Regular Floor Care and Carpet Cleaning is a Good Alternative to Spending Tens of Thousands

As the price of everything else increases, so does the cost of carpet. Many office complexes with carpeting fail to have a regularly scheduled professional cleaning performed every 6 months at the least. Saving money on expenses is extremely important to every individual and especially to businesses, but cheating the company by not maintaining the existing carpet will end up costing more with the long haul in mind.

Depending upon the location of the company, the cost to replace an existing carpet can be as much as $36 per square yard. What this means is an office area in the neighborhood of 1,700 to 2,000 square feet would cost somewhere in the neighborhood of $22,000. How can it possibly cost this exorbitant amount of money to lay new carpet?

Carpet installation is not as simple as making a few cuts and dropping the carpet in place. If there is an existing carpet which needs to be removed, the amount of labor necessary to remove the old carpet and prepare the floor to receive the new one more than doubles. Depending upon how the original carpet was secured to the floor will also greatly affect the cost for new carpet.

Additional hidden costs which the customer will not see itemized generally are discard fees for landfills, costs for transporting the carpeting and the cost of downtime for the business having the carpet installed. All costs, but the last one are usually lumped in with the labor charges or built into the cost of the carpet. The cost of $22,000 is just for an area of approximately $2,000. If the property is a zoned office complex, the square footage can easily approach 15,000 square feet or more. That minimum cost for installation would jump to at least $180,000.

There are two alternatives. Either do not own any investment property which will need some kind of floor maintenance regardless of whether it is carpeting, tile or wood, or regularly maintain the carpet with professional cleaning services. With proper maintenance of the existing floor covering, the expectant lifespan of flooring can double.

Nightly vacuuming or sweeping and mopping will of course keep the flooring presentable for a few months. Over time the dinginess will gradually develop and even though people may not consciously be aware of it, the poor condition of the carpet will cast a pallor over the face of day to day business. Every 6 months is an average length of time to let pass between each professional carpet cleaning. Should the floor receive high traffic everyday, the frequency of carpet cleaning may need to be increased.

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Article is independently authored by Daniel Elliott. The content herein may or may not reflect the views and opinions of Allweins Carpet Cleaning.

Carpet Cleaning Tips - How Dirty Carpets and Upholstery Endanger the Health of Employees and Can Damage Business As Well

Floor tile and wood flooring can be a simple material to remove surface dirt, depending on the texture and color. Removing dirt and grime from the grout or joints is a different story entirely. Much like carpet and upholstery, tile, grout and wood floors will collect a surprising amount of dirt and stains within a month at a business or commercial venue. Home owner's residences will take a longer period of time to build up the same amount of dirt without the home owner even being consciously aware due to less traffic in a residence.

Even though mopping or dry sweeping will remove the surface dust and debris from a tile or hardwood floor, it does nothing but pack the dirt into the grout or crevices. The joints between floor boards will also darken with dirt and grime as time elapses. A clear view of this can be seen by examining the baseboard or the edge of the floor where it meets the wall. There will be a stark difference between the shading and color of the grout lines at these points than the rest of the grout lines along the floor and packed gummy dirt or residue at the bottom of the baseboard. Customer's perception of the business will be negatively affected even though the floor is "cleaned" every evening.

The effects of dirt on carpet and upholstery are a little different and can usually present additional issues. Carpet and upholstery is not as durable as tile or wood flooring can be. Using a traditional vacuum to clean a carpet and upholstery, while removing surface debris, can actually cause greater wear and tear on the material being cleaned and intensify serious health issues.

Because of the use of beater bars in a vacuum, much of the pollen, dust and other allergens are embedded deep within the fabric fibers. Despite most vacuums having a HEPA filter, much of these contaminants will still become airborne thereby lowering the air quality at the work place. Individuals will spend as much as 90% of their time indoors. What this means is worsening health as the individual has greater exposure to airborne contaminants and irritants. To support this claim, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) has recorded that in the past several years, as people are spending more and more time at work, the frequency of illnesses and conditions such as asthma, bronchitis, headaches and other respiratory ailments are increasing. Every individual's health can be adversely affected causing increased call-outs from work which leads to a less productive person, both in their personal life and as an employee.

While opening windows will help usher in fresh air and remove the stagnant air containing irritants, the majority of businesses do not have windows which are able to be opened. A good method to improve indoor air quality and overall cleanliness is to employ a professional cleaning regimen. A professional cleaning company should help to improve the work or home environment while at the same time improve the attitudes and perceptions of customers and employees, personally and professionally

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Article independently authored by Daniel Elliott. The content herein may or may not reflect the views and opinions of Allweinscarpetcleaning.com.