Category: Gym Floor Maintenance

Ready for Play
Gym Floor Maintenance | October 5, 2022
Ready for Play

Quality Hardwood Floors is now QHF Sports Quality Hardwood Floors, Inc. is rebranding to QHF Sports starting this fall of 2022.  QHF Sports will now provide sports floor maintenance services for more than just permanent hardwood-maple gym floors. These additional services position QHF Sports as a premier sports floor authority for intermediate, collegiate and professional basketball and volleyball facilities. Making…

Reclaimed Gym Flooring?
Gym Floor Maintenance | January 26, 2022
Reclaimed Gym Flooring?

Maple sports flooring should last a facility at least 50 years, barring catastrophic events. This length of time justifies the seemingly expensive price tag of gym flooring. However, from the time you install maple flooring both wear-and-tear and age attack it. Many facility owners wonder if, and when, it comes time to replace sports flooring; can you repurpose the expensive…

Floor Refinishing: Gym Floor Maintenance
Gym Floor Maintenance | December 28, 2021
Floor Refinishing: Gym Floor Maintenance

It’s time to give your gym floors a beak after the season ending game buzzer.  Sports floors experience heavy traffic during the basketball or volleyball season. Your gym floors probably look dull and covered in scuff marks. A good sports floor refinishing helps to regain that shiny new-floor look. It’s been said a million times before; one should refinish hardwood…

Gym Floor Winter Maintenance
Gym Floor Maintenance | December 15, 2021
Gym Floor Winter Maintenance

Winter is here! And many gym facility managers are worried. These maintenance managers want to ensure their hardwood floors will survive harsh winter weather. The icy grips of Jack-Frost can cause pipes to freeze and frack during frigid cold temperatures. That said, what many facility owners fear most is the costly expense of having to repair or replace expensive gym…

Maple Floor Grading Rules
Gym Floor Maintenance, Layout Design | October 14, 2021
Maple Floor Grading Rules

Maple Flooring: Making the Grade Maple is the standard choice for sports flooring because it is a hard, durable wood that is resistant to wear and tear. When it comes to discussing maple floor grading rules we are referring to the quality and appearance of the wood. In this article we will discuss the maple grades most commonly used. QHF…

Gym Floor Auto Scrubber Truths
Gym Floor Maintenance, Water Damage | October 6, 2021
Gym Floor Auto Scrubber Truths

The Truth About Gym Floor Auto Scrubbers More than likely, large-facility maintenance crews will rely on a gym floor auto scrubber to save time.  For larger institutions like universities or 5A public schools, maintenance crews could be caring for up to 18,000+ square feet of hardwood floors. Gym floors are a lot of work. With all that must be done,…

Gym Floor Finish: Oil vs. Water
Gym Floor Maintenance | September 27, 2021
Gym Floor Finish: Oil vs. Water

Gym Floor Finish: Oil vs. Water Choosing which gym floor finish is best for your hardwood floor is an important decision. Mostly because facility maintenance wants a protective finish that improves playability and baller safety. However, differences between finish options can confuse facility operators. Which finish is right for your maple investment? Should you go with an oil-based or water-borne…

Wood Gym Floor Maintenance: Do's & Don'ts
Gym Floor Maintenance | September 23, 2021
Wood Gym Floor Maintenance: Do’s & Don’ts

Gym Floor Maintenance Tips Quality Hardwood Floors discusses gym facility maintenance issues every day. The QHF pros are regularly tossed wood gym floor maintenance questions.  Every facility is understandably different. In this article, we hope to address the most common advice QHF has passed on to our gym floor maintenance customers. Gym Floor Maintenance: Do These! Sweep Daily: If sweeping…

Return to Play
Gym Floor Maintenance | September 22, 2021
Return to Play

Next to cost, a projects lead time to “ready for play” can affect how and when to service your gym floors. An unusable facility causes certain headaches such as event rescheduling and lost revenue. QHF Sports (QHF) works efficiently to return your team to the gym floor safely and on-schedule for all of your upcoming events. This is our business…