Strip and Wax Floors in Northern KY — Bring Back the Shine
Are your tile floors yellow, dull, or gray in the walkways? We strip off the old wax and lay down a fresh, even finish.
Old wax turns yellow. Edges build up dark. Traffic lanes go gray. Mopping stops helping. You’re in the right place. CCS strips the old finish down to bare tile, neutralizes it, and applies fresh coats after hours. Call (859) 609-1975
Why Customers Are Calling Us
*CCS is owner-operated and has served Northern Kentucky since 2017. We are licensed, bonded, and insured. Your floor work is scheduled around your hours, not ours.
Your Floors Need Stripping When Mopping Stops Working
We strip and wax floors in Northern KY for offices, medical suites, schools, gyms, retail stores, and warehouses. It is one part of our janitorial service in Northern KY, so many buildings add it to a cleaning schedule they already have.
Mopping only reaches the top of the finish. Once the wax itself is worn or discolored, cleaning will not bring the shine back. That is the point where stripping is the fix.
Watch for these signs
- Yellowing across the middle of the floor
- Dark buildup packed into edges and corners
- Gray traffic lanes at doors and main walkways
- Peeling or flaking finish that lifts in patches
We test a small area first to see how the old finish responds. That tells us how many layers are down and how hard the strip needs to be. Buildings that pair this with weekly office cleaning across Northern Kentucky usually catch the wear earlier.
Floors can take a beating during construction and renovation work. When a facility needs full cleanup first, our post construction cleaning service removes the dust and debris before additional floor stripping and waxing is performed.
Stripping and Waxing Follows Seven Steps, Not Two
The proper way to strip and wax a floor takes seven steps:
- Clear the floor and dust mop it.
- Apply stripper in sections and let it dwell.
- Scrub the section with a floor machine.
- Vacuum up the slurry.
- Rinse and neutralize until the pH reads 7 to 8.
- Let the floor dry completely.
- Apply 3 to 5 thin coats, drying between each one.
Most crews skip steps 5 and 6. Those two are what cause finish to fail later. Stripper left on the tile keeps new wax from bonding. A damp floor traps water under the coats. We check pH with a test strip before any finish goes down.
Most Commercial Floors Need Stripping Every 6 to 12 Months
How often you need a strip depends on foot traffic. Lobbies and main lanes are usually closer to 6 months. Quiet offices, back rooms, and storage areas can go closer to 12.
You do not need a full strip every time. Between strips, we scrub and recoat instead. That takes off the worn top layer and adds fresh finish, so it costs less and reopens the room faster.
A few habits stretch the cycle:
- Walk-off mats at every entrance to catch grit before it reaches the tile
- A neutral-pH cleaner, since harsh cleaners eat the finish
- Daily dust mopping to pull off the sand that grinds the shine down
We Work Nights and Weekends So Your Floors Cure Without Traffic
Wax needs quiet time to set. Every coat has to dry fully before the next one goes down. Walking on a coat too early leaves bubbles, streaks, and scuffs that stay in the floor.
The tile also has to be bone dry before the first coat. Water trapped under wax causes haze and peeling weeks later. We run air movers and adjust the HVAC when the building allows it. That pulls the moisture out faster and shortens your downtime.
So we come in before you open or after you close. Exam rooms and patient areas are handled the same way through our cleaning for Northern Kentucky medical offices, so appointment hours are never affected.
Strip and Wax Is for Tile, Not Wood
This service is for hard tile surfaces. That means VCT, vinyl tile, and some sealed concrete. Those floors are built to hold a wax finish and to release it when stripped.
Hardwood, laminate, and LVP are different. They should never get a wax strip. Stripper breaks down their surface layer, and that damage cannot be buffed out. The flooring has to be replaced.
We identify your floor type on the walkthrough, before we quote anything. Mixed buildings are common. We mark which rooms get stripped and which need another method.
What Affects the Cost of Stripping and Waxing Your Floors
No two buildings price the same. These are the things that move the number:
- Square footage and layout. One open room runs faster than a dozen small offices.
- Old wax layers. More layers means more stripper, more passes, and more time.
- Coats of finish. A busy lobby may need 5 coats where a back office needs 3.
- Furniture moving and access hours. Desks and shelving have to come out and go back.
- Floor condition. Worn or broken tile may need repair before any finish goes down.
We walk the building and give you an upfront quote in writing. We do not price floors over the phone. We cannot see how many layers are down until we look.
Who Does the Work
Jess leads the floor crew. She has 8 years in floor care, and she runs the strip and recoat work herself. She is the one who tests your finish and decides how the job gets sequenced.
Julie Elbert owns CCS and stays involved in the schedule. You are not passed to a call center when something changes.
Frequently Asked Questions About Stripping and Waxing Floors in Northern KY
Usually overnight. The finish needs full dry time before any traffic crosses it. Humid weather stretches that window, so we give you the exact hold time before we start.
No. Wood, laminate, and LVP need a different process, and stripper can damage them for good. We check your floor type during the walkthrough, so the wrong product never touches the wrong surface.
Most need it every 6 to 12 months, and sooner in high-traffic lanes. Lobbies and main walkways wear fastest. Quiet offices and storage rooms hold their finish much longer.
- Usually trapped water or stripper residue left behind before the finish went down. Both keep the wax from bonding to the tile. Neutralizing and full drying prevent it.
- Yes, when the finish is worn but not discolored or peeling. A scrub and recoat takes off the top layer and adds fresh coats. It costs less and reopens the space sooner.
- Clear small items off the floor, like trash cans, mats, chairs, and anything loose. We handle desks, shelving, and larger furniture, and that gets priced into the quote. Tell us about locked rooms or alarm codes ahead of time.