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 […]
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 […]
Beautiful Victorian Floor Discovered Under Hallway Carpet
These photographs were taken at a large shared block of flats in the seaside town of Eastbourne. Recently a decision was made to replace the […]
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 […]
Refreshing a Victorian Tiled Hallway
Coalvile in the heart of the Midlands was a coal mining town and with that history has many period properties with traditional floors including the […]
Restoring a Victorian Floor hidden under ceramic tiles
Never give up is how I would describe this job!!! I initially surveyed the floor in this Cardiff kitchen in November 2014 and finally completed […]
Removing Carpet Tiles from Victorian Tiles
I’ve seen a few Victorian Tiled floors in my time and I can tell you the condition of this particular floor was one of the […]
Refreshing a Victorian Tiled Floor
The Victorian tiled floor shown below comprised of a complex square and diamond pattern contained with a parallel border and must of take a lot […]
Effectively Sealing Victorian Floor Tiles
Apologies for the first photograph, I realise now it’s a little out of focus but hopefully you can see that the Victorian Tiled Floor pictured […]
Deep Cleaning Victorian Tiles
This dull and un-inviting Victorian tiled entrance hall was located at a house in the small town of Whitburn in West Lothian which is half […]
Deep Cleaning Moroccan Encaustic Cement Tiled toilet Floor
Similar in many ways to Victorian tiles, these are Moroccan Encaustic Cement tiles which come in a huge range of patterns and are ideal for […]
Deep Cleaning Victorian Floor Tiles
We had a great result on this Victorian tiled floor at a house in Musselburgh which is five miles east of Edinburgh and apparently one […]
Deep Cleaning Victorian Tiles in Leicestershire
This Victorian Tiled Floor was in the hallway of a house in Melton Mowbray which is famous for its pork pies and historic buildings, although […]
Putting the Shine Back On Old Victorian Tiles
I’m beginning to wonder if Tile Doctor has started a trend that has got people looking under their hallway carpets looking for period floors. Indeed […]
Removing Glue and Plaster From Period Victorian tiles
The pictures below are from a Victorian tiled floor installed in a period house in the coastal town Eastbourne. The tiles had been covered lino […]
Victorian Floor Repair and Renovation
A customer in Port Talbot discovered an original but damaged Victorian Tiled Floor, circa 1890, hidden under laminate flooring in their hallway and were keen […]
Restoring Victorian Tiles Hidden under Carpet
After removing the hallway carpet the new householders had discovered a Victorian tiled floor and being keen to restore it as an original feature made […]
Cleaning Original Victorian Floor Tiles in a Listed Building
This original Victorian Tiled floor was uncovered at the Grade 2 listed Salford Town Hall in Salford, Manchester. This public building which built around 1827 […]
Matching old and new Victorian tiles
This particular Victorian tiled floor had been installed in the hallway of a house in Stow Park, Gwent around 130 years ago. Despite its age […]
Victorian Tile Restoration Tips
This owner of this house built around 1900 in Cardiff had asked me if I could make their look any better following their attempt at […]
Removing Glue From Victorian Floor Tiles
This Victorian Tiled Hallway at a house in Radford near Coventry had been well preserved under a carpet for many years and the owners of […]
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 Tiled Hallway restored near Coventry
Popular as they are in the UK it wasn’t long before I was called back to refurbish another Victorian Tiled Hallway Floor this time in […]