Sandstone is used for flooring both outdoors and in because of its natural look. It is very strong, so it is often used for heavy-traffic areas. Although the floor withstand lots of use, it needs professional care, since dirt can get trapped in the pitted surface.
At TileMaster Leamington Spa we have the experience and professional equipment required to restore your sandstone and yorkstone floors. We are trained in sandstone floor care and we can achieve the best results for you. A professional sandstone restoration will mean your floor is clean, safe and your floor is protected.
How to tell if your sandstone floor needs cleaning or restoring?
Floor manufacturers suggest you sweep and dust any tile floor each week. However, to keep the sandstone looking its best, it’s prudent to arrange semi-regular professional cleaning and polishing. This will deep clean the sandstone, which will look great and will maximise the life of the stone.
You may be wondering how regularly your sandstone floor needs a professional deep clean, polish, or seal. This is affected by a variety of factors. One of the most important among these is how much use the sandstone floor receives. Often outdoor flooring and sandstone in commercial premises needs a professional clean most frequently.
There are several signs of wear that you should look out for when deciding to book a professional restoration of your sandstone floor. TileMaster Leamington Spa can help you identify and fix the following sandstone problems:
● Does your sandstone floor look faded?
● Have you noticed that the colour of the stone is less obvious?
● Is the grout loose?
● Does the sandstone floor look better when wet?
● Is the floor dirty after recent building work?
● Have stubborn marks appeared?
● Is mopping making no improvement to the floor’s look?
● Have you noticed that stains and marks come back after cleaning?
● Would you like to restore a like-new finish?
Benefits of TileMaster’s sandstone cleaning and sealing service in Leamington Spa
When you hire the TileMaster Leamington Spa team to restore your sandstone floors, you will find out why our customers love our work. There are many benefits of our sandstone floor cleaning and polishing service, such as:
● Longer lifespan for your sandstone slabs
● A healthier environment free from bacterial build up
● Less daily maintenance will be required once the sandstone floor has been restored
● The colour of the sandstone will be improved and brighter
● A professional seal will keep the grouting firm and clean for longer
● The wax we apply will make the sandstone floor feel nicer
● Our restoration process will protect any warranty coverage
● Our professional staff work hard to reduce disruption and mess
TileMaster Leamington Spa’s sandstone restoration process:
Every member of the team at TileMaster Leamington Spa has been carefully trained to restore and clean sandstone floors. We use top-of-the-range floor cleaning machines and our own TileMaster branded cleaning solutions to achieve the most impressive results. Our sandstone restoration process is:
● Step 1 – Survey the sandstone slabs and discuss finish and seal options with you.
● Step 2 – Remove any furniture to prepare the area.
● Step 3 – Protect the surroundings with low-tack masking tape.
● Step 4 – Vacuum & sweep the area to remove surface dirt.
● Step 5 – Apply TileMaster cleaning agents to strip old sealer.
● Step 6 – Power scrubbing and mechanical agitation using PH-neutral floor cleaner.
● Step 7 – High-power vacuum and freshwater rinse to remove the solution.
● Step 8 – Fresh sandstone is brought to the surface of the floor using a diamond-tipped brush.
● Step 9 – Speed dry the floor to remove any remaining footprints.
● Step 10 – Apply commercial grade impregnating sealer to protect the finish of the floor.
● Step 11 – Apply a matt or satin wax for a smoother, softer finish if requested.
● Step 12 – Customer sign-off. Advice on daily and weekly maintenance of the floor and we provide 6 months worth of cleaner at no charge.
Why to choose TileMaster for your sandstone floor restoration in Leamington Spa
There are loads of reasons why you should choose TileMaster Leamington Spa to clean and restore your sandstone floor:
● Full insurance for all domestic and commercial work on sandstone floors
● Health & safety trained team
● Specific training in sandstone restoration at TileMaster HQ
● Friendly, local & personal service
● Top-quality service
● Minimum disruption to your surroundings
● We move your furniture for you and put it back if needed
FAQs
Yes, we can use aggressive diamond tooling to remove the lips or sharp edges. Once the floor is flat we can smooth out the floor and bring back the wonderful polished finish
Scratches, scuff marks and damage on the floor can be removed if they are surface-level and in the dressing. Deeper scratches on the surface may require a more intensive process to use diamond pads to repair the scratch.
We are happy to give a ballpark figure from pictures and room sizes, as this can help customer budgeting on renovation projects if they are unsure whether to restore or replace, but ultimately we would need to carry out a full survey and demo before any work can take place.
Yes, we are always happy to call out and offer a free demo clean. Not only does this give you, the customer, a good indication of the results we can achieve, it also allows us to quote for the floor correctly, as we know the process required to achieve those results.
Normally the floor needs around 4 hours to dry. If we are only sealing the grout, the floor is fine for socks and slippers after 1 hour, but depending on the porosity of the tiles, room temperature and other factors, the floor can take longer to dry.
Every job is different, due to furniture, size of area and treatments required but during the free survey & demo we will give you an estimate of time. For example, we recently completed a deep clean and sealed a marble floor of 40sqm in 1.5 days
Every job is different but during the free survey we measure up, do a free demonstration clean to show the results we can achieve, and from this we send over a full proposal for you to browse at your own leisure. We do not give prices on the day or put you under any pressure for an answer there and then
Yes, the floor is fine to use once we leave on the first day. We try to leave protection on the floor in the main traffic way or around the kitchen island, in front of the sink or oven. We normally suggest just not to cook anything like spag bol or curry, however, because the sauce might end up splattering on the floor
All products used are within the manufacturer’s guidelines, and where applicable your flooring manufacture own brand products can be used.
