Your floors are the most heavily used surface in your building. They absorb foot traffic, spills, chemical exposure, furniture weight, and daily abuse — and they reflect the overall condition of your facility more than any other surface.

Professional floor cleaning, stripping, and waxing is not a cosmetic service. It is preventive maintenance. Properly maintained floors last significantly longer than neglected ones — and in a commercial building, floors represent a serious capital investment.

JC Cleaning Service provides professional floor care services across all five NYC boroughs, serving schools, offices, retail spaces, and commercial facilities.

Commercial Floor Types We Service

Vinyl Composition Tile (VCT)

VCT is the most common commercial flooring in New York City schools, hospitals, and institutional facilities. It requires regular stripping and waxing to maintain its appearance and protect the surface from wear.

Our VCT stripping and waxing process:

1. Remove all furniture from the area
2. Apply chemical stripper and allow to penetrate
3. Machine scrub to lift old wax and embedded soil
4. Rinse thoroughly and allow to dry
5. Apply multiple coats of commercial floor finish, buffing between coats
6. Final high-speed buff for maximum shine

Hardwood Floors

Commercial hardwood requires very different care than VCT. Excessive moisture, the wrong cleaning products, or aggressive scrubbing can cause irreversible damage. We clean commercial hardwood with appropriate dry and damp methods and use hardwood-compatible cleaning agents.

Ceramic and Porcelain Tile

We clean tile with commercial hot-water extraction equipment and machine scrubbers, and can treat grout with restoration products to remove years of embedded soil and restore the original color.

Polished Concrete

Maintenance typically involves daily sweeping and damp mopping, with periodic application of concrete-specific sealers and densifiers. We do not treat polished concrete with wax finishes designed for VCT.

Rubber and Vinyl Plank Flooring

We assess each floor type before selecting products and equipment.

How Often Should Commercial Floors Be Stripped and Waxed?

Between full strip-and-wax cycles, regular buffing and spray buffing maintain the finish and extend the time between full restorations.

School Gymnasiums: A Special Case

Gymnasium hardwood requires products that do not create slip hazards, finishes compatible with athletic use, seasonal deep cleaning and refinishing, and avoidance of moisture that can warp boards.

Why DIY Floor Care Fails in Commercial Settings

Commercial floor care requires commercial-grade equipment, proper chemical dwell time, thorough rinsing, and skilled application of finish coats. Professional floor care pays for itself in floor longevity and eliminated re-do costs.

Request a Free Floor Assessment

Contact JC Cleaning Service to schedule your free floor care assessment.

Frequently Asked Questions

How long does floor stripping and waxing take for a large commercial space?

A typical school hallway or medium-size office may take one to two nights. Larger spaces are staged over multiple nights to avoid disrupting operations.

How long will the floors stay looking good after stripping and waxing?

With proper daily maintenance, a professional strip-and-wax can maintain its appearance for three to six months before buffing is needed and six to twelve months before a full re-strip.

Do we need to move furniture before the crew arrives?

Yes. All furniture must be removed from the area before stripping begins.

Can you strip and wax after business hours to avoid disruption?

Yes. All of our floor stripping and waxing is performed after business hours.

What is the difference between waxing and buffing?

Stripping removes old finish completely. Buffing uses a high-speed machine to restore sheen to existing finish between full strip-and-wax cycles.

JC Cleaning Service provides professional floor cleaning, stripping, and waxing across Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, the Bronx, and Staten Island.