Office cleaning, at its most basic, includes vacuuming or sweeping the flooring, dusting, and light surface cleaning. These may be the most obvious cleaning tasks, but they aren't the only ones necessary. You should consider several other types of periodic office cleaning services if you want to keep your building in the best condition.

1. Carpet Cleaning

Office carpeting typically can handle heavy wear and has a protective finish to guard against stains, but daily use will eventually make it dingy and dirty. Dirty office carpets can be home to pollen and other allergens, mould spores and even illness-causing bacteria. The dirt can lead to low level respiratory issues and headaches for tenants or staff members, which brings down morale and makes work unpleasant.

Any office cleaning service should include regular vacuuming, but a vacuum alone won't get the irritants out that have sunk deeply into the carpet. Periodic carpet cleaning that uses a shampooer and industrial-strength extractor to pull out anything trapped deeply within in the carpet fibres. For busy offices, quarterly carpet cleaning may be necessary, while those with less foot traffic may only require cleaning once or twice a year.

2. Window Washing

Cleaning the exterior windows on a multi-floor office building isn't a task you can simply leave to building maintenance. There are specific workplace safety concerns and requirements to meet for this sort of cleaning task. These include having the right type of public insurance policy and providing property safety equipment, such as harnesses, along with the training to use the equipment and clean the windows safely.

As the property owner, ensuring your cleaning service has the proper insurance policy is of the utmost importance. Otherwise, you could be liable for any accidents that occur. Reaching out to a dedicated commercial cleaning service is the best way to protect yourself and your business with window washing.

3. Communal Area Cleaning

If you rent out offices in your building to other tenants, then chances are they are responsible for cleaning their own spaces. As the building owner or manager, you are still responsible for keeping communal shared areas clean, such as the lobby area, elevators and stairways and connecting halls. Any space that doesn't belong to any one tenant in the building falls under your purview.

Communal area cleaning services, or strata cleaning, will make managing these shared spaces easier. Your cleaning service will work with you to create a checklist of all areas to include in the strata service. Generally, strata cleaning is best on a weekly basis so you can be sure everything looks good and smells fresh. This will also keep the communal areas hygienic, which can reduce the spread of illness during cold and flu season. 

Contact JBI Complete Commercial Cleaning to learn more about the variety of available cleaning services.