Gymnasium
Recoating Service This Service Is Available
Province Wide For Your Conveinience.
Your municipality can save thousands
and tens of thousands with yearly and bi yearly recoating of the finish on your
Gymnasium and various sprung Flooring Systems
Re Coating is 1/4th the Cost
a Re Sand. or better. Maintenace of HIGH TRAFFIC
FLOORS:
Taking Care of Your Maple Sports Floor
Wood is porous and
can absorb and release moisture. If the humidity rises, your wood floor will absorb
that moisture, causing it to expand. If the humidity falls, your wood floor will
release moisture, causing it to shrink. Many installations include expansion voids
around the perimeter and around columns or floor inserts, plus expansion joints
built into the floor surface. These features permit natural, normal expansion
and contraction without damage to the floor. Too much moisture causes abnormal
expansion, which can lead to cupping or buckling of your floor. In abnormally
dry conditions the wood will contract, leaving separations between flooring strips.
Steps For Proper Maintenance: Dry Tac THE FLOOR DAILY with a properly
treated dust mop. If the floor is used heavily, sweep it up to three times per
day.
WIPE UP SPILLS and any moisture on the floor surface. MAKE
SURE THE HEATING/VENTILATING/AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM IS FUNCTIONING PROPERLY and
set to maintain indoor relative humidities between 35 percent and 50 percent year
round. In areas of consistently high or low outside humidity, a 15 percent fluctuation
will not adversely affect the maple.
REMOVE Scuffing and shoe marks using
an approved floor cleaner applied with a soft cloth Contact your floor finish
manufacturer for approved cleaning products.
INSPECT FLOOR FOR TIGHTENING
OR SHRINKAGE. During wet weather, check for water leakage around doors and windows.
Remove debris from expansion voids.
ALWAYS PROTECT THE FLOOR when moving
heavy portable equipment or lifts. Ensure portable equipment does NOT have crowned
wheels or wheels that include center ridges remaining from the molding process.
These types of wheels can create very significant point loads.
Please
Observe the Following: Shutting down the ventilation system in your facility for
a prolonged period of time, Is a Bad Idea.
Clean your floor using No scrubbing
machinery or power scrubbers that use water under pressure. Water is your floor's
worst enemy!
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