Porcelain Tile Floor Cleaning Birmingham
Porcelain tiles are great looking tiles which can be used for flooring in many areas of the home as well as public and commercial buildings. As a comparatively dense and hard wearing tile, porcelain makes an excellent choice for flooring. Porcelain tiles are kiln fired from clay and sand at a higher temperature than other similar tiles, which makes them tougher than, for example, their ceramic cousins. In fact, porcelain tiles are so tough they can even be used outside. Despite this, if porcelain tiles are not properly looked after they will degrade like any other tile. Tile & Stone Medic Birmingham provide the full range of porcelain tile floor cleaning services, handling everything from basic polishing to full deep cleaning, stripping and resealing.
Types of porcelain tile
Tile & Stone Medic Birmingham provide tile cleaning services for all types of porcelain tile, double charged, full bodied and textured. In each case we tailor our work to the specific type of porcelain we’re working with in order to achieve the best results possible. As part of your restoration, our technicians can usually take your porcelain tile to any type of finish; polished or matt or anything in between depending on your preference. If you would like to see some examples of our previous successful restorations, you can browse through the gallery on our testimonials page.
Restoring porcelain tiled floors
Most often, porcelain tiles are secured in place using white grouting, the kind you might associate with bathroom tiles. Due to its white colour and porous nature, this grout can be particularly vulnerable to dirt and moisture, which looks unsightly and also makes it easier for dirt to become engrained into the porcelain. Whilst cleaning your porcelain tiles, our floor technicians can also tend to your grouting, recolouring where necessary to eliminate dirt and protect your tiles. If you’d like more information get in touch via our contact page.
How we clean porcelain tiles
Every floor presents its own unique challenges arising from natural variations in the tile and the amount of use the floor has to withstand. Generally, we follow a similar workflow for each porcelain floor we service, with each step tailored for best results. The first stage is tackling any surface dirt which may interfere with any subsequent cleaning. Once the surface dirt is gone, we use specially formulated solutions to unseat deeper, more engrained dirt. When our solutions have worked their magic, the floor is fully washed and neutralised. At this stage, any minor damage becomes more obvious and small repairs can take place. The porcelain is then ready for polishing, either to a high sheen or a matt finish. When you are happy with our cleaning and polishing, we then progress to sealing the porcelain to protect it from moisture and ensure your clean floor stays looking great for as long as possible.
Common issues
Porcelain is known for being a tough material for tiles, but unfortunately it remains susceptible to the same wear and tear than most tiles suffer from. Repeated footfall and other usage of the floor will eventually wear at the protective coating and leave the tiles underneath vulnerable to scratches and other damage. Care should always be taken when selecting cleaning products to use on porcelain, as the wrong chemical can dissolve protective layers and even eat away at the tile. Even the best kept floors will eventually start to loose their lustre and look a little dull, a natural consequence of the passage of time. Tile & Stone Medic Birmingham are experts in restoring ceramic tiles no matter what condition they are in, with over 15 years of experience and numerous 5 star reviews to our name you can rest assured you’re in safe hands.
If your porcelain floor is in need of a service, Tile & Stone Medic Birmingham are the company you need to call. Backed by many years of experience and with hundreds of happy customers, you’d struggle to find a better porcelain tile cleaning service anywhere. Get in touch today to make a booking.
FAQs
While we can’t make a floor 100% waterproof, we can apply a high-quality sealer that offers protection against moisture. This should do the job of protecting your porcelain tiles against water damage long enough for you to clean up the spill.
Yes, one of our most common jobs is restoring the shine of dull porcelain. We’ve got specialist equipment perfectly suited to this. Get in touch via our contact page for a free quote.
Yes, we can restore the finish of polished porcelain to bring back the shine. We use specially formulated gels, solutions and machinery to restore the polished finish.
Yes we can, securing loose tiles is a simple job for a professional and we’d be happy to help
Absolutely, we stock a range of high quality sealers which we can use to make your tiles shine like new.
In many cases yes, it’s one of our specialities. We’ll need to take a look at the amount of staining to make a proper assessment.
In many cases we can, although it depends on the type of tile and how serious the damage is. Let us take us a look at your floor and we’ll make an assessment. Please note we can only carry out floor repairs as part of a full deep clean or restoration for your stone floor. Unfortunately, we are not able to attend to carry out repairs in isolation.
