Commercial Floor Cleaning, does your floor look good?

Specialist knowledge is required to achieve the best results when deep cleaning commercial flooring. Does your cleaning contractor know how to take care of the floors in your building?

Don’t take for granted that the cleaning contractor you hire has the specialist knowledge needed to clean and maintain the floor to an exceptional standard. You would expect that they have? However, many general cleaning companies lack the training and equipment to offer more than a basic daily cleaning program consisting of sweeping and mopping. Some companies may have a buffing machine and buff the floor occasionally to maintain a reasonable shine.

Most companies, however, will not have the required skills and resources to create the wow factor expected in prime areas of the building. What does the reception of your building look like? This area creates a first and lasting impression on most visitors to the building.

The flooring here, regardless of the material, should be pristinely clean and should make a fresh, pleasing impression.

Limestone tiled floor

Floors that appear worn or lacklustre detract from that all-important impression. It doesn’t matter if it’s your own staff that sees the floor day in and day out or an occasional visitor. Being clean and well-maintained makes a very good impression, which is important to the overall feel of the business.

All commercial flooring will periodically require some specialist commercial floor cleaning and treatment to protect and maintain the surface from erosion or damage. The principle is the same for all flooring types: left unattended, surface oils, sealants, or polishes will eventually break down, leaving the flooring unprotected and prone to wear or damage.

When surface protection wears off, the flooring quickly starts to pick up soiling that becomes embedded into the surface. Scratching occurs, and in natural materials like stone or wood, the floor surface begins to appear grey or discoloured.

At this point, a good cleaning company will recognise that periodic maintenance is required and seek the expertise of a specialist commercial floor cleaning company. The specialists can restore the floor to a point where it both looks fantastic and performs in top condition, enabling the regular contractor to maintain it at an acceptable level again.

If the regular cleaning contractors attempt to improve the appearance or performance of the floor without the proper skills, knowledge, and equipment, it can make the floor look worse or even permanently damage the surface.

A common issue with polished floors is the overapplication of sealants or dressings. This attempted solution may create a short-term impression that the floor looks better for a period; however, the problem is deferred, and resolving it will require much more effort and cost later.

Cleaning companies that use these short-term solutions often choose the wrong type of seal or application method, and the results can appear very poor and unsightly.

Commercial floors should reach a high standard of hygiene; good floors pay dividends. When efforts fall short, it often costs the business owner losses that extend beyond the price of correction.