Repairing Victorian Hallway Tiles in North Yorkshire
The colourful and diverse geometric patterns of a Victorian tiled floor can give a property a regal, elegant and timeless feel, making it a popular […]
The colourful and diverse geometric patterns of a Victorian tiled floor can give a property a regal, elegant and timeless feel, making it a popular […]
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 […]
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 – […]
It’s fairly common for owners of older properties – especially houses those that are over 100 years old or more – to find original Victorian […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Victorian floors are known for their intricate and interesting patterns – so when tiles are in need of replacement, sourcing ones which are consistent with […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Victorian tiled floors are known for their interesting and unique mosaic patterns – and this one was no different. It was installed at a house […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]