If after 15 minutes the water has soaked into the floor the tiles will need to be impregnated with boiled linseed oil.
Best way to clean red quarry tiles.
This will darken the tiles a little so to get an idea of the finished colour wet the tiles to assess the effect.
Tile that has been neglected for a long time may require a professional cleaner to return the tile to its best appearance.
This type of tile can be coarse meaning older string mops won t stand up against it.
Pick a mop that won t be broken down by quarry tile.
Some cleansers are better for indoor applications so read your labels carefully.
While there are several retail cleaning products on the market using a homemade cleaning solution will be much more cost effective and work just as effectively as high priced commercial products.
A synthetic mop works best.
Cleaning and restoring quarry tiles can be a very difficult job for which there are many proprietary products available.
Opt for a wet microfiber mop for heavy duty use a looped ends knit mop or a tube mop head.
This project concentrates on the many floors from earlier periods which have simply been covered in bitumen and overlaid with vinyl tiles or lino.
Quarry tile is vulnerable to staining and like brick it can be broken if heavy objects are dropped on it.