victorian floor tiling

  1. T

    Advise on a victorian type layout

    Hi. Calling all experienced Victorian floor fixers and anyone who has come accross this situation before. I am trying to work out a layout for the Gosford/Donard tiles from Armatile. these are on a mesh, panels 285x285, borders 285 x 93 and 93x93 corners and plain tiles. This room goes into a...
  2. Lou

    Victorian Plumbing are now sponsoring TilersForums

    TilersForums are pleased to announce that Victorian Plumbing are now sponsoring the forum! They can be contacted by messaging @VictorianPlumbing and Ed will be happy to answer all your queries. Welcome to the forum!
  3. rieveleyceramics

    Victorian Tile Restoration

    Rieveley Ceramics specialises in restoration of heritage tiling on both floors and walls. Based in North Wales established in 1978 the business started as a manufacturer and then became more involved in restoration projects so by the late 1990's that became the main focus of the business and...
  4. L

    Victorian porcelian tiles to be sealed/enhanced

    Can colour enhancer be used on victorian porcelian tiles? and which is a good one to use?
  5. M

    Victorian Mosaic Pathway x 3

    Meticulous mosaic Tiler sought with traditional experience to lay a solid bed (little to no grout line) Victorian mosaic front of house pathway x 3 (approx. size of each pathway is c. 1.2m x 1.8m). South Greenwich. Purchased tiles are loose, not sheeted. Possible levelling screed may be...
  6. Dan

    Find a Victorian Floor Tiler

    Dan submitted a new blog post Find a Victorian Floor Tiler Continue reading the Original Blog Post.
  7. D

    Grouting a Victorian Floor

    Hi, I've just laid my first Victorian (Original Style) floor and I'm about to grout it, I was just wondering if there is anything I should watch out for with the grouting or is it straight forward? Cheers Duncan
  8. smudger85

    Victorian Path prep question

    Evening all I have a small path to tile (about 3.5m2) that I need to prep before tiling. Basically I need to smooth it out as the finish is a bit rough on top for the tile that I'll be using and it will look wavey. It also dives in around the edge by a fair bit say 6-8mm where they've used a...
  9. Lou

    Victorian Floor Tiles

    Victorian Floor Tiles offers an expert service in sourcing & laying traditional tile patterns that complement historic buildings. We can re-create the splendour of traditional tiling found in Victorian & Edwardian properties in various areas of your home including: front paths, steps and...
  10. Dan

    Cleaning and sealing Victorian floor tiles - my own floor

    Hello ladies. Awesome forum you have here I have to say :D :D :D Glad I found it. I have the following tiles in my kitchen. They are looking very tired and the odd one is cracked. I'm not too bothered about the cracks they are all still in position nothing missing. I'm looking to clean...
  11. R

    Victorian tile border ..

    I got butcher's shop to price. Owner wants tiling to new shop extension. Original shop was tiled 60 ish years ago. Where can I get tiles from pics below? Cheers folks
  12. C

    Crunchy Victorian tiles

    Hello all, I had my hallway floor installes by a builder 3 years ago, dug out, underfloor heating and victorian tiles laid. Now they are crunching underneath in a part where the underfloor heating is (its not all the way underneath). No signs of cracking or lifting yet. Ive found this thread...
  13. J

    How do I remove white 'cloudy' stains from Victorian tiles?

    Hi everyone, we recently had our Victorian hallway floor tiles cleaned with an acid wash but have since noticed white 'cloudy' patches appearing on a few of the tiles. Because the job overran before Christmas, the floor was not sealed which was obviously not ideal. How can we clean the white...
  14. W

    Victorian geometric floor restoration

    I thought you might like to see an original floor restored.. So would I! Oi TJ, where's that thread?
  15. M

    Victorian Mosaic Pathway question

    Hello all, I'm in the throes of a front garden restoration project across 6 terraced houses in London, SE18 and seeking a tiler to complete 3 pathways. Some have the original Victorian pathway intact but the others have had to be removed due to their being unsalvageable. I'm getting very...
  16. A

    geometric Victorian tiling advice

    hello, I'm new to posting on the forum but have had a good look around and have already found lots of interesting and valuable advice. It seems there are some decidedly baddass experts who contribute! Thank you for the info I have already gleaned and I hope you might be able to help me with a...
  17. F

    Victorian flooring alternatives

    im doing our hallway at home and I'm on the look out for some more affordable alternative of the Victorian flooring by the likes of London mosaics or origional style, to suit out Victorian propperty. to cover the 4m with those tiles it about £1500. Any ideas? I don't want those terrible topps...
  18. J

    free tiler for victorian tiling experience North West

    Hello Lads n Lasses, im just enquiring to see if anyone has any victorian tiling jobs coming up in the north west and would want a hand helping out, i'm not arsed about payment you could pay me as little or as much as you like i just want to gain some experience in victorian set out etc. Been...
  19. JMC tiling

    Able skills victorian and mosaic tiling courses, worth doing?

    Hi guys, Looking at getting into doing some geometric/Victorian floor tiling but would like to go on a course and see some done first hand before I tackled one myself. Have seen that Able skills offer a 5 day course for this skill set and wondered if any of you had any feedback or experience of...
  20. H

    Tiler to lay Victorian mosaic path- London E17

    Hi there, We're looking to buy this Victorian mosaic path: Victorian Floor Tile Design Catalogue | Contemporary Geometric Floor Tile Designs | London Mosaic - http://www.londonmosaic.com/catalogue-victorian-and-modern-tile-design.htm#!hexagon_100_2L_v2 It would be great to get some quotes...

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