Reduce Long-Term Maintenance Costs with Cost-Effective Cleaning

Working with a national cleaning service has benefits beyond making your business look tidy and professional. Cost-effective cleaning also reduces your long-term maintenance costs. Here’s how.

Get the full lifespan of fixtures and furnishings

While some might not associate janitorial efficiency with maintenance, cleaning professionals know their services are an essential part of facility upkeep. Regular effective cleaning is a proactive step in preventing wear and breakdowns of fixtures and furnishings as well as reducing health and safety hazards.

From countertops to conference tables, professional cleaners know which chemicals can be too harsh for particular surfaces or appliances. Eco-friendly and nontoxic products keep your business’s furniture and fixtures in shape, ready to serve employees and customers without breaking down as often.

Cost-effective cleaning also helps your fixtures and furnishings last longer overall.

Consider the restrooms, for instance, which likely are the most-often used spaces in your business. Cleaning sinks, toilets and other surfaces here regularly is not only hygienic but an investment in durability.

These fixtures are undeniably sturdy. Plumbing experts say that porcelain and ceramic sinks can last about 50 years while those made of stainless-steel can last about 15 to 30 years. However, erratic cleaning can allow mold and bacteria to take hold, reducing that lifespan considerably and forcing you to replace these fixtures more often. What’s more, a faulty sink or toilet can cause additional costly plumbing and structural issues.

Maintained flooring lasts longer and costs less

Beyond restrooms, cleaning also can extend the life of your facility’s flooring. Regular vacuuming removes everyday dust and dirt from carpeting and tile, along with everyday spills before they become permanent. But deep cleaning is necessary to remove accumulated dirt, bacteria and mold.

Without this, grit and dirt can act like sandpaper. The friction from foot traffic combined with dirt wears down carpet fibers and finishes, weakening the structure and causing flooring to thin and age faster.

Cleaning and dusting regularly also prevents similar wear and tear on desks, bookcases, conference tables and chairs. Crumbs and spills can stain upholstered chairs – or sofas – if they are not removed promptly, so it’s imperative that they are spot-cleaned.

Reducing dust buildup also improves air quality and helps your air conditioning system last longer since dust that circulates from everyday activities eventually winds up in air filters. (Changing your air conditioning filters often is a must, too.)

With experience in cleaning and maintaining roughly 1.9 million businesses over 30 years, Office Pride Commercial Cleaning Services knows how janitorial efficiency can save on your maintenance costs. Speak with us today about a schedule for facility upkeep that meets your needs and expectations.