Room cleaning is an obligatory procedure that helps to keep the building clean and order, a normal microclimate and pleasant conditions for work and rest. Today in the professional environment in cleaning companies there are several types of cleaning, used depending on the type of premises, frequency of cleaning, the thoroughness of the treatment of the object. After learning this, you will understand exactly which service to order and when it is worth ordering.

Let’s consider the key types of room cleaning depending on their type, peculiarities of cleaning works, purposes of the procedure and the premises in which they are carried out. In each case there are nuances that are worth remembering in order to clean your house or office as effectively as possible or simply to order a suitable service from a cleaning company if you want to get a decent result in the shortest possible time.

The main types of cleaning: what they include.

Depending on the peculiarities of each room, the requirements for cleanliness of the tenants and employees, the type of work performed in the office premises, the following types of cleaning can be distinguished.

Daily cleaning

Such cleaning is also called maintenance cleaning, and its task is clear from the name itself – to maintain a stable level of cleanliness and order in the room. This option of cleaning is needed everywhere, both in private dwellings, and especially in offices and workplaces, where a lot of people pass through in a day. For an apartment or a residential house it is allowed to clean not every day, but with a constant periodicity of a few days. Supportive cleaning includes the following standard actions:

• Cleaning surfaces from dust: window sills, pieces of furniture, the floor are processed, the walls can be wiped dry;
• Lighting is cleaned, they are wiped, cleaned of dust, cobwebs;
• Wiped appliances, heating radiators, air conditioner, boiler, and more;
• Also separately may be processed computer equipment, printer, TV and other places where dust collects very quickly in large quantities.

Also, daily cleaning includes prompt cleaning of soft flooring, washing the floors. Depending on what kinds of apartment cleaning a particular cleaning company offers, the list of actions for regular cleaning may vary. Working on your own, you need to prioritize the actions yourself, or just order the help of professionals in the company “SharkyCleaning”. This is often the more profitable step, because the firm has all the necessary equipment and cleaning products, which the average person simply can not buy, because the costs will prove to be unreasonably high.

Weekly cleaning.

It is necessary to allocate time every week and arrange a more thorough cleaning of the house or workplace. This is necessary to avoid the accumulation of dirt, bacteria, and debris in the home. This includes the following activities:

• All of the work that is done for daily cleaning is done as well;
• Replacement of bed linen, pillowcases, towels in the kitchen and bathroom;
• Replacing used soap, detergents, disinfectants, toilet paper, etc;
• Taking out the garbage accumulated during the week, including not only the waste from cooking, but in general all the unnecessary that it is time to send to the dump;
• Thorough cleaning of windows and mirrors with suitable detergents;
• Dusting of carpets, rugs, floor coverings, and upholstered furniture. A vacuum cleaner with interchangeable nozzles is handy for this purpose;
• Bathroom cleaning: sinks, tubs, washing towel racks, and toilets.

At the end of the weekly cleaning, the floor is cleaned. In this case it is always necessary to remember the sequence of cleaning, as it is necessary to start from the most distant room from the exit from the room, so as not to walk through the already cleaned parts of the apartment every time.

General cleaning

It is carried out quite rarely – maybe once every 1-1.5 months, depending on the needs of a particular person or organization. This option of cleaning implies quality processing of the entire room, including all the details. In some cases it is possible to carry out general cleaning not in one day, but, say, in two days, if you do not hurry anywhere. It consists of the following actions:

• Full set of measures to combat dust: wiping all surfaces, furniture, upholstered furniture, computer equipment, chandeliers and lighting fixtures, etc.;
• Washing furniture and household appliances, using the necessary cleaning products, both inside and outside;
• Interior and exterior window treatments and cleaning of mirrors;
• Thorough treatment of all soft surfaces: carpets, rugs, upholstered furniture, etc. using a vacuum cleaner with removable tips. They are required in order to treat joints, different angles;
• Washing tiles, greasy surfaces, removal of stains and traces from spills of drink, food, chemicals, etc;
• Complete cleaning of the bathroom, replacement of consumables.

In addition, all the textiles in the room are washed separately. Curtains, towels, linens, curtains – everything is taken off and sent for washing and dry cleaning. Depending on what kinds of cleaning services you are interested in, what kind of room is being treated, cleaning companies can offer many additional options. For example, in our “Sponge & Soap” general cleaning includes also taking out the trash, washing doors, removing accumulated unnecessary things, and so on.

Cleaning after repairs

If with the previous variants of imposing a clean house is relatively easy to cope with on their own, then there are special types of cleaning, which is better to entrust the professionals. This is recommended, for example, for cleaning after repairs, because in the process of renovating the interior in the apartment or office is accumulated a lot of dirt, debris, stubborn stains and traces of all sorts of mixtures, on cleaning which yourself will have to spend just a lot of effort and time with no guarantee of the expected result.

Cleaning after repairs should include the following key actions:

Removing the remains of building materials and mixes, old dismantled materials. This task may even require a vehicle for garbage removal;

With the use of special chemicals clean all surfaces, especially the floor, which necessarily remain traces of plaster, putty, paint and other persistent contaminants that are not erased simply with a rag or clean water;

Dust Removal. An important task is to remove dust from all surfaces, because after the repair and dismantling of old materials, it is usually clogged in all the cracks.

After these basic tasks it is necessary to carry out all the above actions from other types of cleaning in order to make the room fully suitable for occupancy and normal use.

Cleaning by type of work performed

Let’s take a look at how one or another type of cleaning differs depending on the key features of its implementation.

Dry cleaning

Usually performed without the use of water or soluble detergents. Dry cleaning is often performed by cleaning companies using powerful specialized equipment, such as vacuum cleaners with high productivity. Dry cleaning includes the following operations:

In the basic version: cleaning of the room, furniture and equipment surfaces with dry rags, cloths to remove dust, large particles of dirt, say, after repairs;

Removing dust from furniture, curtains, and textiles both with a vacuum cleaner and by simply knocking it out on the balcony or in the street.

These actions are usually taken in conjunction with subsequent wet cleaning, forming a whole complex of measures. Water is not used here for the reason that it does not leave streaks, does not dissolve small particles in the liquid, not to damage the surface, which is not recommended to contact with moisture. This applies to upholstered furniture, computers, appliances, etc.

Wet cleaning

The procedure involves the use of water, cleaners and detergents in the cleaning process. This includes, for example, the usual washing of the floor, wiping with a wet cloths furniture, housings, appliances. Water helps to avoid creating a dusty cloud, which can be very dangerous for people suffering from allergies. Moistened particles of dust and dirt do not fly around the room, settling even on the ceiling, but are simply collected with a mop or a special vacuum cleaner and removed from the room.

Damp cleaning includes the following set of actions:

• Wiping surfaces with a damp cloth or tissue;
• Using a vacuum cleaner with the function of moistening the surface;
• Damp cleaning means cleaning windows, mirrors with special detergents, rubberized scrapers in order not to leave streaks on the surfaces.

It is important to choose the right detergents and cleaners for wet cleaning, which are suitable for the object that is planned to be cleaned, without damaging its condition and appearance. To make no mistake, carefully read the description of this or that chemical in the hardware store.

Combined method

More often than not, the two mentioned cleaning options, dry and wet, go together as one complex. This is necessary in order to achieve optimal results, to maximize the quality of cleaning of the office or rooms of the apartment from all types of dirt. Dry cleaning is the first and helps to remove the main volume of dust and dirt, remnants of building materials, so as not to spread them all over the house, and wet cleaning is necessary in order to thoroughly remove the smallest particles of remaining dirt.

Disinfection

Separately worth mentioning the issue of disinfection of the premises. This procedure can be performed by different methods, for example, the most widely used for this purpose is quartz treatment of the premises with ultraviolet lamps. When disinfection is carried out:

If there is a patient in the house with an infectious disease, say, shingles, scabies, tuberculosis. It is necessary several times a week, or even a day, to remove people from the room and conduct 10 – 15 minutes of quartzing;

Once a week quartsing is done to prevent infections and viral diseases;

In our time of pandemic and the spread of coronavirus, room disinfection for both the office and even for private residences will not hurt in terms of anti-epidemiological measures to prevent the entry of infection into the home or workplace.

UV disinfection of premises can be carried out independently, but before buying and using the appropriate equipment, familiarize yourself with the peculiarities of its selection and proper operation.

As you can see, cleaning is quite a complex matter that requires a lot of time, effort and money. Of course, even a general cleaning is within anyone’s power, the main thing is the desire, but if you do not want to spend time on this, while you want to get a guaranteed high-quality result in the shortest possible time – just ask for professional help from our company “SharkyCleaning”! We know all about cleaning and will help you to put your home and work in complete order at an adequate price and on favorable terms!