Limestone floor sealing and maintenance tips

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Limestone Floor Sealing And Maintenance Tips

Limestone Floor Sealing


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For several centuries now, before the concrete mixture can into existence, people were using stone as a primary raw material in their house construction process. They were being used for a variety of purposes like making roofs, floors as well as walls. The same trend is prevailing till now with a little modification like now variants like limestone are used mainly in the floor portion of an infrastructure. The biggest reason why this and other stones are still used is the robustness they acquire. Robustness not just in terms of confronting humans, but also in confronting nature’s attack that continues right from the time they are installed. In lieu of increasing your home’s looks, aura and resale value, what they anticipate is a small look after and maintenance. If these things are not given in small quantities regularly, you’ll surely have to get limestone floor sealing/cleaning and limestone floor stain removal done in some time. In the absence of regular maintenance, these floors will continue suffering wear and tear and eventually time would come when they start asking for a huge overhauling.

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For the purpose of limestone floor sealing, you’ll require the following products.  Ultra-strip  First Base  3D-Gloss

Very important sealing equipments required:  Polish mop & wringer bucket – or – Polish fringe mop & watering can  Buffing machine pad  Wet floor signs Stripping Equipments needed are:  Dust mop or broom  Stripper mops  Scraper  Black hand pads  Wet floor signs  Rotary scrubbing machine black pad

 Cardboard  Rinse mops  Wringer bucket

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 Wet vacuum or Auto scrubber Before starting limestone floor sealing, you need to keep these tips in your mind.  You should always use a fresh mop for stripping and sealing.  You should ensure that the first base is nicely done so that the film bonds to the

floor and does not flake away.  Cease the process, if the temperature drops below 9o Celsius. However, if you still want to continue, lay very thin coats in the difference of one hour. Coverage related tips  As far as coverage is concerned, 1 liter sealing would cover approx 55 square

meters (one coat).  This is because usually, first coat requires more sealer and the last would require the least.  Moreover, porous floor would require more sealer for limestone floor sealing. Common limestone Maintenance Tips -

As far as natural stones are concerned, proper care and maintenance can sustain their robustness and shine for a long time. With some common steps taken regularly, you can make them looking like new all over again.

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 Stone surfaces should be cleaned as frequently as possible as this would remove the layer of dust from them.  The same step would bring back the stone to its natural appearance.  The cleaning process should include a soft sponge and depending upon the rigorousness of the stain, cleaning agents can be changed.  During limestone floor stain removal, you should avoid acidic cleaning agents straightaway.

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