I'm currently doin a job for a customer of mine and they have asked me about restoring the entrance floor it's got a big crack coz some cowboy in the past has done a botch job of some building work below the area
The question is do they make the tiles still
Good afternoon guys,
Firstly great forum keep up the good work!
Ok I run a small cleaning business mostly domestic cleans and a few of the houses we visit have natural stoned floors I make a point of not getting involved in cleaning these intensely as I'm well aware of the dangers. So my point...
Recently watched a video of Dean and Phil at a Nu-Life Stone Restoration Training course and thought that we don't really have much on the forum about it. So thought I'd start the ball rolling.
Let us know the courses and training centres available for Stone Restoration Courses. :)
Cheeeeeers.
Hi there,
I am new to this forum... And was just after some advise. ( I know this topic has been done to death on the internet). However there is so much conflicting advise, I'm still unsure.
Basically I wanted to restore my victorian tiles in my hall, they are in pretty good nick just a...
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Hi,
we are fairly desperate at out condo to get our common area flooring revamped.
Right now it looks terrible after 30 years of wax and dirt the tiles look dark and in places the thick wax/dirt coating has chipped off.
We are thinking that perhaps this kind of floor would benefit from being...
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I am a newbie on the forum and wanted to ask a question about sourcing replacement tiles for our dining floor that we are trying to restore.
The tiles are mainly red and 'yellow' with a black border. Approximately 50% are cracked or chipped and need replacing. We have tried to source some...
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Hi all, got an email from Mike Philbin today and I've been thinking about doing a stone restoration course and was wondering if any of you have heard of him? Or would you recommend a stone restoration course? Thanks Ross :thumbsup:
I attended the Kilndex stone polishing and restoration course run by Amir Patwa today and just wanted to say a big thank you to him and his assistant for putting on this free days training.
Amir is a really nice guy with a great sense of humour and explained the basics of marble and stone...
hi
does anybody on here do stone cleaning and restoration work?
if so,
1.what aspects do you cover?
2.what machinery do you use
3. where did you train
i have seen nu life stone care on twitter etc and i was wondering if anybody had used them or trained with them. if not, who would you...
I am in the process of renovating a house and it still has the original fireplace and tiles in the lounge.
It is slate but appears to have some sort of coating to give it the appearance of a grained wood.
As you can see from the pictures, there is slight damage to the bottom of both of the...
went to a job on friday to clean a limestone floor ,the client had called me earlier on in the week asking for a price ,I gave them 2 options one for a chemical clean and reseal and one for grinding the surface off the floor,arrived on site on friday for the cleaning job but could not do it as...
Hi.
I've been asked to restore a travertine kitchen floor. Its a bit grubby and some parts of the floor have punctured, which isn't unusual for one of these kinds of floor. Stuck down well so thats not an issue.
I'm planning on stripping the sealer off the floor, then removing the grout with an...
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Hi all - we are new to this forum but would be glad of some of your expert advice.
We have been asked to clean a property after some maintenance work was carried out. The area we are have a major problem with is in a laundry. The owner thinks the tiles were laid some 30 years ago, and 10 - 12...
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ITV 9.00pm, This is my sunny home town that Prince Charlie is in.
It will show you round our Hope Homes site KnockRoon.
Robson McGregor by Royal Appointment. :lol:
To be fair I havent put the price in for this job. I have been asked to restore a victorian hallway floor yet I havent done any restoring before. At the end of the day I would like to learn, so if anyone can advise me how to do this I would be grateful.
What I have picked up from other posts is...
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Ok so on the bag it States: 17-18% parts water per 100 parts by weight of Screed,
As its my first time mixing this stuff I want to get the consistancy just right,
Can anyone advice a simple ratio Solution to mixing this just right in a large bucket with my drill paddle,
This may seem like a...
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Hi
I have recently taken up restoration of tiled floors after attending a course last year. The techniques that i have been taught have been working but i would be interested to learn the techniques used by some of the more experienced guys in this line of work.
Attached are some pics of my...
Anyone got it on? George Clarke is going crazy about cowboy repairs to old stone work with Silicon :yikes: I thought it was only tiles that could be fixed with Silicon :lol: