Terracotta tile floors can be stripped with a machine and a water based stripper like every other tile floor for 99 per square foot.
Terracotta tile cleaning and restoration.
The elemens such as rain and algae pose a luminous.
However time can get the best of these surfaces if not maintained properly.
Test your terracotta tiles for porosity by placing water in the middle of a tile.
Cleaning outdoor terracotta tiles is a whole other project seperate from cleaning indoor terracotta tiles.
The waxes and polishes originally applied to saltillo mexican tiles terracotta and pavers them easy to clean and maintain but after many years buildup and soiling becomes evident.
Example of restoring an old terracotta tile floor which had been left untreated for many years and had become badly stained.
How to seal terracotta tiles.
The best way to clean terracotta and or saltillo tiles is on your hands and knees using brass tipped bristles and green scrubber steel will scratch and damage.
The most important part is the acid cleaning solution.
This is how the terracotta floor looked after cleaning with just water.