What happens if you never have your building deep cleaned?

The deep cleaning of commercial properties takes standard, essential cleaning to the next level. Ensuring the thorough cleaning of high-priority points and typically out-of-sight areas all fall under this service to ensure a building is clean, comfortable, and safe for those who use it. A deep clean goes towards creating a healthy working area, but what happens if the deep clean service is skipped? In this post, we're going to talk about what can start to happen when spaces only receive standard or subpar cleans.

Deep cleaning: what happens if you skip it?

Let's go through the stages of what can occur if you leave your building without thorough cleaning.

1. Your spaces get dirty and dusty

One of the first and most obvious results of not arranging a deep clean for your commercial property is the buildup of dirt and dust in hidden spots. While a standard clean will remove the surface issues nicely, dirt and dust can still settle in the nooks, crannies, and crevices of the building's rooms. This will lead to later problems that have the power to escalate quickly.

2. Allergens start to accumulate

Once all that dust and grease starts to thicken up, allergens can follow. Dust mites, spores, pest droppings and pest dander can all cause allergic reactions, making any overly dusty space a danger zone for those with allergies. This can lead to rooms becoming impossible to work, relax, or learn in.

3. Mould begins to grow

Mould spores are naturally present everywhere, but it's when they settle on something that offers moisture, warmth, and a food source that they begin to take hold and grow. Mould can spring up almost anywhere if its needs are met, from inside plug holes to the unseen tops of cupboards. Spores only need their food source to contain cellulose to be suitable, which includes grease, wood, paper, and even dust.

Without deep cleaning, whether added onto regular contract cleans or performed as annual or one-off services, hidden moist spots will soon start to sprout mould. This can be dangerous for your respiratory system if left unchecked and even fatal for those with common conditions such as asthma.

4. Air quality deteriorates

Dust, allergens, mould and spores have an incredibly detrimental effect on air quality, leading to not only health problems, but structural and monetary issues, too. As previously mentioned, allergens and mould can pose serious harm to a person's health and contribute to poor indoor air quality. Employees may find themselves unwell and unable to work, which could result in losses that affect the business's bottom line and overall morale.

If the air starts accumulating dust and debris, it can build up in vents and air conditioning units, putting strain on the equipment. This can lead to inefficient running, which could result in employees, students, guests, and others not getting the heat, cooling, or even airflow they need for safe and comfortable use, as well as adding to energy bill costs as the equipment works harder.

5. Odours arise

With the build-up of dirt, dust, and mould, the workplace may start to smell. These odours can be pungent and will only linger and increase if the causes are left unchecked. Standard cleaning alone may not combat the causes of these smells if they're out of sight - while a regular cleaning schedule is essential to the general upkeep of a workplace, a deep clean goes to the next level, digging deep into hidden spots.

6. Pests settle in and spread

If your workspace or building has dirty, moist areas that aren't reached by standard cleans but would be targeted by a deep clean, they could become the perfect home for pests like rodents and insects. In extreme cases, rats, roaches, and ants can start to invade, making the workplace an unhygienic and unsafe place to work and greatly damaging the business's reputation.

7. Surfaces become damaged

The build-up of debris, moisture, grease, and mould can start to cause damage to surfaces. Stained carpets, peeling countertops, rotten wood, mould that cannot be fully removed from plastic, and clogged equipment - all will prove costly in repairs and replacements. This could be avoided by a combination of regular contract cleaning and scheduled annual deep cleans, or by adding deep cleaning to your contracted standard cleans.

8. Future cleaning becomes far more difficult

Some are surprised by how much harder something is to clean once the damage has been done. You cannot clean broken air conditioning units or rotten wooden skirting back to health, and you cannot make a heavily stained carpet like new again. The worse it gets, the more difficult it is to clean the space in a way that leaves it looking well-maintained.

We pride ourselves on being exceptional cleaners, using the best products and our years of cleaning system experience to achieve sparkling results. If faced with a project such as this, we would ensure the highest quality of clean, but even we cannot clean away years of permanent damage. The building owner would inevitably have to start replacing what is beyond cleaning.

9. The building's value drops

Once damage to materials and structure occurs, the value of the building may drop. No one will pay what the building is worth if it comes with irreparable damage caused by a lack of thorough cleaning. By skipping the cleans, the owner could find themselves in financial trouble through getting less than what the building was once worth, or by struggling to find a buyer altogether.

How often should a deep cleaning be done?

For buildings like offices and schools, we always recommend including a deep clean service within a standard contract clean. This means that for every clean, we add on a little extra time to essentially make each clean a deep clean, ensuring you won't need to invest in one-off deep cleaning services. This tailored cleaning solution will provide truly clean spaces for employees and other users of the building, all year round.

Sometimes, building owners look for a one-off cleaning service - perhaps they have come into ownership of a new building in need of a clean, or their existing cleaning company has let things fall below standards. We are more than happy to provide a one-off service to thoroughly clean the space, ready for a new start.

For commercial properties like office buildings, we would advise a deep clean service annually at a minimum if you're not taking advantage of adding a deep clean finish to standard contract cleans.

Buildings like warehouse units and factories require a more specialist deep clean from our teams. Because of this, we cannot add this service to the standard cleans. These buildings would benefit most from a deep clean annually at a minimum, and for those that store or produce food products, we recommend biannual or quarterly deep cleans.

What is a Vivo Clean commercial deep clean?

The teams here at Vivo Clean are highly experienced in the process of deep cleanings, from office blocks to school buildings. We start by visiting your site and assessing what you require and what we believe needs to be accomplished for a thorough clean with exceptional results. With our years of experience, we're able to quickly and efficiently identify high-priority areas to ensure a job well done.

A deep clean will then involve addressing spots and spaces that require more specific attention than what is covered in a standard clean. Think skirting boards, table legs, limescale, cladding, roofs, and much more, depending on your building and its purpose. We are equipped to handle any mess, anywhere, including getting to those out-of-reach places using powered access if necessary. To learn more, take a look at our informative blog post about the extensive duties included in our deep cleans.

Deep cleans, whether you take advantage of combining it with a regular contract cleaning or schedule a one-off or standalone deep clean contract service, transform your commercial space for all users. Clean comfort, safe and breathable air, and improved moods are just some of the benefits of a truly clean space, making it nothing but worthwhile.

We are one of the best deep cleaning service providers in Ipswich, Suffolk, and beyond, with a long list of happy and satisfied clients to prove it. If you're interested in getting your building assessed for a deep clean by our team, don't hesitate to get in touch for a chat today.

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