After a long period of use, tiles can become dull due to a variety of factors, lacking the brightness and beauty of the past. This is why tile refurbishment has become one of the preferred ways to improve the condition of your tiles. So, what should you do to refurbish your tiles? Here are some tile renovation experiences to share, take a look!

4 ways to refurbish tiles

1. Clean the old tiles

Tile after years of baptism, the surface is easy to accumulate scale, oil, especially in the seam stains are particularly large. So when cleaning living room tiles, it is recommended to use stain removal cream on the surface for a thorough cleaning. For the crevices, you can use a toothbrush with stain remover and brush it away. Finally, clean with water and wipe dry. If you are not satisfied with the result, you can also use a polishing machine to polish the tiles, which will restore the brightness of the tiles but will have an effect on the integrity of the pattern and texture.

2. Stickers

Post adhesive paste is the recent rise of tile renovation measures, I believe that many friends are also the first time see. Tile adhesive paste, the operation is very simple, just paste on the floor tile. These is called adhesive stickers that come in a variety of patterns and colours, so not only can they play a role in covering up the tiles, but they can also add their own favourite patterns to the surface of a single solid colour tile. If you are interested in buying it, make sure you ask the staff exactly how to do it to avoid wasting materials.

3. Re-colouring

Tile after a long period of sun exposure, the surface will inevitably appear with some cracks and fading, which is normal, no tile can remain unchanged for years. If you don't want to reinstall them, you can try painting them with a special tile paint to bring them back to their former glory. But on the tile paint, to avoid painting to the seam, so as not to affect the beauty.

4. New tiles over old tiles

If your home floor tiles are very old, it is not recommended to use the three methods previously described. You can try to switch to this, on the basis of the old tiles directly pavement of new tiles. This operation is more complicated and you should always get a professional to do it. If you encounter an area of empty drums, then you have to eradicate the work of the area, and then use some other tiles flat after, and then on this basis to lay the new tiles.