Showing posts with label sandstone tile. Show all posts
Showing posts with label sandstone tile. Show all posts

Friday, April 7, 2017

Cleaning Sandstone Fireplace

We don't get a great deal of inquiries about the restoration of stone fireplaces so its refreshing when one comes along, however the principles of cleaning and are the same so were always happy to take on the work. As you can see from the photograph above the Sandstone Fireplace was stained from soot and in need of a good clean. Soot staining is inevitable given the location however it can be reduced with wood burning stoves by fully opening the air vents shortly before opening the door, Read more...

Sunday, April 2, 2017

Cleaning and Sealing a dirty Sandstone Tiled Floor in Hannington

This customer in Hannington had a badly soiled and stained rough sandstone tiled floor which they were finding extremely difficult to keep clean. It was apparent that the previous sealer was no longer working well and so the only solution was to strip and clean the floor then re-seal. Cleaning a Rough Sandstone Tiled Floor I stripped the floor using a strong dilution of Tile Doctor Pro-Clean combined 50/50 with NanoTech UltraClean to produce a strong stripper and cleaning solution that is Read more...

Saturday, April 1, 2017

Sandstone floor Refresh

This Sandstone tiled floor was installed in a house in Loughborough; the existing sealer on the floor had been worn down over time and it was becoming difficult to clean so we were asked to give it thorough clean and re-seal. Cleaning a Sandstone Tiled Floor We cleaned the floor using a dilution of Tile Doctor Pro-Clean, Pro-Clean has an alkaline formula so it's safe to use on natural stone as opposed to mildly acidic cleaning products that can eat away at protective coatings and even Read more...

Thursday, March 30, 2017

Maintaining a Sandstone flagstones

This customer in Hannington had a badly soiled and stained rough sandstone tiled floor which they were finding extremely difficult to keep clean. It was apparent that the previous sealer was no longer working well and so the only solution was to strip and clean the floor then re-seal. Cleaning a Rough Sandstone Tiled Floor I stripped the floor using a strong dilution of Tile Doctor Pro-Clean combined 50/50 with NanoTech UltraClean to produce a strong stripper and cleaning solution that is Read more...

Wednesday, March 29, 2017

Expert Sandstone Cleaning in South London

Details below of a Sandstone floor installed in the Kitchen of a house in Clapham, South London. The client had not been happy with the floor since it had been installed because the tiler hadn't applied the seal correctly. The owner had also had a quote from a stonemason who had recommended grinding off the top later of stone. I explained that that would not be necessary and went on to explain the process to restore it. As it turns out my quote was 500 cheaper that the Stone mason but I was Read more...

Sunday, December 6, 2015

Cleaning and Sealing a dirty Sandstone Tiled Floor in Hannington

This customer in Hannington had a badly soiled and stained rough sandstone tiled floor which they were finding extremely difficult to keep clean. It was apparent that the previous sealer was no longer working well and so the only solution was to strip and clean the floor then re-seal. Cleaning a Rough Sandstone Tiled Floor I stripped the floor using a strong dilution of Tile Doctor Pro-Clean combined 50/50 with NanoTech UltraClean to produce a strong stripper and cleaning solution that is Read more...

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Saturday, November 28, 2015

Cleaning Sandstone Fireplace

We don't get a great deal of inquiries about the restoration of stone fireplaces so its refreshing when one comes along, however the principles of cleaning and are the same so were always happy to take on the work. As you can see from the photograph above the Sandstone Fireplace was stained from soot and in need of a good clean. Soot staining is inevitable given the location however it can be reduced with wood burning stoves by fully opening the air vents shortly before opening the door, Read more...

Sunday, November 22, 2015

Sandstone floor Refresh

This Sandstone tiled floor was installed in a house in Loughborough; the existing sealer on the floor had been worn down over time and it was becoming difficult to clean so we were asked to give it thorough clean and re-seal. Cleaning a Sandstone Tiled Floor We cleaned the floor using a dilution of Tile Doctor Pro-Clean, Pro-Clean has an alkaline formula so it's safe to use on natural stone as opposed to mildly acidic cleaning products that can eat away at protective coatings and even Read more...

Friday, November 20, 2015

Maintaining a Sandstone flagstones

This customer in Hannington had a badly soiled and stained rough sandstone tiled floor which they were finding extremely difficult to keep clean. It was apparent that the previous sealer was no longer working well and so the only solution was to strip and clean the floor then re-seal. Cleaning a Rough Sandstone Tiled Floor I stripped the floor using a strong dilution of Tile Doctor Pro-Clean combined 50/50 with NanoTech UltraClean to produce a strong stripper and cleaning solution that is Read more...