text: 21st May 2021 Reese Mackie 0 Comments Callow End, Kitchen Floor Polishing, marble tile cleaning, Marble Tile Maintenance, Polishing Honed Marble, Stone Burnishing, Stone Polishing, worcester
  The pictures below are of a Polished Marble floor installed at a property in the village of Callow End which is a few miles South of Worcester. The owner of the house had attempted to clean and seal the floor by themselves and as you can see from the photographs, they ended up dulling its appearance. The physical nature of Marble and natural stone floors in general make them a difficult project to attempt without expert knowledge and the right equipment. I arranged to survey the floor and explained to the client how I intended to restore the appearance of the Marble to how it should look. I demonstrated the process on a small test area so they could get an idea of the result and explained that the floor could look even better than the day it was installed. Tile Doctor has developed a system called burnishing for natural stone floors which involve the application of a set of diamond pads which are used in sequence to clean and restore the polish to the stone. My quote was accepted, and a date set for the work to begin which should take two days. Cleaning and Polishing a Marble Tiled Floor I arrived on the agreed date and started by sealing up the bases of the kitchen kickboards and skirting with silicone to protect against any damage from water ingress. I then vacuumed
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  Italian Marble Kitchen Marble Renovated in Bamber Bridge
  15th May 2021 Reese Mackie 0 Comments Bamber Bridge, Classic Floor, Floor Tiles, Kitchen Tile Renovation, lancashire, Marble Floor Renovation, marble tile cleaning, Preston, regrouting, Sealing Marble
  The tiles shown in the photographs below are classic distressed Black and White Italian Marble installed in the kitchen of a property in Bamber Bridge which is South of Preston. Some of the tiles had an issue with loose grout which I suspect was due to the suspended wooden floor and a small amount of movement had resulted in the grout cracking. Ideally more support would be needed under the floor to prevent this, in the meantime however I recommended removing the grout and replacing with a flexible grout product that could cope with the movement. The tiles also needed a clean, polish and reseal so it made sense to address the issue with the grout as part of the work. Cleaning and Re-grouting a Marble Tiled Kitchen Floor Working as a two-man team we started by cleaning the floor with a set of diamond burnishing pads starting with a coarse 400-grit, followed by 800 and 1500 grit. Water was used to lubricate the process and the floor was rinsed with water between pads with the fine slurry generated by the process extracted using a wet vacuum. These pads remove ingrained dirt and then slowly refine the appearance of the Marble building up its polished appearance in the process. The next step was to rake out all the grout which as discussed was compromised and needed
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  Giving Marble Flooring a Deep Polish in Cardiff
  12th May 2021 Reese Mackie 0 Comments Cardiff Tile Cleaning, Kitchen and Dining Area, marble floor, marble tile cleaning, Polishing Marble. Grout Cleaning, South East Wales, Work by Category, Work by Location, Work HistoryTagged Cardiff
  I took the pictures below during the renovation of a beautiful Marble floor that was installed in the kitchen and adjacent dinning area of a property in Cardiff. Busy family life had taken its toll on the floor and it had now lost most of its shine and the grout had darkened to an almost black colour due to ingrained dirt. Marble however is an amazing stone that responds well to polishing so I knew I could restore its appearance. Covering Cardiff and the surrounding area I’m your local tile and stone restoration specialist covering the renovation of all types of Tile and Stone. My background is tiling, and I have been a member of the Tile Doctor restoration network for over ten years so if you need help do get in touch. Deep Cleaning a Marble Tiled Kitchen Floor in Cardiff First, I deep cleaned the grout lines using a strong dilution of Tile Doctor Pro-Clean, leaving it to soak into the grout for ten minutes before scrubbing it in by hand. I then rinsed off the solution with water and extracted the slurry with a wet vacuum to lift the deep staining. With the grout now clean I turned my attention to the Marble tiles, I needed to remove any previous sealer and the ingrained marks. This was done using a 400-grit red burnishing pad applied to the rotary buffing machine. The
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  Restoring the Appearance of a Marble Tiled Kitchen Floor in St Neots
  27th September 2017 Reese Mackie 0 Comments kitchen floor, marble tile cleaning, marble tile restoration, Marble Tile Sealing, St Neots, St Neots Tile Cleaning, St Neots Tile Restoration, St Neots Tile Sealing
  St Neots is the largest town in Cambridgeshire, with a population of approximately 40,000 (Cambridge is after all a city). This is unsurprising, since the town has a long and rich history. In fact, archaeological evidence indicates that the area was home to settlements as early as the prehistoric Mesolithic period. I was recently called out to a property in the area – which itself was relatively old – to see what could be done to restore the condition and appearance of a Marble tiled kitchen floor, stylised in a small and uniform square pattern. It appeared to me that the tiles had been installed for a long time – perhaps even laid down in the original construction of the property – and, in any case, had suffered many years’ worth of neglect. The result? A very dirty and unappealing appearance and a very unhappy owner. Cleaning a Dirty Marble Tiled Kitchen Floor Before beginning the restoration of the floor, I covered up the walls and kitchen units to protect from exposure to any of the cleaning products I would be using. I then started by cleaning the floor with Tile Doctor Remove and Go, which is a multi-purpose product. Remove and Go both cleans the stone and strips away any old sealer. However, there were several areas of the floor which were affected by more deeply
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  Marble Shower Tile Damaged during End of Tenancy Clean in Bedfordshire
  1st September 2017 Reese Mackie 0 Comments bedfordshire, Cleaning company, End of Tenancy Clean, Limescale, marble tile cleaning, Marble Tile Polishing, Milton Keynes, Sharnbrook, Sharnbrook Tile Cleaning, Shower Stone Cleaning, Shower Tile Polishing, Shower Tiles, Tile Cleaning, tile polishing
  I was contacted by the owner of a cleaning company in Milton Keynes, after an end of tenancy clean at a house in Sharnbrook went wrong. Unfortunately a member of their staff had incorrectly applied an acid based cleaning product to the Marble shower tiles which like most natural stone is acid sensitive. The cleaning product had etched the stone causing the damage you can see below. Being a reputable company they were determined to put the situation right and we were asked to step in. We have had a few issues of this type before where customers keen to remove unsightly Limescale marks from their stone tiles use a household cleaner without reading the bottle label first to see if it’s safe to use. Issues of this nature on Marble cannot be easily resolved with chemical products; it takes specialist knowledge and equipment. The quote was given and accepted and the work was booked in with the letting company for a few weeks later. Cleaning and Polishing a Marble Shower Cubicle The first photos show the extent of the damage which had not only damaged the immediate area but as the cleaning product was in liquid form it had ran down the wall had totally ruined the surface of the tiles in the lower half of the shower. The first thing I did was to protect the shower tray with towels
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  Restoring Ruined Marble Wall Tiles in a Surrey Shower
  12th August 2017 Reese Mackie 0 Comments grout cleaning, Leatherhead, Leatherhead Tile Cleaning, marble tile cleaning, Marble Tile Polishing, Marble Tile Sealing, Shower Stone Cleaning, Shower Stone Sealing, Shower Tile Polishing, Surrey, Tile Cleaning, tile polishing, tile sealing
  Marble tiles are a fantastic choice of stone for a shower cubicle because of its distinctive characteristics and quality. It can really add a luxurious feel and when used in a bathroom take it to the next level. However, it’s extremely important to note that Marble like all natural stone is a porous and acid-sensitive material. It must therefore be cleaned with care using suitable products. This particular Marble tiled shower cubicle at a property in Leatherhead is a good example of this done wrong. The owner had used an acid-based cleaning product to clean the stone, resulting in damage to the sealer and causing unappealing streaks to form. This type of damage can appear irreparable but, with the right combination of cleaning methods and products, it can be fixed. Once the old sealer has been removed, and the tiles have been cleaned, polished and re-sealed, they can look as a good as new. Here’s how I helped this customer restore the Marble shower cubicle. Cleaning and Polishing a Marble Shower Cubicle To begin the restoration, I scrubbed the dirty grout lines using Tile Doctor Pro-Clean, which is a highly reliable and multi-purpose alkaline-based product. I then rinsed the tiles with water to remove the traces of cleaning product. Next, I moved on to the polishing stage
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  Restoration of Marble Tiles
  6th April 2017 Reese Mackie 0 Comments cleaning services, kendal, lancashire, marble tile cleaning, Tile Cleaning
  We were recently asked to look at a polished Marble Tile installed in the floor of a house in Kendal, Cumbria. They were recently fitted but the local Tiler had struggled to get the sheen right on the surface of the Marble, in fact the sealer he had used was badly smeared in some places and needed to come off. To strip off the sealer we used with a Red diamond encrusted burnishing pad fitted to a rotary machine and then rinsed the floor with water which we then removed using a wet and dry Vax machine. We then used other pads in the burnishing system process to clean and polish the Marble floor until we had a nice overall sheen. We finished off the floor with a coat of Tile Doctor Ultra-Seal, which is a premium, no-sheen, natural-look penetrating sealer formulated to provide maximum stain protection. Source: Polishing Marble Tiled Floor in Kendal, Cumrbia
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  Commerical Marble Tiled Floor Restoration
  20th March 2017 Reese Mackie 0 Comments classic marble floor, cleaning services, Hampshire, marble tile cleaning, marble tiles, Sealing, Tile Cleaning, tile restoration, tiled floor, winchester
  Photographs below of a classic black and white Marble floor tile installation at premises in the city of Winchester. As you can see these Marble tiles had seen some traffic and were not in the best of condition following on from some building work that had been going on; fortunately we are quite used to dealing with these problem and have just the right products and equipment to restore them. Marble Tile Cleaning and Polishing For best results on hard stone surfaces such as Marble we burnish the floor using a set of diamond encrusted polishing pads. You start with a coarse pad which applied with a little water to remove surface dirt and sealers etc. before moving through a set of finer polishing pads until you reach a high shine glossy finish. Half way through the burnishing process we stopped to apply a dilution of Tile Doctor Pro-Clean along the grout lines and give them a scrub with stiff hand brushes repeating the process in stubborn areas. After the treatment the floor was washed do to remove any soiled solution before being buffed with a white buffing pad. Any trace of its previous condition was now gone and the floor was uniform in appearance, it took much of the day to do the polishing and a set of four burnishing pads to acquire the right lustre. Source: Mabrle
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  Resolving Marble Tile Installation Issues
  19th March 2017 Reese Mackie 0 Comments cleaning services, grout haze, Irthlingborough, marble tile cleaning, marble tiled floor, northamptonshire, polished floor, restoration, Tile Cleaning, tiled floor
  These photos are from a newly installed Polished Marble floor in the kitchen at a residence in Irthlingborough Northants which had been left covered in grout haze. The customer called the builder back as they were unhappy with the finish but he could not rectify the problem, so the customer contacted Tile Doctor to see if anything could be done. This is a problem we often come up against where a builder or tiler does a good job of laying the tiles but for some reason doesn’t remove all the grout from the tile and we have even seen some jobs where the grout smears have been sealed over which makes it even more noticeable especially on a polished floor. Fortunately for the customer we are able to resolve such problems and after agreeing the process we set about solving the problem. Burnishing Polished Marble Tiles To protect the kitchen units from any splashing etc. all the kick boards were removed and plastic sheeting fitted to protect new doors and panels before any work was undertaken. Polished Marble is a very hard surface that has to be burnished with diamond encrusted pads to restore the finish so we set about this task using a set of Tile Doctor Burnishing Pads. The pads come in a set of four, you start with the coarse pad together with a little water and this cut’s
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