On a cycle
Floor care on a calendar, not a complaint
VCT, sealed concrete, polished concrete, epoxy and tile each need their own cycle. Yours goes on a schedule, and the crew arrives before the floor starts to show it.
The standard on every contract
Unannounced walkthroughs
A supervisor walks your building at random, scores it against the written scope and sends you the score with photos.
A person answers
The office line reaches a person during office hours, and field supervisors carry phones on every shift.
Fixed the same night
Issues are logged when they happen and put right before the next shift, with a note to you.
A written scope
Every task by area and frequency, agreed before the first shift. You keep a copy and the crew carries one.
What is included
What floor care covers
Routine floor maintenance is part of the janitorial scope. Restoration work, such as a strip and wax, is scheduled on a cycle agreed for each surface in your building.
- VCT: burnishing, scrub and recoat, and full strip and wax
- Sealed concrete: auto-scrubbing and resealing
- Polished concrete: dust mopping, burnishing with the correct pads, densifier
- Epoxy: neutral auto-scrubbing and recoats as it wears
- Tile and grout: machine scrubbing and grout sealing
- Warehouse floors: ride-on sweeping and scrubbing by zone
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A strip and wax, done properly
The floor is stripped to bare tile, neutralized and rinsed until the rinse water runs clear. Finish goes down in thin coats with drying time between each, and the number of coats follows the traffic. Furniture is moved and put back. The floor opens when it is ready, not before.
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Floors measured in acres
Warehouse and distribution floors are kept clear with ride-on sweepers and scrubbers. The floor is split into zones and scrubbed on a known rotation, with dock lanes and pick aisles kept clear, and full-floor scrubs timed for when product is out of the way.
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Scheduled around your operation
Restoration work goes in the quietest window: weekends for offices, breaks for schools, between shifts for industrial sites. You approve the date, we confirm the day before, and you get photos when the floor is done.
Where it applies
Buildings we deliver floor care, stripping and waxing to
Warehouse and Distribution
Floors, docks, restrooms and offices kept clear in buildings that never really stop.
Schools and Education
Classrooms, cafeterias, gyms and restrooms cleaned around the school day.
Medical and Dental
Clinics, dental practices and outpatient suites cleaned to a documented standard.
Office Buildings
Nightly office cleaning and day porter cover, judged by everyone who works there.
Property Management
One janitorial vendor across a portfolio, with the reporting a property manager can forward.
How it works
How floor care, stripping and waxing works with Desert Elite
The same four steps start every floor care, stripping and waxing contract. Here is what happens at each one, and what you have in your hands afterwards.
Step 01 of 04
We walk the building with you
- The supervisor who would run your account
- Fixtures counted, floors and surfaces noted
- Your hours, access and problem areas
You getWalkthrough notes
Step 02 of 04
You get the scope in writing, with the price
- Every task by area and frequency
- Products and equipment named
- Crew plan and price, before anything starts
You getScope of work and price
Step 03 of 04
The same crew starts, trained on your building
- Technicians assigned to your building
- Equipment staged on site
- One office number that a person answers
You getA named crew and one number
Step 04 of 04
Unannounced inspections start in week one
- A supervisor arrives without notice
- Scored against the written scope
- Score and photos sent to you
You getScores with photos
Questions
Floor Care, Stripping and Waxing questions
How often should VCT be stripped and waxed?
It depends on traffic. Entrances and main corridors need it far more often than a quiet office. Burnishing and a scrub and recoat between full strips stretch the cycle. The walkthrough sets a cycle for each area of your building.
Can you work while the building is open?
Scrubbing and burnishing, yes, with wet-floor signage and a zone plan. Stripping and waxing needs the area closed until the finish cures, so it is scheduled for nights, weekends or shutdowns.
Do you look after polished concrete?
Yes. Polished concrete needs its own program: no topical finish, regular burnishing with the correct pad and periodic densifier. The wrong product dulls it, which is why each surface is its own line on the scope.
Is floor care part of the janitorial contract?
Routine care (dust mopping, damp mopping, auto-scrubbing, burnishing) is part of the janitorial scope. Restoration work is scheduled on the cycle agreed for each surface.
Often added
Services on the same contract
- Nightly
Commercial Janitorial
Nightly janitorial for offices, warehouses, clinics and schools, run from a written scope of work.
- Per project
Commercial Deep Cleaning
Project cleans for a new contract start, a seasonal reset, after an event, or a building that needs catching up.
- Per project
Post-Construction Cleaning
Rough, final and touch-up cleans for general contractors and tenant improvement projects.
- Periodic
High Dusting
Structural beams, ducts, conduit, fixtures and racking cleaned at height, safely and on a schedule.
Next step
Walk the building with us
Under an hour on site with the supervisor who would run the account. You get a written scope of work for your building.