Looking For An Office Carpet Cleaner .
If you are looking for professional office cleaners you will find there are a lot of carpet cleaning companies out there. Read the adverts and you notice none of them will suggest they are the second best cleaners. Why would they? But by following the tips we give later in the article you will discover how to find the right carpet cleaner to fit your needs.
Taking a few minutes to look at the different types of cleaning carpets options and the particular type of carpet you have in your offices or home will enable you to make the right decision. You will find that there are a number of different carpet cleaning methods which all have their own advantages and of course disadvantages. Not all cleaning companies will take the time to explain the disadvantages of the method they want to use on your carpet. You need to know them. For example a dry extraction type of clean will use a powder chemical which can be massaged into the fibres of the carpet bonding with the dirt or stains and “pulling” them away from the fibres to make them easy to vacuum away.
Many cleaners will use a cleaning machine which will spray a chemical cleaning liquid under pressure deep into the carpet fibre which will then be extracted almost immediately by a powerful wet vacuum cleaner to lift the dirt out of the carpet. This will of course leave the carpet damp and introduce the possibility of carpet shrinkage as well as the inconvenience of not being able to walk over the carpet.
You should always get estimates from a few carpet cleaning companies. I know some companies will put all estimates into price order then delete both the highest price and the lowest price. The problem is of course you may be mixing up apples and oranges and throwing out two cleans which would be ideal for your carpet clean. Instead ask about methods being used and why they have chosen to use that particular method on your office carpet. Also check out what chemicals they are using. Always ask for copies of safety data sheets they can’t supply they are not the professionals you are looking for. Ask about how long the clean will take and how soon afterwards you can use the room. Find out about furniture removals as well.
Probably the most important thing, is to know who is coming to your office or home. You should always make sure that you know the history of the carpet cleaner as well as inquire if background checks are performed by the company.
Follow the above tips, and you’ll have no problems with finding the right carpet cleaner.
Many of your staff may suffer from allergy problems without knowing about it. That dirty carpet could be holding dust mites and allergies that make them sick and unable to work at full capacity. The cleaning of the office carpet may result in higher productivity so it could pay for itself in work done afterwards.
Ron Thomson is Quality Manager for Clean Care Scotland Ltd providing a full range of commerical office cleaning sevices and contract cleaning services across Scotland. He has also worked as Area Manager for Aberdeen Office Cleaning and The Glasgow Cleaners.
