It's Spring in Oklahoma! A time for rains, warmth, humidity, and sunshine.

It's also the time for our fully open businesses to go through and check things they may have over looked regarding the commercial cleaning of their public and employee areas.

After this very unusual year of closings, lock-downs, isolating, and working from home, more people than ever seem to be out and about in Oklahoma, especially in the Oklahoma City Metro area. Restaurants are busy, streets are crowded, and people are going in and out of businesses.

With that in mind, we at Facility Care Commercial Cleaning want to give you and your business the very best possible competitive edge. How? By making sure your public and employee areas are sparkling, clean, smell good, and look ship-shape -- or shall we say "like a million bucks"! It's amazing how dirty places can get even without people moving through them!

To help, here's a quick, handy list to check. If you see ANY of these things at your commercial business, CALL us! We'll be glad to help:

• Dull, scuffed floors - we'll get them polished and shining as much as possible
• Dirty carpets - we'll clean and deodorize them for you
• Dirty, smudged windows - we'll polish all your glass dividers, windows, and panels
• Dust in corners and along wall moldings - we'll get in there and clean that right up!
• Dusty lamps, light fixtures, and ceiling moldings - we have the tools and expertise to clean those areas so they sparkle.

Let Facility Care Commercial help you inspire business!

Here's a handy list of items to think about for your commercial facility's spring cleaning. Some items, Facility Care Commercial Cleaning will help you with. Some items, we do not clean.

Floors, corners and molding: Ask us to help you get these spic and span! Facility Care knows the best cleaning products for each type of flooring. And, we know the best equipment to get the job done so that your floors, corners, and molding sparkle. This may be a good time to check any for any items needing repairs or updating.

Countertops and cabinets: While we will clean countertops, you may need to request some special help to clean the cabinets. We can cleanse your countertops so they sparkle as much as possible. Cabinets: it may be a good time to take everything out, assess what you have and TOSS!! Getting into the cabinets to clean, lay new shelf liner, and restock is an important but big project. Perhaps taking it section by section could help get the job done!

Refrigerator and beverage dispensers: Now may be a good time to get them very clean and replace what is broken.

Facility Care Commercial Cleaning is expert at knowing how to clean your break room, food, and beverage areas. Have any questions as to how to do this? Give us a call! We're easy to talk to.

Perhaps some of the least cleaned areas of a commercial building's public areas are the walls, corners, ceilings, and light fixtures! Here's a check list to help you with that. AND - Facility Care Commercial Cleaning can clean ALL of these areas for you.

Clean Walls - AND Corners! You may be surprised how dirty walls can become over the year. Dust and grime build up slowly - so slowly you may not notice. And, corners between the walls and the ceilings can harbor some little critters or dust "bunnies". Here's some ideas to help you target these areas for your Commercial Sprint Cleaning project.

Washing / Dusting / Scrubbing the Walls: Especially areas with any moisture, washing or dusting the surfaces and corners of walls is an important aspect of commercial cleaning. We know exactly the perfect type of product and technique to clean your commercial facility's walls. At this time, you might also inspect them for update/repair/upgrades. You might also check all electrical sockets and plugins.

Ceilings even collect grim! While we tend to think that things fall down because of gravity, air flow can cause debris to rise and stain, darken the ceiling. This can be an opportune time to have the ceiling cleaned. Ask us how best to clean your ceiling. Repairs at this time may also be timely.

Light Fixtures: YES! Clean, dust, and polish them. Maybe change any light shades to newer ones. Remember, your clients / customers will be coming in and any stained or torn or otherwise worn shades or light covers present a very bad image to your public.This may also be a good time to check the electrical work, add or move fixtures, or change fixtures. 

Ask us at Facility Care Commercial Cleaning for help with cleaning your ceilings and walls. You'll be glad you did!

Continuing with our topic of Commercial Spring Cleaning:

Your facility's public areas are the "face" of your company. Here's some suggested things to check at this time of the year. This isn't an exhaustive list, but we hope this will help you target the areas that need cleaning and repairing.

Floors:

Now is a good time to make sure that all flooring is spick and span and not in need of repair. You may want to inspect all flooring for: Carpet repairs and updates. Look for rips or thin places in carpeting, carpet stains, frayed edges or loose molding - particularly in transition areas from one height to another or one type of flooring to another. For tiled areas: check for loose or cracked pieces and molding, update the grout, and determine if any pieces need to be replaced. Facility Care can help you update and refresh both your carpeted areas and your tiled areas.

For concrete areas: You might want to check for cracks, any areas that need to be deeply cleaned and stains removed, sections that are a slip hazard, and areas that included different levels and transitions to different flooring. Check your mats that are on the concrete flooring for slip hazards.

For wood and vinyl flooring areas: This may be a good time for special cleaning. Perhaps stripping of old wax or cleaning residue and resealing, applying a protective layer that fits your type of wood or vinyl, and checking the transition areas for potential rips, trips, or current stains.

Corners and Molding: This is a perfect time to have Facility Care deep clean those pesky corners between walls, and the wall and floor! Dirt can really get piled up and stuck in those areas. Additionally, we can specially clean the floor's molding. Perhaps you might inspect it to see if any needs to be replaced.

Facility Care Commercial Cleaning would be GLAD to help you with these projects!

Facility Care provides the right mix of commercial cleaning for industrial facilities and plants. Industrial facilities and plants have a wide variety of common and work areas within the plant. Each different area has it's own special cleaning needs. Facility Care Commercial Cleaning is expert at cleaning your:

• Public areas and restrooms,
• Office cubicles and meeting rooms,
• Loading docks,
• Common areas and kitchens,
• Locker rooms and employee areas,
• Machinery, assembly, and equipment areas,
• Certain types of hard hat areas and areas needing special safety precautions,
• And specialized research/testing areas.

With each area comes it's own set of cleaning and sanitation needs. Even carpeted areas differ in different sections of your plant! From high-end tile, to plush carpet, to industrial carpet, to concrete flooring, Facility Care provides the proper type of cleaning for all types of your flooring areas.We know how to help you extend the life of your carpet and how to help you prevent slippery flooring.

An important part of any good facility is presenting a positive, good image to both the public and employees. Both sanitation and a clean, fresh environment help keep your facility tip-top.

Call us at Facility Care, ask us about our special services to industrial facilities and plants! We think you'll be glad you did!

We're doing a series of blog posts regarding commercial building Spring Cleaning. While many are used to doing Spring Cleaning schedules for their homes, we at Facility Care Commercial Cleaning know the value of having a Spring Cleaning checklist and action plan for your facility and office(s).

Even though Facility Care doesn't do exterior cleaning, we know how important this is for the proper cleanliness and maintenance of your commercial facility. Here's our suggestions for exterior Spring Cleaning, starting from top going down.

Roof and Guttering: Now is the time to have your roof and guttering checked for wear and tear. This will help prevent future problems. We suggest you call a reputable roofing expert or your insurance company and have your roof components checked. ESPECIALLY if your building has a flat roof.

Wiring, power lines, phone lines, and other attached items on your building's exterior: We recommend you have the roofing company also check any wires, antenna, dishes, etc while they are on your roof; making sure they are securely fastened. Additionally, perform a careful visual inspection of all wires leading into and out of the building. If in doubt: call an expert!

Exterior walls, windows, and entry ways: Now is a good time to have them fully cleaned and any missing caulking or pieces repaired. Check all caulking for cracks or openings. Inspect your entry ways for over head leaks, breaks, necessary repairs. Check the doorways and windows for cleanliness and any necessary upgrades or repairs. We at Facility Care are experts at cleaning your windows, glass doors and entries, and glass partitions. Give us a call! You'll be glad you did.

Walk ways, steps, parking area(s): check for cleanliness, painted lines and directional insignias, and ANY cracks, holes, or uneven surfaces that someone could trip over. Remember that our population is aging and many use walkers to move from place to place. Therefore smooth, non-slippery surfaces are important.

We hope this post helps you organize and keep your facility in tip-top shape!

In our next post, we'll look at other aspects of Commercial Spring Cleaning.

Good news! It seems like EVERYBODY is out and about in Oklahoma City Metro area. Businesses are hoping, cars are out on the road, people are going places.

So, if you've been waiting for the right time to get that commercial cleaning help you need, don't wait any longer! Facility Care Commercial Cleaning is in the business of making sure that Oklahoma businesses are clean and presentable! With our reasonable rates and outstanding service, we'll make up the best commercial cleaning contract for your business.

Do you have cleaning challenges? No problem. We'll help you work those out and provide the very best in services for you.

Facility Care Janitorial has decades of expertise in helping New Car Lot owners keep their property clean and inviting. We make sure your customer service areas are clean, bathrooms sparkling, and common areas expertly cleaned. We are constantly innovating and updating our services to our commercial janitorial clients.

During this COVID-19 crisis, we can help your customers feel safer and more welcome -- that attention to detail in cleaning alerts them to the attention to detail you pay to the excellence of the vehicles you sell.

We'll get your floors, windows, walls, and customer areas sparkling clean. We'll make certain that the bathrooms not only look wonderful, but smell clean also. And, we'll make sure that your office cubicles are clean and inviting. We want to do all we can to help you make that sale.

We'll also pay special attention to areas that need additional germicide and sanitation.

We want to do all we can to help you make that sale and provide your customers with that excellent new car.