Fireplace Cleaning

Welcome to my Work History archive where you will find detailed examples of Fireplace Tile Cleaning and Renovation work carried out in East Sussex

Cleaning and Renovating Fireplaces and Hearths

Stone Fireplaces typically suffer from smoke staining which we can remove with the use of an alkaline gel cleaner such as Tile Doctor Oxy-Gel which sticks to the surface for longer and is easier to manage than a liquid cleaner. Other problems we typically come across involve hearths stained by Candle Wax and Rust from wrought iron fire baskets.

For Stone Fireplaces and especially Stone Hearths we recommend the application of a Sealer such as Tile Doctor Ultra-Seal which is almost invisible thus protecting the stone without changing its appearance.

Below you will find detailed examples of work we have carried out in the past, it should give you some idea of what’s involved and what can be achieved with the right techniques and products.


Stone Fireplace During After Cleaning Brighton

Restorative Cleaning of a Stone Fireplace in Brighton

I’m really pleased with the transformation I managed to achieve cleaning this Stone Fireplace at a lovely period house in Brighton. The client had been decorating the room which highlighted just how grubby the Stone Fireplace now looked and she desperately wanted to use it for the cold nights towards Christmas.

Stone Fireplace Before Cleaning Brighton
The run up to Christmas is generally a busy time for us as we usually find homeowners are really keen to have their tiles cleaned in time for the festivities. However these jobs tend to only take a day at most so I was confident I could squeeze it in quite quickly.

Stone Fireplace Before Cleaning Brighton Stone Fireplace Before Cleaning Brighton

Cleaning a Stone Fireplace

Before starting any job I make sure the surrounding furnishings are protected from splashes from the cleaning products we use. I tend to use a thin blue film for this as it sticks well to most surfaces and like professional decorators masking tape it doesn’t remove the paint when you remove it later.

Stone Fireplace During Cleaning Brighton
To clean the fireplace I used a diluted combination of Tile Doctor Pro-Clean and Acid Gel which was applied to the stone and left to soak in for few minutes before scrubbing it by hand and then carefully rinsing it off. Pro-Clean is a powerful cleaning product on it’s own but I needed something that would deal with the soot and Acid Gel is able to remove all sorts of deposits plus being a gel it sticks well to vertical surfaces.

I couldn’t really use any machinery on the Fireplace that would make the job easier so I had to use a lot of elbow grease instead. The intricate carvings in the stone took some time to get really clean and so in total the job took me about four hours. The Stone Fireplace was transformed by the time I had finished and I think you will agree it now looks fantastic.

Stone Fireplace After Cleaning Brighton
Brighton is a great place to go shopping especially around “The Lanes” behind the main promenade where they have lots of unusual gift shops and with Christmas looming I was able to spend what was left of the afternoon roaming around.

Large Stone Fireplace Cleaned and Sealed in East Sussex

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