Another cracking example of a Minton tile floor in Oadby Leicester. This time the black and white chequer board has been enhanced with these wonderful tiny turquoise triangles. Restoration details here

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Two great floors on the same road in the same day.

Black and white chequer board floors in Oadby Leicester. Knighton has some fantastic floors and these were no exception. Though they are not the most complex of designs, they have been very well laid and their symmetry is spot on. Restoration details here

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At some stage in this floors life, there was a pipe laid straight through. And the unsympathetic repair really was horribly done. Over time the concrete had discoloured, moved and cracked and ultimately been repair again in a fashion.
Restoration details here

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