This won’t come clean. Or is it clean? Look closely at the trafficked areas. This is an example of extreme pile distortion. This is multilevel tufted carpet tile. The higher tuffs became susceptible to distortion from foot traffic and rolling loads as they weren’t supported by the lower tuffs. As you look closely you can […]
Post Construction Commercial Carpet Cleaning: Getting Your Floor Ready for Foot Traffic
Commercial floor care providers know that initial maintenance for resilient flooring is imperative to put the floor in service after construction, but how many have considered post construction carpet cleaning to ready the floor for foot traffic? Times have changed and commercial spaces are no longer built top to bottom. Carpet is often installed before […]
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Principles of Hard Surface Cleaning
Are your techs familiar with the basic principles of hard surface care? In this case study, Steve Brown of Southeastern Commercial Flooring uses two maintenance projects to explain the basic principles of cleaning hard surfaces. By starting with basic principles to troubleshoot common floor care issues, finding solutions can often be faster, easier, and less […]
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Recommended Maintenance Procedures for Ceramic Tile & Grout
In this XLN resource, learn the standard operating procedures for initial, daily, periodic, and restorative cleaning and maintenance on ceramic tile and grout.
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Recommended Maintenance Procedures for Low Moisture
Learn the standard operating procedures for the low moisture carpet cleaning process.
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Recommended Maintenance Procedures for LVT
In this helpful XLN resource, learn the suggested procedures for initial, daily, periodic, and restorative cleaning and maintenance on luxury vinyl tile (LVT) flooring.
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Recommended Maintenance Procedures for Rubber Flooring
In this suggested procedures document, learn the standard operating procedures for cleaning, restoring, and maintaining rubber flooring.
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Recommended Procedures for Carpet Sanitization
Discover XL North’s step by step suggested procedures for sanitizing carpet along with recommended products to ensure the best possible results.
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Recommended Procedures for Disinfection of Resilient Flooring
In this XL North Suggested Procedures PDF, get step by step instructions for disinfecting resilient floors along with recommended products to ensure the best possible results.
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Resilient Floor Troubleshooting Checklist
This checklist, compiled by members of the XL North Tactical Group, covers almost everything that influences a resilient flooring life cycle and can help solve challenging problems with your customer’s floor.
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Resilient Flooring & Ceramic Tile Case Study
Chip Grimes, President of Facility Services Group in Delaware, discusses his experience with a resilient floor and ceramic tile project at a healthcare customer’s facility. In this case study, see the phenomenal before and after photos from the sheet vinyl and ceramic tile floors (wait ’til you see the grout photos!) and learn the process […]
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Restoration of Rubber Floors in School Stairwell Case Study
Thomas Leveille recently discovered the power of XL North’s rubber floor care products during a restoration project at The William E. Norris School. Leveille, head custodian at the elementary school located in Southampton, Massachusetts, was tasked with removing years of built up dirt and grime, including previously applied floor wax, from rubber flooring in the […]
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Rubber Flooring Case Study
In this case study, Chip Grimes, President of Facility Services Group in Philadelphia, discusses a recent experience with rubber flooring installed at an area hospital, and the phenomenal results his team achieved using the XL North line of rubber flooring products. Read what Chip has to say about the chemistry, the process, and the status […]
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Rubber Flooring Pops on School Stairs After Successful Restoration
Tom Leveille recently discovered the power of XL North’s rubber floor care products during a restoration project on the main stairwell at the William E. Norris School. Leveille, head custodian at the elementary school located in Southampton Massachusetts, explains the job. “The school renovation and addition took place in 1995 and is in great shape. […]
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Rubber Flooring Restoration Case Study
The recent addition of a logo to a school’s existing rubber flooring highlighted the floor’s dirtiness, even though it was less than 2 years old. When the logo was installed, attic stock flooring was used to complete the border. Custodial staff believed they had kept the textured rubber corridors clean, but when compared to the […]
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Safety, Health, and Cleanliness are Top Priorities When Reopening Your Business
As businesses across the country begin to reopen in the wake of the Coronavirus pandemic, undoubtedly new disinfection, cleaning, and sanitization procedures will need to be put in place to assure the health and safety of customers and employees. We asked three industry leaders – architect Timothy Hawk, commercial flooring services provider Thomas Holland, and […]