Saltillo Restoration in the Dallas Metroplex
Monday, July 25th, 2011
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- Saltillo restoration
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- Saltillo stripping
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- saltillo Finishes
Saltillo floors have gone through so many changes throughout the past 50 years. What was once a highly sought after floor choice has begun to make a big come back. A couple years ago we finished a Saltillo floors in a Kaleidoscope of homes in the Team Ranch area of Fort Worth. Designers and home owners have been falling in love again with these beautiful floors.
Unfortunately, it is near impossible to find true raw Saltillo floors. Most today come pre-sealed and mass produced; which is like buying engineered granite stone. Original Saltillo has originality and a distinctive unique characteristic about each tile. No two tiles are exactly the same. Without going into the boring details of how each are made, I can say that the original tiles were created more by hand. The pre-sealed Saltillo tiles are typically thinner and more fragile, thus the need for the pre-seal to give each tile durability.
In the past years we have had the opportunity to finish many Saltillo floors. I wanted to highlight one project we completed a week ago. In these pictures, I only got one before picture. And it was in the Stripping phase of the project. The other pictures show off our ability to restore an old floor and match it to an existing floor!
- Saltillo stripping
Saltillo restoration
So, these floors are priceless! 
