Restoring Dull Victorian Hallway Tiles in the Derbyshire
From The 1860s Victorian tiled floors started to appear in public buildings and by the 1890s they had become an essential feature in the most […]
Deep Cleaning Victorian Floor Tiles in Newport
At Tile Doctor, we often come across Victorian tiled hallways in need of restoration. They’re very popular due to their timeless and unique patterns – […]
Restoring a Victorian Hallway Floor in Bridlington
It’s fairly common for owners of older properties – especially houses those that are over 100 years old or more – to find original Victorian […]
Victorian Vicarage Floor refreshed in Caldicot
I was asked to take a look at this fantastic classic Victorian tiled floor at an old vicarage in Caldicot which was built in the […]
Restoring and Repairing a Victorian Hallway Hidden Under Carpet for 15 years
It’s a wonder why any property owner would want to cover an original Victorian tiled floor but I guess it was the fashion at the […]
Removing Cement Screed From a Victorian Tiled Floor
When you uncover a tiled floor after it has been covered by carpet for many years, it’s almost a given that it will be in […]
Restoring Old Victorian Lobby Tiles and Hallway
The owner of this property in Swansea contacted me recently about a two-part job that would involve the restoration of both a Quarry tiled hallway […]
Victorian Hallway Tiles Restored in Cheshire
This set of photographs are from a house in the Warrington suburb of Stockton Heath where my client had discovered a Victorian Tiled floor under […]
Restoring the Appearance of Classic Victorian Tiles in Monmouthshire
This black and red Victorian tiled hallway at a property in Newport, the third largest city in Wales, had a timeless charm about it, and […]
Beautiful Victorian Hallway Restored in Warwickshire
This Victorian tiled hallway was one of the most beautiful Victorian floors I have ever had the pleasure to work on. With the wide range […]
Putting the Life Back into Victorian Hallway Tiles in Monmouthshire
This Victorian tiled hallway at a house in the Forest of Dean had a very interesting pattern, consisting of an array of different colours, including […]
Restoring Victorian Tiled Lobby in Derby
Victorian tiled floors are timeless – despite first coming into popular use in UK houses during the 19th century, they’ve remained stylish in the eyes […]
Maintaining Victorian Floor Tiles
This Victorian tiled floor at a house in Fulham was in an absolutely horrendous state. As you can see from the first photograph, the tiles […]
Restoring a Victorian Tiled Hallway Hidden under Carpet
It’s always a great surprise to find old tiled flooring hidden underneath carpet or linoleum which appears especially common with 19th century properties where it’s […]
Rebuilding and Restoring a Victorian Tiled Hallway
As you can see from the photographs below this Victorian tiled hallway was in quite a state and not only needed a thorough clean and […]
Damaged Victorian Hallway Restored in Cardiff
Pontcanna is a popular residential area in the western district of Cardiff, in South East Wales. Known for its rather large houses and spectacular foliage, […]
Victorian Tiled Path Restored in North London
At first sight, this Victorian tiled pathway in Palmers Green, N13 did not appear to need too many repairs, with just a few obvious broken […]
Victorian Hallway Restored in East Sussex
This beautiful Victorian hallway had been left to suffer under the wear of rugby boots and dogs for many years. There were also some broken […]
Rebuilding a Victorian Tiled Hallway
This Victorian floor was discovered at a house in Swiss Cottage in the London borough of Camden when the current owner took the old carpet […]
Rebuilding a Victorian Tiled Hallway
The photographs below are from a Victorian tiled hallway floor at a property in Stoke Newington in London. The floor was in need of repair […]
Period Victorian Hallway Restoration
Victorian floors are known for their intricate and interesting patterns – so when tiles are in need of replacement, sourcing ones which are consistent with […]
Dirty Victorian Hallway Floor Deep Cleaned
This post details the work we did at a house in the Lancashire town of Ribchester where the floor had been covered with a carpet […]
Maintaining Victorian Hallway Tiles
Victorian tiled floors were popularised during the 19th century and continue to be in fashion to this day. However they do need to be properly […]
Restoring a Painted Victorian Tiled Hallway
For whatever reason, property owners do sometimes decide to cover up their tiled floors, whether by using something like linoleum or, in some cases, simply […]
Repairing A Gas Trench In A Victorian Floor
This house in the historic university city of Oxford had a gas fire installed in the living room and unfortunately the only route to the […]
Restoring and Repairing Victorian Tiles
Victorian tiled floors are known for their interesting and unique mosaic patterns – and this one was no different. It was installed at a house […]
Victorian Tiled Hallway Repaired and Restored
This Victorian tiled hallway at a house in Earlsdon near Coventry was not only in dire need of a good clean and seal, but also […]
An Alternative Way Dealing With Missing Victorian
Here’s a job I completed just before Christmas last year, at a house in Northampton which has a rich history and mix of architectural styles. […]
Victorian Tiles Renovated in the Lake District
This job was at a house in near Windermere in South Cumbria, a place which is very popular amongst tourists to the Lake District. My […]
Restoring Tiles Scratched by a Piano
Recently I was contacted by a man in the town of Bedford who was worried that he had damaged his Victorian tiled hallway as a […]
Removing Coatings From Victorian Tiles
Victorian black and white tiles in the hallway of a house in Wanstead (E11), laid in what is often referred to as the York Pattern […]
Renovating a Victorian Tiled Floor in a Leicestershire Pub
Here’s a really interesting commercial job for you, which I recently completed in the town of Hinckley, Leicestershire. I was asked to take a look […]
Hallway Maintenance Clean in Oxford
This fantastic Victorian tiled hallway floor in Oxford was in good physical condition for its age; however like any sealed floor the sealer had worn […]
Extending and Restoring a Victorian Hallway in Kent
Not too long ago I was called to the large town of Bromley, where my client was in the process of renovating an Edwardian house. […]
Restoring the Appearance of a Victorian Hallway in Buckinghamshire
Recently I travelled down to the village of Prestwood in the Chiltern Hills of southern Buckinghamshire, to work on a Victorian tiled porch and hallway. […]
Repairing a Victorian Tiled Floor in Wellingborough
I was recently called down to a client’s house in the market town of Wellingborough, situated approximately 11 miles from Northampton. My client’s situation was […]
Restoring a Victorian Floor Hidden Under Lino
I was recently called to a property in the historic city of Oxford, perhaps most famous for being the site of the oldest University in […]
Resolving Uneven Victorian Floor Problems
Recently Heidi and I worked on a Victorian tiled hallway floor at a house in Turton, Lancashire, an area which lies on the southern slopes […]
Removing Old Paint From Victorian Hallway Tiles
This job was at house in Polwarth, a small parish through which flows the Union Canal, running from Falkirk to Edinburgh. The client had requested […]
Deep Cleaning Old And Dirty Victorian Hallway Tiles
Sometimes you survey a job and you know that if you get the chance to restore it the results will be totally fantastic! This was […]
Red And Black Victorian Quarry Tiles hidden Under Lino Restored
A customer called me out to take a look at restoring the Red and Black Victorian Quarry tiles floor they had discovered under linoleum In […]
Repairing an old Victorian Tiled Hallway
The new owner of this house in Pontcana, Cardiff recently discovered a 1920’s Victorian tiled floor hidden under carpet in the hallway and was keen […]
Removing bitumen covering from Victorian tiles
I was asked to take a look at restoring a Victorian Tiled Floor in the Cumbrian town of Barrow in Furness where the floor had […]
Restoring a Victorian tiled hallway hidden under carpet
We were contacted by a home owner in Swindon who had discovered a black and white Victorian tiled floor underneath carpet in their hallway and […]
Cleaning Victorian Mosaic Tiles in Glasgow
These unusual period Victorian mosaic tiled floor at a residence in the west end of Glasgow were far from looking their best and well overdue […]
Victorian Tile Cleaning in Hampton Court Village
This was a straight forward strip and re-seal of a Victorian tiled hallway floor at a residence near the historic Hampton. The floor I suspect […]
Victorian Tiled Floor Restoration
This Victorian tiled hallway and kitchen floor in Teddington, Middlesex, was in need of a deep clean including stripping out the old sealer and re-sealing […]
Maintaining Victorian Tiles
Details below of a bread and butter job recently completed in Coundon near Coventry to Clean, repair and seal Victorian floor tiles. I call it […]
Restoring Edwardian Tiles in Teddington
This Edwardian period tiled hallway floor at a house in Teddington, Middlesex was in need of a deep clean and removal of paint marks following […]
Removing Bitumen from Victorian Tiles
Let me start this story by telling you this was the most challenging floor that I have come across so far. It all started with […]