Floor Care Guides

Process & products

• Types of floor wax and finish: acrylic, urethane, burnishable, and what wax really means.
• Types of floor stripper: heavy-duty, low-odor, low-VOC, and no-rinse.
• Low-VOC floor care: what it means and why it matters in schools and healthcare.
• Odor control: stripping and waxing occupied buildings without the smell taking over.
• Dust control: burnishing dust and hazardous silica from concrete grinding.
• How many coats of wax: how much finish a floor actually needs, and why.
• What percent solids means: the number that drives coats, durability, and real cost.
• Sealing vs. waxing: two different jobs, and when you need each or both.
• Scrub and recoat vs. strip and wax: which one your floor actually needs, and the cost gap.
• How often to strip and wax: the right interval by traffic, and how to stretch it.
• Floor finish problems: yellowing, hazing, powdering, peeling, and the fixes.
• Floor slip resistance: COF, ANSI, OSHA, and ADA, and what actually makes floors safer.
• Floor care glossary: 40 terms decoded, from DCOF and percent solids to wear layer.
• Matte vs. gloss floor finish: which sheen fits your space, and how upkeep differs.
• Gym floor refinishing: screen-and-recoat vs. full sand, timing, and cost.
• Terrazzo restoration: how it works, what it costs, and restore vs. replace.

Floor types explained

• What is VCT?: vinyl composition tile, why it is porous, and why it needs wax.
• LVT vs. LVP: what luxury vinyl is, and why it is no-wax.
• What is polished concrete?: ground and densified, shining without wax.
• Tile and grout cleaning: why grout darkens and how it is restored and sealed.
• Epoxy vs. polished concrete: coating vs. the slab itself, and which fits your space.

Back to floor care services, the floors we care for, and the cost guide.