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VIEW OUR LATEST ENCAUSTIC TILE PROJECT

Our latest project: restoration of a 1916 condominium lobby with Maw Greek Revival tiles.

RECENT HEARTH REPAIRS, USING REPRODUCTIONS (UPPER) and REPAIRS ON TILES CIRCA 1898 (LOWER)	HEARTH TILE REPAIR AND RESTORATION Historic hearth tile adds both beauty and value to your home. Old tiles may be impossible to replace, and add tremendously to your home's resale value. Many older homes also contain the typical Victorian design, in which the hearth tiles are accompanied by a splayed design of five tiles surrounding the fireplace. These tiles are housed within a decorative grate.  With these decorative grate tiles, Urban Revivals can clean tiles, remove paint and old plaster, glue breaks, and patch chipped edges.  Should your tiles simply have chips or missing color spots, Urban Revivals can repair these areas using epoxy compounds and enamel colors. Old hearth tiles are not normally grouted. We will carefully lift these tiles out for repair. Old cement will be carefully removed to make room for new ceramic tile adhesive, in order to position and secure the repaired tile. For chipped tiles, we will repair the tiles with an epoxy compound, color match the damaged areas, and reseat the tiles. For tiles immediately adjoining the firebox, we may avoid this solution, but pick historic replacement fire-rated tiles  (as the epoxy repair may darken over time if too near the firebox).  Should we encounter an inadequate hearth, we will coordinate with our customers to ensure that the hearth meets fire code, making any repairs with a marble cut slab and cement bed composed of cement, lime and sand, with depth, front and side projections in accordance with building code. Grate repairs, fitting of fireplaces, and flue repairs will be referred to an alternate contractor.