First off, concrete floors stain. Whether it is a driveway, basement or an industrial floor there will be spills – oil, paint, grease, etc. And sometimes the concrete surface is painted. There are also other variables including sealing, cleaning polished concrete and getting rid of rust.

Polished concrete floors are often used in retail establishments, hotels and museums, just to name a few. And those require standard maintenance to maintain their beauty.

We can clean your concrete and we will tell you how.

Concrete floors need to be sealed or waxed every 3-9 months depending on the level of traffic in order to maintain the protective layer over its surface. Other than a neutral cleaning agent to mop the floor clean periodically.

Some good cleaners include Castile soap, liquid dish detergent, stone cleaners and mild floor cleaners. We can mix a solution, apply it to the floor with a wet mop and then rinse with a mop dipped in clean water. To make your concrete floors resistant to future stains, we can apply a concrete sealant.

The good news is that while polished concrete floors are not maintenance-free, they generally are easier to maintain than other types of decorative concrete floors, since they require no waxing or sealers.

Routine maintenance for polished floors consists of daily dust mopping to remove dirt and grime accumulation that can abrade the surface of polished concrete. Frequent wet mopping is also needed.

Although only clean water can be used, Greater success comes with using a floor cleaner to suspend the dirt particles so they can be more easily removed.