Clean It Up
UK Floor Cleaning Forum => Hard Floor Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: Paul Moss on February 18, 2012, 08:53:01 pm
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Can anybody ID these , they where put down in the 1940's and are very porious.
(http://i839.photobucket.com/albums/zz318/welshwizard007/howellstilefloor078.jpg)
(http://i839.photobucket.com/albums/zz318/welshwizard007/howellstilefloor081.jpg)
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Hard to tell from the pics. How thick are they? They look like dust pressed tiles to me.
A portland cement tile that is kiln dried rather than fired. It has 2 layers. Portland cement on the top and portland/sand for the base.
They dont usually have any glaze to them and as you say are seriously porous.
Most customers want them shiny which can be a nightmare due to their porosity. I always try and swing them in the direction of colour enhancing impregnator.
They take over a week to dry out. Especially this time of year so it will mean a couple of trips.
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Jamie have you a contact number
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they tile is a original granwood block tile and was made of a cement based product
there rep will sell you the sealant ect 07970844203 his name is titus
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I did think Granwood to begin with but was unsure from the pictures. http://www.granwood.co.uk/ (http://www.granwood.co.uk/)
Dont phone them for advice. Last time I did they nicked the job. 800m2. They sent one guy to do it and it looked liked something from DIY SOS when he was done.
It is a cement/wood mix. Needs sanding using silicon carbide belts and appropriate dust extractor on a floor sander.
Finishes are polyurethanes from a company called Granwax.
Jamie
01334656787
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these are the same company granwood install....... granwax sell mainteanace chemicals