TileLife

31/12/2022

Many people are struggling with cement encaustic tiles now as they have become dirty and stained. People are seeing exactly what these tiles are like and how sensitive they are to everything. I have written this complete guide on how to properly clean , maintain and seal these tiles based on my previous experiences of dozens of restorations of cement encaustic tile jobs.
https://tilelife.uk/how-to-clean-and-seal-encaustic-cement-tiles-guide/

I hope it helps :)

How to clean and seal Encaustic Cement tiles (useful info & guide) **Please note the below is just my opinion based on job experiences** Intro Below I have included my experience with cement encaustic tiles after dozens of restoration jobs with these tiles. I will include cleaning and restoration ti...

24/02/2020

I really thought this Victorian tile floor was one of the nicest I have seen. Despite its basic geometric design it had very nice basic colors that just seemed to work for me. It also came soooo clean!

Cleaning up this nice old Victorian tiled hallway in N8 Islington today. These very traditional colours in bold reds, blues, yellows really compliment each other very well! We clean them with tried and tested methods that involves allot of steam which we find works very well. After cleaning these Ti...

07/12/2019

http://tilelife.uk/ultimate-quarry-tile-cleaning-guide/

27/11/2019

Here we have a rust stain on a stone tile patio that I removed. The stain took a good few hours to dissipate and had to be gone over multiple times whilst I continued cleaning the rest of the stone floor. Rust stains are best avoided as they dont always completely come out. These days many people seem to be getting lead pot plant holders ( as in this pic). This is what caused this stain and I have seen this numerous times before. So best to stick to ceramic or plastic pot holders , especially if you have stone as then the rust gets in very deep and may cause permanent staining.

27/11/2019

Here is a moldy dirty pathway that I cleaned up in a day in Hertfordshire. It sure was satisfying to see the mold disintegrate and with each stage in the cleaning process it got better and better. Needless to say the client was well pleased!

22/11/2019

We undertake all types of stone polishing, cleaning, honing and sealing.Here is an example of a small kitchen floor that we recently cleaned, honed and brought up to a moderate shine.