mAintaining a polished concrete floor to make it last long

Like lots of in the dining establishment market, we have actually transformed our dining space floorings over to sleek concrete. Lots of individuals think that a properly set up sleek flooring is a one-time thing.

This is just real when you comprehend and execute an appropriate upkeep strategy. Otherwise, the floorings can deteriorate rapidly.

Effectively kept floorings provide places the remarkable feel and pop that polished concrete is understood for. The following strategy fits our idea and traffic and describes what an appropriate care and upkeep program involves. Depending upon business and traffic, this schedule might require to be changed.

Regular Cleaning
Numerous individuals erroneously utilize items that include severe chemicals that ruin the flooring's surface in simply a couple of weeks. As part of our everyday regimen, we utilize an ecologically friendly upkeep cleaner particularly established for concrete floorings that are treated with lithium silicate hardening/densifying items.

Dirt, salt, oil, food and other products left on the flooring are our enemy and will do damage. Dirt on the flooring that's strolled on by numerous individuals imitates sandpaper and gradually uses little scratches in the surface area. Ice-melt salt can gnaw at the concrete, as will extremely acidic foods such as tomatoes.

Daily and even mid-day cleansing is the most convenient method to decrease this effect and increase the flooring's durability.

Every 4 to 6 years
When the floorings have actually dropped in gloss roughly, dining establishment owners like myself need to anticipate to have another layer of stain secure used. Carried out in lieu of the biannual burnishing, this service needs to bring the flooring back to its initial gloss or really near to it. 6 months later on, it will be time for the biannual service to resume.

Service business can use stain defense to a flooring improperly and the gloss reading will still leap back up to the preferred levels. Within the next couple of weeks, the chemical will use off and the floorings are back to where they were.

The most essential thing to do when assessing a flooring is to have actually images taken looking directly down. Photos at an angle constantly look remarkable however when you look directly down, you'll get a real continue reading the flooring.

If the flooring's done properly you need to plainly see the light components above you. You should not see haloes, splotches, scratches or spotting. Each of these products is a sign of the flooring not getting the appropriate upkeep.

Every 7 years  and more...
After about 7 years, we discover that the scratches, oils and well-rounded damage to the flooring needs us to have the flooring reconditioned more strongly and to a greater level. This is made with the very same kind of devices that initially polished the flooring.

It needs a business that mostly polishes concrete floorings with customized devices. The mills are huge and heavy and if utilized improperly can harm the flooring, as well as anything in their course.

We need the polishing professional to polish the floorings with a 3 or 4 head, 850+ pound maker utilizing 100, 200, 400, 800 and 1,500-grit resin diamonds. As soon as this is total, we request gloss meter readings prior to having them use the stain secure. Once the gloss level is validated, the stain safeguard is used and the flooring is ready to choose another seven-plus years.

Conclusion
Ensure your customers comprehend all the elements that add to a flooring's wear and tear and what procedure is required to recondition a flooring. Over the past couple of years, we've had 3 significant concerns that have actually impacted the appearance and condition of our floorings. It's essential for dining establishment owners to plainly comprehend why floorings degrade and attempt to decrease the effects.

We have numerous shops that utilized inaccurate chemicals on the floorings and after a brief quantity of time we needed to have the floorings restrained. Instead of every 4 years, these floorings required to be stained every 18 to 24 months. 

If you want to learn more about concrete floors, don't hesitate to check on our offered services or you may directly call us @ 415-659-7117 to ask for a quote.