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Floor Care

Md Parvej Miah, Senior Manager
- Housekeeping, Sublime Facilities
Management Ltd, Bangladesh
My team uses a microfibre soft mop or cloth along with
warm water and soap-based mild chemical for floor cleaning.
The biggest challenge in maintaining marble/granite floors is
the damage caused by sand particles.
One may adopt floor mats to extend the life of such floors.
We are also using polishing machines with 1200 to 1500 RPM
to clean and polish marble floors.

shifting heavy items, people Weight of the machine: In Avoid these chemicals
often forget about this. Their general, a heavy machine is more
carelessness can result in heavy effective for the highly dirt- Acidic cleaners like vinegar,
scratches that will destroy the concentrated areas because of its and bleach should not come
charm of the floor. downward force over the pads. into contact with marble. Even
At the same time, lighter and a lemon wedge can begin to
Analysing machines faster floor polishing machines eat into marble within seconds.
Many rust-removing solutions
Speed of the machine: Normal give a good finish. contain acid; keep them away
RPM machines will do, with Polishing ads: There are from marble as well. It is also
simultaneous polishing and spray different types, generally colour- advisable not to use steam
of chemicals. If a high-quality coded according to nature of their or hot water while cleaning
shine is desired, use ultra-high- work – from cleaning to polishing marble, as it will damage the
speed machines with more RPM. and buffing for gloss shine. shine of the floor.

Tatjana Ahmed, Director of
Housekeeping, Hyatt Hotels Dubai
In high traffic areas, it is a challenge to keep the deep
shine of marble floors. Floors are often subject to furniture
movement; in this case, heavy maintenance needs to be
scheduled.
There are many different processes available to extend the
life of floors, depending on your budget and how sustainable
you want to be. One very good solution is diamond pads. With
these, one can maintain floors without any chemicals, making
the task very environment-friendly.
In single-disc machines, you should look for the right
diameter for each area that needs to be cleaned, and the speed.
Depending upon the focus on sustainability, there are many
chemicals in the market to strip and polish floors. Acidic
chemicals should be avoided, so should bleach; they will only
harm your stone floor.

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