Ways You Can Keep Polished Concrete Floor in Top Condition

Common in both commercial and private settings, polished concrete floors can last more than a decade provided they are taken care of by carrying out its maintenance requirements. These floors do not ask for much repair work but if you want it to maintain its nice, glossy appearance, then there are certain things that you need to do. Below are some ways you can strive to maintain your polished concrete floor’s impeccable appearance.


Take Maintenance Schedule Seriously

Your polished concrete floors in Atlanta, GA need a fixed cleaning schedule in place. For that, you’ve got to know the amount of traffic that your floor receives as well as the time on which it is subjected to maximum foot and equipment traffic. Sand, dust, and other debris are micro particulates that can easily settle on your flooring throughout the day. The level of the debris your flooring receives depends directly on the amount of traffic it receives. If you do not want debris to initiate a chain reaction, known as the sandpaper effect that can destroy your floor’s finish, then it is extremely important to daily clean your flooring.


Importance of Products & Tools

While regular cleaning of a polished concrete floor is great, your cleaning efforts will go in vain if you do not make use of correct products and tools. There are two ways of cleaning your flooring. Let’s take a look at them.


The first method is manual cleaning in which you clean the debris off the flooring using a soft dust mop. If something spills on the floor, it is best to clean it right away. To clean such spills, make use of pH neutral cleaning formula as such formulas have been found to get rid of dirt particulates rather efficiently. Wait for a few minutes to let the dirt and debris loosen up after using the cleaning liquid. Then using a wet mop, wash the concrete floor before the liquid dries up


The other method is a quicker and more effective way of cleaning floors, which is using automatic floor scrubbing machines. Just make sure that the machines used for doing the cleaning have extra soft and non-abrasive pads on them


Keep Chemicals Away From The Floor

A lot of building facilities make use of wax to keep the polished concrete floor safe. This is not recommended at all as wax can cause irreparable damage to the flooring. Not just that, your floor’s warranty becomes void as well. And when the wax is removed from the floor, its whole look gets destroyed as the floor becomes extremely dull.


Another mistake that people do is using tape on the floor. Do not do this as over time it will start to look different from the rest of the floor. Never use cleaning products without a neutral pH level.

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