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in Salford
, Manchester
to see what can be done with this beautiful but worn LimestoneTile Floor.Worsley is popular with visitors for its scenic canal-side walks and leafy roads. This picturesque village on the Bridgewater Canal became a designated conservation area in the 1960s and its landmarks include Worsley Delph and the mock Tudor Packet House.
When our customers installed this Limestonefloor five years ago, nobody told them about the maintenance to keep the floor in pristine condition and over time it turned dull and full of acid stains. Luckily they found us from the google
search.
When we went to see the floor it was clear it needed honing with our diamond burnishing pad system. We also did a quick tester to show what can be done and our customer loved the result, so we got booked in to restore this beautiful limestone floor.
For Burnishing (cleaning and polishing) we still used our diamond burnishing pads system.
We started off on these Limestonetiles with 200 grit diamond burnishing pad, with some water as a lubricant. The first 400 grit removes the old sealer/wax off the stone floor and removes any scraches or acid stains
( Etch Marks
) in Travertine.
When whole floor was burnished with the first pad, then all the soiled water got removed with wet vacuum. When honing the floor with our buffer it's important to go over each tile at least 4 to 5 times, this quarantees a perfect even polish.
Next we moved on to 800 grit which is finer then the 400 grit, but rough enough still to break down layers of ingrained dirt. This got followed up with the application of a fine 1500 grit pad, which started to smooth down the rough areas of the surface to prepare the floor for a final polish with an even finer burnishing pad later on.
After the last pad, floor got rinsed once more and left to dry till the next day.
When we returned on the next day to finish off the Limestone stone tiled floor restoration , a damp tester got used to make sure there was no damp left in tiles. This Limestone floor had to be completely dry in order to seal.
We also offered higher shine by polishing on our high shine poweder for these beautiful limestone tiles but our customer was more then happy with current floor finish.
Before leaving we also gave them all the maintenance info needed to keep the Limestone Floor looking amazing for years to come. You can also read about natural stone floor maintenance here: https://www.qualitytilecare.co.uk/maintenance-tips-and-advice-for-your-natural-stone-floors-walls
Tags: Limestone , Natural Stone , Worsley , Salford , Greater Manchester , Floor Cleaners , Floor Restoration , Honing , Burnishing , Polishing , Impregnating Sealer , Etch Marks Removal , Limestone Polishing , Limestone Cleaning