Maintaining Saltillo Tile,  Terra Cotta Pavers, And other Floor Restoration blog topics throughout the Bay Area, and all of California.

Can You Stain Terra Cotta Tile Floors

Can you stain terracotta tile?     they ask me constantly and yes you can, they are very porous tile so if they are brand new the technique for staining is...

Saltillo Tile Sealer Types and Options

What Is The Best Sealer For Saltillo Tile?   There are basically 2 types of sealer for saltillo tile and terra-cotta clay bodied tile. A topical high shine or low...

How To Clean Saltillo Tile With Vinegar & Terracotta and Talavera Tile Design

Are you still falling for the clean your floors with vinegar and warm water b.s? You gotta be kidding me! Im blown away how often I hear or read about cleaning with...

Is Saltillo Tile Good For Outdoors?

Is saltillo tile good for outdoors?   Yes and no. In my experience and with my infinite knowledge of saltillos tells me that it depends on 3 things. 1) The...

Can Terracotta Tiles Be Painted | Best Saltillo Tile Stain Colors

  Are you looking to update your Terracotta tiles, Saltillo, Lincoln, or Mexican pavers? There's great news! You can change the color of your terracotta tile floor...

Can You Steam Clean Saltillo Tile

    If you are thinking about steam cleaning your saltillo tiles DO NOT DO IT. Water is the enemy these porous clay tiles and steam mopping them will surely...

What Is The Best Saltillo Tile Cleaner at Home Depot

One of the most frustrating things in life is to find the best Saltillo tile cleaner at Home Depot or any hardware or home improvement store, that actually works. There...

2 Common Terracotta Tile Restoration & Refinishing Misconceptions You Need To Know About and Why

Every Spanish style home owner knows the joy of owning your own piece of paradise. There are a lot of misconceptions and commonly "assumed" thoughts about terra-cotta...

To Replace or Restore my Saltillo Tile Floor, that is the question

Start planning your remodel with me and get on the busy schedule ASAP. To set a date or start planning CALL or E-MAIL Fritz Wittmann (707) 384-1172...

Best Way to Clean Outside Terracotta Tile and Saltillo

Are your exterior terracotta tile looking horrendous? Just want to spruce them up or completely revitalize your floor? Well you are in luck because this article and...

Don’t make these Saltillo terracotta tile sealing mistakes

There are many mistakes that are commonly made when sealing terracotta tiles. This first mistake could easily be avoided if the proper time is put into getting them...

Best Sealer For Terracotta Floor Tiles | Stain Protection

So your terracotta floor tiles in your kitchen are dull and sticky, and you just can't figure out why? The tiles may be deteriorating and dirt is just sticking in the...

Choosing The Right Grout Color | Best Grout for Saltillo Tile

Can't Decide On The Right Color Grout To Use? Those grout color samples and tile grout color charts just don't show how the grout really looks when actually put on the...

Stain Saltillo Tiles To Match Your Color Pallette

Pink and Yellow Saltillo Tiles Driving You Nuts? So you just bought a house, and don't like the pink and yellow saltillo tile floors you inherited? It doesn't match...

3 Horrible Mexican Tile Restoration, Cleaning, and Refinishing tips commonly given

Mexican tile and saltillo pavers are a luxury. Different mexican tile designs can really set off the look of your entire home. That is, if you maintain them correctly....

Why Cleaning Saltillo Tile Isn’t Working Anymore

Are you growing more and more frustrated with your saltillo tile flooring by the day? Dirt stuck in the sealer? Grout unmanageable and unbearable? This is a common (and...

Have an amazing tile floor that you can be proud of

Don't waste precious time & energy on stuttering Stanley tile contractors & carpet guys claiming to do tile. Carpet guys claim to do tile.... But we don't claim...

Turn your remodeling dreams into reality with our custom tile staining

You don't have to settle for the original look of your Saltillo tile floor Now you can plan your interior decorating and remodeling a little easier  and work with...

20 Years of Neglect Finally Caught Up To Your Super Saltillo Floor? | California Tile Restoration

Improper Sealing and Maintenance got the best of these Super Saltillo Pavers These 14 by 14 inch rounded edge Super Saltillo Pavers were installed in 1994. These pavers...

Sealer blistering and peeling is a common enemy to most do it yourselfers

Sealer blistering and peeling is a common enemy to most do it yourselfers These 12 x 12 Concrete paver tiles were the product of a do it yourselfer. After about 2 weeks...

Flagstone Patio Cleaning & Natural Stone Refinishing in Marin Ca

Tired of Not Enjoying Your Patio Because Your Flagstone Is Moldy, Dirty, And Disgusting In these before pics of this multi-colored irregular shaped flagstone patio in...

Saltillo Mexican Tiles Stripped, Cleaned, & Sealed in Redlands Ca

You don't have to settle for dull Mexican tile & dirty grout any longer These 10 x 10 Saltillo Mexican Tiles in Redlands California were sealed with multiple layers...

Antique Saltillo Tile Floor Cleaning & Refinishing in Santa Cruz Ca

Do you recognize the 2 early warning signs that your Saltillo tiles need to be stripped Saltillo tiles are uncleanable, and you have tried everything. Dirt has embedded...

Spruce up those Saltillo Tiles from Dull to Shine in no Time

Saltillo Tile Stripping in Los Altos Hills and Streaking Sealer In these before pictures of 12 x 12 Rounded edge saltillos, the home owners called on CTR to come out...

San Francisco Marble tile Countertop Polishing & Grout Cleaning

Get Rid of those dull spots on your Marble tile countertop once and for all This small island in the middle of the kitchen was badly etched by a chlorine based...

Quality Saltillo Tile Cleaning | Refinishing & Installation Services

Why settle for Damaged, Scuffed, Dirty Saltillo Tiles? Get them Refinished before you install a new floor These are before pics of Saltllo Flooring in Coronado Island...

Saltillo Tile Dirty, Peeling, Dull? California Tile Refinishing

Scratches on Mexican Saltillo Tiles invite unwanted guest and dull the shine When a sealed Saltillo tile is scratched and etched, there is an open invitation for dirt,...

Superior Saltillo Tile Floor Refinishing & Restoration without messy machines

Your Time is important, but so are your Saltillo Tiles! Saltillo tile pavers are the most challenging of tiles to deal with, because of their porosity (the tiles are...

Expert Wax Removal Specialist of All Antique Pavers, Mexican Pavers, & Ceramic Tile | California Tile Restoration

Mount Tamalpais, Marin County California           WARNING: If You Don't Get a Wax Removal Specialist to Refinish Those Saltillo tiles or...

20 Years of Neglect Finally Caught Up To Your Super Saltillo Floor? | California Tile Restoration

    Improper Sealing and Maintenance got the best of these Super Saltillo Pavers These 14 by 14 inch rounded edge Super Saltillo Pavers were installed in...

Save Money on Floor Replacement and Recycle Your Existing Tile

    Why spend loads of cash on replacing tiles with wood flooring Floor replacement costing you too much money? Then there are other options you can choose....

Lacquer Gone Bad Around Mexican Tile Pool Coping

  As you can see, the sealer's completely failed around this pool. The moment the lacquer dried and the home occupants started to swim and make the water from the...

Oops! Your Lacquer Sealer Failed Again | Mexican Tile

In these pictures, you can see this patio has 12 x 12 Lincoln Pavers that have white and cloudy on basically every tile, as well as all of the grout. The home owner who...

Mexican Paver Stripping | Failed Sealer

When the Sealer is defeated by the elements, rain, traffic, etc   In this Video I'm showing the piles and buckets of sloppy goop that I have been stripping off the...

Machines for Cleaning Mexican Tile, Saltillos, Slate, Flagstone, and Brick, Suck!

Stop Wasting Time and Save money in the long run Buffers, Sanders, Steam Machines, Carpet Company Machines, & High pressure washers are great at ruining tile,...

Want More Out Of Your Slate Tile Patio?

Get more out of your slate tiles with these Slate Natural Color Secrets to Success and Bulletproof Protection! In these pictures You can see the 20 x 20 varied color...

Mexican Terracotta Paver Exterior Patio Restored

There's 2 Types of People. People with Clean Color Popping Protected Outside Pavers, and People with Hazy, Cloudy, Scratched, Dirty Exterior Flooring, Which Group Are...

Porcelain Tile Carpet Glue Removal | California Tile Restoration

This Project was done in beautiful and busy downtown Sacramento, California. Get That Tough Old Carpet Glue Removed Now! In these pictures above, you can see there is...

Mexican Tiles Not Looking Like They Used To?

Old worn mexican tiles must be refinished and restored to get them looking like they use to. In these before pics, you can see that the old oil based turpentine and...

Slate Tile Driving You Crazy? | California Tile Restoration

This Gorgeous shot of Belvedere in Sausalito, Marin California as the fog rolls in. We're restoring an Outdoor Multi-colored Irregular Slate tile Patio. Transforming...

Mexican Paver Replacement & Repair | California Tile Restoration

Need to fill in an area with Tiles or Mexican Pavers? In these pics above, you can see that they patched the floor with concrete where they removed a wall. The customer...

Want Colorful & Non-Slip Mexican Pavers On Your Walkway? Read This

Strip That white Hazy Sealer off your outside Mexican Pavers Now! These Mexican Pavers belonged to a couple in Rio Vista California   As you can see in the...

Tired of your bricks looking hazy, worn and covered in white? | California Tile Restoration

Why Brick Restoration is the answer Old red bricks before they are stripped, cleaned, and enhanced As you can see in this picture above, these bricks and grout joints...

It Pays To Seal Your Clay | California Tile Restoration

Keep the value of your home by maintaining your pavers Clay paver tile maintenance is exactly that, maintenance. When a lot of people choose the terracotta tile, they...

Staining Lincoln & Tecate Pavers to match existing floor | California Tile Restoration

  These Tiles were Replaced by another company. As you can see, the tiles have no color on them and the shape & size were real close. They thought they were...

Terra Cotta Saltillo paver Refinishing Stripping all existing sealer & finished Low Lustre | California Tile Restoration

In the Picture below, these are the first couple of tiles we started on with our stripper removal process. To get an idea what exactly was on this floor, we did a...

Polishing Tecate Pavers

The preparation of Tecate floors is THE most important gem of wisdom for your floor. Before you polish your Tecate pavers, you need to deep clean them on your hands and...

Custom Stained Terra Cotta Pavers | California Tile Restoration

We can custom stain terracotta tiles any color you like, but first, you should get the floor refinished and cleaned correctly   Traditionally, stained Terra Cotta...