info and guides

How to make Victorian tiles shine with acrylic wax

A brief guide on using acrylic wax to make your original Victorian tiles shiny. The guide includes details on different types of wax for the finishing of Victorian tiles and a few negative points about these acrylic waxes.

A pic showing a very shiny patch of a Victorian tiled hallway


Ultimate quarry tile cleaning guide

A guide on cleaning your original quarry tiles that describes cleaning processes and the appropriate detergents and solvents to use to deep clean all the ingrained oils, waxes and remove nasty surface coatings

patch of quarry tiles for the cleaning guide that are bright red and clean


How to clean, seal and avoid damaging cement encaustic tiles (guide and info)

A comprehensive guide and info on the pitfalls , cleaning, sealing and maintenance of cement encaustic tiles. The guide will help you understand how these tiles get damaged from household products and give you some idea of how to clean and reseal them.

patch of cement encaustic tiles on a hallway for my cleaning guide


Concrete kitchen worktop maintenance ad sealing guide (info) 

A guide and useful info on maintaining , cleaning and sealing your kitchen concrete work surfaces. Learn how concrete worktops get damaged and stained and how to avoid these issues.

concrete worktop pic for the sealing and maintenance guide