Wood Floor Cleaning
Wood floors need regular maintenance to maintain their beauty and durability. Our Wood Floor Cleaning Process is specifically designed for solid hardwood and engineered wood floors as well as luxury vinyl tile (LVT) type flooring. Like other surfaces that see regular use, dirt, grime, and debris build up over time that can damage wood floors.
The Chem-Dry Wood Floor Cleaning Process offers many benefits including:
- Removes dirt, grime, and non-living allergens from pet dander
- Increases floor life
- Provides a superior deep clean vs. typical mopping
- Provides a protective barrier to protect any future damage
- Adds a durable shine
- Uses minimal moisture, preventing potential damage to the wood floors
Why Choose Chem-Dry?
Numerous home cleaning solutions and retail products are available to clean hardwood flooring. Although they provide short-term results, utilizing these products can cause hidden damage and allow the accumulation of residue, dirt, and grime over time. If you desire to protect and enhance your floors and avoid long-term damage, periodic professional wood floor cleaning is the optimal solution.
The comparison below highlights the benefits of our wood floor cleaning Process over doing it yourself at home:
| Chem-Dry Wood Floor Cleaning | DIY Mopping |
| Uses a green-certified cleaner, safe for people and pets | Uses soaps and detergents, which can contain harmful chemicals |
| Penetrates the grain of the wood with industry-leading equipment with counter-rotating brushes | Skims across the surface of the wood floor with a wet mop |
| Provides deeper clean that removes dirt, grime & allergens from in the wood grain | Doesn’t penetrate wood grain with surface cleaning |
| Uses minimal water, protecting the wood from damage | Uses a lot of water that can soak into the wood and cause damage such as buckling |
| Extracts moisture along with dirt and contaminants from your floors & home with a powerful vacuum | Soaks up some dirt and contaminants but also spreads it around the floor and doesn’t extract it from the home |
| Uses durable polish that leaves a protective barrier and healthy shine | Can apply polish that typically won’t last long or provide much protection against damage |
Industry-Leading Step By Step Process
1. Thorough Inspection
Our certified technician will inspect the condition of your floor, including scratches and blemishes.
Our process is not recommended for floors with deep scratches, blemishes discoloration, staining or bare wood floors.
2. Polish & Acrylic Coating Removal
We will then determine if the floor as an acrylic coating in order to remove any polishing or coating before cleaning so that we can extract dirt form deep in the flooring.
3. Deep Cleaning
A technician will tape off the surrounding area so as not to ruin appliances or cabinetry. They will then begin the process of cleaning the wood floors with our specially formulated, green-certified cleaner. This will remove dirt, debris, and contaminants leaving your floors healthier and streak-free.
4. Hard Wood Floor Polish
Once the floor has been cleaned, a polish is then applied. Our polish provides a beautiful shine and a protective layer to prevent future damage to the surface of the floor.
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Called to have the cleaning done and George helped me with the new carpet. Tell them what you need. Tell him what your budget is he will make it work.
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Easy to schedule, showed up on time with notice, and made sure the appropriate cleaner was used on the upholstery.
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Felix was great! He explained the process and was very careful with his work…..Glad we chose Academy Chem-Dry!