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Quarry tiled floor restoration

Our quarry floor restoration services:

Removal of in ground soiling and ineffective seals and polishes.
Installation appropriate protective quarry tile seals.
Either whole floor or partial re grouting of the quarry floor.
Replacing missing or damaged quarry tiles.
Grout deep cleaning
Provide you with total aftercare instructions.

What to wait:

Our seal is glossy to brainstorm and volition tone down to a more than natural satin terminate after 2 months; the fully cured finish volition then resemble a naturally waxed floor – that said a number of our customers adopt the sleeky appearance at the beginning!

Quarry tiled floors common problems and Solutions - We provide the full range of services

Common Problems	Likely causes	Our services
Quarry tiles attract dirt and stain hands and are difficult to make clean.	Ineffective and inferior seals /polishes practical which fail to prevent soiling of the tiles.	Removal of all existing seals back to bare original clay tile - the stripping technique too every bit the difficulty /ease of this process will depend on the seals previously applied. Recoat with a good quality easy care for protective penetrating seal.
Quarry tiles are yellowing and discoloured; the finish is obscuring the natural colour and beauty of the tile.	In correct seals applied – as in a higher place – the smooth has degraded and yellowed.	We will Remove inappropriate seals and treat equally above.
Quarry tiles are cracked or chipped.	Tiles laid on newly laid concrete floor that has not had sufficient drying/curing time; the subsequent move of the concrete causes the tiles to scissure. Quarry tiles laid on incorrect adhesives – the adhesive should be flexible to permit for contraction and expansion. In cases where the tiles are newly laid and then If under flooring heating is installed then this should be set to its lowest setting and gradually increased over a period of iv weeks; setting the temperature on a high setting volition inevitably lead to cracking of the tiles as the adhesives and grout should be permitted to dry naturally also as acclimatizing the tiles. Structural movement – natural under floor move of concrete etc.; once more this is more prevalent in cases where the adhesives are non flexible and tends to occur at weak spots such equally doorways.	We will carefully remove the tile/due south before replacing the tile embedding information technology on a flexible adhesive and grout. Please notation that if you have electrical circuit type under floor heating organization fitted that there is a chance of impairment to the system and that whilst we have every care in removing the tile that we are unable to accept responsibility for whatever damage. There is far less risk of impairment involved with a 'moisture' under floor heating system which consists of h2o heated pipes located 1-ii" below the substrate and in any case any damage tin can be more easily rectified.
Quarry tiles grouting is discoloured or missing in areas.	General habiliment and tear; inappropriate seals applied which concenter soiling.	We will deep chemical make clean the grout and in most cases the grout will return almost to its original condition. Missing grout volition be replaced with very closely matching filler. After the above the grout will be sealed with the same high efficiency penetrating seal as higher up. In cases where the grout is more often than not loose, crumbling etc. nosotros tin can also remove all of the grout and supercede it with fresh grout.