A large Victorian tiled hallway in Derby. The floor was covered with the mess from all the previous trades such plasterers and decorators who had splattered the floor with plaster, Pva glue and paint. On top of this the floor was stained with old linseed oil and wax which the porous tiles a dull and [...]
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This Victorian Minton tiled floor in Derby had seen a lot of traffic and substrate movement over the years, the majority of which had been caused by rising moisture from the areas surround the cellar.
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This Victorian floor in Alvaston Derby was covered with a smoke screen of old wood varnish was literally draining every ounce of life from the tiles. The problem with varnish is that is designed for covering timber and has a hard time lasting on tiles, usually flaking away in patches. The ingredients stain the lighter [...]
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A simply stunning Victorian Minton tiled floor in Derby, full of vivid colours and encaustic tiles, this really is a wonderful Victorian hallway floor. These are the kind of floors we like, nice small mosaic pieces intricately placed to stunning patterns.
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This Edwardian tiled hallway floor in Derby was originally covered with parquet flooring, so you can imagine how much adhesive and bitumen needed to be removed before any restoration work could be undertaken.
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