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How to Remove Ice Melt and Salt Stains From Carpet in 6 Steps
During the winter months, ice melt and salts are used to keep sidewalks and entryways from getting slippery, helping to protect the safety of building occupants. While protecting people from injury, ice melt creates a range of cleaning challenges inside...
How to Keep Your School’s Floor Clean & Safe During the Winter
Winter can be a messy season for any facility, but it is especially challenging for colleges and universities located in northern climates. Students and faculty are constantly tracking in wet snow, ice, and slush as well as harsh ice melt compounds...
Winter Floor Care: 4 Costly Floor Cleaning Mistakes to Avoid
Floor care is complicated, and when you add snow, ice, and salt to the equation, finding the right floor care solution can seem nearly impossible.
How to Maintain VCT Floors 101: A Facility’s Guide
VCT is one of the most flexible and popular floor types found in commercial buildings today. Vinyl composition tile, VCT for short, is 12” square tiles that are glued to the surface of a floor. It is then coated with a finish to give the floor...
How to Choose the Best Floor Finish For Your Facility: Types & Considerations
Whether you are finishing your facility’s floor for the first time or trying to restore the look of your floor, you need to select the right floor finish to keep your floors protected and looking great. Each floor finish is unique and selecting the...
Flat Mop vs String Mop: The Benefits of Using a Flat Mop
Hard floors are common in many commercial facilities, requiring weekly and in some cases daily maintenance. Mopping is an age-old floor cleaning technique and is still one of the most common methods to clean commercial hard floors.
How to Disinfect Carpet in Your Facility
Cleaning and disinfecting is the best way to remove germs from surfaces and to prevent illness from occurring in your facility. In any facility, the two main types of surfaces are hard and soft surfaces. Most EPA-registered disinfectants clearly state...
4 Easy Ways to Remove Scuff Marks From Commercial Floors [VIDEO]
In any commercial building, hard flooring is susceptible to irritating and unsightly scuff marks. Although not damaging, scuff marks ruin the appearance of bright shiny floors.
High Solids Floor Finish: 3 Common Myths That Could Make You Choose the Wrong Floor Finish
There are many misconceptions about the meaning of “solids” and their role in floor finishes. It has been a longstanding belief that the quality of a floor finish is related to the amount or percentage of solids in a floor finish. This would mean all...
5 Common Mistakes to Avoid When Stripping and Waxing Your Hard Floors [VIDEO]
Even with comprehensive daily and periodic cleaning procedures like vacuuming and cleaning with an auto scrubber, commercial hard flooring will eventually experience damage and begin to look worn. The top of your floor is covered with a finish to protect...
How to Strip a Floor Without Chemicals: 5 Major Benefits
As the demand for more sustainable buildings continues to grow, the importance of green cleaning and maintenance procedures have never been more important. In nearly every market, including healthcare, education, hospitality, and elsewhere, more sustainable...
How Much Does it Cost to Strip and Wax Floors: 5 Factors
Over time it is inevitable that your resilient hard floor will begin to experience wear and tear from everyday foot traffic. The top of your floor is covered with a finish to protect against the accumulation of dirt, scratches, spills, and other effects...
Carpet Care 101: 4 Essentials of a Commercial Carpet Care Program
Carpets can have a large impact on the way your facility is perceived. If your facility’s carpets are worn, stained or dirty, people will notice and leave with a negative impression of your business. Commercial carpeting, especially in high traffic...
6 Steps to Restore Resilient Hard Floors with a Floor Buffer
Abrasive soils are tracked through your facility every day, scratching and dulling your hard floors. A dull and dirty floor can hurt your business’ image and lead to increased customer complaints. It is important to the life and appearance of your...
4 Daily Procedures to Maintain Your Facility’s Resilient Hard Floors
Floors are the first thing people notice when they enter your facility. They are also a major investment in both time and money. Maintaining the appearance of your hard floors requires daily cleaning and maintenance to remove soil that is tracked...
Clean & Restore Your Facility’s Grout In 9 Easy Steps
Dirty and discolored grout affects many facilities even when consistent cleaning procedures are in place. Stained grout leaves guests with a negative impression. When guests believe that your facility isn’t well maintained, they may be hesitant to...
How to Remove a Carpet Stain
Whether it’s a coffee stain in the break room or soda spill in the cafeteria, regular spot cleaning is critical to the appearance of your facility’s carpet. Carpet cleaning procedures depend on the type of carpet and soil damage acquired.