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I think that along with the add on of tile and grout, wood floor needs to be in this topic. I did a search and found only a handfull of posts since we rolled out the addition of wood floors.
I tried my first one today. I am fortunate that I did it in a room that has very large area rug because I was not happy with the results. I would like to see lots of feedback from operaters that do walk away satisfied with the job that they do on wood. I followed Johns video to the tee. I even did the one hand swing with the buffer. I ended up with large swirls in the floor instead of a nice even look. (Looks like carpet before we rake)I can’t tell if I used to much or to little wax. All of the scuffs and scratches did not come out either. I did learn never try to dig in a little harder to get a scuff out, It will really do some damage that is hard to get out. I new there would be a learning curve so that is why I did it in an area that is not noticeable. I do have about another 1300 sq ft that needs to be done in this house. For me close does not count I expect to be able to do it perfect. This is a Two million dollar summer vacation home.
I think that anyone that is thinking of adding this on will benifit from lots of feedback. Including pricing, how much wax, when to change steelwool ect. ect.
Greg,
I believe the swirls come from too much wax, resulting in slow curing. If you start to polish too soon, the polishing pad will start to build up with wax. Patience is the key element in floor waxing. Several light coats with ample dry time inbetween will help you out. Dry time will vary do to humidity, temp, amount applied and air movement. I’ve been pricing at .50/sqft but found I can only earn about $50/hour. Hope this helps but keep in mind I’ve only done a half dozen jobs. If you do a fair amount of hardwood, buy an extra drive plate and cut a round piece of wood to insert into the center void of the drive plate. This will prevent the steel wool pad from bunching up in the center.This sounds almost exactly like what John warned me about a few months ago. I made sure that the flooring was not polyurethane coated first… In my case, I was going to give a quote for a very good customer and discovered that it was polyurethane coated.
You might call John, he saved me from a problem. He is very, very good at giving good advice on the fly.
Thanks John Steiner…
Hope this helps a little.
Thanks dave but it is not poly. I know that it can be done, and they have had it done in the past. What I am looking for is feedback on how wood floor is going for the rest of you. It would be nice to here from some guys that have more experience day in and day out. Then we should come up with a more in depth training.
Sorry…
We have done about a dozen or so floors and have had no problem, except for the one mentioned above.
I totally agree with your suggestion.
I tread very carefully in the areas where there is zero hands-on training…We cannot afford to replace a leather sofa or other furniture or wood floor. I am pretty sure that my insurance does not include wood floor cleaning/polishing.
Perhaps this might be touched on at the LV meeting.
I focus on carpet and upholstery only,, jack of all and a master of none comes to mind, how much stuff do you want to carry in your van ? it is great for the franchise to have it for all to try..I choose not to. I did a huge tile and grout job a few months back and they thought it looked great….but what a pain. The tile was the old red terra cotta with 3/4 inch grout. It tore up the rubber lip on the wand in about 5 mins. We made a good profit but I will not do any tile cleaning. I have a number for a guy that does hard surface flooring of all kinds in my area and will send the work his way.
I have done some wood floors, but was not real happy with the results of the wax. A few of floors looked good when I finished, but they seem to dull back within a week or so. Some floors don’t even look that much better. Plus, with the wax, the customer has to be carefull on how to maintain them. Many wood floor cleaners will create a haze. Overall, I don’t care for our wax and do not perform this service anymore.
I have submitted some info to corporate for them to reveiw about another product that works much better and last a lot longer. It is pretty much a sandless refinish job that does not involve that much more time than our current system but can bring in 3-4 times the revenue. And, our buffer is perfect for it. Not sure where they stand on it though…
We have done a couple of wood floors and really have not seen a dramatic improvement in how the floors looked and we also followed the video to the letter. I do forewarn the client that any scratches in the wood will remain, as we are not going to sand the floor. Nonetheless, surface scratches that I expected to come out, did not. I am not sure if we are missing something.
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