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Large Slate Tiled Floor Before After Grouting Oxted

Re-grouting a large Slate Tiled floor in Oxted, East-Surrey

February 27, 2019
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 |  Cleaning Slate Floors, Removing Sealers from Slate, Restoring Slate Floors, Sealing Slate Tiles

This was a very large natural slate floor installed throughout much of the ground floor at a property in East Surrey town of Oxted. The […]

Severely Stained Slate Shower Cubicle Restored with Burnishing in Clapham

Restoring the Appearance of a Slate Shower Base

March 8, 2017
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 |  Cleaning Slate Floors, Restoring Slate Floors, Sealing Slate Tiles, Slate Tiled Shower Cubicles

When used to clean natural stone, supermarket products can often cause more harm than good as this recent customer of mine discovered this the hard […]

Slate Floor Deep Cleaned in Sunbury-on-Thames

Deep Cleaning a Neglected Kitchen Slate Tiled Floor

February 10, 2017
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 |  Cleaning Slate Floors, Sealing Slate Tiles, Slate Kitchen Flooring

We always recommend regular maintenance for stone tiled floors, especially in areas of high traffic and high possibility of spillages, such as kitchens. Unfortunately, most […]

Dark African Slate Tiles Rejuvenated in Mickleton

Restoring Old Slate Hallway Tiles

January 24, 2017
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 |  Cleaning Slate Floors, Restoring Slate Floors, Sealing Slate Tiles, Slate Kitchen Flooring

African Slate has a striking realism to it and its natural mix of light and dark shades is difficult to compare to anything else. This […]

Dirty and Stained Slate Tiles Refreshed Near Duxford

Slate Floor Tiles Refurbished in Cambridgeshire

January 9, 2017
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 |  Cleaning Slate Floors, Sealing Slate Tiles, Slate Kitchen Flooring

This wonderful Slate tiled floor at a property near the old village of Duxford had been installed throughout the ground floor kitchen, utility room, dining […]

Old Slate Flagstone Floor Restored in Banbury

Restoring Very Old and Stained State Flagstones

December 15, 2016
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 |  Cleaning Slate Floors, Restoring Slate Floors, Sealing Slate Tiles

Every so often we come across exceptionally old tiles that are in desperate need of restoration. These Slate flagstones at a property in Banbury, Oxfordshire […]

Dull Slate Tiled Kitchen Dinning Room brought back to life in Pontypool

Dull and Tired Slate Floor Tile Renovation

November 10, 2016
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 |  Cleaning Slate Floors, Sealing Slate Tiles, Slate Kitchen Flooring

This Slate tiled floor at this house in the Pontypool was laid over ten years ago in the kitchen/dining room. The floor had ground in […]

Acid Damaged Slate Shower Tiles Restored with Burnishing in Churt

Dealing with Cilit Bang Damaged Slate Tiled Shower Cubicle

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 |  Cleaning Slate Floors, Sealing Slate Tiles, Slate Tiled Shower Cubicles

One problem we encounter a lot at Tile Doctor is damaged caused to natural stone tiles by unsuitable household cleaning products. This customer, who lives […]

Slate Floor Before and After Cleaning in Boston

Restoring the Appearance of Polished Slate Tiles in Boston

November 6, 2016
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 |  Cleaning Slate Floors, Restoring Slate Floors, Sealing Slate Tiles

While fantastic to look at, Riven Slate tiles can be particularly difficult to keep clean. The natural unevenness of the stone causes dirt to become […]

Cleaning and Sealing Heavily Soiled Slate Tiles in Gateside

Deep Cleaning Soiled Slate Tiles

October 26, 2016
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 |  Cleaning Slate Floors, Sealing Slate Tiles, Slate Kitchen Flooring

On rare occasions we encounter extremely dirty tiled floors which have clearly not been cleaned for months, or even years. As you can see from […]

Cleaning and Sealing Rough Chinese Slate Floor Tiles in Dorchester

Restoring the appearance of Chinese Slate floor in Dorset

September 30, 2016
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 |  Cleaning Slate Floors, Restoring Slate Floors, Sealing Slate Tiles

The photographs below are of rough Chinese Slate floor tiles installed at a house in Dorchester; they had not been deep cleaned in a long […]

Fantastic Black Brazilian Slate Tiles Rejuvenated in Thornton Cleveleys

Getting the Best Our of Black Brazilian Slate Tiles

September 7, 2016
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 |  Black Slate, Cleaning Slate Floors, Sealing Slate Tiles, Slate Kitchen Flooring

Tenuous link I know but I worked on this semi riven Black Brazilian Slate Tiles in the kitchen and dining room of a house in […]

Slate Patio Tiles Treated for Grout Haze and Sealed in Brackley

Natural Slate Patio Stripped, Treated for Grout Haze and Sealed

August 28, 2016
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 |  Cleaning Slate Floors, Removing Sealers from Slate, Sealing Slate Tiles, Slate Patio Renovation

Along with internal tiled floors at residential and commercial properties, we also specialise in the cleaning, restoration and sealing of all types of external tiled […]

Grout Haze Trapped Under Sealed Slate Tiles in Woburn Sands

Correcting Slate Tiled Floor Installation Issues

August 19, 2016
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 |  Cleaning Slate Floors, Sealing Slate Tiles

These pictures are off a brand new slate floor which the customer assumed would be much darker after she sealed it. Her builder had informed […]

Black Slate Kitchen Tiles Rejuvenated in Paisley

Putting the Colour back Into a Dull Slate Tiled Kitchen Floor

August 17, 2016
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 |  Cleaning Slate Floors, Sealing Slate Tiles, Slate Kitchen Flooring

This customer, who lives in Paisley, one of Scotland’s biggest towns – and one with a rich history in the textiles industry – had not […]

Fireplace Tiled in Oyster Slate in Wawne

Tiling a Fireplace in Oyster Slate

August 8, 2016
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 |  Cleaning Slate Floors, Sealing Slate Tiles

The owner of this property in Wawne Village was keen to have their electric fireplace – which was built into the wall – spruced up […]

Grubby, Unsealed Slate Tiles Revitalised in Lymm

Post Installation Cleaning and Sealing of a Slate Floor

August 1, 2016
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 |  Cleaning Slate Floors, Sealing Slate Tiles, Slate Kitchen Flooring

One of the worst examples of bad tiling practice is to leave a newly installed floor unsealed and therefore unprotected. This is exactly the problem […]

Rough Chinese Slate Kitchen Floor Revitalised in Cheadle

Refreshing the Appearance of a Slate Tiled Kitchen

July 28, 2016
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 |  Cleaning Slate Floors, Sealing Slate Tiles, Slate Kitchen Flooring

This small rough Chinese Slate floor in the kitchen of a house in the village of Cheadle near Stockport in Greater Manchester had not had […]

Complete Restoration of Chinese Slate Tiles in Norton near Daventy

Deep Cleaning and Sealing of a Chineese Slate Tiled Floor

June 21, 2016
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 |  Cleaning Slate Floors, Sealing Slate Tiles

This first photo shows a classic example of a poorly maintained floor, which had faded and lost its colour due to it not being maintained […]

Lustre Restored on a Dull Slate Tiled Floor in Twickenham

Restoring the Appearance of Slate Flooring in Middlesex

May 26, 2016
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 |  Cleaning Slate Floors, Restoring Slate Floors, Sealing Slate Tiles, Slate Kitchen Flooring

Slate is a popular choice for tiled kitchen floors and when properly maintained looks fantastic, however like all natural stone products without an effective cleaning […]

Dull Slate Tiled Kitchen Floor Refreshed Oxford

Using Stone Oil To Add Colour To Slate Floor Tiles

May 23, 2016
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 |  Cleaning Slate Floors, Sealing Slate Tiles, Slate Kitchen Flooring

These Slate kitchen floor tiles at a property in Oxford were in good physical condition, but had become dull over time due to heavy usage, […]

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

Removing Grout Haze from Slate Shower Wall Tiles

May 6, 2016
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 |  Cleaning Slate Floors, Sealing Slate Tiles, Slate Tiled Shower Cubicles

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 […]

Slate Tiles Cleaned and Sealed to Restore Condition and Lustre in Hampton

Putting the Lustre back on Slate Tiled Flooring

April 14, 2016
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 |  Cleaning Slate Floors, Sealing Slate Tiles, Slate Kitchen Flooring

Slate tiles have been in use for centuries, often chosen for roofing and both interior and exterior flooring due to their hard-wearing nature. While the […]

Maintaining A Slate Kitchen Floor In Shepperton

Getting the Best From Slate Flooring

April 9, 2016
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 |  Cleaning Slate Floors, Sealing Slate Tiles, Slate Kitchen Flooring

This slate floor was installed in the kitchen and adjacent dining area of this house in Shepperton, Middlesex and now as with all sealed floors […]

Dealing with Limescale Stains on a Slate Tiled Bathroom in Ravensden

Removing Limescale from Slate Bathroom Tiles

March 23, 2016
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 |  Cleaning Slate Floors, Sealing Slate Tiles

Our client in Ravensden had a rough slate tiled floor fitted into her en-suite bathroom approximately six years ago. The tiles were never sealed and […]

Slate Kitchen Floor Stripped Cleaned And Sealed Lochwinnoch

Dirty Slate Kitchen Floor Deep Cleaned and Resealed

March 16, 2016
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 |  Cleaning Slate Floors, Sealing Slate Tiles, Slate Kitchen Flooring

These photographs of a Slate tiled kitchen floor are from a house in Lochwinnoch in the west central Lowlands of Scotland. You can see that […]

Slate Tiled Floor Stripped Cleaned and Resealed in Edinburgh

Regular Maintenance of Slate Floors

March 4, 2016
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 |  Cleaning Slate Floors, Deep Cleaning Grout, Sealing Slate Tiles, Slate Tile Maintenance

Natural stone products such as Slate need to be sealed for it to look its best, the sealer brings out the best in the natural […]

Dull Slate Tiled Kitchen Floor Restored In Henley-On-Thames

Restoring a Slate Tiled Kitchen Floor

January 17, 2016
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 |  Cleaning Slate Floors, Restoring Slate Floors, Sealing Slate Tiles, Slate Kitchen Flooring

These photographs below are of a Slate Tiled Kitchen floor taken at a customer’s house in Henley-on-Thames which, as its name suggests, sits alongside the […]

Beautiful Coloured Slate Tiled Floor Cleaned and Sealed in a Woodstock Kitchen

Removing Years of Dirt from Slate Kitchen Tiles

December 7, 2015
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 |  Cleaning Slate Floors, Sealing Slate Tiles, Slate Kitchen Flooring

I recently visited a client living in the market town of Woodstock in Oxfordshire to rejuvenate a fantastic multi-coloured Slate floor that had been hidden […]

Slate Tiled Kitchen Cleaned and Sealed in Trowbridge

Slate Kitchen Floor Rejuvenated

November 20, 2015
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 |  Cleaning Slate Floors, Sealing Slate Tiles, Slate Kitchen Flooring

This floor was installed in the house of a client in the town of Trowbridge, Wiltshire, I was asked if I could restore the Slate […]

Dirty and Worn Slate Tiled Kitchen Floor Restored in Burton on Trent

Deep Cleaning Dirty Slate Tiles

November 12, 2015
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 |  Cleaning Slate Floors, Sealing Slate Tiles, Slate Kitchen Flooring

This slate floor was installed in the kitchen of a house in the town of Burton-on-Trent in Staffordshire. As the name suggests, Burton-on-Trent sits alongside […]

Cleaning and Sealing a Twenty Year Old Slate Floor in Bedford

Restoring the Appearance of a Slate Tiled Floor

October 5, 2015
 |  1 Comment
 |  Cleaning Slate Floors, Restoring Slate Floors, Sealing Slate Tiles

Every now and again, I get called to work on tiled floors which have were laid some time ago and not properly maintained in a […]

Dirty Slate Tiled Kitchen Floor Cleaned and Sealed in Mayfield

Revamping Dirty Slate Tiles

September 3, 2015
 |  1 Comment
 |  Cleaning Slate Floors, Sealing Slate Tiles

The photographs below are from a property in the small village of Mayfield, located within the High Weald civil parish of Mayfield and Five Ashes […]

Thorough Clean And Seal Of Dirty Slate Tiled Kitchen Floor In Crowborough

Cleaning Very Dirty Riven Slate Kitchen Tiles

August 31, 2015
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 |  Cleaning Slate Floors, Riven Slate, Sealing Slate Tiles, Slate Kitchen Flooring

I was recently contacted by a client who had just moved into a house in Crowborough, a town in East Sussex which by the way […]

Tackling a urine stained Slate fireplace hearth in Boars Hill

Maitaining a Slate Fireplace Hearth

June 24, 2015
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 |  Cleaning Slate Floors, Sealing Slate Tiles

I thought you might find this post interesting as it’s a little unusual. I had arrived at a client’s house in Boars Hill near Oxford […]

Slate Tiled Farmhouse Kitchen Floor Cleaned and Sealed in Little Hampden

Removing Old Coatings From Slate Tiles

May 31, 2015
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 |  Cleaning Slate Floors, Sealing Slate Tiles, Slate Kitchen Flooring

These slate tiles had been laid in the kitchen of a farmhouse in the village of Little Hampden around twenty years ago and since that […]

Slate tiled kitchen floor refreshed in Burton on Trent

Refreshing a Slate Tiled Kitchen Floor

May 30, 2015
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 |  Cleaning Slate Floors, Sealing Slate Tiles, Slate Kitchen Flooring

Pictures below of a slate tiled kitchen floor that I recently maintained at a house in Burton on Trent. The problem was the usual one […]

Slate Tiles Cleaned and Sealed in a Glasgow Kitchen

Removing Grout Haze from Slate Kitchen Tiles

April 27, 2014
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 |  Cleaning Slate Floors, Restoring Slate Floors, Sealing Slate Tiles, Slate Kitchen Flooring, Slate Tile Maintenance

These Slate tiles were installed in the kitchen of a house in Glasgow and as you can see from the photograph below they were looking […]

Cleaning Old Slate Flagstones Tiles in Banbury

Combining Sealers for Maximum Effect

February 2, 2014
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 |  Cleaning Slate Floors, Restoring Slate Floors, Sealing Slate Tiles, Slate Tile Maintenance

These photographs from the hallway of a house in Banbury where old thick slate tiled floor had been laid and the customer was unable to […]

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