floor care
RESILIENT FLOORS
Resilient floors come in many textures, colors and styles. These products are manufactured in two styles: sheet and tile.
VCT (Vinyl Composition Tile)
Sheet Vinyl.
VCT Vinyl Composition Tile: VCT comes in 12" tiles, is a porous floor material that can hold up well to strong alkalines acid and solvent spills and spots if cleaned up right away.
Manufacturers recommend waiting 5 days after the installation before doing any maintenance to the flooring. When sealing or applying floor finish to a new VCT Floor, the factory finish needs to be removed. VCT Tile must be sealed with a sealer or sealer/finish.
Services we performed on VCT flooring:
SHEET VINYL. Sheet Vinyl comes in 6" to 12" widths, available in many colors and styles. It is installed in both commercial and residential locations. The seams are chemically welded or heat welded. The flooring can be easily scratched. It is resistant to solvents, acids and alkaline spots when cleaned up right away. Sheet vinyl can be sealed with a sealer or a sealer/finish.
Services we performed on sheet vinyl:
STONE FLOORS
Many commercial buildings are now installing stone floors such as ceramic tile, granite, marble and terrazzo. Although these floors may not need the frequent care that resilient tile floors need, they still need to be maintained regularly in order to keep the stone and grout looking good. If not maintained properly, the floor and grout will start to look dull and dirty.
We will recommend a floor care program that is safe for the type of flooring you have in your building. The program we recommend will depend on traffic levels and desired appearance.
MARBLE FLOORING
Marble Flooring. Marble is a metamorphic stone and is one of the most expensive floor coverings made. Marble is a re-crystallized limestone and can be identified by the veins running through it. Marble is soft and scratches easily and acid products will fetch the floor.
Service we perform on marble flooring:
GRANITE FLOORING. Granite is an igneous stone and contains many different minerals such as quartz, feldspar, and potassium,. Granite is very hard, tough and durable but it stains if not sealed, It must be sealed with a penetrating sealer.
Service we perform on Travertine flooring:
SLATE FLOORING. Slate is a metamorphic stone which comes in common colors such as black , gray, and green. It will have many finishes such as sand, rubbed and honed. Slate is porous and should be sealed. It will often have floor finish applied as well.
Services we perform on Slate flooring
TERRAZZO FLOORING. Terrazzo was very popular in the 1950's and 1960's and we saw a comeback in the 1990's. Terrazzo is made of 30% Portland cement mixed with about 70% marble or granite chips. It is available in 12" and 4' x 4' squares. Terrazzo can be sealed with an impregnator sealer or finished with a topical product.
ENGINEERED WOOD FLOORING. Engineered wood flooring come in 3 to 5 layers of wood, laminated together with a cross-grain lamination construction that makes it more dimensionally stable (it does not expand and contract like a solid wood floor). Engineered wood flooring comes with a pre-finished that will not need any initial sanding or finish required. It can be screened once.
Service we perform on engineered wood flooring
LAMINATE WOOD FLOORING. Laminate wood flooring is made from several layers of wood by products bonded together under pressure. There is a surface layer in which a picture can be applied to the top and sealed with aluminum oxide finish. Laminate wood flooring is easy to clean, difficult to stain, durable and long lasting if given proper care. It cannot be refinished and requires no sealer or finish.
Service we perform on laminate wood flooring:
CONCRETE FLOORS
Concrete is one of the least expensive floor types, yet it can take on a designer style and made to resemble brick, marble, wood, slate and many other floor types. Concrete can be stained, stamped, stenciled, dyed, painted and polished.
Services we perform on concerns floors:
CERAMIC TILE
Ceramic Tile floors are installed in residential and commercial buildings, Indoors and out. Ceramic tile floors come in many different shapes, sizes and colors. They are very durable and after the initial cleaning and sealing with an impregnator or penetrating sealer they can be low maintenance floors. Topical coating can be applied to un-glazed ceramic tile flooring.
Service we perform on Ceramic tile and grout flooring:
Resilient floors come in many textures, colors and styles. These products are manufactured in two styles: sheet and tile.
VCT (Vinyl Composition Tile)
Sheet Vinyl.
VCT Vinyl Composition Tile: VCT comes in 12" tiles, is a porous floor material that can hold up well to strong alkalines acid and solvent spills and spots if cleaned up right away.
Manufacturers recommend waiting 5 days after the installation before doing any maintenance to the flooring. When sealing or applying floor finish to a new VCT Floor, the factory finish needs to be removed. VCT Tile must be sealed with a sealer or sealer/finish.
Services we performed on VCT flooring:
- Initial restorative and salvage cleaning
- Preventive procedures
- Establish daily, routine and periodic floor maintenance programs
- Restorative (stripping)
SHEET VINYL. Sheet Vinyl comes in 6" to 12" widths, available in many colors and styles. It is installed in both commercial and residential locations. The seams are chemically welded or heat welded. The flooring can be easily scratched. It is resistant to solvents, acids and alkaline spots when cleaned up right away. Sheet vinyl can be sealed with a sealer or a sealer/finish.
Services we performed on sheet vinyl:
- Initial restorative and salvage cleaning
- Preventive procedures
- Establish daily, routine and periodic floor maintenance programs
- Restorative cleaning (stripping)
STONE FLOORS
Many commercial buildings are now installing stone floors such as ceramic tile, granite, marble and terrazzo. Although these floors may not need the frequent care that resilient tile floors need, they still need to be maintained regularly in order to keep the stone and grout looking good. If not maintained properly, the floor and grout will start to look dull and dirty.
We will recommend a floor care program that is safe for the type of flooring you have in your building. The program we recommend will depend on traffic levels and desired appearance.
MARBLE FLOORING
Marble Flooring. Marble is a metamorphic stone and is one of the most expensive floor coverings made. Marble is a re-crystallized limestone and can be identified by the veins running through it. Marble is soft and scratches easily and acid products will fetch the floor.
Service we perform on marble flooring:
- Daily and routine cleaning
- Periodic and restorative cleaning
- Periodic and restorative cleaning on finished marble floor (stripping, refinish)
GRANITE FLOORING. Granite is an igneous stone and contains many different minerals such as quartz, feldspar, and potassium,. Granite is very hard, tough and durable but it stains if not sealed, It must be sealed with a penetrating sealer.
Service we perform on Travertine flooring:
- Daily and routine cleaning
- Periodic and restorative cleaning (polishing)
- Periodic and restorative cleaning with floor coating (stripping, refinish)
SLATE FLOORING. Slate is a metamorphic stone which comes in common colors such as black , gray, and green. It will have many finishes such as sand, rubbed and honed. Slate is porous and should be sealed. It will often have floor finish applied as well.
Services we perform on Slate flooring
- Daily and routine cleaning
- Periodic and restorative cleaning
TERRAZZO FLOORING. Terrazzo was very popular in the 1950's and 1960's and we saw a comeback in the 1990's. Terrazzo is made of 30% Portland cement mixed with about 70% marble or granite chips. It is available in 12" and 4' x 4' squares. Terrazzo can be sealed with an impregnator sealer or finished with a topical product.
- Daily Maintenance
- Periodic Maintenance (polishing)
- Restoration
ENGINEERED WOOD FLOORING. Engineered wood flooring come in 3 to 5 layers of wood, laminated together with a cross-grain lamination construction that makes it more dimensionally stable (it does not expand and contract like a solid wood floor). Engineered wood flooring comes with a pre-finished that will not need any initial sanding or finish required. It can be screened once.
Service we perform on engineered wood flooring
- Daily maintenance
- Periodic maintenance
- Restoration (refinishing)
LAMINATE WOOD FLOORING. Laminate wood flooring is made from several layers of wood by products bonded together under pressure. There is a surface layer in which a picture can be applied to the top and sealed with aluminum oxide finish. Laminate wood flooring is easy to clean, difficult to stain, durable and long lasting if given proper care. It cannot be refinished and requires no sealer or finish.
Service we perform on laminate wood flooring:
- Establish daily, routine and periodic maintenance programs.
CONCRETE FLOORS
Concrete is one of the least expensive floor types, yet it can take on a designer style and made to resemble brick, marble, wood, slate and many other floor types. Concrete can be stained, stamped, stenciled, dyed, painted and polished.
Services we perform on concerns floors:
- Daily and routine cleaning
- Periodic and restorative cleaning (power wash)
- Restorative cleaning (stripping, sealing, finishing)
CERAMIC TILE
Ceramic Tile floors are installed in residential and commercial buildings, Indoors and out. Ceramic tile floors come in many different shapes, sizes and colors. They are very durable and after the initial cleaning and sealing with an impregnator or penetrating sealer they can be low maintenance floors. Topical coating can be applied to un-glazed ceramic tile flooring.
Service we perform on Ceramic tile and grout flooring:
- Daily and routine cleaning
- Periodic and restorative cleaning (scrubbing, sealing)
