As we find ourselves in the beginning of the wintry time of
year… snow, sleet and debris are bracing to wreak havoc on our tiled floors, carpets
and entry ways. Never fear however,
because there are some things that you can do right now to make that clean up
much easier.
Let’s start with matting.
Place entrance mats in stages to wipe and swipe as much dirt
as possible off of those shoes and boots.
By staging the matting from outside to inside, you stand the greatest
chance of collecting as much water, snow melt and grime as possible.
Those mats should be vacuumed daily and cleaned weekly or
bi-monthly depending on the traffic. We
want to keep the mats in as good a shape as possible to keep them in tip top order
to absorb as much as possible. This will
keep your overall clean up to a minimum.
Some debris, despite your matting efforts will still get by
the trusty mats. Don’t worry clean up is
not as difficult as you might think… if you use the correct tools. Let’s start by getting a neutral aggressive cleaner.
What is this you ask???? Well it is a traditional neutral cleaner that
is a tad more aggressive in pH to give that salt and ice melt a run for the
money! The added pH with the surfactants
within the cleaner don’t give ice met residue a chance. You will be able to eliminate the white
residue if you carefully select your cleaner.
A good janitorial supply company will be able to help you with this
quest. At VIKING, we offer VIKING AP
Cleaner to handle this task effortlessly with a little pleasant scent to linger
behind.
Suppose you aren’t having problems with tile at all. Suppose all of your problems revolve around a
carpeted area that has acted like a
sponge to all this outside slop. What do
you do????
First off, extract what you can right away with a good
quality commercial carpet extractor.
Next we need to clean and sanitize the area. There are very few carpet shampoos that carry
any type of sanitizing credentials. I
like Dual carpet shampoo for a couple
of reasons. In addition to DUAL being a
certified sanitizer for carpets, it has a great smell and cleans great
too! Double bonus….One product for all
of the problems! Allow carpets to fully
dry prior to foot traffic which will jeopardize all of your hard work.
To speed the drying process up, there are a variety of floor fans that can be placed to get
that air moving. Some fans are as
reasonably priced and easy to
carry. We
offer a new mini fan that packs a big punch for a little unit. You get great air flow in a tiny lightweight
yet durable mini mover. It has a built
in daisy chain feature that means you can plug them into each other and string
them along if you have a larger area or feel you need more air flow. Oh and did I mention the price is right too…..Only
$109.00 per fan!
If you stick to these helpful hints, add the right cleaner
and be a little proactive, your ice and snow clean up will be a breeze. More info on these products can be seen at www.vikingjanitorsupplies.com.
Happy Wintertime Cleaning J
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