Wood/Concrete floor...yikes

[Mikey P]

Hello,

I called and spoke with Monique today about getting a quote to have our restaurant floor deep cleaned and sealed. It has probably been years since it has been done. It is concrete and it has inlaid wood which could be quite beautiful, but at this time it is practically black in some places.
I have attached some pictures so you can get an idea of the floor and its condition.


It is about 1500 square feet.

In one of the pictures (Under Carpet), I pulled back the carpet by the door so you can see how the wood should look in comparison to how it looks now.

Our restaurant hours are 7:30AM to 9 or 10PM, 365 days a year. So scheduling this might be a challenge. I mentioned doing it after hours and Monique said there would be an additional fee for this, which I completely understand. She also mentioned that your machines might be too loud if we have guests on site that are close enough to be bothered by the noise.

Please can you provide quotes for:

1. An after hours job
2. A regular hours job (How long do you estimate it would take. If the after hours job is too expensive, or too loud, we may need to just schedule this during regular work hours and close for a half day or something- We could maybe do it on a slow day and provide our guests with an alternate food option).

your thoughts please...

 

[Zee]

The person, obviously is clueless about what it takes to get a job like that done.

To even think about doing it during business hours.

 

[Old Coastie]

That looks like recycled hemlock set on end. My concern would be the condition of the finish throughout. Has it been so compromised that after cleaning it will need to be redone or built back up?

As for cleaning, I would tackle it with the DP420 and nuetral cleaner. Step up the ph as needed.
You could use a red pad and *gentle* rinse/vac. Ten minutes with your Makita and a towel will tell you everything.
Refinishing is a seperate issue which depends on what is discovered.
Since they do not want to shut down, a several night process (if you have to refinish). In and out in one night if you don't.
Yes, it should cost.

 

[Jimmy L]

Looks to be a very high class place. I think I saw it on that show " Bar Rescue"

 

[Mikey P]

DP420?

 

[Nate The Great]

That heavy-assed awkward crb.....

 

[hogjowl]

So, how are you planning on cleaning the concrete?

 

[hogjowl]

Side note:
Welcome back jimmy.
You idiot.

 

[Old Coastie]

Scrubs the daylights out of it, gently. Your CRB could also do it, and I'd have the renovators on to capture as much muck as possible. The idea is low-pressure, low moisture.

 

[Mark Saiger]

Best guess.....

Prespray...increase ph as needed...

Red pad scrub...would hope CRB might dent it...but not sure...

Extraction might be spinner...might be hard surface wand....

Either way.....Would anticipate potential pit falls....

And yes....I would probably take on the job just to say "I took on the job and lost money on it" (but wouldn't tell anyone )

Now if I was really busy...and didn't want to mess with it since they are going to let it go for another 10 years and don't want to pay a good rate....would just bid it high...and go make money on my regular accounts willing to pay my going rate....

 

[Jimmy L]

I AM A WHITE NINJA WARRIOR!


KaPoW!

 

[Cleanworks]

I would do the wood only one night, then come back and mask the wood and do the concrete

 

[GeneMiller]

end grain soaks up water quickly and swells. i don't see any damage from mopping so I'm guessing the wood was sealed with a penetrating 2 part epoxy. . i used some once on a project and the stuff when used correctly seals the wood water tight. its was the same stuff they use on sail boat masks. i would want to test an area first before quoting it. I always seem to get the jobs when I quote silly high and i would want to be sure i could do it. the pattern on some of the wood looks the same making me think it isn't wood after all. The pieces in the second picture with the heavy grain look almost identical. Could be i need stronger glasses. Im not saying she's wrong but I've cleaned plenty of nylon that i was told was wool.

 

[Desk Jockey]

Heavy dose of 2790, on everything! Patrons too if they won't leave.