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How to restore Victorian tiles

How to restore Victorian tiles

We get a lot of calls from customers who have had the good fortune to purchase a Victorian house with a wealth of period features including some original tiles on floors and walls. The Victorians typically tiled a wealth of their house’s surfaces including…

16 May 2018

We get a lot of calls from customers who have had the good fortune to purchase a Victorian house with a wealth of period features including some original tiles on floors and walls. The Victorians typically tiled a wealth of their house’s surfaces including hallway floors with intricate and colourful patterned designs sometimes incorporating encaustic tiles; porch floors and walls tiles to encompass skirting, dado and feature tiles in eye…

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How to use glazed bricks

How to use glazed bricks

Glazed bricks have been used widely in both historical and contemporary building projects and can add a certain uniqueness when incorporated into a period restoration. Here are some examples of how glazed bricks have been used in public areas of old buildings.

28 Feb 2014

Glazed bricks have been used widely in both historical and contemporary building projects and can add a certain uniqueness when incorporated into a period restoration. There are many places where it would be inappropriate to use glazed bricks but here is a short guide about how glazed bricks could be used to enhance the interior or exterior of your home along with some accompanying images.

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