Cleaning small Black and white Victorian tiles

[Phil Robinson01]

Hi guys and girls I am looking for a project over Christmas. I have these black and white tiles in the outside and inside porch. One area is 1 m2 and the other about 2m2. So not big areas.

The he advice that I am looking for is what products am I best used or clean them with, I don't have any machines just black and white pads and elbow grease.
Second bit of advice is what to the seal or polish with afterwards and also if I need to re-grout them what is the best grout to use?

thanks for your help

cheers Phil

 

[aussie tiling]

l got this advice from Victorian heritage for a job l restored, first nitromorse for brick or concrete, not the paint one. Wear gloves, mask, and goggles. Scrub it in with elbow grease, do not let it dry, then rinse off with plenty of clean water, if needs be go over again. Then lithofin wexa, scrub in don't let it dry then plenty of water to clean off. Next day when its dry seal with lithofin.

lt worked a treat for me looked like a brand new floor. Hope that helps.

 

[Lithofin BOB]

Hi phil , I would first clean back with an alkali based cleaner, we have lithofin wexa or similar perhaps ltp grimex , use stiff brushes and the white pad( let the chemical do the hard work) ours dilute 1-1 - 10-15 min scrub every 2 min then rinse.
leave several days to fully dry - ensure all moisture released- external bit may take longer

We have the kf stain stop ( others available ) this is a Matt finish impregnator that will leave the tile water and oil repellant but look as they look unsealed . No topical finishes ( shines) external , but you could put something on the internal if you want , I personally prefere to leave them with just the impregnator ,easier to maintain and no issues having a topical which can scratch in this high traffic area..

If you are grouting ( sure the guys will comment on which one best for this) impregnate first, leave 12 hrs - grout- once grout fully dry apply 2 nd coat to include new grout.

 

[Lithofin BOB]

Sorry Aussie , didn't mean to overlap you there, was still typing

 

[White Room]

Hi guys and girls I am looking for a project over Christmas. I have these black and white tiles in the outside and inside porch. One area is 1 m2 and the other about 2m2. So not big areas.

The he advice that I am looking for is what products am I best used or clean them with, I don't have any machines just black and white pads and elbow grease.
Second bit of advice is what to the seal or polish with afterwards and also if I need to re-grout them what is the best grout to use?

thanks for your help

cheers Phil

Good to see pictures before and after....

 

[Phil Robinson01]

Thanks for the tips guys

 

[aussie tiling]

No probs Bob, l was pretty close to your application wihout the nitromorse. l did that job about 7 years ago and there was no lithofin Bob then l don't think so anyway otherwise l would have asked you.

 

[Phil Robinson01]

Thanks for the quick response

 

[Phil Robinson01]

What grout would you use and what colour was thinking grey thanks

 

[Lithofin BOB]

No probs Bob, l was pretty close to your application wihout the nitromorse. l did that job about 7 years ago and there was no lithofin Bob then l don't think so anyway otherwise l would have asked you.

All good - Nitro morse perfect specially for the thick sealers, we used to have stain away ,similar product .

 

[aussie tiling]

Ardex is excellent grout, my favourite is gk for solid floors but they are fazing it out and replacing it with ardex FL with a vast array of colours. Or another one l have been using is tilemaster which is a dream to work with.

 

[aussie tiling]

Ardex is excellent grout gk is my favourite but they are fazing it out and replacing it with ardex FL with a vast array of colours, tilemaster is good, kerrakoll, or the old school option of quartz sand and cement.

 

[Rich Midge]

Evening Phil, I'm in Mossley Hill so will happily pop by to give you a bit of advice if needed though the guys on here know what they're talking about! Deffo listen to Lithofin Bob, Lithofin products are generally spot on. I've used the cleaners and sealers for years. The only other impregnating sealer I would recommend is Dry Treat tho this is considerably dearer. As for grout, as previously mentioned, Tilemaster is superb. Biggest issue I can see there is getting the old gear out. Original geometric floors were often butted together so removing grout without damaging the tiles is a pig! To be honest and imo if you get the cleaning process right the grout is most often restored to a good level.

 

[Phil Robinson01]

Thanks Rich great advice cheers Phil

 

[Time's Ran Out]

All good especially leaving it to dry for as long as you can 48hrs + before sealing.

 

[aussie tiling]

What l did after the first stage that is outlined, is got a dremell or similar with a fine blade for masonry, went through quite a few blades mind you and took ages to rake it out minimum 2mm. Regrouted and resealed using stainstop. lt is worth the effort good luck