Practical answers to the questions facility managers ask us most — on cleaning frequency, deep cleaning, green products, seasonal readiness and what commercial cleaning actually costs across Maryland, DC & Virginia. Each guide answers its question in the first paragraph.
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Most commercial offices need daily service for restrooms, trash removal and high-touch surfaces, plus a deeper pass on floors and common areas two to three times a week. The right frequency depends on three things: foot traffic, facility type, and any industry or compliance requirements that apply to your space.
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Daily janitorial is maintenance: trash, restrooms, high-touch surfaces, vacuuming and mopping, on a recurring schedule. Deep cleaning is restoration: strip and wax, carpet extraction, grout washing and detailed work behind furniture and equipment. Most facilities need both — daily janitorial continuously, deep cleaning on a quarterly or semi-annual cycle.
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There is no single EPA approval for cleaning products. In practice the term refers to two things: EPA Safer Choice, which reviews every ingredient in a product against health and environmental criteria, and List N, the EPA’s list of disinfectants meeting its criteria for use against SARS-CoV-2. Ask a vendor which one they mean.
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Before flu season, increase disinfection frequency on high-touch points — door handles, elevator buttons, light switches and shared equipment — add weekly electrostatic spraying in shared rooms, stock touchless sanitiser at entrances, raise restroom service frequency, and communicate the plan to occupants. Most of this can be added to an existing contract seasonally.
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