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September 16, 2011
Arguments in favor of a switch from night to day cleaning include lower energy and labor costs, but is it cost effective to have employees or customers standing around waiting for the bathroom to open up because it’s being cleaned? Or what if someone doesn’t notice the floor is wet and trips and falls?
As for the cleaning manager, higher costs might be involved, such as having to purchase new, quieter equipment. Also the crew is required to work around customers and staff members, which could prove difficult at times. When working around an office during the day many staff members may feel entitled to ask special favors of the cleaning crew which adds extra time to their schedule.
Remember, the cost of a janitorial service is a small part of your building’s total expenses. Make sure whichever shift you choose, that the schedule complements not complicates how you conduct business.
Call Allstar Commercial Cleaning today to discuss your janitorial needs and get a free quote in San Diego at (858) 715-0500. No job, whether office, restaurant or warehouse is too large for us!
September 15, 2011
There are two types of odor problems that plague restrooms: ongoing and temporary. Cleaning crews need to decide which tools will successfully combat restroom odors.
The top complaint for onging restroom odor issues is urine. Julie Kanthak, manager of environmental services at St. Anne Mercy Hospital in Toledo, Ohio, says that urine saturation in tile grout, especially in the men’s restroom, causes the most problems.
Urinal pads and deodorizer that works with the air flow are wonderful tools. In order to solve a long term urine odor problem though, enzyme products work best to eat the bacteria.
Another cause of odor is floor drains, which can emit sewer gases causing very unpleasant smells.
“When mopping the restroom floor, use a disinfectant cleaner,” says Dave Sepich, owner of Springtime Janitorial Supply, in Carlsbad, NM. “When you are near a floor drain, just take the mop out of the bucket without ringing it out, place it over the drain and step on it a couple of times to flush liquid into the drain. If you do this daily, the drain will not dry out and the disinfectant will kill the bacteria that can grow in the drain.”
Always remember to wash the trash cans occasionally as well your mopheads. They are carriers for smelly bacteria too!
Call Allstar Commercial Cleaning in San Diego for a free quote today at (858) 715-0500.
August 30, 2011
Autoscrubbers are changing to fit into smaller spaces, hoping to take the place of mops and brooms, but custodians still think mops and brooms are here to stay!
It’s been said that autoscrubbers are to floors what car washes are to automobiles.
However, even though a car goes through a car wash, what are the attendants using to pre-scrub or dry off vehicles? You guessed it…hand tools like towels and squeegees.
The difference is the same when dealing with austoscrubbers. They can drastically reduce the use of a mop or a broom, but they can’t altogether eliminate them.
“In this business, cleaners will always need a broom and a mop,” says Malik Mantro, sales manager for Armchem International Corp., Fort Lauderdale, Fla. “The autoscrubber is a great tool – especially when used correctly – but in my experience nothing beats a broom and mop.”
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August 23, 2011
Janitorial Services or Building Service Contractors can actually be the reason for odors.
Most people assume that odors are caused by food or human waste, but the actual disinfectants and sprays used may be the culprit.
Poor cleaning practices can also lead to odor problems and I’m not talking about the cleaning of restrooms, but the actual cleaning products themselves.
For example, how often are your vacuum bags emptied? Dirt and germs and odors are festering in those vacuum bags with the possibility of spreading. They should definitely be emptied on a regular basis. Also, mop heads can clean as well as spread odors if they are not disinfected often.
“If you look in the restroom janitorial closet, you can extrapolate what the rest of the building looks like, because if it’s not taken care of, guess what they’re not doing anywhere else,” says Lynn Krafft, CEO of Krafft Cleaning Service in New York.
For a free estimate in San Diego, call Allstar Commercial Cleaning at (858) 715-0500 today. We will eliminate the odors in your restaurant, office building or facility for good.
August 15, 2011
The second step in odor control is getting rid of odors at the source! Masking odors with nice smelling sprays and disinfectants is not odor removal, it’s odor cover-up. Restrooms should be on a daily cleaning schedule, the counters and floors and other surfaces should be disinfected every day. This helps with bacteria and the spreading of.
“Studies show toilets seem to be the cleanest thing in a building because they are disinfected every night, whereas a desktop may have crumbs and other things on it for a long time,” says Lynn Krafft, CEO of Krafft Cleaning Service in N.Y.
An important question to ask is: are your disinfectants being used properly? Simply spraying and then wiping immediately is not going to work, BSC’s must sit on the surface for a proper amount of time to work.
Frequent cleaning is a must! “Frequency of cleaning is critical in high traffic areas,” says Roger Ford, director of operations of Team MJV in Indiana. “We have more problems in the men’s and boys’ restroom than in the ladies’ restroom, especially around the urinals. If restrooms can be maintained throughout the day, you keep that odor in check. If you are cleaning that facility only once a day, there are several hours where bacteria can grow and it’s more difficult to keep it in check.”
Other items that require frequent cleaning are wastebaskets. In restrooms wet paper towels, sanitary items and many other bacteria laden items sit in a trash can producing odors. And it’s not just restroom wastebaskets, what about the ones in the break room or at a desk even? Food is one of the biggest culprits of germs and odors and therefore should be emptied on a daily basis. This goes for restaurants especially, trash cans should not only be emptied but sprayed and disinfected regularly as well.
How is the odor at your restaurant or office building? Is it being masked or eradicated? At Allstar Commercial Cleaning we get rid of odors and don’t just cover them up. Call us today for a free quote in San Diego at (858) 715-0500.
August 11, 2011
First of all is your odor problem in a facility for children or adults? Schools have odors caused mainly by urine, especially elementary schools. A scheduled nightly cleaning of toilets and urinals is imperative. If odor is builing up in urinals, they may need to be acid-cleaned and flushed out on a more frequent basis, says Lynn Krafft, CEO of Krafft Cleaning Service in N.Y.
With commercial office buildings, the problem may lie in floor drain traps. They tend to dry out and this allows sewer gases to come up. A daily cleaning solution down the drains should take care of this problem.
Floors and grout lines also play a part in odor control in restrooms, needing to be cleaned frequently. One way to help with this problem is to lay down matting around urinals and toilets, but don’t forget to change them out weekly.
Now, what type of fragrance should be used? People like a nice clean smell when they walk into a restroom, but remember, masking the odor is not a solution to your problem. Many schools prefer a citrus or fruity fragrance whereas office buildings choose to use a fresh scent to accompany the disinfectants used. As far as industrial facilities go, vanilla fragrance is the way to go.
Are your odors being masked or removed?? Call Allstar Commercial Cleaning at (858)715-0500 today for a free quote in San Diego and leave the odors to us!
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