Floor Care in Orleans

Strip and wax

• Old finish and soil removed with a stripping solution and a rotary machine
• Floor rinsed and neutralised, then checked for residue before sealing
• Sealer applied where the floor calls for it, followed by finish coats
• Edges and corners detailed by hand along walls, frames and fixtures
• Drying window stated in the schedule, with the area closed until it passes

Buffing and burnishing

• Finish cleaned of scuffs and marks before the machine runs
• High speed buffing or burnishing to restore gloss on a sound finish
• Spray buffing in entrance areas where a full strip is not needed
• Furniture and mats reset once the floor is dry

Carpet extraction

• Pre-vacuum of the full area, including edges and under furniture where agreed
• Spot treatment of marks before the main pass
• Hot water extraction with the drying time accounted for in the schedule
• Carpet tiles lifted and replaced where the scope includes them

Floor work cannot be squeezed into a gap. Stripping, sealing and coating a floor takes time, and the finish needs a period where nobody walks on it. The walkthrough establishes when the space is genuinely empty, and the schedule is built backwards from the moment the doors open again.

Furniture is the second planning question. Some rooms can be cleared, some cannot. Where items stay, the machine works around them and the edges are done by hand. The scope names what is moved so nothing is shifted unexpectedly.

Access matters here more than in routine cleaning. Equipment has to reach the floor, water has to be available, and a machine needs a route in and out. In a plaza or a multi-tenant building we agree the loading area, the elevator use and the after-hours entry in advance.

A winter of salt and grit dulls a floor faster than a year of ordinary walking. The damage shows first in the first two metres inside an entrance, where the finish wears through and the tile underneath goes grey. Entrance matting and a higher frequency of damp mopping slow that down, but the finish still needs periodic replacement.

Spring grit works the other way: it acts like sandpaper under a shoe. That is why entrance areas are often scheduled for a buff or a strip in late spring, once the salt season ends, rather than in the middle of winter when the floor is wet and the finish cannot cure properly.

In summer, humidity extends drying times. Coats applied on a humid day need longer before the next pass, and the schedule allows for it rather than assuming the same timing as a dry week in February.

Floor care is periodic rather than daily. A buff might sit in a monthly or quarterly slot, a strip and wax on a longer interval driven by wear, and carpet extraction on a schedule that suits the traffic the room receives. All three can be attached to a routine cleaning plan.

One-time floor work is available for a move-in, a handover, a unit between tenants or a space coming back into use after a renovation. It is written with the same detail: the material, the method, the drying window and the areas included.

Cost depends on the space and the schedule: the square footage, the floor material, the condition of the finish and the hours available to work. It is set after the walkthrough.