Stone Floor Cleaning Durham

In the long run, Limestone will end up worn and loose its polish. Scratches and etching add up and damage the original appearance. The only way to bring back the original polish is by polishing the Limestone. We use specialized machines and industrial diamond tooling to grind, hone and polish the stone.

If your floor happens to be installed leaving jagged tiles, that is referred to as lippage. We can grind away the jagged tile edges, making the tile surface smooth. It is an involved process nevertheless the results are fabulous. The Limestone floor looks monolithic, appearing to be produced from an individual area of stone.

After grinding, the tiles will be at the same level the grout. It is much easier to clean a smooth Limestone than an irregular floor. There will be no uneven grout deressions to hold soil. Hole cracks and chip repairs tend to be part of the Limestone restoration procedure. Once we have inspected your Limestone floor, we can advice on the optimum Limestone restoration service.

Slate flooring is amongst the most well known types of natural stone, since it requires less routine maintenance and mopping. While slate has a low porosity, it's going to still partly absorb and oil based spills, leaving irritating marks.

We use professional sealer removers and rotary scrubbing devices to get rid of the layers of old sealer. After professional cleaning we apply hard wearing sealers.

If you like a smooth finish, we are able to grind the slate, but we need to measure the slate before grinding.

Period Geometric or Encaustic floor tiles are installed in Victorian and Edwardian hallways.

The primary features of Victorian tiles are the natural clay colours and a matt finish.

With the changes in interior decoration, these kinds of floors come with carpet underlay, lino, bitumen and different sticky residues.

The primary concerns with victorian floor tiles is to remove several of polished, oils, dirt, waxes and grime without adversely affecting the tiles.

After cleaning, the initial colours of the tiles can appear dull, so we use a colour intensifying impregnating sealer to restore the original depth of colour. Topical sealers and waxes will give the floor a sheen or glossy finish.

Porcelain is a kind of ceramic tile.

Porcelain is extremely resistant to moisture, therefore spills are not able to pnetrate into the tile and result in stains.

Some inferior porcelains have surface pores that will absorb soil just like natural stone floors. It could be difficult to remove this soil.

You need professional machinery and cleaners to get rid of this soil.

After cleaning, we use specific Porcelain sealers to avoid this problem.

If the porcelain is a through-colour, we can resurface the porcelain, the same as granite or marble restoration.

Natural stone cleaning regularly entails extra restoration services. Restoring stone and tile floors often involves many procedures. All stone and tile floors suffer with surface damage and general wear problems. Foot traffic damage, spillages and surface damage happens on many stone and tile floors, damaging the finish, making the floor look lifeless and unattractive, subsequently the importance of stone restoration. A polished marble or granite floor wears a lot faster due to traffic wear that will start to scratch he polish and change the sparkle. Foot traffic damage eventually has an effect on porous natural stone including Sandstone, Limestone, Terracotta & Travertine, which are usually protected with a film-forming surface sealer.

Grout can be probably the most sensitive part of a stone or tile installation. Grout is generally softer compared to natural stone stone and tile and more in danger of abrasion and chemical based damage. Natural stone restoration commonly requires some crack and hole repairs.

Acid etching and scratches may be taken away by grinding and honing. Natural stone can be ground to show a fresh stone surface.