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Eco Interior Maintenance can stop germs from spreading by Cleaning ,Disinfecting and Protecting surfaces. The removal of harmful microbes can be accomplished by effective and efficient cleaning practices, but often due to budget constraints, improper frequency or human error surfaces stay contaminated.

The BactiBarrier® Cleaning System was developed by the owners of Eco Interior Maintenance and is now marketed nationwide as a “New Standard of Care”. If as Ben Franklin once said “An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure”, why wouldn’t you protect surfaces from harmful microbes after cleaning and disinfecting. Especially if it takes little time and is affordable.

BactiBarrier Step 1 Detergent /Disinfectant is an EPA registered product that kills 99.9% of germs on hard surfaces. Follow that up with Step 2  EPA registered BactiBarrier Surface Protector that inhibits the future growth of harmful microbes and you have a cleaning and protection system working on your surfaces that is second to none. In today’s world the assurance and insurance that the BactiBarrier® Cleaning System brings to the table just makes sense!

Clean, Disinfect and Protect today!!!

Once again Eco Interior Maintenance BactiBarrier cleaning system has removed odors from a basement that sat around for over 4 years without inhabitants. These products are phenomenal. Cleaning, disinfecting and protecting makes so much sense. Cleaners that use it are setting a higher standard. Its our new “Standard of Care”.

Currently our client both commercial and residential are benefiting from BactiBarrier’s superior technology. Do not know why we will ever disinfect and protect any surface any other way. Hope everyone gets a chance to reap the benefits.

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One time commercial carpet cleaning jobs are usually priced out by the amount of square feet that needs cleaning. There are a variety of different cleaning systems. Determining the type of cleaning system you should use is a matter of the cleaners or end users personal preference, the manufactures recommendations and the condition and location of the carpet. You determine the amount of square feet by doing one of the following:

• Measuring with a laser pointer or counting ceiling tiles
• Measuring with a rolling measuring devise
• Taking specs off a blue print, schematic or cad (computer aided design) drawing.
• Asking property management familiar with the facility

Some may ask office managers, leasing agents, general contractors or carpet installation contractors for the square footage. These people may or may not supply the correct numbers.  Double-checking the numbers in any case by confirming them with other available sources including your own measurements is recommended. Many times there is a difference between total square footage and the actual cleanable square footage.

There are many variables that are required to understand when supplying the price or quote to clean commercial carpet. Many believe that all quotes or proposals are priced out the same way, but this is far from accurate. This is how most look at it:

square feet (X) price per square foot = cleaner healthier carpet

Here are some of the things that go into determining the real cost it takes to clean commercial carpet:

• Amount of carpet to be cleaned
• Expectations –Objectives-History of Cleaning- Carpet Construction
• Carpet Condition-Air Circulation- Frequency of Cleaning- Budget
• Location of Carpet-Technician Experience- Green Cleaning- Unions
• Saftey/Health- Carpet Selection & Use-Traffic- Utility/Water Location
• Time of day/day of week- Type of Equipment- System or Method Used
• Emergency service- Person that is Paying-Terms of Payment
• Service Company Overhead – Integrity and Honesty – Cleaning Solution

So it is easy to see why prices vary so much. Every contractor has a lot to look at when pricing a job. Giving a person a price of .14 cents a square foot to clean commercial carpet on a job they have never seen is taking a big risk, even for a job that would fall under a minimum.

A professional Service Company paying for taxes, insurance, training expenses and travel of course could not clean a commercial carpet for less that $250 per visit even if it is only 500 sq/ft. It costs that much to send a crew, set up, clean the carpet, break down and fill out paperwork for 2 conference rooms. Quality companies will not just employ one carpet cleaning method like Hot Water Extraction, Encapsulation or Dry compounds. They will have access to a variety of cleaning systems to complete the job in the most efficient and effective manner. Sometimes combinations of cleaning procedures may be used.

So before you begin to search for the best price ask yourself what am I really trying to achieve, Clean carpet or a cheap price? You will usually get what you paid for. Look for cleaning companies that are IICRC, ICRA, RIA or CRI SOA Certified Firms whose technicians that have proof of certification. Here is a general guide to commercial carpet cleaning costs across the country for a one time cleaning of your commercial carpet of  5,000 sq/ft or over.

Service	North-West	West	South-West	Mt-Plains	Great Lakes	South- East	North-East
Carpet(1 time)	.12-.17 sf	.12-.19 sf	.10-.15 sf	.10-.15sf	.12-.17 sf	.10-.15 sf	.14-.19sf