"Cross contamination" is a potential result of cleaning that has produced many debates; this isn't one of them...exactly.With growing awareness by consumers of the various invisible bio-hazards (you know, germs and bacteria) in their homes, more and more often, cleaning companies are expected to have procedures in place to prevent spreading germs from one room [...]
The past decade has seen a resurgence in the class home and etiquette tomes of the late 19th century, and Martha Stewart has just the weight with home-makers and professionals to provide a worthy guide.[EasyDNNnewsToken:Left Justify Embed 300 x 250]Inspired by best-selling "household management" books of the Victorian Era, such as Mrs. Beeton's Book of [...]
Cleaning for health isn’t the novel concept many assume. In her book Home Comforts, Cheryl Mendelson encourages a return to the cleaning and housekeeping traditions that kept families healthy. [EasyDNNnewsToken:Left Justify Embed 300 x 250] Home Comforts: The Art and Science of Keeping House was a surprise best seller when it was released in 1999, [...]
Keep your microfiber investment alive for up to five years by asking some key questions before you purchase and using an effective and consistent laundering rotation. With the use of microfiber increasing among cleaning businesses from residential to commercial to window cleaning, everyone wants to make sure they get the most out of their investment. [...]
This technique is part of a three-pronged approach that improves efficiency and helps to prevent cross contamination of germs.One of the biggest pet peeves we hear about from prospective cleaning clients has to do with what we at Castle Keepers do to make sure we don’t spread germs from one room to the next, or [...]
8 tips for vacuuming that extend the life of carpet and help protect the health of building occupants. 1. Check the filter bag before vacuuming and replace when more than two-thirds full. 2. Select areas to be vacuumed based on the amount of traffic received. Clean high traffic areas regularly or with each cleaning. For [...]
Setting priorities and choosing processes and products that are both people-friendly and earth-friendly can be applied to every facet of work and home life, even vacuuming.Sustainability, a method for utilizing resources so they are efficiently used, are not depleted or permanently damaged, is the most recent direction of the green cleaning movement. The definition of [...]
Aslett puts the profession of cleaning into new perspective and discusses it as a career to take pride in, one of great responsibility which requires strong people skills.Every once in a while it’s exciting to stumble across a book which changes how you view the world, especially the part of the world which consumes most [...]
In this cleaning tip from Castle Keepers of Charleston, we learn proper technique for dusting horizontal window blinds with an ostrich feather duster.Whether you're cleaning procedure features the classic feather duster or you’re a heavy-duty vacuum dusting team, dusting horizontal blinds is becoming a more common addition to the standard cleaning expectations. Before you decide [...]
In 2011, as a still young company, Maid Brigade conducted a survey to find out what prospective customers really value in their cleaning. In 2011, as a still young company, Maid Brigade conducted a survey to find out what prospective customers really value in their cleaning. An overwhelming majority of the 1085 survey respondents identified [...]
