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kitchen floor looks horrible

Asked by keri from pembrokeshire: 16 years ago put down a semi handmade terracotta tile in our kitchen. 2 years ago and 3 children 2 dogs later i used products from company starting with L ending in on to ' revitalise' unfortunatly they looked worse after i finished than they did before. Last year we had a leak from the rayburn so now have white marks in front of it that need to be sorted. I am considering bleach/brick acid for cleaning/ linseed oil ( used originally) and have no idea how to seal (think we used HG products originally)/ Please help last time I did it I thought it would last another 10/15 years but it was a complete waste of time. Half term is coming up so I have a week off would really like to sort ready for christmas. thank you. Keri

TileProf says: Hi Keri, Doubt you will be using L@@@on again, but nevermind follw this link for cleaning and sealing Terra-cotta, they are a bit high mantenance so best to top up your sealer once a year, rather than let it break down again. Regards Russell at Tile Doctor http://www.tiledoctor.co.uk/Terracotta.html

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