SPE STR 701 Floor Preparation Machine Hire Dublin

SPE STR 701 Floor Preparation Machine Hire Dublin

Floor Cleaning, Grinding & Surface Preparation Machine

The SPE STR 701 Floor Preparation Machine is a highly versatile floor preparation machine available to hire from A-Z Hire in Dublin.

Designed for a wide range of floor cleaning, grinding, surface preparation and renovation work, the STR 701 uses interchangeable heads, brushes and abrasive tools to suit different floor surfaces and applications.

It can be used for everything from deep cleaning old terrazzo floors in schools, hospitals and heritage buildings to preparing new concrete floors before sealing, painting, epoxy or other floor coatings.

The result achieved depends heavily on the tool or attachment fitted to the machine.

A-Z Hire stocks a range of floor preparation tools and attachments for the STR 701. Working tools and consumables are charged separately from the machine hire.

If you’re not sure which attachment you require, we can advise.

One Machine – Many Floor Preparation Applications

The SPE STR 701 is a heavy-duty rotary floor preparation machine capable of carrying out a wide range of jobs simply by changing the working head.

Typical applications include:

• Deep cleaning terrazzo floors
• Cleaning old and heavily soiled hard floors
• Terrazzo floor restoration and preparation
• Preparing concrete floors
• Grinding new concrete
• Removing concrete laitance
• Smoothing minor imperfections in concrete
• Preparing floors before sealing
• Preparing concrete before epoxy coatings
• Preparing floors before resin coatings
• Preparing concrete before floor paint
• Keying existing floor surfaces
• Removing certain adhesives and residues
• Removing some old floor coatings
• Removing bitumen residues
• Cleaning and texturing hard floors
• Preparing floors before refurbishment
• General floor maintenance and restoration

This versatility makes the STR 701 particularly useful for flooring contractors, builders, facilities managers, cleaning contractors, maintenance teams and property refurbishment companies.

Terrazzo Floor Cleaning Machine Hire Dublin

One particularly useful application for the SPE STR 701 is the deep cleaning and restoration of terrazzo flooring.

Older terrazzo floors can accumulate years of ingrained dirt, traffic marks, contamination and residues that ordinary floor cleaning equipment may struggle to remove.

With the appropriate cleaning head or abrasive system, the STR 701 can provide much more intensive mechanical cleaning and floor preparation.

It can be particularly useful for terrazzo floors in:

• Schools
• Hospitals
• Heritage buildings
• Churches
• Public buildings
• Hotels
• Commercial premises
• Apartment buildings
• Older institutional buildings
• High-traffic corridors and entrance areas

Many older buildings throughout Dublin contain terrazzo floors that do not necessarily need to be replaced.

In many cases, deep mechanical cleaning and appropriate restoration can significantly improve an existing terrazzo floor, helping retain the character and durability of the original surface.

The correct attachment is particularly important when working on terrazzo or decorative flooring.

Tell A-Z Hire what type of floor you have and what you are trying to achieve and we can advise on the appropriate setup.

Floor Preparation for Schools, Hospitals & Heritage Buildings

The STR 701 is particularly useful for renovation projects where an existing hard floor needs to be cleaned, prepared or restored rather than removed.

For schools and public buildings, it can be used to help revive heavily trafficked terrazzo and similar hard floors.

For hospitals and healthcare environments, it can form part of a thorough floor preparation and deep-cleaning process during refurbishment projects.

For heritage properties and older buildings, the ability to use different attachments makes the STR 701 useful where the objective is to retain and improve an existing floor rather than replace it.

Always test the selected tool on a small area where the existing floor finish is unknown or particularly sensitive.

Concrete Floor Preparation

The SPE STR 701 is also an effective machine for concrete floor preparation.

With the appropriate grinding attachment, it can be used to prepare new or existing concrete before another flooring system or coating is applied.

Typical applications include:

• Removing surface laitance
• Reducing minor ridges
• Smoothing rough concrete
• Removing minor surface contamination
• Keying smooth concrete
• Preparing concrete before sealing
• Preparing concrete before painting
• Preparing concrete before epoxy coatings
• Preparing concrete before resin flooring
• Preparing floors before bonded finishes

Correct surface preparation is one of the most important stages when applying a new coating or flooring system.

Grinding New Concrete Floors

New concrete does not always have the consistent finish required before applying a sealer or coating.

Depending on the surface and tooling selected, the STR 701 can be used to grind and refine new concrete to create a smoother and more consistent surface.

It can help reduce:

• Laitance
• Minor ridges
• Surface irregularities
• Trowel marks
• Rough areas
• Minor high spots

The prepared floor can then move on to the appropriate sealing, coating or finishing process.

Preparing Concrete for a Smooth or Polished Finish

There is an important difference between grinding a concrete floor smooth and producing a specialist polished-concrete finish.

The STR 701 can form part of the preparation process, but a high-gloss polished concrete floor will normally require several progressively finer grinding and polishing stages together with specialist tooling and treatments.

Tell us the finish you are trying to achieve and we can advise on the appropriate equipment and tooling.

Preparing Floors Before Epoxy, Resin or Paint

Poor floor preparation is one of the most common causes of problems with floor coatings.

The existing surface may contain:

• Laitance
• Dirt
• Contamination
• Old coatings
• Adhesive residue
• Smooth or poorly keyed areas

Mechanically preparing the floor can create a cleaner and more suitable surface for the coating system being applied.

The SPE STR 701 can therefore be useful when preparing floors before:

• Epoxy flooring
• Resin flooring
• Concrete floor paint
• Floor sealers
• Protective coatings
• Other bonded flooring systems

Always follow the coating manufacturer’s preparation requirements.

Different Tools for Different Floors

One of the main advantages of the SPE STR 701 is the range of interchangeable floor preparation tools that can be fitted to the machine.

Depending on the application, different heads may be used for:

• Grinding
• Cleaning
• Abrading
• Scrubbing
• Surface keying
• Coating removal
• Adhesive removal
• Floor renovation

Working Tools Are Charged Separately

Grinding heads, abrasive tools, brushes and other consumables are charged separately from the machine hire.

This allows the machine to be configured correctly for the particular floor and job rather than supplying the same tool for every application.

If you’re unsure what you require, tell us:

• What type of floor you have
• What condition it is in
• What is currently on the floor
• Approximate floor area
• What finish you want afterwards

A-Z Hire can advise on the most suitable setup.

STR 701 or Concrete Floor Grinder – Which Do I Need?

Not every floor preparation job requires the same machine.

The SPE STR 701 is particularly useful where versatility is required and where different cleaning, grinding or preparation heads may be needed.

A dedicated diamond floor grinder may be more suitable where the main objective is heavier or faster concrete grinding.

A floor planer, scarifier or scabbler may be more suitable for aggressive material removal, thick coatings or significant high spots.

A-Z Hire supplies a wide range of floor preparation equipment, so you do not have to guess which machine is best for the job.

Our range includes:

• SPE STR 701 floor preparation machines
• Concrete floor grinders
• Twin-head floor grinders
• Domestic floor grinders
• Floor planers
• Concrete scarifiers
• Concrete scabblers
• Hand-held concrete grinders
• Dust extraction equipment
• Diamond grinding tools

Tell us what you are trying to achieve and we can advise which machine is best suited to the job.

SPE STR 701 Hire Dublin

The SPE STR 701 is available to hire from A-Z Hire in Walkinstown, Dublin 12.

It is suitable for professional contractors as well as customers carrying out renovation and floor restoration projects.

Ideal For

• Flooring contractors
• Builders
• Cleaning contractors
• Facilities management companies
• Schools
• Hospitals
• Heritage buildings
• Property management companies
• Commercial maintenance teams
• Retail premises
• Hotels
• Renovation contractors
• DIY floor renovation projects

Why Hire Floor Preparation Equipment from A-Z Hire?

Floor preparation can involve several very different machines.

The important question is not simply:

Which floor grinder do I hire?

It is:

What are you trying to achieve with the floor?

A-Z Hire can help you choose between cleaning, grinding, scarifying, planing and other floor preparation methods depending on the existing surface and the finish required.

Benefits include:

• Professional floor preparation equipment
• Multiple machines for different applications
• Wide range of floor preparation tools
• Grinding and cleaning attachments available
• Dust extraction equipment available
• Advice on selecting the correct setup
• Convenient Dublin 12 location
• Equipment for trade, commercial and DIY customers
• Established tool hire in Dublin

Hire an SPE STR 701 Floor Preparation Machine from A-Z Hire

For SPE STR 701 hire, floor preparation machine hire, floor grinder hire, terrazzo floor cleaning equipment and concrete floor preparation equipment in Dublin, contact A-Z Hire.

If you’re not sure which machine or attachment you require, tell us about the floor, its current condition and the finish you want to achieve and we can advise.

** Price quoted is exclusive of consumables , transformers and additional leads. Max length of lead supplied is 14M