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19 10, 2022

The Difference Between Carpet Dry Cleaning and Steam Cleaning

By |2022-10-19T11:01:11-04:00October 19th, 2022|Cleaning, Floors|0 Comments

A beautiful, soft, clean carpet makes any home or office area look and feels inviting. Commercial floor cleaning goes far beyond major areas like a living room, or a conference room. Carpets in hallways, reception areas, waiting rooms, and individual offices foster the feel of a more personal space. That’s probably why you find so many homes and offices with wall-to-wall carpet, rather than spartan hard flooring or tile. Yet even the most high-quality carpets can still get notoriously dirty. Especially in high-traffic areas where shoes can track in dirt, dust, grime, lint, deicing salt, and any other type of [...]

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8 09, 2022

What’s Hiding In Dirty Carpets That Don’t Get Cleaned?

By |2022-09-07T09:27:13-04:00September 8th, 2022|Cleaning, Floors|0 Comments

The carpeting in your office or home can suffer a lot of wear and tear. Foot traffic, dirt ground into the carpet fibers, spills, and stains can all cause noticeable problems. Though really, these are just the obvious things that are easy to see. In truth, there are a lot of other things hiding deep down in your carpets. Especially, if you’re a little lax about routinely cleaning them, or giving them the occasional deep clean that they need to stay clean, healthy, and fresh! If you’ve been thinking about improving your carpet cleaning routine in your home or office, [...]

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12 05, 2022

How To Get Stains Out Of Commercial Carpets

By |2022-04-25T18:25:23-04:00May 12th, 2022|Cleaning, Education, Floors|0 Comments

Carpets are very common in the corporate world, and a lot of commercial properties have carpeting of some form in their offices and retail settings. Though dirty, stained carpets can severely impact your reputation. Unfortunately, when your best efforts to remove stains don’t work, it can make the problem much worse. It’s not your fault. The carpet stain removal products available to consumers at the retail level simply aren’t strong enough to tackle deep, set-in stains. Though there are a few proactive things you can do to get stains out of commercial carpets or protect them from stains in the [...]

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4 05, 2022

Stone Tile & Grout Cleaning In Commercial Spaces

By |2022-04-25T18:09:36-04:00May 4th, 2022|Cleaning, Floors|0 Comments

Tile is one of the most popular types of flooring in commercial properties, office buildings, and homes. It is often prized for being durable, easy to maintain, and long-lasting, while also looking great. Tile is also very versatile. It can be used in entryways, stone patios, hallways, kitchens, and bathrooms, just to name a few. When you consider its long-lasting durability and esthetics, tile is almost always a worthwhile investment in any space in a home, office, or commercial property. Though stone tile typically relies on the grout to form a seam with the surrounding tiles and walls. Most grout [...]

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27 04, 2022

How To Remove Floor Stickers Without Residue

By |2022-04-25T17:26:58-04:00April 27th, 2022|Cleaning, Floors|0 Comments

One of the first changes embraced in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic was social distancing. Retail stores, banks, grocery stores, and more rushed to tape down X’s in lines, in front of ATMs and vending machines. These were eventually replaced by large stickers encouraging people to stay six feet apart at all times. A few even included floor signs updating people on what that store’s new safety policies were. Today, most people know the rules and while it will never be 100% gone, COVID-19’s presence seems to be diminished. This has a lot of stores, institutions, and commercial [...]

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2 03, 2022

Benefits of Auto Scrubbing High-Traffic Floors In Commercial Buildings

By |2022-03-01T22:25:30-05:00March 2nd, 2022|Cleaning, Floors|0 Comments

All types of commercial flooring need to be properly maintained. Though there are some floors in high traffic areas that can be a real challenge to keep clean. Especially if you are trying to maintain hard floors like tile with old-fashioned mops, dirty water, and clumsy mop buckets. So, it’s no wonder why so many janitorial services and commercial property managers are switching away from old-fashioned mopping in favor of auto scrubbing technology for maintaining hard flooring in high-traffic floors. Chances are you’ve probably heard of auto-scrubbing, but you might not be fully aware of how it works and just [...]

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26 01, 2022

Health Benefits Of Regular Vacuuming Carpets & Floors

By |2022-01-24T16:37:17-05:00January 26th, 2022|Cleaning, Floors|0 Comments

While vacuuming carpeting, rugs, floor mats, and other upholstered areas might seem a little mundane and even boringly repetitive, it can have a major impact on the air quality and health of your commercial property. Every year new research points toward a link between poor indoor air quality and respiratory health concerns. One of the most prime candidates behind these problems is the particulate matter discharged from carpets, rugs, and upholstery. The Dangers Or Indoor Air Pollution A growing body of scientific research points to a connection between a wide range of respiratory health conditions and problems with airborne air [...]

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12 12, 2021

Slip Trip and Fall Prevention Safety For Your Business

By |2021-12-10T14:02:48-05:00December 12th, 2021|Cleaning, Floors|0 Comments

Commercial properties are held to the highest professional standards. This includes things like health and safety standards. Slipper floors, loose floor mats, and other foot-bound obstacles can lead to slips, trips, and falls for employees or guests. While these accidents might be small in nature, they can have big liability consequences to property owners and commercial property managers. You can use the tips in this guide to help prevent slips, trips, and falls throughout your facility. Common Causes Of Slips, Trips & Falls A lot of slips, trips, and falls are related to a loss of traction between the person’s [...]

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11 12, 2021

Best Mopping Alternatives For Commercial Business Cleaning

By |2021-12-10T13:58:39-05:00December 11th, 2021|Commercial Kitchen Cleaning, Floors|0 Comments

A growing body of research has shown that traditional string mops not only do a poor job at cleaning commercial floors but can also increase the risk of various health hazards. Of course, this has a lot of commercial property managers struggling to find a safe and effective alternative for getting their building’s floors professionally clean. The Problem With Traditional String Mops Traditional string mops may have been around since the 1890s, but a growing body of research continually points out just how hazardous they can be to the health of the people in the environment. Not to mention being [...]

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10 12, 2021

How To Remove Mold Under Hardwood Floors

By |2022-01-24T16:05:43-05:00December 10th, 2021|Floors, Mold|0 Comments

Hardwood floors were once the most popular type of flooring used in North American Homes. As we got deeper into the 20th Century, carpets, tile, linoleum and other types of laminate flooring became increasingly popular. Now in the 21st Century hardwood floors are enjoying a vigorous renaissance. To the point that a lot of people are tearing out old floor coverings to reveal the hardwood floors that have been waiting for them. Not to mention newer homes that had them installed from day one. Of course, for all their beauty, the cracks, spaces, and underlayment of hardwood floors can be [...]

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