Encaustic cement tile cleaning London - Professional Tile and Stone Restoration London

” Extremely sensitive to staining & discoloration!”

Cement encaustic tiles are very fashionable now and have been for several years. They are hand made and special but the downside is that they are one of the most difficult tiles in the world to clean and maintain. They are more sensitive to staining and discoloration than limestone and white marble. The main reason for this is that the pigments used in the patterns are effected by almost everything that may be found in a bathroom or kitchen and acidic products will leave visible drip marks and rings etc etc.

green and white cement encaustic tiles cleaned and sealed in shower

I would strongly advise against getting these in a shower area or bathroom floor because its only a matter of time before they get badly effected unless proper maintenance is undertaken. Everyone is starting to realize now the problem that these fancy tiles present. However its not all bad, continue reading below..

In the pics above you can see how badly damage these cement tiles where on a bathroom floor. In the after pic you can still see a few blemishes but it is much much better!

So how do we clean and maintain cement Encaustic tiles?

To clean these tiles we are limited to what chemicals we can use as anything too strong or acidic effects the pigments. So we are mostly left to mechanical means to remove grout residues, marks, etches and staining. This for us involves many different types of abrasive products and some of our results have been quite amazing.

There are some chemicals that work better than others and after having done many of these floors we have a pretty good method for cleaning them that we feel is likely to be as good or better than most other tile cleaning companies. We also polish and clean concrete cement worktops!

Sealing and maintaining Cement Encaustic tiles

It is absolutely imperative that these tiles are properly sealed after laying or cleaning and then maintained as the years go by. Without proper maintenance they will likely get stained and damaged especially if in a bathroom or shower room.

After cleaning we will work as much sealer into these tiles as practically possible. Usually around 4-5 coats. Then it is up to the client to keep the sealer topped up down the line. We really aim to teach our clients how the sealer works and how to apply it when we are on the job. So usually its good if you are around for a day or two when we are cleaning your tiles.

colourful cement encaustic tiles on a wetroom floor that have become bleached and stained — Here you can see how these cement tiles on this wetroom floor have been etched and bleached by shampoos and shower products. Luckily we where able to remove most of the stains and reseal them. In this situation its impossible to get the tiles perfect as the actual pigments have lost their color. But we can do quite allot with abrasive pads, masking with color enhancing sealers etc. We always make them look allot better!

green and white cement encaustic tiles cleaned and sealed in shower. Tiles were deeply etched and bleached from chemicals with unsightly white patches. Now the cement tiles look rich and complete in these before and after pics

nice cement floral design encaustic hallway tiles deep cleaned and sealed in Muswell Avenue

cube 3d design cement encaustic tiles being sealed and buffed with rotary floor machine on bathroom floor in a North London property

green cement encaustic tiles damaged by soaps and bath products

small bathroom floor with black dark cement tiles featuring a white star like design on the tiles. We cleaned and restored these in in Maida Vale NW6

dark hexagon black cement encaustic tiles with bleach and etching damage on bathroom floor. Tiles have been restored and look very good in this before and after pic'

cement encaustic tiles polished and crystallized to high shine on bathroom floor.

unique hexagon cement tiles in pink, grey, brown colors. Before and after pic after deep cleaning and sealing in Muswell Hill N10

white and green linear design square cement tiles in shower wetroom area that have had severe damage from limescale and bleaching. Pics show before and after restoration

We undertake this work all over North London and Hertfordshire. We go to Bedfordshire and some areas in Buckinghamshire. We also so allot of work in West London mostly, Chiswick and Ealing, We also clean and polish concrete worktops.

We also clean exterior tiles
Other services include quarry tile restoration