An Emera operator guiding a yellow floor machine across a wet grey floor, seen from the waist down

Hard floor care

Floor strip and seal in Melbourne.

Vinyl floor stripping and sealing for schools, childcare centres, shops and warehouses. We take off the worn sealer and ground-in dirt, then lay fresh coats while the site is closed.

Tell us about your floors.

Name the floor type, the rough area and when the site is empty, such as the school holidays.

Before you book

Floors we do
Vinyl and lino
When we work
After hours, weekends or school holidays
Moving furniture
Our crew moves it out and puts it back
Using the room again
Once the last coat has cured, as set in your scope

What we strip and seal

Floor stripping and sealing for commercial hard floors.

Sealer wears through where people walk most. Dirt then works into the floor itself and mopping stops shifting it. A strip and seal takes the floor back to a clean base.

Buffing or a strip and seal

Floor buffing keeps a seal going. A strip and seal starts it again.

Floor buffing runs a fast pad over the sealer. It brings back the shine and takes off scuffs, but it can't fix sealer that has worn through. A strip and seal takes off every old coat, cleans the bare floor and lays new sealer. Most commercial floors need both on a regular cycle.

  • Buff between strips. Regular buffing keeps the sealer in shape and pushes back the next strip.
  • Strip when the seal wears through. Grey traffic lanes and dirt you can't mop out are the signs.
  • We tell you which one it needs. At the site visit we check the floor and say whether a buff will do.
An Emera operator in a hi-vis vest and safety glasses gripping the handles of a floor machine

How a job runs

From floor check to furniture back.

You see the rooms, dates and price before we start, and photos of each room when we finish.

  1. 01

    Site visit and floor check

    We test how the old sealer comes off, measure the area and note what furniture has to move.

  2. 02

    Written scope and price

    You get the rooms, the method, the dates and the cost in writing before you decide.

  3. 03

    Strip and clean

    We move the furniture, scrub the old coats off with stripper and a rotary machine, then rinse the floor.

  4. 04

    Seal

    We lay fresh coats of sealer and let each one dry. Signs and barriers keep people off the wet floor.

  5. 05

    Furniture back

    Once the last coat has cured, we put the furniture back where it was.

  6. 06

    Photos and a report

    Before and after photos of each room come to you through our app.

Our floor crew

The crew and machines that strip your floors.

Every photo shows Emera's own crew and equipment.

Strip and seal questions

Questions about stripping and sealing floors.

Straight answers on cost, floor types, buffing and when you can walk on the floor again.

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Which types of floor can be stripped and sealed?

Vinyl and lino floors, including sheet vinyl and vinyl tiles, can be stripped and sealed. These are the hard floors in most schools, childcare centres, shops and warehouse offices.

Emera tests how the old sealer comes off at the site visit, before we price the job. Timber floors are sanded and recoated instead, which is a different job, and we'll tell you if your floor needs something else.

How long after a strip and seal can we walk on the floor?

Usually the next morning. Emera strips and seals after hours, so the sealer dries overnight and the floor is ready when you open. Signs and barriers keep people off it until then.

Furniture and heavy equipment go back once the last coat has cured. Your written scope sets the time, and our crew moves everything back for you.

Can you strip and seal our floors after hours or in the school holidays?

Yes. Emera does most floor work at night, on weekends or in the school holidays, when nobody needs the room.

For schools and childcare groups with several sites, we plan the floors across all of them before the break, so each one is ready for the first day back.

How often should commercial floors be stripped and sealed?

Most commercial vinyl floors need stripping and sealing every one to two years, with regular buffing in between to keep the seal going.

Entrances, corridors and other busy areas wear through first and may need it every year. Emera looks at the wear at the site visit and suggests a cycle for each area.

How do you price a one-off or periodic job?

Emera prices each one-off or periodic job on what needs doing, how big it is, the access and when we can work. Small jobs, like a few tags or a short list of items, can often be priced from photos.

Bigger jobs, and regular work such as turnovers or scheduled cleans, need a site visit first. Either way you get a written scope and price, and nothing is booked until you agree.

Can you add carpet, window, floor or exterior cleans to our regular cleaning?

Yes. Emera can add carpet, window, floor and exterior cleans to your regular cleaning, as one-off or regular jobs. Tell your supervisor or call us.

Each one is a separate line in your written scope and price, so you see what it costs. It's logged in our app with before and after photos, the same as your regular clean.

Pair with

Carpets, paths and glass on the same booking.

Carpeted rooms in the same building, the paths outside and the windows can go on one scope and one invoice.

  • Carpet cleaning

    Carpet and carpet tiles deep cleaned in offices, schools, childcare centres and shops, after hours or between uses.

  • Pressure washing

    Car parks, loading docks, footpaths, bin areas and building walls washed at commercial sites, after hours or on weekends.

  • Window cleaning

    Inside and outside glass at offices, shopfronts, schools and warehouses, cleaned from the ground on a schedule around your hours.

Start with a walk around your site.

It's free, and you'll get our honest read on what needs to change at your site, whether or not you go ahead with us.

  1. 1We call you within one business day to book a time.
  2. 2We walk the site with you and look at what it needs.
  3. 3You get a written scope and price to decide on.