[Nick M]

Hi guys

I'm carrying out my first builders clean in a new development of 12 flats. The flats have oak flooring in the kitchen/living room areas. They have a lot of gloss and emulsion paint from the skirtings and ceilings on them and I'm finding it hard to get them clean.

Obviously I don't want to risk damaging the floors so can someone give me an idea of the best way to get these floors clean? So far I've given them a good vacuum and spent hours on my hands and knees with a Soft cloth and hot soapy water!

The only hard floor cleaning equipment I have Is a truvox orbis rotary machine ( no solution tank) with a few different colour pads- can I use this just spraying down some solution?

Any advice appreciated!

Thanks in advance.

[Kev Martin]

Nick

Give Jamie a ring at Cleaning Systems UK

Kev Martin
Marblelife Ltd

[Jamie Pearson]

Is the oak flooring oiled or lacquered?

[Nick M]

Pretty sure its laquered mate

[Griffus]

We do lots of builders cleans and this sounds like one of those jobs that gets passed back to the Site Manager.

There will be additional time and thus costs to recover and the builder will no doubt pass these onto the Painter's.

You'll most likely be asked to put a price in. With oak and other wood where gloss has been haphazardly splashed the only things I would be able to offer to try would be gentle steam / or gentle heat. Our usual method of solvent or paint stripper would be a big no no.

It may ultimately be that a wood specialist is required. You may be able to pass the job out and still make a little bit via commision.