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UK General Cleaning Forum => General Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: cameron on July 13, 2007, 08:14:03 am

Title: Help with a commercial floor
Post by: cameron on July 13, 2007, 08:14:03 am

Hi all
I would appreciate any advice on the following;
I have to clean and seal a minging tiled floor in a pub. There is 100 sq mtrs. I will scrub with a high alkaline cleaning agent and a rotary machine and then follow up with an acid rinse using a truckmount. The client has asked about sealing the tiles themselves, but as only the grout is porous I will tell him that I will seal the grout only.

I have sealed plenty of natural floors, but never done a grout seal only.
What product would you suggest for this? A dedicated grout sealer or a standard stone floor sealer?
Also what kind of quote would you submit for this job?

Thanks in advance
Cameron

Title: Re: Help with a commercial floor
Post by: ag on July 13, 2007, 08:33:33 pm

Hi cameron

Sorry cant help, but just my curiosity - why cant you put the sealer on the tile also?Does it matter if its not porous?

Title: Re: Help with a commercial floor
Post by: cameron on July 15, 2007, 06:34:19 pm

Hi ag
If tiles are not porous, sealer will just flake off even if it looks ok to begin with. Grout is porous, so no problems there.
I reckon best to err on the side of caution anyway. could prove very time consuming to remove flaky sealer from tile surface.
Regards
Cameron

Title: Re: Help with a commercial floor
Post by: ag on July 15, 2007, 07:18:25 pm

SO how do you identify a porous tile or surface? Put water on it?