Various hard floors - id / method help!

[Dave Byrne]

Afternoon

I've been solely focused on Carpets / Upholstery so haven't invested in hard floor training yet - so need some help with ID-ing the best methods for the following please!

I have CRB with various brushes, 17" Rotary with various pads, Hard Floor wand, lots of STS and Groutblaster! If this helps with advise.

Below - appears porous, visible soiled traffic lane - (STS / Fresh water rinse?)




Below - Kitchen tiles / dirty grout lines (STS / Groutblaster / Freshwater rinse?)




Below - Large area soiled and scratched - (STS / White Pad / fresh water rinse??) - what finish does this need (if any - customer states she was given some wax when installed)



Below installed in bathroom - has some yellowing from canine urine - (STS / Groutclaster - fresh water rinse and not expect staining to be removed?)



Below looks like it will easily scratch as has happened already, so a bit stumped - maybe even a light mist of mpower and flat mop??



I really appreciate any info - the property also has wooden floors on ground floor, which isn't something I have the knowledge for at all, so I'll seek out a local specialist - if anyone covers Halifax / West Yorkshire, give me a shout and I'll fill you in.

Cheers!

 

[Jamie Biles]

Is this all one property,so ideally after similar principle. Did you do any test patches while on site.

 

[Nick Robertson-Vousden]

STS or Grout blaster on all of the above , if you wish to test the floors to see if they will react to chems then use a little undiluted Final Phase in an inconspicuous area if it fizzes then the floor cannot be cleaned with acidic chemicals. so you would use alkaline, if unsure then clean using a neutral pH cleaning solution.

Waxes are topical coatings.

The pads suggested are also ok, with pads normally the lighter the colour the softer the pad.

with the scratched vinyl you can sometimes lightly sand the damaged area with fine sand paper, then clean, then apply a topical coating like Xcalibur high gloss. https://www.worldofclean.co.uk/xcalibur-high-gloss-coating-4l/

For topical coating/protector on stone you can use tile sealer and protector https://www.worldofclean.co.uk/tile-sealer/

Regards

Nick

 

[Dave Byrne]

Is this all one property,so ideally after similar principle. Did you do any test patches while on site.

Hi Jamie - yes all one property, no test patches I'm afraid

 

[Dave Byrne]

STS or Grout blaster on all of the above , if you wish to test the floors to see if they will react to chems then use a little undiluted Final Phase in an inconspicuous area if it fizzes then the floor cannot be cleaned with acidic chemicals. so you would use alkaline, if unsure then clean using a neutral pH cleaning solution.

Waxes are topical coatings.

The pads suggested are also ok, with pads normally the lighter the colour the softer the pad.

with the scratched vinyl you can sometimes lightly sand the damaged area with fine sand paper, then clean, then apply a topical coating like Xcalibur high gloss. https://www.worldofclean.co.uk/xcalibur-high-gloss-coating-4l/

For topical coating/protector on stone you can use tile sealer and protector https://www.worldofclean.co.uk/tile-sealer/

Regards

Nick

Thanks Nick - appreciate the info, I do like to ere on the side side of caution, so close to neutral always appeals!

There was acres of wooden flooring downstairs, looked good to me, but custy wants it stripping etc. Not something I really want to get into without having had a good practise first!

 

[Nick Robertson-Vousden]

Wood floors will clean with the likes of STS and M-Power but when a customer says stripping them they mean sanding and that's where it can get complicated and costly. best to avoid without training

Stick to earning the good money for cleaning, its quick and simple, with little or no risk and very little outlay, I'm surprised more people don't offer this when they are on site cleaning carpets and upholstery.

Regards

Nick

 

[Dave Byrne]

You are correct re an easy add on - I'm actively looking for tiled floors now when out on quotes etc, "Did you know that we can also clean your kitchen floor too" is the easiest money maker I've found!
It's a confidence thing for me, if I don't recognise the floor I worry I'll make a mess of it and end up owning it!

 

[Jamie Biles]

Hope all goes well Dave. Looks like a fantastic opportunity to learn on that job with variety surfaces etc.

 

[Nick Robertson-Vousden]

If you are just going to clean then as above, the only thing that is likely to damage a stone floor is an acid. pretty much all other cleaning would be undertaken with either a mild alkaline ( high diluted STS, M-power) or high alkaline ( STS, M-Power Spark or Grout Blaster)

If its a vinyl then you need to check to find out if its been sealed or coated as even cleaning could remove the coating, if brand new some vinyl's (most) have a factory coating which needs to be removed before re coating otherwise the finish will not adhere correctly.

Regards

Nick

 

[Dave Byrne]

Thanks for all the input on this - sadly the client has advised that they have a budget issue and won't be going ahead!

 

[J S]

You can't win them all , unfortunately

 

[Max Campbell]

If you can find a pattern repeat - even just one - it's ceramic tile & grout, and pretty bomb proof, and you can't seal them.

 

[Alex Sommersett]

On this note how would you go about cleaning and refinishing karndean with a CRB?

 

[Garry Braithwaite]

Depends if it has been polished or not. If it has been you would need a pad not brushes, if not and it was just dirt a crb can be quite effective with the correct chemicals. Apply dwell, agitate extract