Victorian Tiled Hallway Rehabilitation in Balham

A Victorian Tiled floor for a client in Balham, South London. They found the floor under an old carpet, and were keen to restoring it. Sadly, their builders did not listen and didn't bother to put down any protection when they painted, as a result there were paint everywhere. I've included a detailed photograph below so you can see for yourself what state the floor was in.

Cleaning the Victorian Floor Tiles

For starters, the floor was cleaned using a dilution of Tile Doctor Pro-Clean mixed 50:50 with NanoTech UltraClean which had been left to seep in for 20 minutes before being agitated using a rotary machine fitted with a buffing pad. I used a wet vacuum to remove the dirty cleaning solution and then realizing something more powerful would be required to shift the stubborn stains and paint marks. To rectify this I applied a Tile Doctor Remove and Go which is a coatings remover and left it to dwell on the Victorian tile for forty minutes before applying plenty of elbow grease. This did the trick to remove the paint and glue etc. so I worked across the floor in sections applying the same treatment until the floor was completely clean.

Once it had all been removed I gave the whole floor a run down with Tile Doctor Grout Clean-Up which brightened up the colors and finally I gave the floor a very thorough rinse with clean water to remove any remaining cleaning product that might have an adverse effect on the sealer. I left the floor to dry over the weekend and returned on the following Monday to seal it, but first I carried out a couple of repairs because some of the tiles were loose so I reset them in cement.

Sealing Victorian Tiled Floor tiles

Upon my return I sealed the floor using two coats of Tile Doctor Color Grow which is a penetrating sealer that provides maximum stain protection whilst bringing out the color in the stone.

All the customer could say was AMAZING I didn't think it was possible to get like this.