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In the south east of England, we endure from hard water which as many of yous have experienced tin calcify on our showers leaving white limescale staining. Without fitting a water softener this limescale causes a problem around the home, particularly when the tiles are dark.

A expert example of this problem was this large dark grey slate tiled shower at a house in Oxshott where the limescale had completely ruined the look of the black slate. The trouble was almost evident on the slate tiles on the floor but had too stained the slate split face slate tiles on the shower wall.

Slate Tiled Bathroom Before Renovation Oxshot

Oxshott is a village in Surrey between Leatherhead and Esher, a survey in 2010 by the Daily Telegraph asserted it was "the village with virtually footballers" in England and mentioned other celebrities who chose to live in the village probably because Chelsea Football Gild take their master training basis in nearby Stoke D'Abernon; It is a cute surface area and is no surprise it is too known as 'the virtually expensive hamlet in England'.

The wet room was not that sometime, but due to the limescale staining was prematurely in need of attention. Nosotros often get calls from customers where they accept apply supermarket products to treat hard water stains, all the same these products are generally acidic, and this can make the problem worse. I would recommend you always read the back of the bottle before to bank check it is safe to utilise on natural stone earlier applying.

After inspecting the shower, I agreed with the customer the best course of action, agreed a cost and booked the job in for a after engagement.

Limescale Stained Slate Wet Room Cleaning

I returned on the agreed date and started work by starting time removing the existing sealer by applying Tile Doctor Remove and Go which is a multi-purpose stripper that'south formulated for employ on natural rock. The production also draws out ingrained stains and removes heavy grease build-up. For best results spray the product onto the tile so leave for it to soak in and go to work breaking down the coatings etc. After ten minutes the production is scrubbed into the stone which in this case meant by hand. The soiled solution can and so be rinsed off the tiles with water. The grout was and then cleaned by hand scrubbing in a stiff dilution of Tile Doctor Pro-Make clean followed by more rinsing.

The final part of preparation was to remove the limescale. This was done with a small handheld diamond block and a wire brush. The block is great for smoothing down all sorts of bug and being small it can get into tight areas. I and so dried the whole room with an industrial blower. Slate cannot be sealed finer when damp as it won't cure properly. The blower is noisy only best in this situation and is very effective when a fast dry out is needed.

Sealing a Slate Tiled Bathroom in Oxshott

After lunch I checked the surface area was nice and dry by testing the moisture content. I and then sealed the whole area, wall and floor with Tile Medico Colour Grow. Colour Grow, is a colour intensifying sealer that provides durable surface protection as well as allowing the surface to breath and enhance colour. For this project it darkened the tiles nicely and volition provide protection from staining, making them much easier for the client to maintain moving forward.

The client was very happy with the lovely result. The bathroom looked clean and fresh again, at present it is just a case of trying to keep on tiptop of the limescale.

Slate Tiled Bathroom After Renovation Oxshot

Limescale removed from Slate Tiled Shower Wall and Floor in W Surrey