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is the administrative heart of Tameside
in Manchester, with its main council offices, art gallery, museums and hospital as well as a popular market and shopping centre. On its fringes is the village of Mossley
, surrounded by hills and the landmark Hartshead Pike.
Our customer had a problem with this unsealed discoloured sandstone floor which was ruining the look of their beautiful home. So they decided to type in google
- tile cleaning in Manchester
and luckily found us from the search.
After our free visit, completing a cleaning tester and pricing the job for our customer, we agreed on dates to complete the job.
As we already did our tester we knew what products to use. For cleaning this sandstonefloor we used a Pro-Clean Stripper & Degreaser for Heavily Soiled & Neglected Tile, Stone or Grout. A concentrated, multi-purpose high-alkaline cleaner, stripper and degreaser. It is a very effective cleaner that removes grease, soap scum, body oil, mildew and algae from areas that have been neglected or subjected to heavy use. If a strong mix is made, it's brilliant for stripping of synthetic and acrylic waxes and floor finishes.
On this floor we used the strong mix of the cleaner, as there was a lot of candle wax spots on the stone. We sprayed the product on stone floor and left to dwell in for 5 minutes to break down ingrained dirt and wax. This was followed up by scrubbing the sandstone floor with strong scrubbing pad fitted to rotary machine. When machine cleaning was done we cleaned the grout lines and then removed all soiled water with wet vacuum. After the cleaning process the stone tiles were rinsed couple of times with clean water. This neutralises chemicals and gets all dirt off the floor. Once all floor was clean and rinsed we left it to dry till the next day.
Next day on arrival first thing we did was checking dampness in these sandstone tiles with our damp tester and found few problem areas. For damp areas we used our heat gun to dry them out, it took us a while but we archieved the required result.
Once it was made sure all floor was dry enough, we started sealing. For sealing we used our favourite topical sealer. It is a specially formulated water-based blend of acrylic polymers that provides both a stain resistant surface seal and a durable low-sheen finish eliminating conventional two-step methods. Allows moisture vapour transmission and is not affected by ultra-violet light.
These stone flags took 4 coats of the sealer with half an hour drying time in between coats.
Our customer was very happy with results and vowed to recommend us to all their friends. Happy customers equals job well done.
Before leaving we also gave all the maintenance info needed, which you can also find from here: https://www.qualitytilecare.co.uk/maintenance-tips-and-advice-for-your-natural-stone-floors-walls
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