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Commercial Floor Stripping and Waxing in Toronto and the GTA

Hard floors stripped back, sealed and refinished, then kept up with scrubbing and burnishing between cycles — scheduled after hours so nobody walks on wet wax.

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  • Serving Toronto since 1989Commercial cleaning in Toronto and the GTA for more than three decades.
  • WSIB covered, bonded and insuredBackground-screened staff, covered by liability insurance and WSIB Ontario.
  • A reply within 2 hours, Mon–Fri 7am–6pmFrom your account executive, who then coordinates the walkthrough, inspections and changes.
  • After hours and weekendsCleaning scheduled around your business, not the other way round.

Who it is for

  • Retail stores and showrooms with high-traffic sales floors
  • Schools, daycares and institutional buildings
  • Office buildings, lobbies and corridors
  • Clinics and health offices
  • Warehouses and industrial buildings with sealed concrete
  • Property managers planning floor care across a portfolio

Floor stripping and waxing is removing the worn, dirty layers of finish from a hard floor (most often vinyl composition tile) and building up fresh coats of sealer and finish, so the floor is protected and shines again. Between full strips, regular scrubbing and burnishing keep the finish looking new for longer.

Why floors need it

Floor finish is a sacrificial layer: it takes the wear so the floor underneath does not. Foot traffic, grit and, in a Toronto winter, road salt scratch and dull it, and dirt gets locked into the layers. Mopping cannot reach that dirt; only removing the finish and putting new coats down brings the floor back.

A cycle, not a one-off

The cheapest floor to keep is one on a plan. A full strip and wax is the reset; machine scrubbing and burnishing between visits keep the shine and stretch the time to the next full strip; a scrub and recoat in between can put off a full strip again. Planned through the year as part of a building maintenance programme, floor care happens before a floor needs rescuing rather than after.

Winter matters here. Salt left on a finished floor etches it, so entrances and lobbies benefit from extra scrubbing through the winter and a refinish in the spring.

A sample year for a lobby floor

As an illustration, this is the shape of a plan for a busy ground-floor lobby with a vinyl composition tile floor. The real cycle depends on the floor, its traffic and how much finish is on it, which is why we look at it before quoting.

  • Spring: a full strip and wax after the salt season, so the winter’s etching and residue are removed rather than sealed in.
  • Early summer: machine scrubbing and burnishing on the routine visits to keep the shine; a scrub and recoat if the entrance lane is dulling.
  • Autumn: a scrub and recoat before the first salt, so the floor goes into winter with fresh finish on top.
  • Winter: extra scrubbing at the entrance and matting that is cleaned and changed through the season; no refinishing until the salt stops.
  • Between visits: entrance mats, prompt spill response and a neutral cleaner on the routine mop, which is what stretches the time to the next full strip. Our guide to daily floor care between wax visits covers that side.

A quieter back office on the same tile might need a full strip only every two or three years, with a recoat in between. A plan like this is written into the proposal as part of a building maintenance programme, so the dates are set in advance and the floor is never rescued at the last minute.

We are bonded, insured and WSIB covered. Call (416) 803-4880 or request a walkthrough.

What is included

A full strip and wax

  • Furniture and fixtures moved and the area closed off
  • Old finish removed with stripper and a floor machine
  • Floor rinsed, neutralized and left to dry
  • Sealer, then new coats of floor finish, each left to dry
  • Furniture put back once the finish has cured

Between cycles

  • Machine auto-scrubbing and degreasing
  • Floor polishing and burnishing to bring back the shine
  • Scrub and recoat, where the finish is worn but not through
  • Concrete floor sealing

Scheduling

  • After hours or at weekends, so the floor is dry and cured before people walk on it
  • One floor at a time, or a whole building over several nights
  • A cycle planned through the year as part of a maintenance programme, or booked once

Scope and limits

  • Every floor is looked at before it is quoted: the material, its condition and how many coats of old finish are on it all change the work.
  • Some floors need repair or replacement rather than refinishing; we say so before starting.
  • Natural stone, hardwood and other specialty floors need their own methods; ask at the walkthrough.

How it works

  1. Tell us about the space

    Call (416) 803-4880 or send the short quote form, and we reply within 2 hours during office hours (Mon–Fri 7am–6pm). We ask what kind of building it is, where it is and what you need cleaned.

  2. Free on‑site walkthrough

    When you are ready, we set up a time to walk the building with you and go over your requirements in detail, rather than pricing the work down the phone.

  3. A written proposal

    You receive a proposal for services that sets out the scope and the schedule, built around your operating hours.

  4. A consistent crew, on your schedule

    Cleaning runs after hours or at weekends where that suits you, by a team assigned to your property so the people who clean it know it.

  5. Inspections and adjustments

    Your account executive is your direct contact: they coordinate site walkthroughs and inspections and adjust the scope as your needs change.

What affects the price

Every quote is written after a walkthrough, because these are what change it — and none of them can be judged reliably over the phone:

  • The size of the space and how it is laid out
  • How often it is cleaned — nightly, a few times a week, weekly, or one-off
  • The type of facility and any hygiene or security requirements that come with it
  • Floor types and any periodic work, such as carpet extraction or strip and wax
  • When the work has to happen — after hours, weekends or around shifts
  • Access, parking and building rules

What clients say

“I'm in the property management business and Evergreen Cleaning Services always comes through when I'm working within a tight schedule and need office cleaning or additional 'one off' services in a pinch. They also service a few of my clients for commercial and office cleaning and I'm happy to refer them. I especially appreciate having direct contact with the owner.”

Michael Katchen, Google review,

Frequently asked questions

How often should a commercial floor be stripped and waxed?

It depends on the floor and the traffic it takes. Busy entrances, corridors and sales floors need it more often than back offices, and regular scrubbing and burnishing between cycles stretches the time between full strips. We recommend a cycle after seeing the floor.

What is the difference between stripping and waxing and scrub and recoat?

A strip and wax removes all the old finish down to the floor and builds new coats from scratch. A scrub and recoat scrubs off the top, worn layer and adds fresh coats over what is left. It costs less and suits floors that are dull but not worn through.

Can it be done without closing our business?

Yes. The work is done after hours or at weekends, area by area if needed, so the floor has dried and cured before you open.

Can floor care be added to our regular cleaning contract?

Yes. Stripping, waxing and burnishing can be planned through the year alongside routine cleaning, with one account executive coordinating both.

Which areas do you cover?

Toronto (including North York, Scarborough, Etobicoke, East York and York), Mississauga, Brampton, Oakville, Vaughan, Markham, Richmond Hill, Pickering, Ajax and Oshawa.

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Where we work

Crews are dispatched across the Greater Toronto Area from our Toronto base. Pages with local detail are linked.

Get a floor looked at

Tell us about the floor and we will look at it and send a written quote. No obligation.

Request a quoteCall (416) 803-4880

Office hours: Monday to Friday 7am⁠–⁠6pm