There are cases wherein terrazzo tiles need to be restored. These cases happen when the owner has not properly maintained it. In this article, we will discuss the proper way of restoring heavily damaged terrazzo tiles.
When should Terrazzo Tiles be Restored?
The first indication if the terrazzo tiles need to be restored would be if it has accumulated lots of dirt. This dirt cannot be removed through conventional cleaning. Despite repetitive washing and mopping the stain remain on the floor.
The second indication would be that there are cracks on the tiles. These cracks occur especially if heavy objects fall on the terrazzo tiles. These can be dangerous as it can make the floor uneven and cause the floor to be slippery.
How to Restore the Terrazzo Tiles?
1.) Cleaning and Burnishing the Terrazzo Tiles
Run an inspection on the floor. Make sure that there are no old sealers remaining on the tile. To remove this we recommend Tile Doctor Remove & Go solution (TD Solution). This is a powerful cleaner/stripper designed to both breaks down old layers of sealant. It can lift out any ingrained dirt.
Give the floor a rinse with water to remove any excess cleaning product. Do this before moving onto a different cleaning process, known as burnishing. Burnishing is a process involving polishing the surface with to achieve a pleasing sheen finish. The TD solution burnishing system consists of 4 diamond encrusted burnishing pads with different levels of grit.
Apply the course burnishing pad first. Follow it up with the medium, fine then finally the very fine pads. The very fine pads can help achieve a very refined quality polished finished. You will need to rinse the floor with water to lubricate the burnishing process. You will need to rinse the floor to remove the slurry.
Allow the floor to dry completely. Fill the cracks in the tiles with two part resin stone filler.
Once the filler has dried, you will need to re-polish the floor using only the extra fine burnishing pad. Take note to focus your attention along the crack lines. This really helped to reduce the evidence of cracks and left instead of a smoothed surface.
2.) Sealing a Terrazzo tiled floor
The final stage of the restoration will involve sealing the Terrazzo tiles with Tile Doctor Colour Glow. This sealer impregnates the stone seeping into its pores. This provides protection to the terrazzo tiles by applying a robust seal. The seal can help strengthen the terrazzo tiles and would make it capable of withstanding huge foot traffic. The final step is to buff the entire area with a soft white buffing pad.
Conclusion
Once you complete these steps your terrazzo tiles will be good as new. If you are not a handyman we recommend that you contact our team so we can run the restoration ourselves. This can help you avoid the learning curve and restore the tiles in no time.
We recommend to the clients that they really need to run proper maintenance with their floor. Cleaning it every two weeks can help avoid costly maintenance in the long run
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