Good article in Facilities.net, "Flooring Chemicals - Look Beyond Initial Cost". Pointing out the lower cost of generic floor finishes, the author notes:
"Using high-quality floor finishes actually can increase the time between scrubbing and re-coating and, by extension, the time between stripping and re-finishing, due to the durability of the floor finishes. Extending the periodic and restorative procedures reduces the amount of coating chemicals, labor, equipment use, and facility downtime."
Many janitorial services charge extra for periodic refinishing, and for stripping. Clearly, a cheaper finish applied during refinishing saves the service money; also, as the article points out, cheaper finish leads to more frequent refinishing, and more frequent stripping - and more income for the janitorial service.
We figure that it's better for our client if we include, in our ongoing monthly price, periodic burnishing and "as-needed" refinishing - no extra charge. Burnishing hardens the finish, so it lasts longer; high quality finish lasts longer. The longer the finish lasts, the less often we have to re-finish. Refinishing cost us much more than burnishing, so we tend to be rather religious about burnishing. (We provide janitorial service in Phoenix AZ). And it's in our interest to use the highest quality finish.
The facility looks better day to day, and the client avoids extra charges.
A bit about us:
My firm, CBN Building Maintenance, provides commercial cleaning services in Phoenix AZ and the wider metro area. We've been in business since 1974; hold the BBB's A-plus rating; and have long been in the forefront of the industry in environmentally sensitive cleaning for health, safety and security. Our program can generally improve Indoor Air Quality, in the size range of most allergens, by a factor of 50%, as reflected in our ongoing IAQ sampling.
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