If this article has caught your eye then it’s likely because you have made a very smart decision and you have decided to install an incredibly durable, low maintenance and fantastic-looking polished concrete floor. You are not alone in your choice and many schools, factories and stores have installed the exact same flooring choice. They have completed their due diligence and taken on board the opinions of many others before they made the wise decision to settle for concrete. It is a very low-maintenance option but it doesn’t mean that you get off scot free because there is some maintenance involved which includes cleaning and drying.
It isn’t as simple as just running a wet mop over your polished concrete floors once or twice a day and there is a lot more involved than just this. The following are top tips that will teach you how to take better care of your concrete floors here in Australia.
- Clean & scrub on a regular basis – This is one of the major cleaning duties that you will have and this helps to keep the floor in pretty good condition and allows it to be more durable over the coming years. If you work in a high-traffic area then it’s going to need a lot more attention because people are going to scuff the floor with their shoes, spill tea and coffee on it, take dirt on their shoes from outside onto the floor and regular cleaning needs to happen.
- Be sure to choose wisely – This applies to the cleaning solution that you want to use for your polished concrete floor and you need to keep in the back of your mind that standard floor cleaners may not be good enough and they may actually damage the floor over time. You can’t use the same cleaning solutions that you use for waxed floors for example because these are highly acidic and they will actually cause your concrete floor to get damaged.
- Clean spillages when they happen – It is true to say that concrete is very resistant to spillages but not against all liquids. If someone spills something and it is left there for too long then it will stain the concrete. The floor will start to change colour over time, it will not be as shiny as it always is and the concrete will get damaged over the years.
- Your investment needs protecting – If you have not done it yet then apply a sealer to your polished concrete floor. They will make the floor look amazing and will help to keep stains away. You may have to apply sealer again from time to time but it is money very well spent.
You have made a smart choice here and it is perfect for any commercial application indeed, some people are putting it into their homes as well. Be sure to use the right cleaning tools when taking care of it.
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