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Discuss Exposed under old floor covering in the Tile Cleaning and Restoration at TilersForums; We have just completed this job. This passageway was down to have altro installed,but once they had identified the original floor covering was Grade 2 listed White carrara + Black ...
          
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    We have just completed this job.
    This passageway was down to have altro installed,but once they had identified the original floor covering was Grade 2 listed White carrara + Black honed slate we was asked if we could restore the complete passageway.The floor had been levelled out with latex.We had to remove latex clean then replace screeded areas with matching tiles/borders.Because the new white carrara was fresh + new we had to age tiles to match once the architect agreed of match sample.After that we re-honed to try and restore to match original floor which continued on (behind camera).
    Hard slog but worth it in the end.
    here are some photos.
    latex coat on marble slate passageway (3).jpglatex coat on marble slate passageway.jpgrockceramics.exposed grae 2 listed floor.jpgrockceramics, marble,slate grade 2 listed exposed.jpgrockceramics.jpgcompletion of restorations.jpg

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    A massive improvement
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    wow, that's something else! check patterns are my favorite. very nice.

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    Looks great..Did you grind the latex off these?

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    Very nice indeed, i'm a fan of this too.
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    Quote Originally Posted by enduro View Post
    Looks great..Did you grind the latex off these?
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    Part of it we did but mostly was the old fashion way soak in water chisel scrapers,due to it be old we had to take care as tiles were old and unsure of there stubility to floor base.
    Which we foundout some you could lift with your scraper so more had to replaced. luckily the floor had not been primed before they levelled for vinyl, 12 yrs back.
    As they where only 10mm screed bed fixed ( i believe the building was in the late 1890-1900)

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    Quote Originally Posted by RockCeramics View Post
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    Part of it we did but mostly was the old fashion way soak in water chisel scrapers,due to it be old we had to take care as tiles were old and unsure of there stubility to floor base.
    Which we foundout some you could lift with your scraper so more had to replaced. luckily the floor had not been primed before they levelled for vinyl, 12 yrs back.
    As they where only 10mm screed bed fixed ( i believe the building was in the late 1890-1900)
    nice job.. what did you use as a sealer ?

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    Very nice restoration work..

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    Nice work

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    Nice job .....a lot nicer and less clinical than Altro

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    Looks good ! bet you enjoyed that more even with the hard graft than laying altro
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    That is the best bit about renovating houses.....finding a hidden gem like that.
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    nice work
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    very very nice

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    Top work mate. Very impressive!
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    Cheers guys.
    Sorry for the late reply, pretty busy at the moment so its a rarity i get a chance to get on here.

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    nice job.. what did you use as a sealer ?
    At first i applied LTP Ironwax Primer.
    Then 2 coats of there Ironwax Gloss.

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    I'm no expert, but that looks absolutely stunning!

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