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Category: Terracotta Kitchen Floors

Terracotta Tiled Kitchen Floor During Sealing Maidford

Renovating a Terracotta Tiled Floor in Maidford, Northamptonshire

February 14, 2019
 |  1 Comment
 |  Grout Cleaning, Removing Wax From Terracotta, Terracotta Kitchen Floors, Terracotta Tile Maintenance

This Terracotta tiled floor was installed in the kitchen of a cottage in the small village of Maidford near Towcester. The tiles were not looking […]

Terracotta Tiled Floor Bucklebury After Sealing

Removing Wax from old Mexican Terracotta Tiles in Bucklebury

November 5, 2018
 |  1 Comment
 |  Removing Wax From Terracotta, Sealing Terracotta Tile, Terracotta Conservatory Floors, Terracotta Kitchen Floors, Terracotta Tile Maintenance

I was recently asked to survey the floors at a substantial property in Bucklebury which used to be a school. At some point in the […]

Mexican Terracotta Floor Penwortham After Cleaning

Bleached Wax Stripped from Mexican Terracotta in Penwortham, Lancashire

August 8, 2018
 |  1 Comment
 |  Grout Cleaning, Removing Wax From Terracotta, Terracotta Kitchen Floors, Terracotta Tile Maintenance

My client from Penwortham, on the outskirts of Preston on the south bank of the River Ribble contacted me about their Mexican Terracotta kitchen floor […]

Terracotta Floor After Cleaning Milton Keynes

Deep Cleaning Dirty Terracotta Tiling in Great Holm, Milton Keynes

July 24, 2018
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 |  Deep Cleaning Terracotta Tile, Sealing Terracotta Tile, Terracotta Kitchen Floors, Terracotta Tile Maintenance

The Terracotta tiled kitchen floor in the kitchen house of this house in the residential district of Great Holm, just outside of Milton Keynes had […]

Large Terracotta Tiled Floor After Cleaning Docking

Water Damaged Terracotta Kitchen Floor Renovated in Docking, Norfolk

June 29, 2018
 |  1 Comment
 |  Sealing Terracotta Tile, Terracotta Kitchen Floors, Terracotta Tile Maintenance

Luckily for this client in the village of Docking in Norfolk, the water pipe under her kitchen sink burst the day before she left for […]

Terracotta Tiled Kitchen Floor After Cleaning and Sealing Moretonhampstead

Renovating Dirty Terracotta Kitchen Tiles in Moretonhampstead, Devon

June 26, 2018
 |  1 Comment
 |  Deep Cleaning Terracotta Tile, Terracotta Kitchen Floors, Terracotta Tile Maintenance

Earlier this year I was called to the Dartmoor town of Moretonhampstead in order to take a look at a large Terracotta tiled kitchen/dining room […]

Terracotta Tiled_Floor After Cleaning Knutsford

Stripping Off an Old Terracotta Sealer in Knutsford

May 16, 2018
 |  1 Comment
 |  Grout Cleaning, Sealing Terracotta Tile, Terracotta Kitchen Floors, Terracotta Tile Maintenance

We were asked if we could restore the appearance of a large Terracotta tiled floor in a kitchen/dinner that had not been cleaned for many […]

Terracotta Tiled Floor After Clean and Seal in Bishop Stortford

Renovating a Terracotta Tiled Kitchen Floor in Essex

May 11, 2018
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 |  Grout Cleaning, Sealing Terracotta Tile, Terracotta Kitchen Floors, Terracotta Tile Maintenance

We had a request to visit a beautiful Barn conversion on the Essex side of the market town of Bishop Stortford, the lady of the […]

Mexican Terracotta After Cleaning Sealing Elswick

Deep Cleaning 20 Year Old Mexican Terracotta Tiles near Preston

May 7, 2018
 |  1 Comment
 |  Deep Cleaning Terracotta Tile, Grout Cleaning, Terracotta Kitchen Floors, Terracotta Tile Maintenance

Mexican Terracotta is quite a difficult tile to deal with, mainly due to the fact it is very porous clay and partly fired, unlike a […]

Mexican Terracotta Tiles During Stripping Redditch

Renovating Mexican Terracotta Tiles in a new Redditch Kitchen

April 9, 2018
 |  1 Comment
 |  Sealing Terracotta Tile, Terracotta Kitchen Floors, Terracotta Tile Maintenance

A customer in Redditch had recently had a new kitchen fitted and prior to that had tried to seal the Mexican Terracotta tiled floor themselves, […]

Terracotta Tiles After Cleaning Buckingham Farm Cottage

Terracotta Kitchen Tiles Cleaned at Buckinghamshire Farm Cottage

March 16, 2018
 |  1 Comment
 |  Sealing Terracotta Tile, Terracotta Kitchen Floors, Terracotta Tile Maintenance, Terracotta Tile Restoration

I was recently contacted about the restoration of a fantastic example of a Terracotta tiled floor in the kitchen of a farm cottage just south […]

Terracotta Floor After Cleaning Brighton

Terracotta Conservatory and Kitchen Floors Renovated in Brighton

January 11, 2018
 |  1 Comment
 |  Sealing Terracotta Tile, Terracotta Conservatory Floors, Terracotta Kitchen Floors, Terracotta Tile Maintenance, Terracotta Tile Restoration

This couple, who live in the seaside resort of Brighton, had purchased their house four months before Christmas and wanted to have the fantastic Terracotta […]

Terracotta Kitchen Floor Tiles in Bristol After Cleaning and Sealing

Stripping Off Old Varnish from Terracotta Kitchen Tiles in Gloucestershire

November 7, 2017
 |  1 Comment
 |  Sealing Terracotta Tile, Terracotta Kitchen Floors, Terracotta Tile Maintenance

Terracotta tiles are always a popular choice for Kitchens but being made from clay they are porous and need to be sealed to prevent dirt […]

Spanish Terracotta Floor Tiles After Cleaning and Sealing 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 Floor Tiles After Cleaning Kingston on Thames

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

September 27, 2017
 |  1 Comment
 |  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 […]

Terracotta Lodge Floor Tile After Cleaning in Welwyn Garden City

Restoring the Appearance of a Terracotta floor in Hertfordshire Kitchen

September 8, 2017
 |  1 Comment
 |  Terracotta Kitchen Floors, Terracotta Tile Maintenance, Terracotta Tile Restoration

The pictures below were taken at a beautiful Hertfordshire Lodge located on the outskirts of Welwyn Garden City where the traditional Terracotta Kitchen floor had […]

Terracotta Tiles Damaged by Bleach after cleaning and sealing Crewkerne

Bleach Damaged Sealer Replaced on a Terracotta Tiled Floor in Somerset

June 28, 2017
 |  1 Comment
 |  Terracotta Kitchen Floors, Terracotta Tile Maintenance

This is an unusual job we did in the old town of Crewkerne which is on the southern edge of Somerset near Dorset. We were […]

Terracotta Tiled Floor in Lympstone After Cleaning

Revamping a Terracotta Tiled Floor on the Devon Coast

June 26, 2017
 |  1 Comment
 |  Terracotta Kitchen Floors, Terracotta Tile Maintenance

Terracotta, terra cotta or terra-cotta meaning baked earth is a clay based tile which can be glazed or unglazed and were traditionally hand-made. Because of […]

Mexican Terracotta TtiledFloor After Sealing Shrewsbury

Restoring a Mexican Terracotta Floor in Shrewsbury

April 17, 2017
 |  1 Comment
 |  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 […]

Old Terracotta Kitchen Floor After Cleaning Runcorn

Deep Cleaning a Terracotta Tiled Porch

March 13, 2017
 |  1 Comment
 |  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 […]

Terracotta Kitchen Floor Ormskirk After Cleaning and Sealing

Expansion Cracks Repaired in Mexican Terracotta Floors

February 6, 2017
 |  1 Comment
 |  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 […]

Terracotta Floor After Cleaning Minehead Somerset

Putting new life into a Terracotta Tiled Kitchen in Somerset

December 27, 2016
 |  1 Comment
 |  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 […]

Herringbone Design Terracotta floor During 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 […]

Spanish Terracotta Hallway After Cleaning and Sealing Halifax

Maintaining Spanish Terracotta Tiles in Yorkshire

August 2, 2016
 |  1 Comment
 |  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 […]

Grout Haze Removed from new Terracotta Tiles at Malvern Village

Commissioning a new Terracotta Tiled Floor in Warwickshire

July 10, 2016
 |  1 Comment
 |  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 […]

Terracotta Kitchen Floor Forest of Dean After

Restoring the Appearance of Terracotta Kitchen Tiles in Monmouthshire

June 28, 2016
 |  1 Comment
 |  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 […]

Terracotta Floor After Cleaning and Sealing in Matlock

Deep Cleaning And Sealing Stained Terracotta Tiles in Derbyshire

June 19, 2016
 |  1 Comment
 |  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 Cleaned and Sealed in Willingale

Refreshing the Appearance of Terracotta Kitchen Tiles

May 16, 2016
 |  1 Comment
 |  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 […]

Terracotta Tile After Cleaning in Penn Bucks

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 […]

Terracotta Kitchen Floor After Cleaning and Sealing Wickford

Dealing With Sealers On Terracotta Tiles

February 2, 2016
 |  1 Comment
 |  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 […]

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