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Good Evening all, I have an enquiry that I require some help on. The situation is that there's a customer who has old Victorian tiles throughout her hallway. They have tiled the remainder of the house but now want to extend throughout. The problem being that there are original Victorian...

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Any recommendations on the best colour enhancer sealer which protects as well for a victorian floor? thanks

Evening all, I've got a Victorian floor in the pipe line to be fitted in a bathroom.Now I was just wondering what was the general rule of thumb for pricing,I'm not interested in knowing price per mtr or anything like that because I have a figure in my head, but do you guys...

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...

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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...

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

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...

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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

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...

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...

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...

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

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...

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...

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

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...