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Victorian quarry tiles lifting and relaying
Anonymous user 15/03/2024 - 2.53 PM
Hi I currently have a Victorian red and black tiled kitchen floor. It is in a bad way. Some badly broken (but solidly fixed) tiles, faded tiles, patches of bleach like stains, sections which are just the lime screed and no tiles, cut tiles etc. It is freezing cold, looks a mess and is a nightmare to keep clean. Also, a new internal opening will not have tiles where the wall is being removed. I obviously need to keep a breathable floor for the happiness of my house. I cannot lift the floor level more than about 5cm and even then it will still be lower than the external ground level. So far my thoughts are... 1. Take up all of the tiles, and lay new tiles e.g. limestone with a lime mortar. Or 2. Try and cut out with a diamond cutter the most badly broken tiles. Hope i can lift the remaining tiles from under the kitchen units and that enough come up to fill in the gaps and act as replacements. Then some how clean the tiles and seal them without making them non breathable. This will leave nothing under the units. Neither option solves the cold problem. I am at the point that although I have tried to restore as many features in the house as I can on a budget, the floor in its current state is too difficult to live with on a day to day basis. I am not precious about keeping the tiles, but I do want to maintain breathability. Does anyone have any suggestions as to what my options are? Thank you
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