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Tis the Season … For the Flu

| | Janitorial Services, Tips and Tricks

When winter rolls around, we all know the weather is going to turn brutally cold and snow is on the horizon. But it’s also that time of year for the flu to go around. As a company providing janitorial services in Bloomington, we do what we can to help prevent the spread of the flu and other viruses. Here are a few steps we take to help you and your employees stay healthy this season.

Cleaning Dwell Times

Cleaning dwell times are the amount of time a disinfectant needs to saturate a surface so it can kill bacteria and other microorganisms that cause the flu and other illnesses. When you hire our janitorial services, you can rest easy knowing all of our technicians are aware of how long each cleaning product should stay on a surface for maximum bacteria-killing efficiency.

Touch Points

Touch points are surfaces that are often in contact with people’s hands. Some examples of touch points include doorknobs and light switches. We are always careful to wipe down these surfaces, and this can help deter the spread of viruses like the flu. Our janitorial services are quite detailed when it comes to cleaning all surfaces, but we pay close attention to touch points during flu season.

Hand Washing Supplies

Janitorial services, like restocking consumable supplies, can help ward off the flu. Plenty of antibacterial soap and disposable paper towels mean that people can keep their hands clean. And clean hands mean they are less likely to spread the flu and other viruses. Disposable paper towels also help prevent the spread of sicknesses since they are only used one time and then thrown away.

Do you need more information about our janitorial services in Bloomington? Call All Source Building Services and Supply Co. at 952-473-3228 or Contact Us.

What Does a Dayporter Do?

| | Janitorial Services

If you are wondering who you can hire to keep your office clean and your office’s bathroom supplies fully stocked, you might be doing some research on dayporter’s services in St Paul. So what does a dayporter do exactly, and how can dayporter’s services help you run your business?

A dayporter’s main responsibility is to keep your office well maintained and cleaned. When you hire dayporter’s services from All Source, you will get a skilled dayporter who will take care of your office’s day-to-day cleaning needs. He will make sure your office’s floors are vacuumed and swept. He will make sure common areas stay clean and dust-free. He will keep an eye on other tasks too, such as whether or not a wall or another part of your office building needs a fresh coat of paint. Plus, he will keep bathroom supplies fully stocked. So you will not have to worry if the women’s room has paper towels! Hiring our dayporter’s service means someone else will take care of that so you are free to focus on more important things, like running your company.

A dayporter will also take out the trash. And if there is a spill, the dayporter will also take care of cleaning that up. Pretty much anything that relates to cleaning or keeping your office clean is the responsibility of your dayporter.

When you hire All Source for our dayporter’s services, you get a technician that is well trained and up to date on the latest cleaning technology and cleaning products. Our dayporter will keep your office looking great and will keep it clean and sanitary for your customers and employees.

So when you need dayporter’s services in St Paul, call on All Source at 952-473-3228 or you can contact us to Request a Free Estimate.

Window Washing and Hard Surface Floor Cleaning: Tips from the Pros

| | Floor and Carpet Care, Office Cleaning

You’re a busy business owner, so you probably don’t have a lot of time to give to tasks like cleaning windows and floors. Which is why All Source Building Service & Supply is here. We take care of these cleaning tasks so you don’t have to worry about them. We are a full window washing service in Minneapolis and a hard surface floor care service in Minneapolis too. We also offer a variety of other cleaning and maintenance services, so we thought we would offer our readers a few of our favorite cleaning tips.

Window Washing

You might think that elbow grease, water, a ton of cleaning chemicals and a soft cloth are all you need to clean windows. But in reality, you need a squeegee, a bucket, warm water and a little bit of dishwashing soap. When you scrub windows with a cloth or even with newspaper, you are giving it a static charge. And that just attracts more dirt and dust to the windows, which totally negates all of the work you just did! As a full window washing service, we have learned a few tricks along the way. And the best one we can pass along is to use as little soap as possible on your windows. After each pass over the window with your squeegee, make sure you wipe it with a cloth diaper or old linen napkin.

Hard Surface Floor Care

Hard surface floors need some regular TLC in order to keep them looking their best. Never use an oil-based cleaning product. Wax, furniture polish, ammonia-based or abrasive cleaners should never be used either. To keep them clean, just use a soft cloth or mop. Also, laying down a mat in front of the door leading into the room can also be a big help in keeping them clean. As a hard surface floor care service, we can keep your hard surface floors nice and clean so your business always looks its best.

Of course, keeping all of this information straight can be confusing at times! That’s why All Source Building Service & Supply offers these janitorial services and more.

For more information on our full window washing service in Minneapolis and our hard surface floor care service in Minneapolis, call us at 952-473-3228 or get a Free Estimate.

Power Washing + Painting = Better Looking Results

| | Tips and Tricks

Power washing in Minnetonka and painting in Minnetonka are just two of the many office cleaning solutions we provide to our clients. We are often asked if power washing before painting is necessary and the answer to that question is a resounding yes. While we do offer these two services separately, when it comes to painting the exterior of a building, power washing is an important step in the painting process.

You can paint the exterior of a building without power washing, but there is a simple reason this is a bad idea. The paint job will not last. Sure, it will go on smoothly and look great at first, but over time, the paint will wear off and the life span of your painting job will be shortened. Take our word for it, this is a very crucial step to long-lasting, vibrant paint.

Power washing is a great way to get rid of all of the dirt and grime that gets onto the exterior of a building. Because buildings are (obviously!) out in the elements all day and night, dirt and grime are natural consequences. But when the building’s exterior is power washed before painting, this means there is nothing to keep the paint from sticking to the walls and staying there. Taking the extra time to power wash before painting could mean you will not have to worry about getting another painting job done for awhile. Plus, power washing helps get rid of loose paint too, which is less paint that will have to be scraped off before the painting job begins!

For more information on power washing in Minnetonka and painting in Minnetonka, call All Source Building Services and Supply Co. at 952-473-3228 or contact us for a Free Estimate.

Carpet Maintenance: How We Do What We Do

| | Floor and Carpet Care

When it comes to carpet maintenance, we here at All Source Building Services and Supply Company are some of the best in the area. But what do we do when we come to your office or commercial building to clean and maintain your carpets?

The first thing we do is take a look at your carpets and assess what they need. Do they just need to be vacuumed or do they need a deeper carpeting cleaning? Is this just a one-time job or did you hire us for regular carpet maintenance services? If it is just a one-time job, we will more than likely steam clean them. If this is a routine job, we will steam clean them first and then keep them up with regular vacuuming and more steam cleaning as needed.

We can steam clean your carpeting if need be, and we can also take care of any spots or stains that might be on your carpets. Carpets do get a lot of wear and tear thanks to everyday foot traffic, so carpet maintenance is one of the best ways you can make sure your office or commercial building always looks its best for your clients and employees. We will vacuum it regularly too. This also helps to deodorize the carpeting to make sure the office smells its best as well.

We use state of the art cleaning technology, and everyone we hire is trained in how to provide our clients with the best carpet maintenance services possible. Plus, this type of service can help improve your employees’ health because it removes dirt and other debris from the air and improves the overall indoor air quality. You will definitely notice a difference in your carpet’s cleanliness and in your office’s air quality after we are done!

For more information on our carpet maintenance services, call All Source Building Services and Supply Company at 952-473-3228 or contact us for a Free Estimate.