracotta Tile, Terracotta Kitchen Floors, Terracotta Tile Maintenance

Cracks can appear in tiles for several different reasons, but in all cases, they spoil the overall appearance of the floor. I was contacted just […]

Restoring Dirty Terracotta Kitchen Tiles in Minehead

Putting new life into a Terracotta Tiled Kitchen in Somerset

December 27, 2016
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 |  Sealing Terracotta Tile, Terracotta Kitchen Floors, Terracotta Tile Maintenance

Anyone with familiar with tile cleaning and maintenance will know that Terracotta is one of the most difficult of tiles to seal. This is due […]

Terracotta Tiles Before and After Grout Haze Removal in Cogenhoe

Dealing With Grout Smears On New Terracotta Floor Tiles

November 27, 2016
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 |  Grout Cleaning, Sealing Terracotta Tile, Terracotta Kitchen Floors, Terracotta Tile Maintenance

This newly installed Herringbone-style Terracotta tiled floor in a refurbished kitchen was heavily covered with patches of grout haze. The customer, who lives in the […]

Dull Terracotta Tiles Restored in Great Gransden

Refreshing the appearance of Terracotta Tiles in Cambridgeshire

August 4, 2016
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 |  Sealing Terracotta Tile, Terracotta Tile Maintenance

Due to its naturally high porosity, Terracotta is more susceptible to ingrained dirt than other types of stone tile. Typically, this downside is simple to […]

Spanish Terracotta Tiles Refreshed in Halifax

Maintaining Spanish Terracotta Tiles in Yorkshire

August 2, 2016
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 |  Sealing Terracotta Tile, Terracotta Kitchen Floors, Terracotta Tile Maintenance

Terracotta is an interesting type of stone manufactured using a variety of techniques dependant on the country of origin which leads to a number of […]

Badly Maintained Terracotta Professionally Restored in Twickenham

Restorating the Appearance of a Terracotta Tiled floor

July 22, 2016
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 |  Sealing Terracotta Tile, Terracotta Tile Maintenance, Terracotta Tile Restoration

In our experience there is a general lack of good maintenance advice given when new tiled floors are installed which results in floors that looked […]

Unsealed Terracotta Kitchen Tiles Treated for Grout Haze in Malvern

Commissioning a new Terracotta Tiled Floor in Warwickshire

July 10, 2016
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 |  Sealing Terracotta Tile, Terracotta Kitchen Floors, Terracotta Tile Maintenance

Newly built properties are not without their problems and often take a while to resolve all the snagging which occasionally extends to resolving problems with […]

Wax Covered Terracotta Tiled Floor Restored to New in Pendle

Terracotta Hallway Tiles Restored in Cheshire

July 1, 2016
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 |  Sealing Terracotta Tile, Terracotta Tile Maintenance, Terracotta Tile Restoration

These Terracotta tiles, located at a property in the town of Pendle, Lancashire had the unique circumstances of being covered by a thick layer of […]

Terracotta Tiles Ingrained with Dirt Cleaned and Sealed in the Forest of Dean

Restoring the Appearance of Terracotta Kitchen Tiles in Monmouthshire

June 28, 2016
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 |  Sealing Terracotta Tile, Terracotta Kitchen Floors, Terracotta Tile Maintenance, Terracotta Tile Restoration

Terracotta may be one of the most aesthetically pleasing types of tiled floor, but as many of our customers will tell you can be particularly […]

Restoring the Look of Badly Stained Terracotta Kitchen Tiles in Matlock

Deep Cleaning And Sealing Stained Terracotta Tiles in Derbyshire

June 19, 2016
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 |  Deep Cleaning Terracotta Tile, Sealing Terracotta Tile, Terracotta Kitchen Floors, Terracotta Tile Maintenance

Having an effective sealer in place is essential for ensuring the long term condition of tiled floors in fact a lack of sealer can make […]

Terracotta Tiled Kitchen Floor Repaired Cleaned and Sealed in Willingale

Refreshing the Appearance of Terracotta Kitchen Tiles

May 16, 2016
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 |  Sealing Terracotta Tile, Terracotta Kitchen Floors, Terracotta Tile Maintenance

This Terracotta tiled kitchen in the village of Willingale near Maldon, in the Epping Forest District of Essex had lost its finish and looked slightly […]

Removing 20 Years of Dirt From a Terracotta Tiled Living Room in Halstead

Deep Cleaning a Very Dirty Terracotta Floor

April 27, 2016
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 |  Deep Cleaning Terracotta Tile, Sealing Terracotta Tile, Terracotta Tile Maintenance

The old town of Halstead, Essex, meaning ‘safe place’ or ‘place of refuge’ in Old English, was the site of this job. Similarly, historic is […]

Heavily Soiled Terracotta Kitchen Floor Transformed in Penn

Transforming a Terracotta Tiled Kitchen Floor

April 21, 2016
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 |  Sealing Terracotta Tile, Terracotta Kitchen Floors, Terracotta Tile Maintenance

The new owner of this house in the very old and quaint English village of Penn, Buckinghamshire wanted to refresh the look of the Terracotta […]

Deep Cleaning and Sealing an old Terracotta Floor in Ampthill

Regualar Maintenance of Terracotta Tiles

March 22, 2016
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 |  Sealing Terracotta Tile, Terracotta Tile Maintenance

As part of our service we advise customers on best practice for maintaining the appearance of the floor and I’m happy to report this client […]

Terracotta Tiled Conservatory in Cranleigh Deep Cleaned and Sealed

Reviatlising a Faded and Dirty Terracotta Conservatory Floor

February 22, 2016
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 |  Sealing Terracotta Tile, Terracotta Conservatory Floors, Terracotta Tile Maintenance

Cranleigh is the self-proclaimed largest village in England, sitting about 8 miles southeast of Guildford in Surrey. One of its villagers contacted me recently to […]

Terracotta Restoration Wickford

Dealing With Sealers On Terracotta Tiles

February 2, 2016
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 |  Sealing Terracotta Tile, Terracotta Kitchen Floors, Terracotta Tile Maintenance

Sealers really do bring out the best in Terracotta tiles, however the catch is they will wear off over time and if you want to […]

Removing Efflorescence From a Terracotta Tiled Floor in Lymington

Treating a Terracotta Tiled Kitchen Floor for Efflorescence

January 15, 2016
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 |  Dealing with Efflorescence, Sealing Terracotta Tile, Terracotta Kitchen Floors, Terracotta Tile Maintenance

Here’s an interesting job I completed recently in the town of Lymington which is a lovely costal town within the New Forest and on the […]

Heavily Worn Terracotta Tiled Conservatory Restored in Garstang

Stained Terracotta Tiled Conservatory Renovated in Lancashire

January 6, 2016
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 |  Sealing Terracotta Tile, Terracotta Conservatory Floors, Terracotta Tile Maintenance

This Terracotta tiled floor was installed in the conservatory of a house in the old market town of Garstang, Lancashire, famous for being the world’s […]

Badly Neglected Terracotta Tiled Floor Restored in Fulwood

Cleaning Neglected Terracotta Tiles

November 30, 2015
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 |  Sealing Terracotta Tile, Terracotta Tile Maintenance

Not too long ago, I visited a house in the town of Fulwood in Preston, Lancashire. My client had a Terracotta tiled floor which had […]

Terracotta Refreshed Wickford

Maintaining a Terracotta Floor

November 11, 2015
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 |  Sealing Terracotta Tile, Terracotta Tile Maintenance

Not too long ago, I was contacted by a client in the town of Wickford, which is a fairly small, quiet town in the south […]

Restoring a Terracotta and Slate Tiled Conservatory in Bicester

Cleaning a Terracotta and Slate Floor in Bicester

October 12, 2015
 |  1 Comment
 |  Sealing Terracotta Tile, Terracotta Conservatory Floors, Terracotta Tile Maintenance

I was recently contacted by a client living in the historic market centre of Bicester, one of the fastest growing towns in Oxfordshire. Many will […]

Dirty Terracotta Tiles and Grout Cleaned and Sealed in Fifield

Restoring the Appearance of a Terracotta Kitchen Tiles

October 1, 2015
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 |  Sealing Terracotta Tile, Terracotta Kitchen Floors, Terracotta Tile Maintenance, Terracotta Tile Restoration

For this job, I travelled to a house in the town of Fifield, near the city of Windsor, Berkshire. My client’s problem was a heavily […]

Clean and Seal For a Dirty Terracotta Tiled Floor in Wadhurst

Terracotta Floor Refresh to Assist Property Sale

September 6, 2015
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 |  Sealing Terracotta Tile, Terracotta Kitchen Floors, Terracotta Tile Maintenance

This client in the East Sussex town of Wadhurst, was selling her country cottage and wanting to achieve the best price decided to have the […]

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