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Services · Rotary floor stripping

Rotary floor stripping

What the service includes, what it costs and how to start

A floor loses its look not from dirt but from a worn protective layer: everything tracked across it gets ground in. So the old coating is stripped back completely, the base is scrubbed and neutralised, and only then does a new layer go on and get burnished.

4 stages
strip, scrub, coat, burnish
night
a shift outside the site’s operating hours
8 blocks
in the scope of work
on a signed report
handover on site with photographs

What’s included
the service includes

Eight blocks of the method statement. Hover over a block for the tasks and the stage they belong to. The method and the products are chosen for the covering and confirmed by a test on a inconspicuous area.

01 Survey of the covering before the work
02 Preparation and protection stage 1
03 Stripping the old layer stage 2
04 Scrubbing and neutralising stage 2
05 Drying the base stage 3
06 Protective coating stage 3
07 Burnishing stage 4
08 Handover and guidance handover
Block 01 of 08 · before the work

Survey of the covering

Type of covering: porcelain tile, stone, vinyl, concrete
How many old layers there are and what state they’re in
Product and pad tested on a inconspicuous area
Method and expected result agreed

The order cannot be broken: put a protective layer on a base that hasn’t been washed or neutralised and it goes on patchy and lifts within a couple of weeks.

Block 02 of 08 · stage 1

Preparation and protection

Furniture moved out or aside as agreed
Skirting, thresholds and walls protected
Area barriered off with wet floor signs
Dry cleaning before work starts

The order cannot be broken: put a protective layer on a base that hasn’t been washed or neutralised and it goes on patchy and lifts within a couple of weeks.

Block 03 of 08 · stage 2

Stripping the old layer

Stripper applied and left for its dwell time
Rotary machine with the pad matched to the covering
Corners, edges and areas along the skirting — by hand
Spent solution picked up

The order cannot be broken: put a protective layer on a base that hasn’t been washed or neutralised and it goes on patchy and lifts within a couple of weeks.

Block 04 of 08 · stage 2

Scrubbing and neutralising

Base rinsed with clean water
Alkali neutralised back to a neutral pH
Residue in the joints checked
Result checked on a test patch

The order cannot be broken: put a protective layer on a base that hasn’t been washed or neutralised and it goes on patchy and lifts within a couple of weeks.

Block 05 of 08 · stage 3

Drying the base

Water picked up with a scrubber dryer and wet vacuum
Air movers across the whole work area
Moisture checked before application
Joints and junctions — checked separately

The order cannot be broken: put a protective layer on a base that hasn’t been washed or neutralised and it goes on patchy and lifts within a couple of weeks.

Block 06 of 08 · stage 3

Protective coating

Applied in layers with drying between coats
Number of coats to suit the area’s traffic
Product matched to the covering and to the type of room
Anti-slip properties of the coating

The order cannot be broken: put a protective layer on a base that hasn’t been washed or neutralised and it goes on patchy and lifts within a couple of weeks.

Block 07 of 08 · stage 4

Burnishing

High-speed burnishing once the coating has cured
Gloss evened out across the whole area
Circulation areas worked over again locally
Dust removed after burnishing

The order cannot be broken: put a protective layer on a base that hasn’t been washed or neutralised and it goes on patchy and lifts within a couple of weeks.

Block 08 of 08 · handover

Handover and guidance

Walk-round with your representative, area by area
Photographs before and after for every area
When furniture can go back and the area can reopen
A care routine so the layer lasts longer

The order cannot be broken: put a protective layer on a base that hasn’t been washed or neutralised and it goes on patchy and lifts within a couple of weeks.

Which sites

The service is for sites with hard floors and heavy footfall, where the protective layer wears through.

Lobbies and entrance areas Circulation areas with a protective coating
Shopping galleries and retail Sales floors outside trading hours
Restaurants and food courts Floors carrying grease and staining
Warehouses and production Concrete and resin floors over large areas
Gyms and pools Anti-slip coating in wet areas
Schools and children’s centres Work during holidays and at weekends

Handover report record

This is what the acceptance record looks like after the shift: what was stripped, what was applied and when the area goes back into use. A sample follows.

Site
Porcelain tile, 720 m² · sample Shift
Night · 22:00–06:00 Crew
6 cleaners + supervisor Coating
2 coats with drying between them
Done 6 / 6
Preparation and barriers skirting protected, wet floor signs, dry cleaning Lobby, corridors stage 1 22:10
Stripping the old layer stripper with dwell time, rotary with pad, edges by hand Lobby, corridors stage 2 22:50
Scrubbing and neutralising rinsed with clean water, alkali neutralised Lobby, corridors stage 2 00:40
Drying the base wet vacuum and air movers, moisture checked Lobby, corridors stage 3 01:50
Coating in two layers applied with drying between coats Lobby, corridors stage 3 03:00
Burnishing and handover high-speed burnishing, walk-round, record with photographs Whole area stage 4 05:20
Work accepted
When the area goes back into use is stated on the record
Photographs before and after for every area — attached
Request a scope of work →

How it works

From enquiry to the night shift — three to seven working days.

01 days 1–2
Survey and test

We identify the covering and how many old layers there are, and test the product and pad on a inconspicuous area.

02 up to 3 days
Scope and quote

The method for each area, the number of coats, crew size, machinery and a fixed price.

03 night shift
Stripping and coating

Old layer stripped, base scrubbed, neutralised and dried, then the new coating applied in layers.

04 by opening
Burnishing and handover

Burnishing, a walk-round with your representative, a signed record with photographs, and the times the area can go back into use.

Control
and oversight

Four mechanisms that make quality something you can check, not something we claim.

Method statement by area Each area has its covering type, method and number of coats — fixed as an appendix to the contract.
Tested before the work The product and pad are tried on a inconspicuous area. We show you the result before touching the whole floor.
The order of the stages The coating only goes onto a base that is washed, neutralised and dry. Otherwise the layer goes on patchy.
When the area reopens The record states when the area can be walked on and when furniture can go back. Those are two different times.

Price
estimate

Set the floor area and the type of covering — a price range, crew size and duration appear on the right. The exact figure is worked out after the survey.

Start with the area
Step 1 · floor area, m²
Step 2 · type of covering
Step 3 · additional work
Total · estimate per visit
Duration
Crew size
Check the estimate with a manager
Annual contract A twelve-month contract gives a lower rate than monthly terms and locks the price for the full term. Offer terms →

Terms and equipment

What the contract fixes and what the crew brings to site.

Contract terms
Type of work one-off or scheduled
Working hours night shift
Test on the covering required before work
Equipment and chemicals ours, included
Area back in use once the coating has cured
Sign-off signed on site
Reporting photographs by area
Crew mobilisation in 3–7 days
We supply all equipment and cleaning products
Rotary machines The main tool: stripping the old layer and scrubbing the base at low speed.
High-speed burnishers Burnishing once the coating has cured — an even gloss across the whole area.
Pads by grade Separate ones for stripping, scrubbing and burnishing. The grade is chosen for the covering.
Products and neutralisers Stripper, alkali neutraliser and the protective product. Safety data sheets kept on site.
Scrubber dryers and wet vacuums Spent solution and water picked up: the base goes into drying with no puddles or streaks.
Barriers and signage The work area is closed the whole time: a wet floor and a fresh coating are an injury risk.
Safety data sheets for every product, on request

Frequently asked questions

Tap a question to open the answer.

It depends on the traffic and on whether there is a protective layer. Circulation areas — entrances, corridors, lift halls — usually once a quarter; offices and meeting rooms less often. If the floor is under a protective coating and is cleaned to a routine, the interval stretches: the layer isn’t stripped to the base but refreshed on top.

On a fresh coating — until it has cured, usually a few hours after the last coat. Furniture goes back later than the area reopens: legs put load on a single point and press into a fresh layer. We state the exact times for your coating on the record.

For porcelain tile, vinyl, linoleum and concrete — yes. Natural stone needs its own approach: marble and limestone don’t tolerate acidic products, so a gentler method is chosen. We identify the covering at the survey and confirm it with a test on a inconspicuous area.

Fine scratches in the old protective layer come away with it — the new layer goes on evenly. Scratches in the covering itself won’t come out this way: that’s grinding, a separate job. At the survey we show you what will go and what will stay.

Protective products are chosen with slip resistance in mind, particularly for entrances and wet areas. For high-footfall sites, or where the floor meets the street, we use a product with a higher slip resistance — and that is written into the method statement.

Grinding and restoration of the covering, repairing chips and cracks, replacing tiles, laying a new floor and stone crystallisation. All of it is priced separately and agreed in advance.

Let us price your site

Send us the floor area and the type of covering — we’ll come out for a survey with a product test and come back with a method statement and a quotation. The survey is free.

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