PROCEDURES AND TECHNIQUES IN FLOOR AND SURFACE CLEANING

• Floor and surface texture


  Affects the aura of one's home, adds elegance and quality, needs care and maintenance
• Floors should not only look shiny and clean, but should be maintained properly
• Damages such as crack, broken or torn should be repaired or replaced immediately to avoid any form of accidents
• Floor and surface maintenance activities

  • Cleaning
  • Polishing
• Floor cleaning process


  1. Clearing

  2. Stripping

  3. Sealing

  4. Finishing

  5. Maintaining
• Clearing


  • First step in floor cleaning where the area will be clear so it will be free from any distraction and do the task effectively
• Stripping


  • Second process in floor cleaning where embedded dirt; oil and old layers of floor finish and sealer are eliminated
• Stripping process


  1. Apply the stripping chemicals with the use of mop head

  2. Allow chemical to stay on the floor for five minutes

  3. Scrub the area using the stripping pad

  4. Rinse the area with the use of water with soap

  5. Dry it with mop head
• Supplies and materials needed for stripping

  • Mop, stripping pad, hand gloves, polisher, mop wringer, warming device, ropes, cord, floor stripper or wax remover
• Sealing


  • Smoothing process to rough surfaces, scratches and other types of floor damages to enhance it's over all appearance
• Sealing solution


  Protects the glaze of the tiles, makes the floor look better, cling together and last longer
• Finishing


  • Application of coats of wax to make it appear glossy and appealing to the eyes, makes floor better protected from damages and stains that will also prolongs the life of the floors
• Materials needed for finishing

  • Mops, mop wringer, finishing solution
• Maintaining


  • Final step, which involves removal of tucked - in dirt through the use of cleaners, repeated buffing keeps shine until the next stripping and finishing job becomes absolutely necessary
• Daily floor cleaning procedures

  1. Damp mopping

  2. Dust mopping

  3. Extraction

  4. Finishing floors

  5. Floor stripping

  6. Plain polishing

  7. Shampooing

  8. Spray buffing

  9. Sweeping

  10. Vacuuming
• Damp mopping


  Mopping the floor with lightly wet mop to clear the floor of dirt and soil
• Dust mopping


  Dusting of dirt using mops with handle
• Extraction


  Cleaning process that is extracting deeply embedded dirt and soil in carpets especially those in inner layers that cannot be removed by shampooing
• Finishing floors


  Performed on floors that are stripped of old wax and dirt and sealed for protection, accomplished through the application of wax or floor shine and polishing thereafter using a floor polisher
• Floor stripping


  Requires application of stripping solution
• Plain polishing


  Retouching the shine of floors by using a polisher
• Shampooing


  A process that apply to carpet which is the removal of embedded dirt and stains using carpet shampoo either manually of by use of a machine
• Spray buffing


  Spraying the floor with a buff finish to retouch it and to keep the gloss
• Sweeping


  Removing dirt and trash from floors using sweepers and dustpan
• Vacuuming


  The process of elimination of dirt on carpeted floors using a vacuum cleaner
• Ceramic tile, glazed


  To clean: vacuum and damp mop with an all purpose cleaner; dry with a soft cloth. To polish: No need for polishing. Don'ts: Avoid using abrasive cleaners
• Ceramic tile, unglazed


  To clean: vacuum and damp-mop with an all purpose cleaner. To polish: Once a year, strip the finish and reseal with a commercial sealer and water-based wax or acrylic self-polishing wax. Don'ts: Avoid abrasive cleaners, strong soaps, or acids
• Linoleum


  To clean: Vacuum and damp - mop with a mild all-purpose cleaner. To polish: Apply two thin coats of self-polishing, water based floor wax; let dry between coats. Don'ts: Avoid solvent-based products, hot water and strong soaps
• Vinyl


  To clean: Vacuum and damp-mop with all-purpose cleaner dissolved in water. To polish: Apply two thin coats of self-polishing, water-based floor wax; let dry between coats. Don'ts: Avoid abrasive cleaners
• Vinyl, no wax


  To clean: Vacuum and damp-mop with an all-purpose cleaner recommended for no wax floors. To polish: Surface should have a permanent shine, but if it becomes dull in high-traffic areas. apply a commercial gloss-renewing product. Don'ts: Avoid solvent-based products or cleaners with pine oil, strong soap, hot water or abrasives