Limestone Cleaning New Malden

• We set out by using a Limestone cleaner and degreaser on the Limestone. The cleaner should be left to work for around 20 minutes so it can break down any grease laden. We also use industrial scrubbing machines to scrub the cleaner into the surface of the Limestone.
• After the scrubbing has finished, they vacuum off the cleaning slurry and assess the condition of the floor. We repeat the scrubbing until the floor has released all of the soil. On polished and honed Limestone, one scrubbing and rinsing step is generally enough to remove any soil. Having said that, with Tumbled Limestone tiles and Brushed Limestone tiles, the cleaning may require several applications.
• After machine scrubbing, there can still be soil trapped in the surface of Brushed and Tumbled Limestone, and the grout.
• If there is still some ingrained dirt after machine scrubbing, we can use hot pressure rinsing equipment. Hot pressurised rinsing drives heated water deep into the pores and holes in the tiles and the grout, to get at the dirt that a floor scrubbing machine could not clean out. It's often remarkable how much more dirt the hot rinsing equipment extracts.
• pressurised rinsing may not be ideal for very porous or soft Limestone, as it could create a shadow effect from the cleaning.

Limestone restoration work starts by examining the Limestone for damage. Usually cleaing with strong cleaners and also foot traffic degrades the surface on Limestone.

The result is a scratched, permeable surface with minute, holes that fill with soil. When this occurs, the initial surface is removed by grinding and also honing.

This process is known as Limestone restoration. We have assorted Limestone floor restoration products like; diamonds for honing and grinding, resin fillers, grouts and polishing creams to produce a gloss finish.

The wear on older Limestone floors is a consequence of years, perhaps centuries, of being walked over. Laminations in the Limestone can break up, tiles may crack, and also the tile subfloor cound move.

This wear is a reminder of the floor's historic past, therefore it is often better to acknowledge these imperfections instead of disturb an old Limestone floor. Most of the time, these heratige floors are installed in listed buildings and also any work is stringently controlled by the Heritage authorities.