A good maintenance schedule will keep you on solid ground

How you clean your floors and with what products are two things to consider when implementing a green floor-cleaning program. But the matter of when and how often is just as important. In other words, it’s wise to have a cleaning schedule.

 

The frequency of your floor care program depends on many factors. To simplify things, Avmor breaks it down into 7 categories of scheduling and care:

High Maintenance

Locations may include: Grocery stores, large surface retail, convention centres

Maintenance may require: Spray buff or burnish 5-7 times per week, daily dust mop

Appearance level: High

Cost: Elevated

Periodic Maintenance

Locations may include: Office buildings, shopping malls, retail, mid-range department stores, health care, college and universities

Maintenance may require: Spray buff or burnish 2-3 times per week, daily wet clean and dust mop

Appearance level: Medium to high

Cost: Medium

Low Maintenance

Locations may include: Schools, elder care residences, lower-end commercial properties, municipal buildings

Maintenance may require: Polish less than 2 times per week, daily dust mop

Appearance level: Low to medium

Cost: Low

Daily Maintenance

Purpose: To keep floor clean and in good condition on a regular basis

How often: Daily with dust mop or combination of dust and wet mops

Preventative Maintenance

Purpose: To produce a high gloss which cannot be achieved with daily maintenance techniques alone

How often: Weekly or as needed with burnishing and/or spray buffing

Interim Maintenance

Purpose: To even out the floor appearance by removing top layer(s) of finish and recoating to build on the base. The floor will be clean and free of soil and heavy dirt deposits.

How often: Monthly or when the preventative maintenance program does not leave the floor at a standard level. Floors will show slight traffic lane wear, scratches and soil build-up.

Restorative Maintenance

Purpose: To restore and renew entire floor surface by stripping and applying new finish

How often: Annually or when interim maintenance program does not leave floor at a standard level. Floors will show heavy traffic lane wear, heavy soiling, heavy build-up along edges, etc. 

Green floor cleaning is about much more than just the products you use.