Your Vinyl Composition Tile…. And How to Keep Your Floors Pristine
Concrete, Vinyl, Laminates…. in commercial buildings so many varieties of flooring are available. However, if you are looking for a floor that is durable, safe and cost effective, Vinyl Composition Tile (VCT) should be your top choice. With their resistance to wear and tear and variety of designs, they are ideal for commercial spaces and both material and installations are budget-friendly compared to other flooring choices. Here is an article helping you understand your VCT floor and how you can keep it looking clean and attractive. Here at Brothers Cleaning, we will provide you with an overview of VCT flooring and offer tips on how to maintain its appearance, ensuring it remains clean and attractive for your customers and employees.
Daily Cleaning
Want your floors to last forever? Keeping them clean is the key! Using entry mats and protective pads under furniture will keep the dirt away and trap debris before it reaches your floors. Each day, sweep and dust mop and when the stains and spills happen, clean them up promptly to avoid damage to the tiles. For more stubborn spots, use a mild cleaner designed just for VCT floors. Mop floors daily with a neutral pH cleanser- but keep your mop on the damp side instead of soaking wet- that extra water can get into seaps and damage the floor.
Periodic Maintenance
Periodically (weekly or as recommended depending on traffic) buff the floor using a low-speed floor buffer and a soft pad to restore shine. This helps maintain the floor’s appearance, especially in high-traffic areas. Buffing and burnishing high traffic areas will leave a great impression, smoothing over scratches and imperfections and leaving you with a high gloss luster floor. And with regular
Additionally, Every few months, you may need to apply additional coats of floor finish or polish to maintain the protective layer. A scrub and finish procedure is used for refinish floors with finish in good condition, not dull, but may have scratches and soil on top layer of the finish only. This process removes soil and the damaged top layer of floor finish without disturbing healthy layers of finish underneath. Then a new floor finish is applied.
A maintenance program that includes regular buffing and scheduled scrub and recoating will extend the time needed between full stripping and waxing of the floors, which is a more intensive and costly procedure!
Annual Stripping and Waxing
Every 12 months (depending on traffic), a full strip and wax will be needed. This involves removing all of the existing finish so that new finish may be applied. The wax finish creates a barrier from scratches, stains and dirt. You will not believe how smooth and even they will look when it’s done! Not to mention the natural hues and patterns that are brought out, enhancing your floors natural beauty and color.
Leave it to Professionals. Leave it to Brothers…
Choose Brothers as your go-to team for keeping your VCT floors looking as pristine as the day you first stepped into a new building! With a solid reputation and years of trusted service in Springfield, Eugene, Corvallis, Albany, and Salem, we’re here to take the worry of floor upkeep off your shoulders—from the everyday chores of sweeping and mopping to the more challenging tasks of waxing and resealing your VCT floors. Let us help you keep your space sparkling!