Working while you’re closed
How out-of-hours works
Your floors are our night shift.
Work is planned for the lowest-impact window available—overnight, at weekends, during closures or in controlled phases for buildings that remain occupied.
Free and without obligation · Access and handover agreed in writing
Why it matters
Disruption is the real cost of floor care.
A quote is a number; disruption is the hidden invoice behind it — lost trade, displaced staff, cordoned corridors, complaints. Removing disruption from the equation is worth more than any discount, and it’s the entire reason Zest works the hours it does.
Overnight
Suitable where the building has a clear closed period and the work, drying and handover fit the available window.
Weekends
Useful for larger areas or systems that need more preparation, drying or curing time.
Closure periods
School holidays, planned shutdowns and refurbishment windows provide longer, controlled access.
We work while you’re closed
A typical night, hour by hour.
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17:30
Your business closes
Staff and customers head home. Your premises are handed over under agreed access protocols.
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18:00
Zest arrives
Our technicians arrive on site with everything needed — no deliveries, no daytime setup.
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Overnight
Professional restoration
The full restoration is completed while the building is empty. No noise complaints, no closed-off areas.
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05:30
Final inspection
Every area is checked, dried and signed off against the agreed specification.
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08:00
You open on restored floors
Doors open at the agreed handover time, to a floor that looks new. Your team simply arrives to the result.
Trust, earned properly
Handing over your building shouldn’t feel like a risk.
The honest objection to out-of-hours work isn’t the floor — it’s the keys. Here’s how we make an empty building the safest place we work.
Agreed access protocols
Keyholding, alarm procedures and lock-up responsibilities are documented before work begins.
Identified, uniformed technicians
The access plan records who is attending, when they are expected and who holds responsibility for the building.
Documented sign-off
Every visit ends with a completed checklist: areas restored, floors dry, building secured. You get the record without having to be there.
Your hours, not ours
Night work isn’t a surcharge-laden exception for us — it’s the operating model. Scheduling around your business is the default, not a favour.
Questions, answered
What managers ask before the first night.
If your question isn’t covered, ask it at the assessment — free, on site, without obligation.
Does out-of-hours work cost more?
The proposed schedule is priced as part of the agreed scope. The itemised proposal states the working window and price before you approve the work.
How does building access work?
However suits your security arrangements: a keyholder on site, key or fob handover under signed protocol, or coordination with your existing security provider. The arrangement is documented before any work begins.
What if something goes wrong at 2am?
The access plan includes a named contact and agreed escalation procedure for building or security issues.
Can you really finish before we open?
The expected handover is confirmed after assessment. Where one window is not enough, work is phased and each area has its own agreed return-to-use point.
Who is responsible for security while you work?
Responsibilities are split explicitly in the access protocol: what Zest secures, what the client keyholder or security provider covers, and how handover is confirmed.
Dr Schutz PU Systems
RAMS Available
Documented Handover
Out-of-Hours Working
£10m Public Liability Insurance
Ready to give your floors a night shift?
Send us a few photographs for an initial opinion, or arrange a free on-site floor assessment. You’ll receive a written Floor Condition & Restoration Report — a clear recommendation, an itemised proposal and a programme designed around your operating hours. Yours to keep, whoever you choose.
No obligation · No pressure · Cornwall & Devon coverage
Prefer to talk? Call 01752 922414 · free and without obligation