Since her floors had been down for almost 30 years she couldn t find the tile again to use to patch in the floor if she changed the footprint or layout of her kitchen.
How to renovate terracotta floor tiles.
I recently had a designed in a click consultation with a homeowner who had terracotta or saltillo tile floors in her kitchen and wanted to do a remodel.
The clay tiles give character to a room and a terracotta floor looks more authentic against an exposed stone or roughly plastered wall than ceramic tiles.
Terracotta tiles are very popular due to their hard wearing features and the fact that they are easy to clean and maintain.
Proper maintenance of terracotta tile is essential to maintaining the longevity of the floor.
This is how the terracotta floor.
Keeping tile clean is an important first step.
If you re not careful however it can be very easy to become a slave to your terracotta floor.
Using linseed oil on terracotta tiles possibly combined with turpentine can help reduce the porosity of terracotta tiles and protect them in the long run.
However in time terracotta tiles may become slightly discolored especially if inadequate cleaning products are used on them or due to the fact that they have been in use for several years.
Terracotta is an attractive rustic material for both old and new houses.