Written on March 10th, 2010 by Steve Adamsno shouts
Office cleaning is no big deal and yet, if it is not done regularly and efficiently, the production of your staff is definitely affected. In a nutshell, a clean office is a happy office and so this article has been compiled as a guide to help to get you increase your profits by performing such a simple task. Crystal Clean Solutions has been around for the last 13 years. We have seen firsthand the effect that a clean office generates and we have countless written testimonies from our customers to prove it.
Step 1 : Prepare yourself
Before you start on any office cleaning task, make sure that you have all the cleaning equipment that you are going to need. To start with get a vacuum cleaner, a mop and a brush. Follow this up with a duster, old cleaning cloths, some gloves (health and safety will moan otherwise), floor cleaner (or dry foam carpet solution if you have carpets instead of tiles), some disinfectant spray, a toilet brush and maybe some air freshener. Most of all, bring your energy (a couple of red bulls work for me).
Phase Two : Get a feeling of what needs to be done
You should start by letting some sunlight into the office as well as some fresh air by opening the windows. This should help you get a better perspective on the job to be performed. Look for anything that will require out of the ordinary attention such as grease marks, carpet stains etc. Find yourself a starting point and give yourself a target as to the amount of time it is going to take you. Put all your cleaning equipment within easy reach but not in a place where it is going to hamper your efforts.
Step 3: Get rid of the rubbish.
First get rid of all the food wrappers, papers and general office rubbish and empty the bins. Separate the recyclable from the other rubbish and place them into separate bags. This would already have made the office cleaner and the job will seem less daunting.
Step 4: Empty out the stationery and office equipment
Before you can start cleaning you need to make sure that you make space. Unplug lights, computers, printers etc and move them out of the room. Smaller office furniture such as office rubbish bins, foot stools and chairs should be moved out of the way and desktop clutter (pens, calculators, papers, books etc) should be tidied and packed away.
Phase Five: Start by dusting the office
Since your area should be pretty empty at this stage with the exception of some of the larger furniture you can now start to dust all surfaces in the office. Make sure that you start by dusting the high areas first (book shelves, light fittings etc) otherwise the dust from these will settle on the surfaces you have already cleaned.
Phase Six: Vacuum EVERYTHING!
Since your floor is relatively clear, try to move some of the larger furniture around so that you can get into those dark corners. Since all the dust from the previous step should now be on the floor, get out the vacuum cleaner and suck up everything! Every chair, blind, curtain, desk and piece of carpet should be vacuumed properly. Vacuum any empty cupboards, drawers etc as well and once this is all done, move all the furniture back into it original positions before you proceed to the next step.
Step seven: Lay on the magical spray
Finally it is time get start attacking the area with your furniture and disinfectant spray. Make sure that you get to all window sills, furniture and office working areas. Depending on the manufacturer’s instructions for the spray you are using you might have to wait for 10 to 15 minutes before you can wipe down the cleaned area. After this you can start bring all the office equipment that you removed earlier back into the office but make sure that you clean each piece as you bring it in. Be careful not to get furniture polish on the computer monitors as you will regret it later. Sit down, relax and enjoy the feeling of a job well done.
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Written on March 10th, 2010 by Steve Adamsno shouts
There are numerous approaches you can take when cleaning carpets and upholstery. The purpose of the cleaning (is it a general clean or are there specific stains which you want to remove) as well as the type of material you are working with will dictate the best cleaning method to use. If you are the housekeeping type you might be considering doing it yourself but people such as me (I’m lazy) prefer to use a professional service. Here are some basic tips to follow when cleaning carpets, rugs and upholstery.
Methods of cleaning carpets
Basically there are five basic methods of cleaning carpets namely, steaming, shampooing, dry foam,quick dry, and dry absorbent compound cleaning.
Steam is the most well known of all the common methods but this is not always ideal because of the long drying time (sometimes over 12 hours depending on the material). By lightly wetting the carpet with a cleaning detergent, the steam cleaner then sucks out the debris with a high powered vacuum.
There are many different types of carpet shampoo machines available on the market. Many of them stand upright with a tank for the solution and a couple of nylon brushes underneath. If you can imagine somebody manually cleaning with a scrubbing brush, this is basically the same that happens with a machine. The carpet is scoured with the nylon brushes loosening the dirt which is then vacuumed up later after the carpet has dried. This method has the same unfortunate downside in that it can take over 12 hours for the carpet to dry
Quick dry cleaning uses the same equipment as normal shampooing and actually the two methods are identical in many ways. The only different is that quick dry cleaning, instead of using nylon brushes to scrub the carpet, uses a flat, absorbent pad which looks similar to a small round mop. The carpet is first sprayed with the quick dry cleaning solution before the machine buffs the carpet (think of buffing as being the same as trying to make your kitchen floor shine). The bonnet (the pad) absorbs the cleaning fluid and collects the dirt at the same time. Drying time is about an hour which is a lot more practical for high traffic areas.
Dry foam cleaning is a hybrid of the steam and shampooing methods. A machine with rollers first spreads foam over the carpet after which a vacuum cleaner is used to remove all the remaining foam and the dirt. The foam dries quickly, often within an hour or two.
A powder called dry absorbent compound containing detergents and solvents which are lightly spread over the carpet. Either the professional or you use a machine which brushes the mixture into the carpet fibers after which you leave the carpet for a short time while the powder encapsulated the dirt. Once a bit of time has passed, a vacuum cleaner is used so suck up the dirt as well as the remaining compound. This method eliminates the chance of your carpets going moldy since no water is ever applied.
How to clean upholstery
The material to be cleaned is the deciding factor when choosing what method you will use to clean. Velvets and silks, for example, should only be dry cleaned and are therefore best left to a professional cleaning service. Some stronger materials, however, can be wet cleaned and this can be done using steam in the same manner that you would use with carpets and rugs. The only difference in the machine is the size of the nozzle which is small enough to be hand held. Most fabrics can also be shampooed but we recommend that you only use the foam of the solution not the liquid and then apply this with a damp sponge.
Identifying the upholstery material
Most people don?t know what the best method is for cleaning their fabric furniture. If you are lucky you will probably find a manufacturers label underneath one of the cushions which will contain the cleaning instructions and various suggestions and warnings. Mostly you are looking for a code at the top or bottom of the label with a ‘S’, ‘W’ or ‘SW’. The ‘S’ means that the material must be dry cleaned while the ‘W’ means wet cleaning is allowed thus allowing for shampoo or steam cleaning methods. The ‘SW’ indicates that both wet and dry cleaning methods are acceptable for the material.
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