Carpet Cleaning

Commercial Cleaning | Taking Commercial Cleaning to the Next Level with Spotlight Cleaning

Posted on by Matt Nelson

Most cleaning companies offer commercial services such as vacuuming, sweeping, mopping, waxing, and taking out the garbage and wiping down surfaces. However, there are still many cleaning projects that businesses need, and employees don’t have the time or ability to complete during open hours. When you hire a commercial cleaning company to take care of your floor and basic cleaning services, you need to ask about these add on services for spotlight cleaning that will have your business shining from floor to ceiling and impressing your customers.

  1. High-Traffic Carpet Maintenance-There are certain areas of your office or business that get more wear and tear from foot traffic than others. Professional carpet maintenance ensures that the carpets stay uniform and clean no matter how many times they are walked across.
  2. Paneling, Trim, Doors-Have you ever checked the trim or paneling for dust? You might be surprised how much dirt and grime can build up around the perimeter of your office. Doors are the most touched surface in your business and can end up stained and dirty very quickly, especially if they are solid wood or painted rather than glass.
  3. Ceilings and Light Fixtures:Light tends to attract dust and if your business is a warehouse or has incredibly high ceilings, cleaning light fixtures might be dangerous for your employees. Let the professionals with the proper safety equipment handle cleaning your ceilings and light fixtures.
  4. Entry Areas, Break Rooms, Public Areas-There are many places that aren’t usually included in commercial cleaning on the salesfloor such as locker or break rooms, entry areas or vestibules, and public areas such as lactation rooms or waiting rooms. Booking a specialized cleaning service for these areas is a great way to ensure they are staying clean and sanitary.
  5. Hard Surface Flooring Cleaning-Go beyond mopping and sweeping and order a strip and wax to keep your hard surface floors shining, new looking, and free from grime and staining. Stripping and waxing can also remove streaks and stains from moving furniture or gondolas.

Commercial cleaning is one of the best ways to ensure the longevity of your business’s structural elements such as flooring and walls. These services also ensure a safe, sanitary, and healthy environment for not only your employees but customers and clients as well.

If you’re ready to schedule a spotlight service in Pittsburgh, call ServiceMaster at 412-376-4645.

Commercial Carpet Cleaning | How to Combat the Top Three Carpet Stains in Your Office

Posted on by Matt Nelson

When you work in an office with lots of people who eat lunch, drink coffee, and walk over the carpet in their dirty shoes, you are bound to be spending time cleaning up carpet stains. When things are spilled on the carpet and not cleaned up immediately, the stain can set and be difficult or impossible to remove, even with commercial carpet cleaning. You can’t wait for your cleaning service to come and take care of stains, you’ve got to know what to do when they happen to reduce the damage to your carpet and flooring. Check out what you can do about the top three carpet stains you’re likely to see in the office.

  1. Blood-While we don’t ever want to think about someone getting hurt at work, it happens. From serious injuries to small papercuts or spontaneous nose bleeds, blood can easily drip onto the carpet and stain. Make sure that cleanup includes wearing gloves and that cold water, not hot, is used. Cold water ensures the blood does not clot and permeate the carpet fibers. You can spray dish detergent such as Dawn onto the stain and then use a paper towel or rag to blot the stain out. Commercial carpet cleaning may be necessary for large area stains involving blood.
  2. Coffee- Nearly all your coworkers probably have coffee, tea, or soda on their desks, and all three of these drinks can leave unsightly stains on the carpet. Use a towel to blot up the spill right away and then spray the stain with a non-bleach detergent or vinegar and water mixture and scrub the stain out with a new towel.
  3. Mud-When your employees and coworkers come into the office with wet, muddy shoes, they could be leaving stains all over the carpets. Mud stains are reasonably easy to clean up and need a towel and non-bleach detergent; however, consistent commercial carpet cleaning can also help mitigate stains from mud tracked in on shoes.

Commercial carpet cleaning is essential for businesses because companies like ServiceMaster have high quality, janitorial supplies that can power through any stain or grime to keep your carpets and flooring looking brand new.

When you’re ready to set an appointment for commercial carpet cleaning, call ServiceMaster of Greater Pittsburgh today at 412-419-3253