Large sealed floors
Distribution centres, manufacturing floors and back-of-house areas where the sealed surface has gone grey under a film of rubber and dust.
How it works
Sweeping removes what sits on the floor. Scrubbing removes what is stuck to it.
A scrubber lays down water and detergent, works it with counter-rotating brushes or pads under real down-pressure, then vacuums the dirty solution straight back up through a trailing squeegee into a separate recovery tank.
Because the solution never leaves the machine’s footprint, the floor behind it is damp at most. There is no mop bucket carrying the same dirty water around the building, no wet-floor window, and no slip hazard for the next shift.
Machine choice comes down to access and area: a hand-held single disc for spot work and amenities, a walk-behind for aisles, kitchens and plant rooms, a ride-on for distribution floors, food plants and shopping-centre back-of-house.
Where scrubbing earns its keep
Retail and public areas
Mall floors, entries and travelator aprons. Scrubbed before trade and dry before the doors open, so the finish is visible and the hazard is not.
Kitchens, plant rooms and tight aisles
Where a ride-on cannot reach and a mop is not enough — food preparation areas, amenities, wash bays and racking runs.
What's included
What a scrubbing visit covers
Most sites are swept first and scrubbed second: dropping loose grit into a scrubber just turns it into slurry and wears the brushes out early.
Sealed concrete
Epoxy floors
Tiled areas
Tyre-mark removal
Spill clean-up
Edge & corner detail
Recovery tank emptied on site
Chemistry matched to floor
Dry behind the machine
Slip-hazard reduction
Food-area compliant options
Completion record
Scrubbing questions we get asked
Will scrubbing damage a sealed or epoxy floor?
Not when the pad grade and chemistry are matched to the surface. The wrong pad is what dulls epoxy and strips seal. We identify the floor type at the site walk and set the specification before the first pass.
How long until we can walk on it?
Immediately. The squeegee recovers the solution as the machine moves, so the floor behind it is damp rather than wet. That is the main practical reason sites switch from mopping to scrubbing.
Can scrubbing bring an old, grey floor back?
Often, yes — a lot of "worn" concrete is actually a build-up of rubber and traffic film rather than damage. We run a test patch first, so you see the real result before committing to the whole floor.
Get your floor assessed and quoted.
We'll walk the site with you, measure the areas and quote it properly. The assessment is free and you are under no obligation.
122 Bromley St, Cornubia QLD 4130 · PO Box 1967, Cleveland QLD 4163