Does Steam Cleaning Damage Your Magnesite Flooring?

Yes, the unfortunate reality is that often a carpet has been steam cleaned, dozens if not hundreds of times, over the last 30 – 80 years that your Magnesite Flooring has been installed (Depending on the age of the building). The most common reason for getting the carpet steam cleaned was due to tenants having rented the property, and/or for general “deep cleaning” purposes, as carpet traps various particles over time, even with regular vacuuming and spot cleaning.

As Magnesite Flooring is underneath the carpet, every time the carpet has been steam cleaned, the Magnesite Flooring has absorbed that moisture (water, particles and chemicals) and started to attack your concrete slab, causing Concrete Cancer. Even once the carpet and magnesite dry over time, the concrete has already absorbed the moisture and the damage process has started. The Concrete Cancer can not be reversed/fixed without the removal of all of the carpet, Magnesite and affected areas of concrete.