Riverwoods…”it’s where you want to live”
The Riverwoods apartment complex in Fredericksburg Virginia was built around 1975 with more buildings added in 1980. The management team there does an outstanding job at maintaining these aging buildings. I have friends that live in other Fredericksburg area apartment complexes, and let me tell you….they are in terrible condition and they where built less than 10 years ago. The Riverwoods maintenance crew does a great job keeping these 180 units updated with new ceiling fans, appliances, door hardware, paint, carpet and the list goes on. Not only are the inside of these units maintained well, but the common areas are meticulously clean and well groomed. They keep the shrubs and grass trimmed, and fresh mulch is applied regularly. But the most impressive thing is, that every time I go there, I see an employee out making sure that the complex stays free of trash and cigarette butts.
We at Pristine Tile & Grout Restoration honestly feel that Riverwoods apartments is the best apartment living value in the Fredericksburg Virginia area. No where will you find a community that offers great, clean, updated apartments with affordable rent and an outstanding management team that truly cares about your living experience.
Pristine’s role at Riverwoods
The Riverwoods apartments contacted me several years ago because they were remodeling the units and wanted to see if we could restore the bathroom floors, as new floors would be very expensive for 180 units. It has always been Riverwood’s goal to keep the rent affordable for their tenants, by saving money when they could. We met with the manager and maintenance team of Riverwoods and gave them a sample of what we could do. They where happy with the results and agreed to have us restore these bathrooms as the apartments were turned over.
The Restoration Process
This picture shows a typical mosaic tile floor found in the bathroom at the Riverwoods apartments. After the years, the grout has become discolored and was difficult for the cleaning crew to get looking good even after hard scrubbing. This does not mean that the floor is not clean, it’s just that grout naturally darkens over the years on any floor. The good news is that ceramic or porcelain glazed tile can last forever if properly installed, in this case it was installed good and we just needed to get the grout looking good. Sometimes we can install new grout on certain floors and showers, however mosaic floors just are not an option for regrouting, besides the grout was good and hard, just a little ugly.
Pristine has a patented cleaning system to deep clean and sanitize even the toughest floors. We utilize a couple of different tools for this project. To the right is our patented floor cleaning tool, the “turbo hybrid” great at doing larger open areas. Below that is a picture of our “cobra handheld” doing what it is great for, getting in corners, edges and around toilets.
Together, these tools with excellent cleaning agents, high heat (240degrees+) and powerful vacuum we are able to blast away years of dirt and soil on any floor. When these floors were originally installed they used an off white color, probably an antique white or biscuit. The management was going for a fresh, clean, new look and insisted on a bright white scheme on all their apartment units.
After getting these floors cleaner than they have been since the day they were installed, we continued to the tedious task of staining the grout joints with bright white grout color stain/sealer. This product not only changes the color of the grout but it puts up a barrier, sealing the porous grout. This helps the grout resist permanent staining and makes the floors much easier to keep clean in the future.
These pictures show the finished product. The floors end up looking a lot more inviting. Sorry that the bottom one is a little blurry, but you can get the idea.
Over the years Riverwoods has had us out for other cleaning projects, including the cleaning of the concrete in the entry ways of all the buildings, and a couple of concrete balconies that were badly stained. The folks at 
the Riverwoods Apartments have been a huge contributor to the success of my business in a time of uncertainty. They have no idea how much I apprieciate the support they have given me in the years when many businesses were closing their doors.
A big thanks to Mike, Randy, Dennis, Nancy, Tammy and Mary. Without great customers like you, we are not in business.
Go rent a clean well maintained apartment at Riverwoods and tell them Pristine Pete sent you!
