Insights & Case Studies

Category: Commercial Cleaning

Free Carpet Cleaning

How to Get Free Carpet Cleaning in your Home or Office FREE Carpet Cleaning for your Home: Refer a neighbor or friend in town to use ECO and your next cleaning we will clean 2 areas or one chair for free. Clean 5 areas and we will clean one area for Free Clean a Sofa Sectional and a Chair and we will clean area rug for free. $15 off on the spot for a testimonial on Yelp. FREE Carpet Cleaning for your Office: Refer a property manager or general manager who gives us a $1000 job and get 5 areas Free carpet cleaning in your house. Clean 5000 sq/ft and

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Stripping & Waxing Floors

Stripping and Waxing floors and how much it costs? Many commercial buildings have VCT or Vinyl Composite Tiles in high traffic or heavy use areas. Shoe scuffs, rubber wheels and spills create the need for stripping and waxing floors. The use dictates the cleaning frequency. For instance, an entrance hallway or mail room may need to be mopped daily and a computer cleanroom may only need to be cleaned every 2 weeks. Poor cleaning frequency specifications and mopping procedures, over time, will create the need for the VCT to be restored. Doing the job correctly takes time, experience, the right equipment and of course the right floor finish. Preperations include:

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Removing Pet Odor

Removing pet odor can be a tricky task to tackle. First of all, you do not often know where the odor is coming from. The accident may have happened months ago, but you just started smelling it yesterday. Humidity or water extraction cleaning carpet can sometimes intensify the smell. Secondly, you may not know what the source of the odor is. Third you may not know how much damage is under the surface. How can I find the source of the Odor? Use a black light (urine fluoresces) Use your nose Look for stains Find what pet or person looks guilty No matter if the urine is from a cat,

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Wet or Dry Carpet Cleaning

What is best? Wet or Dry Carpet Cleaning You may ask, Is wet or dry carpet cleaning better? First there is no such thing as totally dry carpet cleaning unless you are just using a vacuum to extract the soil. About 79 % of all the soil that builds up in you carpet can be removed that way. The other soil, that is left after vacuuming, is either tacky, sticky, oily or a stain. Vacuuming is recommended prior to any cleaning, wet or dry. Regarding vacuuming, most of the time there is: no frequency chart or schedule   only spot vacuuming or vacuuming as necessary taking place a vacuum in

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How to get carpets really clean

If you want to know how to get carpets really clean…. you first need to understand what a clean carpet is. Clean = Free of Unwanted Matter. To get carpets really clean you need to remove unwanted matter. What is unwanted matter? Unwanted matter is anything foreign to the carpets original construction. For instance outdoor soil, skin dander, dust, bacteria, lint, food and drink spills all fall under this category. Some of this unwanted matter that settles in your carpet is visible and some is invisible. It many times is the invisible stuff that creates asthmatic issues for people, floating around until it settles. Pre-vacuuming and hot water extraction is

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BactiBarrier Cleaning System

Eco Interior Maintenance is proud to announce its new state of the art detail cleaning and microbe protection program. child care facilities conference rooms work out facilities bathrooms/locker rooms Our unique cleaning process cleans and disinfects hard surfaces in your facility followed by an electrostatic application of an invisible, odorless nano-technology on all surfaces that provides bonded long lasting antimicrobial protection for months. If all hard surfaces are maintained using our very affordable cleaner disinfectant we will guarantee that it will still present for 1 full year or we will reapply for free. Great for use on: any hard surface telephones computers wood,stone and VCT counter tops ** electrostatic application

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IICRC S100 Standard for Professional Cleaning of Textile Floor Coverings

Doug Bradford, one of the founders of the Eco Interior Maintenance chaired the update and revision of the international carpet cleaning standard and reference guide. It was just approved by ANSI last month and is available for purchase. The Journal of Cleaning & Restoration highlights the ANSI/IICRC S100-2015 Standard for Professional Cleaning of Textile Floor Coverings and its accompanying R100 reference guide which are valuable tools used by the industry to reference the proper way to specify, develop and institute carpet cleaning maintenance programs. It took 9 years to produce with over 100 industry experts. Eco’s Senior Operation Management and Sales Team , Justin & Aaron Eader have participated in

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6 Benefits of Cleaning VCT

There are at least 6 benefits of cleaning VCT or vinyl composite tiles in commercial buildings. To enjoy these benefits, a professional cleaner must evaluate the floors condition and develope a cleaning or restoration plan. Good communication between the facility managers, occupants and the cleaning company is required to start and complete the job safely. For instance, you should plan the job during times when occupants are less likely to be present. In addition, tape-off, block-off and put wet floor signs down in entranceways and connecting hallways to kke people off of the floor. This helps to prevent slip and fall accidents. Here are six benefits of cleaning VCT professionally.

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Cleaning Commercial Floors, Carpet and Upholstery

Cleaning commercial floors, carpet and upholstery are all services that require professional expertise. Whether it is stone, wood, carpet or textile covered office furnishings these detail cleaning procedures need to be done correctly the first time. Many things can be effected by skipping an important procedure just to cut the cost or get it done quicker. Often, people who are not qualified or trained properly to perform the work try to quickly fix commercial maintenance problems without implementing the correct procedures, equipment or cleaning solutions. This can cost the building owner, GM, GC, office coordinator or facility manager big dollars. Outsourcing or hiring trained professionals to take care of detailed

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Benefits of Eco-Friendly Carpet Cleaning

Environmentally Friendly & Green Carpet Cleaning The benefits of eco-friendly carpet cleaning for homeowners negate the use of harsh, aggressive cleaning chemicals used in the past. Many carpet detergents and spotters contain chemicals that can damage or weaken carpet fibers during the cleaning process. As a result, the carpet cleaning process actually may shorten the life expectancy of your home’s carpets. Today’s tested and/or certified eco-friendly cleaning solutions are: Environmentally Friendly Safe For Kids and Adults Safe for pets Extends the Carpet life Anti-allergenic Eco-Friendly Testing You would think that most cleaning products these days have been through a rigorous testing program. The fact is, that many of the products

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