Original flagstones are something we need to approach with care and patience. These tiles are porous layered sandstone and over time they have developed an attractive patina from the layers of wax , oils and maintenance products that have been applied over the decades. This patina needs to be preserved and restoration efforts need work around this.
This flagstone tiled floor seen in the image above we restored in an old cottage in Boxmoore Hertfordshire and they are around 300 years old.
How did we restore the flagstones in this one
We first began with a gentle PH neutral cleaner to only remove surface dirt and not disturb the natural patina. No aggressive scrubbing or cleaning is used.
These old tiles had damage in the layers where bits had sheered off over time that can be seen in the images where the lighter patches are. Our job was to first blend these into the rest of the tile by applying aging wax as required. By working aging wax into the tiles you can control the colour as these waxes darken them.
After this we applied several coats of a hard wax to the surface to protect and enrich the old flagstone tiles.
