Maintaining commercial floors can be an incredibly time-consuming process. This is especially true when you have larger commercial floor spaces, such as a mall, hospital, school, or other type of facility.
For those who are responsible for maintaining commercial floor spaces for offices, there may be a number of different surfaces that need to be cleaned on a regular basis. There could be linoleum tile, ceramic tile, granite, polished concrete, wood, and much more. There can also be carpeting.
The significant challenge of cleaning carpeting on commercial floors.
One of the most overwhelming challenges many maintenance departments face when having to keep carpets clean is having the right equipment. The strongest, industrial commercial vacuums are incredibly bulky, heavy, and loud. This means it’s only practical to vacuum carpeting during those overnight hours when there is nobody in the facility.
Depending on the size of the facility, this can increase maintenance costs tremendously. On top of that, just vacuuming alone isn’t enough to get carpeting really, truly clean. Dirt and other debris will begin to work its way down deeper into the carpet pile, even for short pile carpeting.
Consider outsourcing.
This is one of the main reasons why it may be best to outsource cleaning of those carpets for the commercial facility. By outsourcing, you hand this particular job off to a company that is specifically engineered and designed to take care of these types of floor surfaces. The type of cleaning that may be required will likely include regular vacuuming, but also washing the carpets on a consistent basis.
Washing carpeting will get a significant portion of the dirt, dust, allergens, and other pollutants and particulates out from deep within the carpet pile.
This can free up the maintenance department to focus on repairs, general maintenance, and keeping the other commercial floors clean. While it may seem like an unnecessary expense, it can be a valuable investment for any major organization that has a lot of carpeting, or only a small percentage of their total commercial space as carpeting.