What sort of finish is on the wood floor?

[Mikey P]

New customer want her 2 yp wood floor cleaned. I asked for photos first and they give me the impression that the engineered wood is a penetrative type oil rubbed type vs a coating


What do you see?

Hi M*********
The last photo shows a concerning amount of soil on the wood, the photo give me the impression that the planks are not coated with a polyurethane or similar top finish, but rather a oiled hand rubbed penetrative sealer, which unfortunately often leads to soil absorption from dirty mop water.

It would be best if I came out to test a few small areas to see if we get the results your are looking for.

I have a $200 minimum for this, which would be deducted from the final bill if you proceed with the work.

Cost wise for the wood and area rug, we're looking at $1000 -$1200 If that all sounds do-able, I can come by this coming Tuesday around 9:30 AM to test the floor.

Thanks for the photos!

 

[Mikey P]

Sure that would work. I would want the cleaning to work. Do you have ability to clean it if it’s oil rubbed sealer?

yes, but the results probably wont be as great as if it were coated.Do you have any record of what wood product it is? Manufacture, product name or style, SKU, receipt or box lying around in the garage perhaps?

Yes. Let me see what I can find!

 

[hogjowl]

Can’t tell anything. The pictures suck.

 

[Mikey P]

all she had...


I found this...


https://1stopfloor.com/shop/hardwoo...ak-dm-modern-craftsman-coastal-line-mcca1203/






The manufactures love to cover themselves as you can see in this How To Clean Your Floor info

The say not to use water, but then recommend Bona Wood Floor cleaner, which is water based...


https://www.hfdesignllc.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Hardwood-UVCuredFinishCareMaintenance.pdf

 

[Mikey P]

I have used Bona on the floor. I think they recommended it- why I have it.

It's best if I come out and run some tests.

How have you been cleaning the floor?
whats your mopping process?

I have a vacuum Mop- I’ll show you. Yes- come on out, let me know when.

 

[hogjowl]

It says it has a urethane finish.

 

[Bryce C]

Assuming it has a urethane finish like the info sheet says... Would a product like Wood Fresh and an OP machine with absorbent pads work well enough? Or do you need to hit small areas with a CRB and carefully rinse and extract with low psi to get it in good shape?