Why Commercial Floor Cleaning and Maintenance Services are Important

Why Commercial Floor Cleaning and Maintenance Services are Important

It’s crucial to maintain the flooring in your commercial space, whether it’s made of wood, carpet, tile, stone, concrete, or laminate. As a result of daily foot traffic, floors can quickly accumulate a lot of dust, dirt, and grime, which can affect their appearance and bring down the overall aesthetic of your establishment. Regular commercial floor cleaning and maintenance services will keep your floors looking their best day after day and in good condition year after year.

Improper Floor Maintenance Can Damage Your Floors

Depending on your floor type, professional floor care may include sweeping, vacuuming, mopping, scrubbing, polishing, waxing, and buffing. Choosing the right cleaning and maintenance method for your floor type is essential for preventing irreparable damage. Even though wet mopping is the most common cleaning method, it’s not suitable for all types of floors. Wet mopping can damage and warp hardwood and laminate floors, which can lead to expensive repairs or complete floor replacement.

Additionally, cleaning hardwood floors with ammonia, steam cleaners, vinegar, or other popular supermarket products can cause discoloration, deterioration, and dullness. Laminate and tile floors are more resilient than hardwood floors, but they still require proper care and maintenance. Ceramic tiles are fairly easy to maintain, but they can hide dirt and bacteria if not cleaned properly. And stone tiles like marble or natural stone can be tricky to clean due to their porous surface. Care must be taken, as simple soap may not be sufficient, and acidic or alkaline cleaners can seriously damage a stone floor.  

If you have carpets, a professional cleaning can keep them looking new and extend the life of your carpets. Professional cleaners use specialized equipment to deep clean your carpets, removing dirt, dust mites, allergens, and other pollutants. In addition, they use a powerful vacuum that removes any particles loosened by cleaning. The most common carpet cleaning mistakes made include using too much water, over scrubbing, not vacuuming, treating spots or stains improperly, and not calling a professional carpet cleaner. Based on the level of foot traffic, it’s generally recommended to hire a professional to clean commercial carpets every six to eight months. 

Commercial Floor Maintenance Can Improve Safety

Visible cracks and holes in commercial floors can pose safety hazards. Cleaning professionals are trained to spot and resolve these issues before they worsen. A good floor safety program aimed at preventing and reducing slip and fall accidents may save your organization money on litigation fees and insurance premiums and reduce the potential pain and suffering of customers or employees resulting from an accident.

According to the National Safety Council, approximately 25,000 people are daily victims of slip and fall accidents. Some associated costs include:

• The average cost to defend a slip and fall lawsuit is $50,000 (National Floor Safety Institute)
• The average cost of a slip-related injury exceeds $12,000 (Wausau Insurance)
• Falls on the same level has direct costs of $10.62 billion every year (Liberty Mutual Workplace Safety Index)
• The average OSHA fine for fall protection is $1,160

Commercial floor maintenance services often include resealing, scratch removal, regrouting, and anti-slip treatments to keep your floors safe and in optimum condition.

Professional Floor Cleaning and Maintenance Can Increase Property Value

The condition of your flooring can also be a factor in the property values. A professional floor care service can help maintain floor quality and address any underlying issues that may cause damage in the future. For example, highly sought-after older hardwood floors can be sealed or coated if they appear dull or show minor surface scratches, preserving and prolonging their lifespan. Affordable floor care procedures like these can make your floors look brand new and can even increase your property’s value. 

Commercial Floor Cleaning and Maintenance Services Can Save on Costs

The longer you can keep your floors without having to replace them, the more money you save over time. One of the easiest ways a floor care service can help extend the life of your flooring is by using the right cleaning solutions, tools, and equipment for your floor type. A commercial floor cleaning service can also provide you with a specific plan to care for each type of flooring you have in your facility and Identify the type of cleaning needed monthly, weekly, and daily to extend the life of your floors.

Commercial floor cleaning and maintenance services typically include:

• Sweeping or vacuuming
• Mopping/dry mopping/dust mopping
• Tile grout cleaning
• Deep cleaning/steam cleaning/scrubbing
• Floor stripping/floor waxing/burnishing

Professional Floor Cleaners Use the Right Tools and Equipment

Professional floor cleaners often use special tools and machines to clean, scrub, polish, and buff floors.. When using large, heavy floor care equipment, applying too much power or focusing on a single area can cause damage to your floors. Using the wrong cleaning solutions or chemicals can also cause damage. Moreover, floor care equipment can be complicated to use or may not be best suited to the kind of flooring you have.

Additional factors to consider include the size of the area to be cleaned, the type of cleaning process needed, and the chemicals or treatment that should be applied. Regardless of the type of floors you have, hiring a professional cleaner to maintain your floors to a higher standard is best.

Protect your investment by leaving your commercial floor maintenance to the experts. At Cleanstart, our cleaning crews are professionally trained to provide a consistently high level of service. Call today to  learn more about how your commercial floors can always look their best with the power of Cleanstart. Request a free cleaning estimate now by filling out our online contact form. 

We proudly offer:

• Over 25 years in the commercial cleaning Industry
• Professionally-trained cleaning crews
• Customized cleaning solutions
• Highest standard of clean
• Recurring and one-time cleanings
• Flexible scheduling
• Quick response times
• Emergency cleanings
• Licensed, bonded, and insured
• Electrostatic spray disinfection
• 100% satisfaction guarantee
• OSHA, HIPAA, EPA, CDC, compliant

When you hire Cleanstart, you can expect an immaculate facility through cleaning practices that maximize efficiency and dedicated and experienced support to handle any cleaning challenge!

We service the following areas in Greater Puget Sound:

 Auburn, Bellevue, Bellingham, Bonney Lake, Bremerton, Factoria, Fife, Gig Harbor, Kent, Lakewood, Olympia, Puyallup, Renton, Seattle, Tacoma, Tukwila, University Place, King County, Kitsap County, Pierce County, and Thurston County.