Hard Floor Cleaning

Hard floor cleaning, stripping, sealing and polishing.

Vinyl, timber, concrete and stone floors brought back and protected — for offices, clubs, schools and homes across Canberra.

  • Strip and reseal
  • Slip resistance retained
  • After-hours work
02 6258 3883Serving Canberra & Queanbeyan, ACT · quotes back within a business day
Free · no obligation

Book a floor inspection

Tell us the floor type and we'll come and tell you honestly what it needs.

  • Written fixed price, no surprises
  • Fully insured, police-checked cleaners
  • No lock-in contracts
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30+
Years on Canberra floors
3–5 coats
Sealer on a typical strip
Overnight
Most commercial floors
12–24 mo
Between full strips
Floor types

What we do to each surface.

Sealing vinyl and polishing concrete are completely different jobs. We match the process to the floor rather than running one machine over everything.

Vinyl & linoStrip old sealer, neutralise, apply 3–5 coats of commercial sealerStrip every 12–24 months
Timber & bambooLow-moisture clean, buff, re-coat with compatible finishRe-coat every 2–3 years
Polished concreteDeep scrub, densify and burnish to restore sheenBurnish quarterly
Stone & terrazzoHoning and polishing, penetrating sealer appliedEvery 2 years
Safety & anti-slip vinylMechanical scrub that keeps the slip rating intactMonthly to quarterly

Tell us what surfaces you have and we'll quote the right treatment.

Strip and seal

How a floor gets its finish back.

This is the job most people mean when they say a floor 'looks worn out'. The sealer is worn, not the floor.

01

Strip the old sealer

Stripper is applied, agitated with a rotary machine, then extracted along with years of built-up finish.

02

Neutralise and dry

The floor is rinsed and neutralised so the new sealer bonds properly — skip this and it peels within months.

03

Seal and burnish

Three to five thin coats of commercial sealer, then burnished to the sheen level you want.

Ready to get started? Book your free site visit.

Before
Before
After
After
The difference

Worn traffic lanes gone, sheen back to even.

Foot traffic wears the sealer in lanes, which reads as scuffed, grey flooring. Once the old finish is stripped and recoated, the floor looks uniform again — and it's far easier to mop.

  • Black scuff marks and heel marks removed
  • Even sheen across the whole floor, not just the middle
  • Sealer protects the substrate from moisture and wear
  • Daily mopping becomes far more effective

Want results like this at your place? Get a free quote.

Minimal disruption

We work overnight so your doors open on time.

Strip and seal work is scheduled after hours or across a weekend, zone by zone, so staff and customers never walk on a wet floor.

Overnight
Typical office floor
Zoned
Half the floor at a time if needed
Low odour
Products for occupied buildings
Signed off
Walkthrough before we leave
A maintenance plan beats another full strip.
Hawker Bros · Canberra
Keeping it that way

A maintenance plan beats another full strip.

A full strip and seal is the expensive job. A light buff a few times a year pushes it years down the track, which is why most of our commercial clients put it on a schedule.

  • Quarterly buff and burnish
  • Spot re-coat in high-traffic lanes
  • Entry matting advice to cut grit
  • Correct pads and chemicals for your cleaner
  • Annual condition report
  • Strip and seal only when it's actually needed

We'll tell you honestly if your floor doesn't need stripping yet.

Want all of this covered at your site?

Hawker Bros cleaner working in a Canberra commercial building
Since 1992

Three decades of Canberra vinyl, timber, concrete and stone.

Why the finish lasts

Floors done by people who've stripped a few thousand of them.

The right number of coats

Cheap jobs skimp on sealer coats. It shows within a season.

Slip safety respected

Anti-slip and safety vinyl cleaned without destroying the rating.

Furniture handled

Desks and shelving moved and returned, with felt pads where needed.

Honest scheduling

If it can wait six months, we'll say so and book a buff instead.

How we start

Inspect first, quote second.

We'd rather tell you the floor can wait than sell you a strip and seal it doesn't need.

01

Floor inspection

We identify the surface, the existing finish and how much life is left in it.

02

Written plan and price

Scope, number of coats, timing and access — all in writing before you commit.

03

Work after hours

We strip, seal and burnish overnight or over a weekend and hand it back ready to use.

Floors we look after

Clubs, schools and offices across the ACT.

Our club floor looked past it. They stripped and sealed it over a Sunday and members thought we'd replaced it.
Venue Manager
Club, Tuggeranong
Told us our vinyl didn't need a full strip yet and booked a buff instead. Saved us a few thousand — that's why we keep using them.
Facilities Coordinator
School, Belconnen
Timber floors in the office came up beautifully and there was no smell on Monday morning.
Practice Manager
Deakin
TuggeranongBelconnenDeakinFyshwickQueanbeyan
Pricing

What hard floor work costs.

Priced per square metre for stripping and sealing, or per visit for maintenance buffing. We always inspect first.

  • Free floor inspection and recommendation
  • Fixed square-metre or per-visit pricing
  • Maintenance plans to avoid repeat strips
  • Call 02 6258 3883 to book an inspection

Get your fixed written price — free and no obligation.

01

Area and layout

Open floors move quickly; lots of small rooms and edges take longer.

02

Condition of the existing finish

Heavy sealer build-up needs more stripping passes.

03

Coats and sheen level

More coats cost more upfront and last considerably longer.

Common questions

Hard floor questions, answered.

Still not sure about something? Ask us directly — we'll give you a straight answer.

Still deciding? Get a free, no-obligation quote.

Give your floors another decade.

Book a free inspection and we'll tell you whether it needs a buff, a re-coat or a full strip and seal.

  • Free, no-obligation quote
  • Fully insured & police-checked
  • No lock-in contracts
  • Locally owned since 1992

Cleaning across Canberra & Queanbeyan, ACT