After debating what to do with them, I realised that I didn’t want to cover the tiles again when we come to carpeting this room. I love that they are a little piece of history in the house and I feel like if you’re going to have a fireplace, it should have a hearth whether it’s useable or not. (I also can’t help but think of the styling opportunities! Ha!). Now I have talked about enough Victorian fireplaces over the years ( here, here and here) to understand that sometimes, restoration is best, sometimes renovation is better and a lot of times there is just no specific right answer. Lithofin Limescale Away: A powerful cleaner that can help you remove limescale and other mineral deposits from your tiles and other surfaces. When the old vinyl flooring was ripped up, I was overjoyed to see there was actually a tiled hearth hiding beneath. I was delighted because I knew these would have been the original tiles that were laid 130 years ago when the house was built. I’ve seen these particular tiles in my home in a few different locations – they are the same tiles we have on the steps outside the front door and they were also used in the hearth in our living room. Tip the bottle directly onto your scrubbing sponge (or a small amount on the tiles if you are using the scrubbing brushes) and start working the liquid into a small patch of tiles at a time. I found it was best to concentrate on only two or three tiles at a time and work my way around. Step 2

Lithofin MN Outdoor Cleaner: A cleaner that is specifically designed for use on outdoor surfaces, such as natural stone, concrete, and terracotta.

What You’ll Need to Restore Victorian Tiles

Now I’ll just start by saying while the product works really well, it does entail a little bit of elbow grease. For this small area, I would say it probably took me around 30-40 minutes which is fine when you’re dealing with only a small group of tiles in a hearth but you will probably need to set aside a lot more time for this if, for instance, you are dealing with a hallway or large room of original Victorian tiles. Lithofin KF Tile Restorer is a special product from the LITHOFIN-Range designed for ceramic tiles (KF). It is an alkaline, solvent-free, cleaning concentrate with a well-balanced combination of cleaning components and special fat and dirt dissolving additives.

Lithofin Wexa Multi-Purpose Cleaner: A versatile cleaner that can be used on a variety of surfaces, including tiles, natural stone, and concrete. Once everything has been lifted up, use the sponge cloth (again dipped in the clean water and rung out) to run over the tiles you’ve just cleaned and remove any remaining tile restorer residue from your tiles. Scrub the area well with the tile restorer and leave to set for a few minutes. Use the sponge cloth dunked in the clean water, ring out to remove the excess water and wipe the area to remove the top layer of grime.Lithofin KF Tile Restorer is applied either neat or diluted in water up to 1:10, depending on degree of soiling. Spread with a brush or pad, and leave it to work for about 10 to 20 minutes, and scrub if necessary. Do not let the solution start to dry. Then mop up with clean, clear water to remove product and rinse again.