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Vitreous Porcelain Tile and Grout Cleaning in a Chertsey Wet Room

This client from Chertsey asked me to call regarding a Porcelain tiled wet room which was installed about 7 years ago. The main issues were water staining and grout discolouration which affected the tiled floor and the lower wall tiling.

Wet Room Porcelain Tile and Grout Before Cleaning Chertsey

Happy to assist I offered to complete a bathroom tile and grout refurb which involved cleaning the Porcelain tile and grout and replacing the silicone sealant. I also gave the option of applying a grout colourant in light grey to the grout if it turned out to be too heavily stained to clean effectively. The colourant would also seal in the grout making it much easier to keep clean.

Wet Room Porcelain Tile and Grout Before Cleaning Chertsey

Happy with my quote a date was booked for the work which would be completed in a day.

Cleaning a Porcelain Tiled Wet Room

Work started as usual with washing the tile and grout with Tile Doctor Pro-Clean, leaving it to soak in for ten minutes and then scrubbing it by hand with a stiff brush. The floor was rinsed with water and then inspected; more work was then done to the grout lines which improved but unfortunately the staining was too deep to achieve a consistent appearance.

Grout Colouring was the best option to restore the grout, so I went ahead starting with the application of a Tile Doctor Grout Pre-Treater which is slightly acidic to etch the grout and achieve a better bond with the colourant. After working this into the grout it was rinsed off and then left to dry. During this time the silicone was carefully stripped out with a sharp knife.

The light grey Tile Doctor Colourant was applied with a small brush and any excess wiped off the adjacent tile before it could dry. There are 11 colours available. Two coats were needed to achieve a consistent look that gave the impression the area had been re-grouted. Both the pretreatment and the colourant are available either separately or in the Tile Doctor Colourant Kit.

Sealing a Porcelain Tiled Wet Room

The porcelain tiles were the low porosity vitreous type and so there was no need to seal them so all that remained was to replace the silicone with an anti mould sealant in a matching light grey.

Wet Room Porcelain Tile and Grout After Cleaning Chertsey

Once complete the water stains were gone, the tiles looked cleaner and the grout looked new. For aftercare I like to recommend Tile Doctor Aqua-Pro which is supplied with a convenient trigger spray.

Wet Room Porcelain Tile and Grout After Cleaning Chertsey

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Heavily Soiled Victorian Tiled Floor Cleaned and Sealed at a Cafe in Chertsey

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At Tile Doctor, we don’t just offer our tile cleaning and sealing services to residential properties, such as flats and houses we also cover tile installations in commercial properties, such as hotels and restaurants as well as

In fact, commercial properties tend to experience much higher daily foot traffic than residential floors resulting in much more strain on the sealer. This of course wears down the sealer more quickly and once the sealer had worn away the tiles are vulnerable to dirt becoming ingrained which makes the floor difficult to clean.

This Cafe in Chertsey is very popular with staff from the nearby hospital, as well as residents in the local area. Naturally, the cafe gets very busy and the Victorian tiled floor had experienced heavy traffic and was marked by footprints from hundreds of hungry customers.

I was called in to help the cafe owner restore this original feature back to its best possible condition and then seal again to protect it.

Cleaning a Heavily Soiled Victorian Tiled Floor

Once the cafe staff had left for the evening, I moved the tables aside to avoid damaging them and laid down a strong dilution of Tile Doctor Pro Clean across the floor. This is our reliable alkaline cleaner which is designed to loosen the dirt on tiles and grout.

As the dirt was deeply ingrained in the stone, I scrubbed the floor using an abrasive 200 grit pad fitted to on rotary buffer. Within seconds the pad had worked its magic and I had a trail of filthy water to suck up using a wet vacuum machine.

Once the majority of the floor had been cleaned, I took to my knees to closely inspect the stone for dirt. Any particularly stubborn areas were tackled using a wire brush in combination with Tile Doctor Remove and Go, which is a heavy-duty cleaner/coatings remover which works well on removing any old sealers, paints and adhesives.

Sealing a Victorian Tiled Floor

Once the floor was clean, I washed and neutralised the surface with plain water. While I was packing up for the day I also installed my air-blower to aid the drying process overnight.

Two nights later I returned to the cafe to seal the tiles with Tile Doctor Colour Grow. Colour Grow is a colour enhancing sealer that impregnates into the pores of the tile to bring out the natural colours whilst adding a durable matte finish that acts as a barrier to dirt.

As you can see from the photo above, the result was fantastic. In fact, the customer loved her newly restored floor so much that she even told me to help myself to any cake of choice, I do like a bonus!

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