Category: Hard Surface Floors
You Should Have Already Noticed the Unprecedented Rise of Luxury Vinyl Plank Floors While the global pandemic halted the sales growth of most flooring materials, Luxury Vinyl plank (LVP) continued its historic rise, growing 21.3% over 2019 in 2020...
Insider Secrets to High Performance On-Location Cleaning with Shawn Bisaillon
Video Chapters- Part 1 00:00 Welcome 02:59 Introduction to Floor Cleaning Science 07:17 The Five Steps of Cleaning 08:52 C.H.A.T. - Deciding Best Soil Suspension Solution to Use 11:29 The Five Steps of Cleaning Continued 13:30 Job Site Set Up...
Removing Decal, Sticker, and Tape Adhesive from Carpet and Hard Surface Floors
While most of us are growing weary of the constant reminders and warnings to maintain a 6 foot separation in distance from other people when we are in virtually any business, the on-going nature of the COVID-19 pandemic will require...
Pre-Inspection Procedures for Restorative Cleaning of Stone, Tile, Grout, and Finished Concrete Flooring Surfaces
After you have had the chance to carefully study, practice and understand how to identify the type of hard surface floor you are being asked to restoratively clean (see previous blog entries), it is time to consider the specific procedures...
How Do I Know What Hard Surface Floor I Will Be Cleaning? – Floor Identification Series – Part 7 of 7 – Finish
Testing Procedures for Floor Identification: There are actually six different “tests” or evaluations you can perform to zero in on the type of floor you are being asked to clean. In this post, we will cover the sixth and...
How Do I Know What Hard Surface Floor I Will Be Cleaning? – Floor Identification Series – Part 6 of 7 – Hardness Scratch Test
Testing Procedures for Floor Identification: There are actually six different “tests” or evaluations you can perform to zero in on the type of floor you are being asked to clean. This post is going to focus on the 5th...
How Do I Know What Hard Surface Floor I Will Be Cleaning? – Floor Identification Series – Part 5 of 7 – Acid Sensitivity Test
Testing Procedures for Floor Identification: There are actually six different “tests” or evaluations you can perform to zero in on the type of floor you are being asked to clean. The fourth test or evaluation is to determine whether...
How Do I Know What Hard Surface Floor I Will Be Cleaning? – Floor Identification Series – Part 4 of 7 – Porosity
Testing Procedures for Floor Identification: There are actually six different “tests” or evaluations you can perform to zero in on the type of floor you are being asked to clean. This post will focus on the third testing and evaluation...