04/11/09 17:16
This original Minton tiled hallway in Derby suffered with quite a few loose tiles that needed to be re-fixed. Once the required repairs had be undertaken, the Minton tiles were cleaned with our biodegradeable cleaning products
Restoration details hereTags: derby, derbyshire, geometric, edwardian
16/09/09 12:25
This little red quarry hallway had been hidden under carpet for many years and really needed a little TLC. After dealing with a few minor repairs, the quarries were treated to a deep cleaning and a colour enhancing sealer. The final finish is a hard wearing high gloss finish.
Restoration details hereTags: kenilworth, quarry, edwardian, warwickshire
11/09/09 18:46
As soon as we saw this floor we knew it had real potential. Would you believe this wonderful had been hidden beneath an old carpet; the work of madmen surely. As the floor only needed a few minor repairs, we went straight into the thorough deep clean tackling the years of staining that had accumulated.
Restoration details hereTags: geometric, edwardian, mansfield woodhouse, nottingham
31/07/09 15:28
A really nice variety of Minton Hollins tiles in this Edwardian tiled hallway in Chaddesden Derby, we particularly liked the colour scheme in the border. After a thorough deep clean and removing as much of the old oil sealers, we re-sealed the floor and applied a quality satin finish.
Restoration details hereTags: derby, derbyshire, edwardian, geometric
24/07/09 16:51
A nice Edwardian tiled hallway floor in Belper Derbyshire. After removing the old polish that had aged and changed colour, we deep cleaned the floor and applied a quality satin finish to enhance the colours and protect the tiles from wear.
Restoration details hereTags: edwardian, geometric, belper, derbyshire
20/07/09 19:46
A stunning Victorian tiled hallway floor in Mickleover Derbyshire, hidden under carpet for years. After a thorough deep clean and a satin finish, this Victorian geometric hallway looked superb.
Restoration details hereTags: mickleover, derbyshire, edwardian, encaustic
25/06/09 18:23
An Edwardian tiled hallway consisting of 3" octagons (plus variations) with 1" squares. The floor had been under carpet for many years and absorbed a good deal of the underlay colour over those year. The floor had also been treated badly by central heating contractors at some stage where they had literally
Restoration details hereTags: leek, edwardian
18/06/09 09:50
Here we have Edwardian Art Deco unglazed tiles that have been covered with bitumen backed vinyl tiles. After a thorough cleaning and replacement of missing grout, we then set about enhancing the colours and leaving a subtle shine.
Restoration details hereTags: sutton coldfield, west midlands, edwardian, art deco
09/05/09 19:13
A nice intricate Edwardian tiled floor consisting of 4" octagons with blue/white inserts. A lovely floor that had been found beneath carpet, as you can see there was still carpet adhesive around the perimeter of the floor.
Restoration details hereTags: derbyshire, derby, allestree, geometric, edwardian
07/05/09 18:41
An Edwardian herringbone floor from 1902 consisting of hard fired quarries. Even though the floor had seen a little movement during its life the floor was still solid as a rock and without still full of character. At some stage a bright spark thought it the done thing to hammer masonry nails through the border tiles;
Restoration details hereTags: knighton, leicester, herringbone, edwardian
13/12/08 17:12
This herringbone tile floor in Harborne needed a deep clean and a good seal to draw out those lustrous Victorian tile floor colours. After removing remnants of old polish and some ingrained dirt we set about cleaning away the cement residues that has collected in the pores of the tiles over the years.
Restoration details hereTags: harborne, birmingham, herringbone, edwardian
09/12/08 18:45
A nice hallway floor in Tatenhill Burton-upon-Trent. There has been a lot of movement in the substrate over the years which can be clearly seen by the number of cracks, some larger than others.
Restoration details hereTags: burton-upon-trent, derbyshire, geometric, edwardian
14/11/08 16:57
You never know what you are going to find under floor paint, good tiles or bad tiles. No one wants to reveal battered and damaged tiles that they wished were still painted.
Restoration details hereTags: coventry, west midlands, quarry, edwardian
10/11/08 13:05
You would be forgiven for thinking the photos below show efflorescence forming on the tiles. But you’d be incorrect. This white bloom is actually the result of someone attempting to restore the floor and not neutralising the detergent
Restoration details hereTags: sutton coldfield, west midlands, edwardian, herringbone
27/10/08 14:50
This floor had a multitude of contaminants ingrained into the tiles. Everything from floor paint, to varnish and trapped dirt. Household cleaning would never had touched these.
Restoration details hereTags: burton joyce, nottingham, herringbone, edwardian
16/10/08 05:12
For this floor we had to hand cut a range of different sized tiles to repair and area which hand been concreted over when the plumbers had finished installing heating pipes. Once we removed the old concrete and strips of angle bead used to strengthen the concrete, we neatly cut back the existing mortar bed and prepared the area for refilling with a highly flexible self levelling compound. As you’ll see from the photos the floor looks much improved, even though the ‘after’ photos show the cleaned floor in between coats of sealer, the finished article was a much more consistent finish.
Restoration details hereTags: badsey, worcestershire, geometric, encaustic, edwardian
06/10/08 19:35
Just a few photos of a beautiful herringbone pattern floor in West Bridgford Nottingham, tiles are from the Campbell Tile Company and as you see they look simply amazing once cleaned and sealed. The after shots show the floor mid-way through the sealing stage, though still drying we are really pleased with the results.
Restoration details hereTags: west bridgford, nottingham, herringbone, edwardian
