Specialist Floor Cleaning

Hard flooring types used to be confined to seasoned wood, composite flooring materials, and even vinyl, but there is a growing trend towards either ceramic tiles or even something even harder wearing like natural stone or polished marble. However, these can be a major investment and many companies – and some home-owners – are investing in the cheaper, though equally tough option such as terrazzo flooring. Terrazzo used to be a popular option that went out of vogue, but is now becoming increasingly popular again. Composed of shards of Italian marble set in a concrete base, these can be highly polished to give an attractive and hardwearing surface that repels all but the most aggressive of pollutants.

Even hard flooring can be affected and marked by a number of different pollutants that can leave permanent marks if not dealt with promptly, including:

• Ingrained soiling in rough or porous surfaces

• Soap residues

• Grease residues

• Grout residues

• Cement films

• Efflorescence - the migration of a salt to the surface of a porous material

• Rust stains

• Chalk deposits

Some of these can be dealt with using simple detergents and specialist cleaners, but manty can’t. So, what can you do if you do get marks on your hard flooring that won’t come out with normal cleaning fluids and a good scrub? Obviously, when it comes to cleaning floors, you start with gentle cleaning products and work upwards. That usually means a damp cloth and a non-abrasive detergent, and that may be sufficient, but if it doesn’t shift a stain, you may want to employ something a bit tougher. 

Generally, when you have a hard floor surface such as terrazzo or stone tiles and you have a very stubborn mark, you have to consider something a lot more permanent, and that usually mean abrading the surface to remove a whole layer of material, and the offending mark along with it. But on very hard surfaces such as marble and terrazzo, in order to do that and leave a gorgeous, flat and smooth surface, you need to employ professional diamond polishing services, and from exports who know their stuff.

This is a specialised service and affordable diamond polishing services are in high demand. Vibro tiling in the UK requires specialist equipment and well-trained operators to ensure that the surface is treated in the right way and there is no damage to the flooring as the diamond polisher passes over it, and that is a skill that many companies don’t have.

If you have a ceramic installation floor that requires specialist cleaning services, why not chat to us and see what we can do for you.