Removing Grout Haze from Slate Shower Wall Tiles

A builder had made a real mess of this customer's new Slate tiled wet room. When installing any new natural stone tiles, it is always recommended to apply the sealer before grouting, since - as was the case here - the porosity of the stone can cause the grout to stick with to the stone, leaving Read more...

Extending a Victorian Tiled Hallway in Kent

This customer has recently purchased a house in Sevenoaks and was looking to extend and reconfigure the interior layout. As part of this, they had removed a wall, effectively extending the hallway which had been tiled in fantastic original Victorian tiles. Naturally, they felt the extended Read more...

Removing Grout Haze from Slate Shower Wall Tiles

A builder had made a real mess of this customer's new Slate tiled wet room. When installing any new natural stone tiles, it is always recommended to apply the sealer before grouting, since - as was the case here - the porosity of the stone can cause the grout to stick with to the stone, leaving Read more...

Slate Tiled Wet Room Treated for Grout Haze and Restored in Sevenoaks

A builder had made a real mess of this customer's new Slate tiled wet room. When installing any new natural stone tiles, it is always recommended to apply the sealer before grouting, since - as was the case here - the porosity of the stone can cause the grout to stick with to the stone, leaving a terrible blotchy and uneven appearance. What's more, once stuck to the stone, the grout is essentially impossible for the tiler to remove. In this wet room, light grey grout had been left smeared Read more...

Tired Black Slate Tiled floor in Sevenoaks restored

The photographs below are of a black slate tiled floor in the kitchen and utility room of a house in Knatts Valley, Sevenoaks Kent, it was laid around six years ago when the kitchen was installed. The owner was now having the whole kitchen re-decorated and was considering laying a new floor as the current slate looked so tired and was difficult to clean. Cleaning Black Slate Tiled Floor Normally I would use a strong solution of Tile Doctor Pro-Clean solution mixed with Tile Doctor Nanotech Read more...