Conservation and Restoration of Victorian and Edwardian Geometric Tiled Floors

Restoration - Extension - Cleaning - Sealing

Services

Free consultation and quotation
Consolidation of substrate and replacement of damaged tiles
Reproduction of encaustic tiles
Alteration, correction and extension of the tile scheme
Deep clean and seal

We offer an initial consultation to estimate the degree of damage and to advise on the appropriate method of restoration. We aim to retain as much of the historic material as possible and stabilise the floor to prevent any further damage, while reviving its appearance to a high standard of cleanliness for everyday use.

Recent Projects

FULHAM

This Victorian floor features a beautiful and rarely-seen shade of blue. Following a deep clean and seal to stop any dirt permeating the surface of the tile, the customer could once again appreciate this gem.

A view of a dirty and damaged Victorian hallway floor containing encaustic and plain blue and buff tiles

A view of a cleaned Victorian floor containing encaustic and plain blue and buff tiles

A closeup view of a cleaned Victorian floor containg encaustic and plain blue and buff tiles

TWICKENHAM

After a change in layout to this hallway, this floor's border needed to be moved to run long the face of a new wall. It is important that the border intersects the tiles in the field at the right place, so after some careful calculation, this beautiful floor looks perfectly paired with the room's new layout.

Red and yellow tiled mosaic floor in downstairs hallway of a UK home

View from above of stairs and a red and yellow mosaic tiled floor

BRIXTON

This hallway floor was horribly discoloured by deeply embedded grime, masking its subtle but pretty border and scheme. It also had areas with large cracks that needed replacing. As usual, repairs, a deep clean and a seal had it looking as good as new.

Dirty Victorian tiled floor in London home hallway

Victorian tiled floor with cracks and loose tiles

Clean hallway Victorian tiled floor with blue accents and red border

SOUTH ACTON

Degradation of the concrete base below the corner of this hallway floor meant that many tiles cracked and came loose. A new base was poured and the pattern relaid with new tiles where needed. We always try to preserve and reuse original tiles where possible and many were used here. Once cleaned and sealed, the customer was left with a striking floor with beautiful bright blue accents.

A corner of a Victorian tiled floor with tiles removed

Completed Victorian flooring tile scheme showing border going around a corner

A view down the hallway showing Victorian geometric tiled flooring

HIGHBURY AND ISLINGTON

The tile scheme for this floor ended abruptly as it transitioned into the black slate tiles beyond. We carefully extraced the field tiles next to the slate and relaid the border to fit the geometry. Accompanied by fixes of cracked and damaged tiles in other parts of the floor, this change left the hallway looking refreshed and complete.

Downstairs hallway of a house with a Victorian or Edwardian tiled mosaic floor

Mosaic hallway tiled floor next to retrofitted black slate tiles

Finished mosaic hallway floor in London home

BRIXTON

This hallway had a fitted coir door mat hiding the floor, which was in good condition for its age, below. After removal of the mat and edging, we replaced any cracked tiles and gave it a deep clean and seal. As you can see, the restoration did a great job of bringing the floor's colours back to life.

Hallway of a London home with broken and dirty Victorian geometric tiled floor

Clean and shiny Victorian geometric tiled floor of a London home

Closeup of a clean and shiny Victorian geometric tiled floor in a London home

PARSONS GREEN

The tile scheme of this Victorian path was disturbed by the presence of solid concrete fill. Likely added as a hurried repair following previous damage. Necessary precautions were taken during removal of this section to ensure no damage was caused to the surrounding area. Suitable modern replacements were laid in place of the missing tiles before the path was finally regrouted and cleaned.