Hard Floor Maintenance Calculator

Strip, seal, and wax schedule from traffic and floor type.

Floor area (sq ft)

Traffic level (1-3)

Strip & refinish ($/sq ft)

Recoat cost ($/sq ft)

Daily scrub ($/sq ft)

Wax coats per strip

Tab to move between fields

Total annual cost

$46,000.00

≈ 4 years of state college

Cost per sq ft/yr

$9.20

≈ 2 cups of coffee

Full strips per year2

Recoats per year3

Strip & refinish cost/yr$4,000.00

Recoat cost/yr$3,000.00

Daily scrub cost/yr$39,000.00

Floor finish needed (gal/yr)53.3

How to Use This Calculator

Enter the total hard floor area in square feet (VCT, LVT, terrazzo, etc.).
Select traffic level: 1 = office/low, 2 = retail/medium, 3 = hospital/school/high.
Enter your strip and refinish, recoat, and daily scrub costs per square foot.
Set the number of finish coats applied during each full strip cycle.
Review the total annual cost and cost per sq ft per year to budget your floor program.

How the result changes with Floor area (sq ft)

Floor area (sq ft): Total hard floor area (VCT, LVT, terrazzo, etc.).
Traffic level (1-3): 1 = low (offices), 2 = medium (retail), 3 = high (hospitals, schools).
Strip & refinish ($/sq ft): Cost per sq ft for full strip, seal, and wax application.
Recoat cost ($/sq ft): Cost per sq ft for a scrub-and-recoat (no full strip).
Daily scrub ($/sq ft): Daily auto-scrub or dust-mop cost per sq ft.
Wax coats per strip: Number of finish coats applied during a full strip & refinish.

Total annual cost: Combined strip, recoat, and daily maintenance cost per year.
Cost per sq ft/yr: Annual maintenance cost per square foot.
Full strips per year: How many complete strip-and-refinish cycles per year.
Recoats per year: Number of intermediate scrub-and-recoat services.
Strip & refinish cost/yr: Annual cost of full strip-and-refinish services.
Recoat cost/yr: Annual cost of recoat services.
Daily scrub cost/yr: Annual cost of daily auto-scrub maintenance.
Floor finish needed (gal/yr): Gallons of floor finish consumed annually.

Identify Input Parameters
4 parameters
Floor area (sq ft) = 5000, Traffic level (1-3) = 2, Strip & refinish ($/sq ft) = 0.4, Recoat cost ($/sq ft) = 0.2 = 6 input(s) provided
Calculate Total annual cost
Total annual cost = annualStripCost + annualRecoatCost + annualScrubCost
46000 = $46,000
Calculate Cost per sq ft/yr
9.2 = $9.2
Calculate Full strips per year
2 = 2
Calculate Recoats per year
3 = 3