Why Deep Cleaning Is Essential for Long-Term Maintenance of Your Commercial Space

Have you ever walked into your office first thing in the morning and thought, “Gosh, but it looks a little dirty!” It’s frustrating, right? Instead of tackling your daily tasks, you have to first clean your workspace. A messy workspace can affect productivity and the quality of the deliverables we produce, making routine cleaning of commercial spaces a must.

However, the regular cleaning carried out in commercial spaces usually only includes mopping and vacuuming floors, wiping windows, and dusting desks. Such superficial cleaning only deals with surface grime and does not involve hard-to-reach areas such as the back of cabinets and refrigerators. These areas often become a breeding place for bacteria and even rodents and cockroaches.

How can we ensure everything is squeaky clean and presents an impeccable image for clients and a healthy workspace for employees? This is where deep cleaning comes into the picture.

Deep cleaning is a specialized cleaning service that aims to rid every inch of your space of any dirt. This means that it includes cleaning hard-to-reach areas inaccessible to daily cleaners. With its intense cleaning coverage, deep cleaning will require more tools and take longer to finish.

Conducting a regular deep clean for your commercial space is essential. Not only does it make your work area sparkle, but it can also positively affect the health of the people going in and out of the space. Studies have shown that deep cleaning helps improve air quality in your confined spaces by eliminating allergens, viruses, and dust mites, which can cause diseases and infections.

If you haven’t thought about deep cleaning your commercial space, now is the right time! Continue reading to learn more.

The Benefits of Deep Cleaning

Whether it’s your home or a commercial space, having your place deep cleaned has tremendous advantages. Here are some of the benefits you’ll reap after your space has been deep-cleaned.

Extending the lifespan of assets

The assets in commercial spaces need tender loving care, including a good clean every few months, if they are going to have a good lifespan Cleaning will keep your office furniture, flooring, air conditioning, appliances, and other assets in good condition, extending their useful life. This will increase the length of time before you need to repair or replace them, thereby saving you money and effort in the long run!

Creating a healthier work environment

People enter and exit the workspace constantly, leaving  ‘footprints’ wherever they go— whether it’s trash, personal items, or even bacteria and viruses. If you don’t keep the workspace clean, dirt, dust, mold, and litter accumulate, which makes the perfect breeding ground for disease-causing bacteria, viruses, insects, and rodents. Unclean spaces quickly become a nest for cockroaches, flies, mosquitoes, and rats. 

Through deep cleaning, which includes thorough disinfection, you can protect those entering the space from diseases.

Enhancing the aesthetic appeal of the space

There’s nothing more aesthetically pleasing than a clean and organized home or office. A space may be filled with all sorts of fancy décor, but if it is dirty, we won’t find it pleasing to the eyes.

You can improve your commercial space’s overall aesthetic appeal by getting it deep cleaned regularly. A freshly deep-cleaned space has a clean smell too. 

Deep Cleaning vs. Regular Cleaning

You might think that deep cleaning will make no difference to your commercial space since you already do routine cleaning, but trust us, it will! While routine cleaning removes surface dust and litter, deep cleaning reaches every nook and cranny in your space. Think of your teeth— regular brushing and flossing keep your teeth reasonably clean daily, but we still visit a dental hygienist to undergo a deep cleaning and get them squeaky clean every few months. 

But what exactly differentiates regular cleaning from deep cleaning? Let’s find out!

Differences in Procedures and Outcomes

Just like regular house cleaning, normal commercial cleaning involves the same essential things as your daily chores at home.  

• Sweeping, vacuuming, and mopping the floor
• Dusting shelves
• Dusting and wiping down tables and fixtures
• Throwing out the garbage

The primary purpose of regular cleaning is to maintain the cleanliness of the space to a certain fairly superficial degree on a day-to-day basis.

On the other hand, deep cleaning is more like the spring cleaning you do at home and involves more intense cleaning than that done daily. 

Some activities we perform while deep cleaning are as follow:

• Washing the inside, outside, and behind office appliances such as microwaves, dishwashers, and refrigerators
• Deep vacuuming upholstered furniture and carpeted spaces
• Dusting and wiping the tops of cabinets, shelves, and each blade of the blinds and fans
• Washing windows, doors and doorframes with soap and water
• Wiping down light switches and door handles
• Deep cleaning of bathroom areas including toilets
• Wiping down baseboards and window ledges
• Removing items from shelves and cleaning them before putting them back

In short, regular cleaning is your usual way of maintaining order and cleanliness in your office, while deep cleaning includes hard-to-reach and often neglected spots.

The Frequency of Deep Cleaning

Regular cleaning is usually done daily. The chores involved in regular cleaning don’t take a lot of time, as it only intends to maintain a minimum standard of cleanliness.

On the other hand, deep cleaning is more detailed and takes longer, so we only do it thrice yearly.  However, the frequency of deep cleaning will depend on several factors, such as the size of the commercial space, the foot traffic or number of employees, and the type of business operating in the space.

Deep Cleaning Checklist

Maintaining a clean office ensures a healthy and productive workplace for both employees and guests. To achieve a clean space, your office should undergo a deep clean every few months.

However, how can we ensure equal cleaning for every part of the office? It’s simple— create a checklist! This lists and documents all cleaning tasks needed for your commercial place and acts as a guide for your employees or the commercial cleaning service. Not only that, but a deep cleaning checklist also creates a standard of cleaning that fits your business needs.

Areas to Focus on During Deep Cleaning

Although you want your office space to be squeaky clean, not all office areas have the same amount of dirt. Some features of your commercial space require more elbow grease than others. This is why you must determine which areas need special attention.

Here are some examples of focus areas in your commercial space.

• Office bathrooms – Bathrooms are a hotspot for bacteria and viruses, so you must keep them clean and sanitized. Ensure that all surfaces, from door handles to light switches to sinks and soap dispensers, and most importantly, the toilet is clean and sanitized.
• Break room or office kitchen – As it’s a shared space for food and beverages, break rooms are another focus area in deep cleaning. Ensure that the refrigerator, countertops, and appliances are clean and dirt-free to prevent cross-contamination, which can lead to stomach ailments. Appliances such as microwaves, kettles, and coffee machines must be deep cleaned. Also, clean out crumbs and expired food items to prevent critters like roaches and rats from making their homes your breakroom.
• Reception and waiting areas – The reception and waiting areas are the first places your clients will go to, and first impressions always last. This is why these areas should be your focus areas when deep cleaning. Start by cleaning and vacuuming carpets and seats regularly, and wiping and sanitizing welcome desks. Dust shelves and cabinets to prevent dust from flying in the air. Should your reception and waiting area have air conditioners, thoroughly clean the air conditioners and vents.

What Products and Equipment Are Best for Deep Cleaning?

Commercial space deep cleaning requires heavy-duty and specialized equipment and cleaning products that can cut through the amount of dirt in a large, high-traffic space. After all, a commercial space is much bigger than a house, often covering several floors!

Here are some of the equipment used by commercial cleaning service providers in their pursuit of deep cleaning your office:

• Heavy-duty vacuum cleaner
• Steam cleaners
• Pressure washers
• Floor scrubbers and sweepers
• Carpet cleaners
• Floor polishers and buffers
• Heavy-duty cleaning solutions

Eco-friendly is the way to go nowadays and some commercial cleaning services use green equipment and cleaning products to perform their services. Therefore, by choosing to hire such cleaning companies, businesses actively participate in responsible and eco-friendly behavior.

Tips and Tricks

Deep cleaning a commercial space is no easy feat— spaces can be vast and cluttered, and some are extremely grimy. 

If you must deep clean the office space yourself, here are a few tricks of the trade we’ve learned over the years: 

• Create an office culture that promotes cleanliness, from individual spaces to shared ones.
• Start from the top and move down when cleaning. We don’t want any dust from the fans to fall onto the freshly mopped floor!
• Keep cleaning essentials together to help you save time.
• Take the trash out every day to avoid unhygienic, smelly trash bins.
• Don’t forget the lights! 

Our biggest tip: Ask for expert advice for an effective, headache-free deep cleaning!

As much as we want to DIY deep cleaning, this activity needs dedicated equipment, experience, and a lot of elbow grease. There’s also the risk of not using equipment such as ladders properly, leading to mishaps and accidents during the chore. 

To ensure every corner of your commercial space is properly deep cleaned, it’s always best to consult with the experts. They will do the job quickly and efficiently, leaving you to focus on what you do best – running your business.

Conclusion

Deep cleaning is essential for keeping workspaces clean and germ-free. A fresh, clean space will not only impress clients and visitors but will also be a pleasant, healthy working environment for employees.  

Many business owners use the benefits of deep cleaning services to achieve a spotless workplace and extend their assets’ lifespan, create a healthy working environment, and improve the overall aesthetics of the workspace. 

Promote a clean office culture and deep clean your workspace every few months to maintain cleanliness.

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