[ag]

got a call from a new tile warehouse saying they needed their floors buffed. Went along all OK, and of course they have had building work done and their is now dust everywhere.
So what is the best approach for buffing this?Do I need to damp mop it first to remove the dust?There is quite a lot of it. I started buffing it, but every few metres you could  see s circle of dust.
Any suggestions?
thanks
Agnes

[glenda hollis]

You have no choice here but to vacuum. Use a tub/cylinder cleaner with the floor tool set to 'hard floor'. You will need plenty of spare dust bags too. If you use a dry dust mop it will clog and become ineffective straight away, if you mop the floor it will spread a lot of the dust around and make buffing harder. There is nothing you can do but get all the dust up first.

[BDCS]

Hello, I use a hard floor tool on my carpet machine on new builds with hard internal floors or slabs

[wilclean]

Hi

  I haven’t got around to doing a warehouse floor as yet but if I was to, these are the following steps I would take to get the best possible results: -

1. Hoover the area that needs to be cleaned.
2. wet scrub floor.
3. Use wet vac to suck up all liquids off the floor.
4. Mop area with clean water (change water often)
5. Seal floor then buff to a high finish.

I know this looks like a lot of work but it will get you the best results and looks professional


Hope this helps

Paul

[ag]

thanks for the replies. So do you just use a normal hoover or a special dust vac? Its not terribly bad, but there is a fine layer of dust there.There is lovely ceramic tiles peeping out from underneath.
I thought I could just go over the tiles with a damp microfibre mop first to pick up the dust and then buff.
To be honest I havent really priced it high enough to include all the steps in Pauls post because this all happened after I went to look at it. Anyway, I dont want to give to work away either as there will be weekly cleans in it. I did discuss a higher price with the manager but he wasnt up for it.
Thanks for all your replies
Agnes

[glenda hollis]

The thing to remember is to suck up all the dust first, thats the most important part. No special vacuum cleaner is needed but the bags and filters will clod quickly so have plenty avaliable. You dont want the cleaner to be blowing dust back out again. Dust mop sweeping -dry or damp- is only suiteable for picking up light to medium levels of dust. It can be one of the most effective ways of cleaning a large smooth floor surface but it is limited to being used on what you would call 'clean' floors. It will clog fast. You can do it your way if thats what you think is best and its what you had quoted for, but remember in cleaning there are no short cuts. You reap what you sow and unless that floor is spotlessly clean before you buff it you will be at it all day, with poor results.

[ag]

yeah, glenda, you are right - there are no short cuts in cleaning.The hoover followed by the buff it is.
thanks for your help
agnes