hello, i am looking for some expert help.
i want to deep clean and reseal my kitchen floor.

first how do i tell if it is terracotta or quarry tiles.
each tiles is 11 inches sq. they have a very uneven surface and do not appear to be glazed. one broke recently and it had a clay like appearance
they are an orange/red colour.
secondly, they are very dirty and stained.what products do i clean them with and what products do i use to seal with a slight sheen appearance.
many thanks
wanbrook

It does sound like a terracotta floor tile..

It would help if we knew what they were sealed with as not all cleaners do the same job with different sealers used..

As in boiled linseed oil needs one stripper compared to acrylic sealers used..

Can you post some pics.. maybe we might be able to see if oxidisation is present hence hinting it will be linseed oil used..

hi thanks for your reply,i am trying to upload photo with out success.
can you tell me what oxidising is?one of the tiles has a white power on them. is this it?

i think it has been many years since they have been sealed if that makes a difference?
they stain with liquids very easily

In your introduction you said you'd had quotes of £700 - did they supply a written estimate as all the details should be on there.
Sounds like terracotta, but will need a deep clean before any new sealing is undertaken.
How big is the floor area.

where are you ?

thanks for the replies
i am in worcestershire, the floor area is approximately 16.5 sq meters..
thanks timeless john you are right, i have just rechecked the quote and it states terracotta

and all terracotta are diffrent pics would help big time why i asked where you were was if you were local i would have popped in but i am in south bucks

i am having trouble downloading. it keeps saying download failed.when trying to add on advanced.anyone got an idiots guide to downloading photos?

The pics need to be no bigger than 2400x1200..