Benefits of Hiring a Cleaning Company For Your Office

One of our flagship services that we are proud to offer is a weekly cleaning of your business’s office space. We know that you want to be able to concentrate on your strengths when it comes to operating your business and you don’t want to divert important and expensive employee time from their daily tasks to cleaning and office upkeep. That’s where we come in. We can help you to save money, time, and get valuable peace of mind when you know that your office cleaning tasks are taken care of. In today’s article, we’re going to explore the benefits that come from hiring a company like ours to help your business with professional cleaning services. 

Increase Office Productivity

The less time your staff members have to spend washing, vacuuming, taking out trash, and cleaning bathrooms, the more time they have to concentrate on business oriented tasks that help to make you money. Reduce office distractions and chores by hiring a professional cleaning company to help clean during off hours on a regular basis to help you and your team save valuable time and money. 

Enhanced Morale 

If your workplace is always kept clean, tidy, and disinfected, then your staff will tend to be happier and able to take more pride in their work, especially when compared to a workplace that is dirty, and constantly in need of upkeep. Having a regularly scheduled office cleaning can really go a long way to boosting company morale. It can even help to reduce sick leave time. Having a clean workplace allows your employees to concentrate on the work at hand rather than having to deal with garbage and cleaning tasks. 

Increase Your Company’s Image For Clients 

Having a dirty and unkempt environment for your clients is a surefire way to start off on the wrong foot. In today’s modern shopping environment, the savvy shopper expects certain things of a retailer and that is cleanliness. A clean shopping environment shows the world, and more importantly your customers, that you take pride in your work and that your offices are a safe, clean, and friendly environment to do business in. 

Cleaning Services Tailor Fitted To Your Business’s Needs

Each business has different needs and expectations when it comes to cleaning. We are here to help. We are happy to tailor our cleaning tasks and routines to fit your individual business needs. There are a lot of considerations to keep in mind when outfitting a cleaning plan for a business. For instance, a retail clothing store will have different needs as opposed to a customer service call center. The clothing store will need more attention paid to the showroom floor that the customer will be using each day while the call center may require a higher level of individual desk disinfecting to ensure that employees are less prone to spreading and being exposed to germs that can lower morale and productivity. With our vast experience in the diverse business landscape of the Treasure Valley, we can help to fit our services to your needs in the best way possible. 

For The Road

Planning your family’s recreational outings in the fall is no small feat, but with a little preparation you can be ready for anything that comes your way this year. Contact us if you or someone you know may be in need of a residential or commercial cleaning service like ours. We can’t wait to hear from you. Give us a call or email us here. Have fun and stay safe out there!

Fall Pumpkin Patch and Family Activity Guide

Just because the summer is coming to a close doesn’t mean that having fun in the outdoors has to as well. There are so many fun and family friendly things that you can do this fall in the Treasure Valley. For today’s blog, we’ve picked out some of the most fun and exciting family friendly pumpkin patch tours that you can start working into your busy schedule today. Have fun out there and remember to pack an extra thermos of hot cider! You can never have too much cider. 

Cherry Hill Farms. Caldwell

If you haven’t heard of Cherry Hill Farms then that’s ok because this is only their second season open to the public. Last year they kicked off a tremendous opener with their inaugural run. Even though they are a bit of a drive from Boise, it is well worth the trip. They have so much on offer and they are eager to please. Here is a little taste of what they have in store for you:

Lowe Family Farmstead. Kuna

A tried and true staple, the Lowe Family Farmstead is the pillar to which all other pumpkin patch farms aspire. They have a ton of great attractions and are adding new and exciting things to do every year. We suggest taking at least two trips during the fall each year. A September trip to see all of the beautiful flowers blooming in their you-pick flower fields and again in October at the height of Halloween and harvest festival season for the ultimate corn maze experience. It’s also a good idea to try planning a visit for a Tuesday afternoon or evening since tickets are half off! Here are just a few of the amazing things to do at Lowe Family Farmstead this year: 

The Berry Patch. Caldwell

The Berry Patch isn’t as big or flashy as some other working ranches around the state, but what it lacks in size it makes up for in variety and charm. Here you can definitely enjoy a large pumpkin patch and catch a genuine hayride on a genuine tractor, but you can also pick other fall delectables like sweet corn, berries (like blackberries and blueberries), and even things like winter squash! They have so much to offer and it’s right there for the picking, literally. More information on their website here

For The Road

Planning your family’s recreational outings in the fall is no small feat, but with a little preparation you can be ready for anything that comes your way this year. Contact us if you or someone you know may be in need of a residential or commercial cleaning service like ours. We can’t wait to hear from you. Give us a call or email us here. Have fun and stay safe out there!

Best Way to Clean Your Car After Summer Traveling

What can we say? Sometimes it’s just easier to toss a wrapper or empty soda can on the floor of the car rather than to root around for the always elusive trash bag in order to get it “properly” disposed of. Hey, it can even be a safety issue to try to find the proper disposal bag while driving, so having a dirty car can actually be safer! In any case, we wanted to use today’s blog as an opportunity to help shed some light on best practices for cleaning up your car after it has been used all summer long for road trips, rides to family gatherings, and hauling the kids to various summer camps. 

Gather Your Cleaning Supplies

First off, you will need to gather your supplies before embarking on your cleaning journey. You will need the following at a minimum, and some items are marked optional if you want to gather them to help the process go a little faster. 

Start With The Basics: Clean Trash And Detritus From Interior

The first thing you will want to do is to take one of your trash bags and just go through every section of your car’s interior and toss out the trash and bits of junk that have accumulated over the last few weeks and months. Take out your floor mats and set them aside. Once your interior is junk free, then it is time to vacuum! Thoroughly vacuum the interior of your car making sure to get the foot areas and under each seat. Don’t forget the trunk!

Once the trash has been removed and the interior vacuumed, then it’s time to beat your rugs and replace them.

Wipe Down The Interior And Disinfect

Now it’s time to take your microfiber rags and use them to wipe down all of the hard surfaces of the car’s inside starting from the top and working your way to the bottom. Make sure to get all of the little crevices and areas in and around the buttons and knobs of your car. You can go the extra mile here and use special wipes that leave a thin layer of polish on your dashboard and steering wheel, but typically wiping it down with a clean cloth will do wonders. 

Once everything has been wiped down, then it is time to use your disinfecting wipes to wipe down your dashboard, steering wheel, and center console top. You can even wipe down the door handles and armrests as well, especially if they are a harder material like leather or plastic. Finished with that? Great, because you are officially done with cleaning out your car. It’s time to celebrate! Road Trip anyone? 

For The Road

Making sure your car is cleaned out after a summer of traveling is no small feat, but with a little preparation you can be ready for anything that comes your way this year. Contact us if you or someone you know may be in need of a residential or commercial cleaning service like ours. We can’t wait to hear from you. Give us a call or email us here. Have fun and stay safe out there!

Back To School!

Just like Christmas, it seems like we are saying it a few days and weeks earlier every year, but yes, it is absolutely back to school season. With all of the changes that come with the start of a new school year, it helps to prepare your home and your routine to accommodate your new busier schedule. In today’s article, we’ve put together some great tips for preparing your home to help empower you to best handle the back to school rush. Read on and enjoy and sound off in the comments if you have any tips or tricks you’d like to share!

Stage 1: Sanitization Of High Touch Areas

Sanitization is more of a way of life these days than ever before, but it is a necessary “evil” despite how much time it can take out of our already busy schedules. But, letting germs and sickness take hold in the home is worse by far, so we must power through and ensure that the germs are kept in check, especially during the school year when your children are exposed to and bringing home more germs than ever.

Keeping germs in check doesn’t have to mean that you must scour every inch of your home with bleach. You can absolutely prioritize and clean smartly in order to get the most ROI for your cleaning efforts. High touch zones should be sanitized through a 1 to 10 bleach to water ratio, or a 1 to 2 white vinegar to water ratio. You can use paper towels or clean microfiber cloth. 

Stage 2: Organization For School Readiness

Staying organized at home is crucial to helping your child stay organized at school. There are lots of things that you can do in order to help them stay organized, but we will focus on two very important ones. School supply organization and clothes organization. 

School Supply Organization

If you haven’t already, it helps to create a special dedicated space to your children’s school supplies. Whether it is a shelf or area of a closet or even a table or office area, if you can set aside a special zone for school supply organization and storage, it will help to set your child up for success every semester. 

Make sure to have extra school supplies on hand like paper, notebooks, pens, pencils, and the like so that they are always able to do their homework or complete a class project. It never hurts to have extra glue and scissors on hand as well!

Closet Organization

Clothes are going to be a major part of your children’s lives while in school. Since they grow so fast and outgrow clothes by the hour, it helps to keep everything organized for the new school year. 

Once you have everything in these piles, then you can start putting the clothes back in the closet ensuring that everything has its own place and that your child knows what to do when putting them away. That should help set your school year up for success!

For The Road

Making sure your home is ready for the new school year is no small feat, but with a little preparation you can be ready for anything that comes your way this year. Contact us if you or someone you know may be in need of a residential or commercial cleaning service like ours. We can’t wait to hear from you. Give us a call or email us here. Have fun and stay safe out there!

Best Tips For Getting Sand Out Of Your Carpet After a Beach Visit

Going to the beach and enjoying the sun and the cold ocean water is a tried and true summer tradition for many Americans. While you’re lying on the beach reading your new mystery novel while sipping on a drink with a tiny umbrella, you’re probably not thinking about how you’re going to clean up all of that sand that you and your family will inevitably track back into your house or vacation rental. In fact, we sincerely hope that while you are relaxing, reading, and sipping, that you’re thinking of the very best thing of all, nothing. So, let us do all the thinking about those everyday things like cleaning sand out of various places around the home while you relax and enjoy the sunshine.

Getting Sand Out Of Carpet

For the most part, getting sand out of your carpet won’t be an issue, except if you have children or dogs that also went to the beach with you. In that case, then you will definitely need to know how to clean sand out of just about every part of the house, including the carpet. 

Here’s some steps you can take:

For The Road

Being able to clean up every mess in your home for when you return home from vacation is no small feat, but with a little preparation you can be ready for anything that comes your way this year. Contact us if you or someone you know may be in need of a residential or commercial cleaning service like ours. We can’t wait to hear from you. Give us a call or email us here. Have fun and stay safe out there!

How To Prepare Your Home For When You Are Away On Summer Vacation

Vacation time! It should be a time of deep relaxation, fun, and a way to generate lifelong happy memories with friends and family. But, in order to even get to the point where you are finally on the beach sipping a cold drink with a tiny umbrella, you have to put in some footwork, especially when it comes to preparing your home. Before you go, especially if you’re going to be gone for two weeks or more, your home will need to be prepared to operate without you for that length of time, which is actually more of an undertaking than you would have imagined. In today’s article, we’re going to cover some of the basic and even not so basic best practices that you can deploy the next time you and the family get to hit the open road on vacation. 

Secure Food And Trash

Before you leave, make sure that you dump all of your home’s trash cans and make arrangements for your large trash cans to be taken to the curb and brought back in while you’re away. You will also want to go through your fridge and pantry and either throw away, give away, or consume any food that may spoil while you are out of town. The last thing you want to do is come back to a house full of rotted food.

Around The Yard

The outside of your house can be just as important to secure as the inside. Make sure that your lawn gets mowed just prior to your leaving so that it doesn’t get too overgrown while you’re away. Also make sure that your sprinklers are on a good schedule that allows for your lawn to stay green and healthy. 

Do a perimeter check around your house and make sure that there are no branches or trees that have grown in such a way that would allow a burglar to have access to a window or upper deck. Trim any trees that are this way and feel free to trim any tree branches that may get overgrown or shabby while you are away too. 

Clean your gutters in order to ensure that they won’t overflow or spill water during a storm while you are gone. That could lead to other problems down the line as well. 

In the garden, make sure that you either arrange for someone to come by to water your plants and trees or to set up an automatic watering system for when you are away.

Inside The House

You will want to clean your house before leaving so that you can come back to a nice clean home that won’t stress you out once you finally get back from your travels. 

Clean out your garbage disposal and make sure it isn’t clogged before you go. Empty the dishwasher and leave the door cracked open slightly so it can dry out while you are gone. You will also want to ensure that all of your laundry is clean and that your washer and dryer are empty before you go. You don’t want to leave dirty soiled clothes in the hamper for a few weeks and you definitely don’t want to accidentally leave wet clothes in the washer either! 

For The Road

Making sure your home is ready for when you go on vacation is no small feat, but with a little preparation you can be ready for anything that comes your way this year. Contact us if you or someone you know may be in need of a residential or commercial cleaning service like ours. We can’t wait to hear from you. Give us a call or email us here. Have fun and stay safe out there!

How To Clean Office Windows

One of the first things that you learn in any construction or woodworking job is that you have to have the right tools for the right job. It’s true in construction, it’s true in golf (you wouldn’t use a putter at the opening tee, would you?) and it’s true when it comes to cleaning office buildings. Many of today’s office buildings have large windows at the storefront area to allow customers passing by on the sidewalk or street to see the goods on display. Even office buildings have large windows in order to help get more natural light in during the day for employees. Large windows means that they are prone to attract dust, pollen, and other debris as the weather progresses and that brings about the need to constantly keep them clean and looking nice for your employees and for potential shoppers. So, in today’s article, we’re going to cover the basics that you will need in order to clean a set of large office windows. 

Option 1: The DIY Route

You can definitely clean your office windows by hand, but it’s a lot of work and you will need a specialized set of tools to accomplish it successfully and without leaving unsightly streaks and even scratches on the surface. Here is a basic kit of things that you will need in order to clean a large pane or several large panes of glass on a commercial sized window such as a storefront, cafe front, or restaurant viewing area. 

Option 2: Hire A Commercial Cleaner (Recommended!)

While we love the self sustaining spirit of the DIY’er, we also know that some jobs are better left to the professionals. Here’s a few reasons to not do it yourself. 

Less financial risk

Better quality clean

Faster job completion, less time interrupting your client’s use of the window space

For The Road

Cleaning your office windows is no small feat, but with a little preparation you can be ready for anything that comes your way this year. Contact us if you or someone you know may be in need of a residential or commercial cleaning service like ours. We can’t wait to hear from you. Give us a call or email us here. Have fun and stay safe out there!

How To Clean Your Camping and Hiking Tent

Hiking and camping is a great way to get out and enjoy the great outdoors while also getting a healthy workout in at the same time. Staying in shape and being healthy is a top priority for many Americans these days and what better way to stay on top of your health and fitness goals than by spending time in nature? Well, before you set out on your adventure, you must make sure that your tent is in good and proper order and is clean enough for you and your family to use. In today’s article, we’re going to explore some best practices you can use in order to keep your tent clean and in tip top shape.

Function Check And Inspecting Your Tent Before Your First Trip

The best time to clean your tent is at the beginning of the season before your first outing and after each extended camping trip that lasts more than two nights. At the beginning and end of each camping season, you should inspect your tent to make sure that there are no mold spots, tears, or broken zippers that may negatively impact your tent’s performance on the next trip. Here is a quick checklist of things you should inspect:

Cleaning Your Tent

Cleaning your tent is easier in a lot of ways than it is to do the full function and system check. You will need just a few common household cleaning ingredients which we will detail below. If you clean only one thing for your camping adventures this year, then let it be your tent as it can be the most important part of your kit to keep maintained. 

Cleaning supplies:

Cleaning Process

Mix the warm water and soap in the bucket. Make a very diluted solution because if it is too strong or harsh, then it can strip away your tent’s water coating layer. We recommend about 1 to 2 tablespoons of soap per gallon of water. 

Wet your sponge and dab and scrub soiled areas to remove most of the dirt. You may need to do spot cleaning with the toothbrush. Scrub the zippers inside and out using the brush and allow them to fully dry. You can use a paper towel or dry dish towel to dry off the wet spots or you can simply hang up your tent in a cool dry place like your garage or backyard during the day. 

After Each Camping Trip

Here are some best practices for keeping your tent in good working order that you can deploy after each trip.

For The Road

Cleaning your camping tent each time is no small feat, but with a little preparation you can be ready for anything that comes your way this year. Contact us if you or someone you know may be in need of a residential or commercial cleaning service like ours. We can’t wait to hear from you. Give us a call or email us here. Have fun and stay safe out there!

Father's Day Activity Guide For The Treasure Valley

It’s almost time for Father’s Day this year and we want to help you make this year’s extra special. We’ve put together a guide to some fun activities that you and your dad (and the whole family!) can do on the special day to make it awesome. Whether your dad is at home in the great outdoors or in his favorite comfy chair, we have some ideas that will be great for you and your pops. Sound off in the comments with your favorites from our list or your own ideas from years past. We can’t wait to hear from you. 

Movie Night/Day

Since it is smack dab at the start of the summer each year, Father’s Day is an excellent day to catch the latest summer blockbuster. Treat your dad to a fun day at the movies with an exciting double feature of two films that you know he’s been dying to see but has been too busy to make time for. Or, you can get together for a fun dinner and then see a later feature to top off the night. Either way, your dad will appreciate you thinking of him and will love to spend the time together with you. If your dad is less interested in the latest blockbusters, search out your local arthouse cinema and see if they have something on offer that he will like. The bonus to going to that type of theater is that they typically serve hot food and cold beer, which dad’s typically like, or so we hear… 

Round Of Golf Or Driving Range Fun

Heading out to the links is a great way to spend Father’s Day together and to get some much needed sunshine and exercise. Try one of the valley’s excellent golf courses, like Warm Springs Golf Course off of Warm Springs Ave. in Boise or snag a reservation at the driving range instead. You can have high quality food and drinks brought right to your private golfing booth over at TopGolf in Meridian. Fun for the whole family!

Hike Cervidae Peak

One of the best things about living in the Treasure Valley is that the hiking trails close to town are second to none. We have tons of fantastic hiking and biking trails to choose from, you really can’t go wrong. For Father’s Day, we recommend a trek just outside of town to the Lucky Peak area in order to hike the scenic and rewarding Cervidae Peak trail. It offers some of the best views of the valley and is home to many species of wildlife that you can photograph along the way. Make sure to bring some refreshments or snacks since having a meal at the top of the peak is a true treat. 

For The Road

Putting together a fun and memorable Father’s Day is no small feat, but with a little preparation you can be ready for anything that comes your way this year. Contact us if you or someone you know may be in need of a residential or commercial cleaning service like ours. We can’t wait to hear from you. Give us a call or email us here. Have fun and stay safe out there!

How to Clean Your Grill For BBQ Season

There’s some work that we HAVE to do, like our jobs and housework, and then there’s some work that we LOVE to do because it means that we get to have fun afterward. Cleaning your BBQ grill is definitely work that we love to do in anticipation for an exciting summer grilling and eating delicious food with friends and family. In today’s article, we’re going to cover some of the best practices for getting your barbeque grill clean and ready for action this summer. Sound off in the comments if you have your own tips and tricks to add or if you have any great burger recipes that you’d like to share. We can’t wait to hear from you!

Start With The Outside 

Since your grill has most likely been sitting dormant all winter (unless you also like to do winter BBQs!) then you will want to take the cover off and clean off the outside of your BBQ station. Start with an inspection of the whole thing from top to bottom. Look for things like cobwebs, insect nests, rust patches, and possible damage or cracks. Make sure that there are no wasps nests ready to explode all over you once you light the fire for the first time. Not pleasant! 

Get a bucket and some warm soapy water and a few rags or towels. We like to use a few tablespoons of dishwashing liquid per gallon of water, but you can use whatever soap you like for this part. Liberally splash your water mixture on the top of the lid and the sides. Take your rag and wash the top and sides and even the support legs and wheels. Really give it a detailed clean! 

Empty The Ash Trap

You may have ashes and other food cooking debris piled up in the bottom of your BBQ grill area from your last cook. Clear out all of the ash and debris and make sure that there are no rusted out or heat damaged areas that could be contributing to heat loss in the cooking area. 

Scrub The Grill Grates

Now here’s where the rubber really meets the road: The grill grates. This is your primary cooking surface and it is, by definition, touching everyone’s food, so you should take extra special care with this section. Here’s what we recommend. 

For The Road

Putting together a fun and memorable BBQ season is no small feat, but with a little preparation you can be ready for anything that comes your way this year. Contact us if you or someone you know may be in need of a residential or commercial cleaning service like ours. We can’t wait to hear from you. Give us a call or email us here. Have fun and stay safe out there!