Washing and Refurbishing a Victorian Tiled Floor
The floor was purified using a medium dilution of Tile Doctor Pro-Clean which was left to steep into the tiles for around 15 minutes before being worked into the tile and grout with the use of a rotary machine fitted with a black scrubbing pad and a stiff grout brush. Pro-Clean is a potent alkaline cleaning product that is safe to use on Stone, Tile and Grout. The floor was given a thorough rinse with clean water and a wet vacuum was used to expel the water from the floor, hard to clean areas were then spot cleaned using the same process and the floor was then left to dry off overnight.
The following day I came back to do the repair work, originally there were only seven tiles to be changed, howeverI ended up replacing sixteen tiles and fixing twenty five of them. Luckily, Victorian tiles are still popular and you can still find replacements.
Sealing a Quarry Floor Sealing
To ensure the repaired areas had adequate tile for the adhesive and grout to set I left the floor for four days before coming back to apply the sealer and checking the moisture level first to be sure it was dry enough to take the sealer. To seal the tiles which will help protect them from staining I applied five coats of Tile Doctor Seal and Go which works really well on Victorian tiles and adds a nice subtle shine to the floor also being water based you don’t get that smell that a solvent based sealer has.
