Squirrel Property Services

Squirrel Property Services Tile & Stone Floor Cleaning & Sealing. Wooden Floor Sanding & Refinishing. Marble Polishing. Online Estimates Available We're not a big faceless company.

Serving South Cumbria including Barrow In Furness, Ulverston, Windermere, Ambleside, Millom, Kendal and beyond. At Squirrel Property Services, we believe your floors tell the story of your home — and we're here to make sure that story looks its very best. Based in Barrow-in-Furness and serving homeowners across Barrow and South Lakeland, we specialise in the care, restoration and transformation of

all hard floors and wooden worktops. From dustless wooden floor sanding and refinishing to Victorian and encaustic tile restorations, stone floor cleaning and sealing to deep tile and grout cleaning — we bring specialist skills to every job, no matter the size. We're a friendly, local, hands-on service that takes real pride in the work we do and the people we do it for. Every home is different, every floor has its own character, and we treat each job with the care and attention it deserves. Whether you've got a stunning original Victorian tiled hallway that needs bringing back to life, a worn oak floor that's lost its shine, a stone kitchen floor that needs a deep clean and reseal, or a tired worktop that needs a fresh finish — we'll give you honest advice, a clear quote and results you'll love. Our services include:
🪵 Wooden floor sanding & refinishing
🪵 Wooden floor sealing & oiling
🏡 Victorian & encaustic tile restoration
🪨 Stone floor cleaning & sealing
✨ Tile & grout deep cleaning
💎 Stone & tile polishing
🧹 Hard floor deep cleaning
🔨 Wooden worktop sanding & refinishing
🛡️ Floor maintenance & aftercare treatments
📋 Free floor assessment & advice

Serving Barrow-in-Furness, Ulverston, Kendal, Windermere, Grange-over-Sands and the surrounding South Lakeland area.

📞 07568700355
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📍 Based in Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria

Squirrel Property Services — Caring for Cumbria's floors since 2016

Someone else had previously worked on this original tile floor up in Broughton In Furness. The homeowners were convince...
11/08/2026

Someone else had previously worked on this original tile floor up in Broughton In Furness. The homeowners were convinced that more could be achieved.

I deployed a multi-stage cleaning process using both a safe alkaline and safe acid cleaner. The heavy duty floor rotary did the hard scrubbing work. I opted for a softer brush head to avoid damaging the thin colouring that is on the black style tiles. Aggressive brush heads could easily cause damage.

I returned a week later to seal the tiles with Faber P147 Plus which is a premium colour enhancing sealer. Importantly it sits in the pores of the tiles and is not film forming. This retains the breathability that the floor requires.

The homeowners have been fully renovating this property and have done a seriously good job. I loved the small design choices such as the detail on the radiators.

The floor now looks beautiful, even after 120 years.

🕒 120 years old and still brilliant. How?If you live in a Victorian property, you’ve probably marvelled at how the origi...
30/06/2026

🕒 120 years old and still brilliant. How?

If you live in a Victorian property, you’ve probably marvelled at how the original tiles in your hallway still hold their colour, even after a century of muddy boots, scraping furniture, and sunlight.

Take a look at this stunning floor we worked on. The secret to that intense, unfaded blue? Cobalt Oxide. 🧪

In the 1800s, British tile masters mixed raw cobalt directly into the wet clay before baking it at over 1,000°C. Because it's an inorganic metal oxide chemically fused into the ceramic, cobalt is completely immune to ultraviolet (UV) light. While a century of sun through a front door will easily fade carpets, paint, and curtains, it cannot break down the cobalt blue in these floors. ☀️

❌Best of all, because the pigment runs all the way through the solid tile rather than being painted on top, that brilliant blue simply cannot wear off over time.

✨ Squirrel Property Tip: If your Victorian hallway looks dull, chalky, or completely faded across all the colours, don't panic! The tiles aren't ruined. They are usually just trapped under:

Decades of ground-in soot and dirt
Old, degraded acrylic sealers or yellowed waxes

A careful, professional deep clean and specialist seal will instantly strip away that hazy layer and bring the 120-year-old vibrancy of every single tile right back to life.

Need help restoring your property's historic features?

Drop Squirrel Property Services a message today! 🐿️✨

Why is this time of year idea for having quarry and Victorian tile floors restored? The answer is that the ground under...
24/06/2026

Why is this time of year idea for having quarry and Victorian tile floors restored?

The answer is that the ground under your house is nice and dry at this time of the year. This means that dry times till the tiles can be sealed following the cleaning stage is short, sometimes just 48 hours.

And yes you can 100% use the floor at this stage.
Whereas in the winter, dry times are extended, sometimes in the region of a couple of weeks. As you know, it gets very wet here in Cumbria so the ground under the floor tends to be very damp.
The drying times I talk about is about having the inside of the tiles dry enough that the colour sealers can soak in.

Getting started is really easy. Just send over some basic details and photos of your floor that needs restoring or cleaned.

You can also reach me on WhatsApp at 07568 700355



This quarry tile floor received a safe acid clean with our rotary floor machine. This removed all the builders dust and old screed bits left behind.

Then the tiles were sealed with an impregnating breathable sealer.

What a change.

Topical seals trap moisture. This leads to flaking, blooming and even damage to the tiles. Depending on the water table where you live, if it's high enough then moisture can be pushed into walls.

The topical sealer is removed chemically, the tiles are deep cleaned then a colour enhancing sealer is applied.

Victorian tiles have lasted over 120 years. Treat them right and they will last another century.



This shows the sheer difference that a good deep clean of quarry tiles can make. A high alkaline degreaser from Faber was used.



This Victorian tile entrance is just 1 sqm. The work was carried out by hand at a reasonable cost to a local homeowner here on Walney.

Again a colour boosting sealer was used.

Why is this time of year idea for having quarry and Victorian tile floors restored? The answer is that the ground under...
24/06/2026

Why is this time of year idea for having quarry and Victorian tile floors restored?

The answer is that the ground under your house is nice and dry at this time of the year. This means that dry times till the tiles can be sealed following the cleaning stage is short, sometimes just 48 hours.

And yes you can 100% use the floor at this stage.

Whereas in the winter, dry times are extended, sometimes in the region of a couple of weeks. As you know, it gets very wet here in Cumbria so the ground under the floor tends to be very damp.

The drying times I talk about is about having the inside of the tiles dry enough that the colour sealers can soak in.

Getting started is really easy. Just send over some basic details and photos of your floor that needs restoring or cleaned.

You can also reach me on WhatsApp at 07568 700355

Early 19th century redwood pine floor — sanded and restored in Ulverston.These boards are from the early 1800s. This roo...
30/05/2026

Early 19th century redwood pine floor — sanded and restored in Ulverston.

These boards are from the early 1800s. This room sits on the top floor of a three-storey Georgian building in Ulverston and would originally have been staff quarters, the kind of space that was functional, not decorative. The floor reflects that. Wide redwood pine boards, laid when the building was built, walked on for around 200 years.

By the time we got to it the surface was carrying decades of paint splashes, old finish, and ingrained grime. The kind of floor a lot of people would write off and carpet over.

We didn't. We sanded it back to bare wood and finished with an ultra matte lacquer system — low sheen, pale, clean. A finish that lets the age and character of the boards show rather than burying them under a glossy coat.

This is the 9th floor I've completed in this building over around 6 years. Every room has its own story. This one, given what it would have been used for, felt particularly worth getting right.

Original pine floorboards from this era are irreplaceable. The timber, slow-grown, dense redwood pine, simply isn't available new. Once it's gone under carpet long-term or replaced with something modern, that's it. Restoration is almost always the better option, practically and historically.

If you've got early or mid 19th century pine boards in a period property in Ulverston, Barrow, Kendal, or anywhere across South Lakeland and Cumbria — they're almost certainly worth assessing before any other decision is made.

📍 Ulverston, Cumbria
🔧 Period pine floor sanding and restoration, Georgian and early Victorian softwood boards

🐿️ Work in progress — Ulverston 📍This beautiful 1800s redwood pine floor had seen better days. Paint splashes, dark stai...
24/04/2026

🐿️ Work in progress — Ulverston 📍

This beautiful 1800s redwood pine floor had seen better days. Paint splashes, dark staining, years of grime ground into the grain. You could barely tell what was hiding underneath 😬

Fast forward to today , sanded back and with its first coat of finish applied, and just look at that colour coming through already 😍

That warm, pale natural tone is pure original Victorian pine , you simply can't buy wood like this anymore. This floor has been under people's feet for over 200 years and it's got plenty more life left in it yet.

I'm not done yet , still got more coats to go before the full reveal 👀 but we think you'll agree it's already looking incredible.
Follow along to see the finished result 🙌

📞 If you've got original floorboards hiding under carpet or years of neglect, give us a call, you might be amazed at what's underneath.

📍 Squirrel Property Services — Barrow & South Lakeland 🐿️
📞 07568 700355

I know, I know , steam mops feel like the ultimate cleaning hack. Quick, easy, no chemicals. But if you're using one on ...
23/04/2026

I know, I know , steam mops feel like the ultimate cleaning hack. Quick, easy, no chemicals. But if you're using one on your wooden floors, you could be causing some serious damage without even realising it.

Here's why 👇

💧 Steam = moisture = wood's worst enemy
Wood is a natural material that expands and contracts with moisture. When steam is forced into the surface of your floor it causes the wood to swell , and over time this leads to warping, cupping and boards lifting at the edges. By the time you notice the damage, it's already done.

🔥 The heat strips your floor's finish
That beautiful lacquered or oiled finish on your floor? Steam breaks it down over time, leaving your floor vulnerable, dull looking and unprotected. You're essentially undoing a professional finish one clean at a time.

😬 It can void your floor's warranty
Many wood floor manufacturers explicitly state that steam cleaning voids the warranty. Something worth knowing before your next clean!

✅ So what SHOULD you use instead?
✔️ A dry or lightly damp microfibre mop
✔️ A hardwood floor specific cleaner (Arboritec cleaner is my recommendation)
✔️ Wipe up spills immediately, don't let moisture sit for hours
✔️ Dust and sweep regularly to prevent grit scratching the surface. Dust also dulls the floor finish.

Already noticed your floor looking a little dull, warped or worn? It might not be as bad as you think, sometimes a professional clean and maintenance treatment is all it needs to bring it back to life. 🙌

Drop Steven a message or call him for a free, no-obligation assessment across Barrow and South Lakeland 🐿️

That 15-year-old floor isn't as protected as you think.Most people tell me their floor finish has lasted 15 years. The r...
22/04/2026

That 15-year-old floor isn't as protected as you think.

Most people tell me their floor finish has lasted 15 years. The reality? It likely failed at year 8.

By the time you see those gray patches or the wood looks "thirsty," the protective seal is long gone. You aren't just looking at old lacquer; you are looking at raw wood absorbing dirt and moisture.

The Test: Pour a teaspoon of water on your high-traffic area.

Beads up? You are safe.

Soaks in and turns dark? The finish has failed.

Don't wait for the wood to turn black. A maintenance coat now saves you a full (and expensive) restoration later.

19/04/2026

Really just photos of tile and stone floors and some exceptional wooden floors.

Restoring floors creates a lot of photo opportunities 😎

12/04/2026

It'll happen if you want it to....

In nearly 10 years of experience, it's always the case that flooring is dirtier than you realise.

It doesn't happen overnight, but so slowly that it can take years before one day you can't help but notice it.

Having your hard flooring professionally cleaned and sealed, whether that is natural stone or other tiles, makes all the difference.

You won't need them professionally cleaned and sealed every year, but now and again is a good idea.

Just send over some basic details and photos of your flooring to get started.

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