One Key to Effective Building Maintenance

Your customers won’t overlook terrible carpet, so you can’t overlook effective regular commercial carpet cleaning. Your facility’s carpeting may not be the first thing customers, employees or visitors to your facility notice, but you can bet that if it is worn, stained or grimy, they’ll take note every time. Even though there is a cost to cleaning carpets, the overall appearance of your building’s carpet matters. Clean carpets are an integral part of a clean and well maintained facility. The overall appearance of your building matters and you cannot afford to overlook looks in this instance. So if you are shopping commercial carpet cleaning services for your facility, what key points must you be aware of?

When New Isn’t Better

New isn’t better in two key ways. First, while replacing your worn and soiled carpet with new carpet might seem the easiest, most straightforward of solutions, it is very costly. A deep carpet cleaning can extend the usable lifespan of your carpets by years, saving you money and protecting your bottom line. Second, when looking for an effective carpet cleaning company, new is also not better. There is a low perceived cost of entry into the carpet cleaning business so scores of new startups appear every year with most folding shortly thereafter. Like any business, there are no sure things or easy buttons, operating an effective business is a combination of experience, learning and effort. While the pricing offered by new companies might be appealing, it’s rarely worth it. Whether they are a ‘a man and a van’ operation or a large national carpet cleaning company that franchise their systems, the lack of accountability and experience can cost you in dollars and value and even prematurely wear your carpets and void your warranty. Experienced carpet cleaning companies have stayed in business long enough to work out normal issues and refine their practices to the benefit of their customers. Likewise, the better carpet cleaning companies have a high enough volume of customers and work to keep well trained staff busy and keep investing in technologies that make the work better, faster, more efficient and cost effective. Prospective carpet cleaning companies should come with referrals, proven methods, training and systems and the best practices that assure a high level of service. 

Do Carpet Cleaning Methods Matter? You BET They Do

There are many different carpet cleaning methods and some do a better job than others. Carpet cleaning equipment and solution technologies have taken some huge leaps in the past few years. These methods have become increasingly efficient, green, effective and convenient. Abrasive, potentially damaging dated carpet cleaning methods like bonnet cleaning are out and hot water extraction and low moisture carpet cleaning are in. These newer methods offer more effective cleaning and quicker drying times making them far more convenient in busy facilities. It cannot be overstated that state-of-the-art equipment, proprietary chemicals, and powerful extraction methods can keep your carpets cleaner, healthier and looking better. Likewise, better cleaning methods are tough on stains but easier on your office carpeting adding years of life to this costly building asset. If your Detroit carpet cleaning company isn't up to speed, your carpet maintenance will suffer.

Employee Training & Industry Best Practices Are KEY

As noted, carpet cleaning has come a long way in the last several years. Considerable improvements have been made in terms of effectiveness, efficiency and environmental responsibility. As carpet cleaning technologies have improved, the requirements for technicians has changed as well. In fact, many carpet cleaning companies stick to old, dated and ineffective carpet cleaning methods because they are easy to train new people. If a carpet cleaning company hires employees who are not a great fit for the work, their business can become a revolving door of new hires. A carpet cleaning method that is easy to train new people on then becomes better for them at a cost to you. Any good carpet cleaning company must find, retain, train and manage very good people. Experience matters, retention matters and training and accountability matter. Is your prospective carpet cleaning company using technicians that are professionally trained? High tech carpet cleaning techniques and procedures need carpet cleaning technicians with the training, knowledge and experience to care for your carpets correctly and even treat stains, spots and soils the right way to get you the best result. If a prospective carpet cleaning company is not doing this, they are missing a KEY component of quality assurance and service delivery.

Don’t Let Carpet Cleaning Prices Sneak Up On You

The price of getting your carpets cleaned should not sneak up on you. In order to compare carpet cleaning quotes and plan this important maintenance task, you must have transparent pricing from the very beginning. This not only helps you compare carpet cleaning quotes, it clearly delineates the work your carpet cleaning company has committed to. Having a plan keeps everyone on track and accountable. And keep in mind, lowest price isn’t always the best value. Price is what you pay, value is what you get. A poor carpet cleaning job isn’t good at any price. On the other hand, a high price isn’t automatically better or more predictive of quality. To find the most effective carpet cleaners, you must assure they are experienced, they know how to hire and train very good people and they have a firm grasp on the carpet cleaning technologies that do the best job for you and your facility.

Get Cleaner Carpets, a Better Value & the Service You Deserve

Here at Stathakis, we have built a solid reputation serving Southeastern Michigan for over thirty years. We offer a variety of services and solutions to facility Managers including commercial carpet cleaning services. We customize our services to the individual needs of YOUR facility. No two facilities are alike therefore we offer no ‘one size fits all’ solutions. We employ a range of modern, effective carpet cleaning technologies in order to maximize results and stay on budget. We employ truck mounted carpet cleaning, portable machine carpet cleaning, low moisture carpet cleaning, dry carpet cleaning, each aimed at getting your carpets cleaner, keeping them cleaner longer, doing it within your budget and getting carpets in service fast. We offer both on-demand carpet cleaning and subscription based carpet cleaning programs that can net you real value and reduce the hassle of planning continued carpet maintenance. For more information on Michigan carpet cleaning and how you can keep your floors looking their best all year long, please contact Matt Brown, Stathakis Special Projects Manager at #800-278-1884.