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.

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!

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.