"Hi Nigel just wanted to let you know how pleased with the way everything was organised and thank you for all your help in making my marble floor ‘shine’ once again."
Marble floors restoration
Our limetone tile floor restoration services:
Replacing damaged tiles.
Re-grouting Marble floor tiles.
Stone polishing to produce an attractive reflective and low maintenance finish.
Deep cleaning of the limestone tiles to remove old seals and in ground soiling.
Sealing Marble floor tiles.
What to expect:
Here are just a few examples of our work – after 20 years spent restoring and refinishing floors we have accumulated a vast knowledge base and library of photographs showing the results of our work. We have many more examples that we are able to send you and we are often able to provide you with a very close example of your own floor!
Marble floor polishing in Richmond London
Before
This marble floor was staining easily and was dull and lifeless.
After
The marble tiles have now been stone polished, with the grout lines restored to the original ivory colour.
Worcestershire marble floor polishing
Before
The floor was in a good condition overall but lacked the wow factor! Stone polishing brought about a transformation to this elegant floor.
After
After stone polishing the difference is quite dramatic.
Marble composite floor in Hereford Chemist shop
Before
This is a marble composite floor comprising of resins and with marble crushed stone; unfortunately the tiling contractors had stained the tiles with grout as shown.
After
After diamond polishing all traces of the grout haze been removed; and the floor left with a high natural sheen.
Common problems with marble tiled floors and Solutions - We provide the full range of services
Common Problems
Likely causes
Our services
Marble tiles attract dirt and soil easily.
Incorrect seals /polishes applied – commonly metallized polishes- have; these types of artificial finishes attract soiling and the dirt that becomes embedded into the floor finish which then proves impossible to remove with normal cleaning; additionally these polishes also require frequent stripping and removal.
Mechanically remove all traces of the old inappropriate contaminated seals.
We will diamond polish the marble tiles and seal the tiles with a deep penetrating seal that will not attract dirt leaving the surface extremely easy to care for.
Marble tiles are yellowing and discoloured; the finish is obscuring the natural colour and beauty of the tile.
In correct seals applied – as above – the polish has degraded and yellowed.
We will Remove inappropriate seals and treat as above.
Marble tiles are pitted and soiled.
There are different forms of travertine tiles; some have a rustic textured and pitted surface which tends to trap dirt in the holes whilst others have a smoother surface and are easier to deal with.
We will treat the larger soiled holes.
It should be noted that it is not possible to remove all soiling from holes especially if these are very small.
Marble tiles are cracked or chipped.
Tiles laid on newly laid concrete floor that has not had sufficient drying/curing time; the subsequent movement of the concrete causes the tiles to crack.
Marble tiles laid on incorrect adhesives – the adhesive should be flexible to allow for contraction and expansion.
In cases where the tiles are newly laid then If under floor heating is installed then this should be set to its lowest setting and gradually increased over a period of 4 weeks; setting the temperature on a high setting will inevitably lead to cracking of the tiles as the adhesives and grout should be permitted to dry naturally as well as acclimatizing the tiles.
Structural movement – natural under floor movement of concrete etc.; again this is more prevalent in cases where the adhesives are not flexible and tends to occur at weak spots such as doorways.
We will carefully remove the tile/s before replacing the tile and embedding it on a flexible adhesive and grout.
Please note that if you have electrical circuit type under floor heating system fitted that there is a risk of damage to the system and that whilst we take every care in removing the tile that we are unable to accept responsibility for any damage caused to the system; that said most UFH systems are in any case repairable but you should check with your UFH company before work commences.
There is far less risk of damage involved with a 'wet' under floor heating system which consists of water heated pipes located 1-2" below the substrate and in any case any damage can be more easily rectified.
Marble tiles have large holes or missing filler.
General wear and tear
We will fill any large holes using a closely matching specialist resin.
Marble tiles grouting is discoloured or missing in areas.
General wear and tear; inappropriate seals applied which attract soiling.
We will deep chemical clean the grout and in most cases the grout will return almost to its original condition.
Missing grout will be replaced with very closely matching filler.
