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How to Protect Carpet in High-Traffic Areas
Keep commercial carpets looking their best with expert tips to prevent wear, stains, and damage in high-traffic areas. Learn how to protect and extend carpet life.
How to Clean Epoxy Floors: Tips, Tricks, and Best Practices
Discover the best way to clean and maintain epoxy floors with our step-by-step guide. Learn the right tools, products, and techniques to keep your epoxy flooring durable, safe, and scuff-free in any setting.
Commercial Floor Scrubber Guide: Expert Tips, Dos, and Don’ts
Learn how to set up, operate, and maintain your new floor scrubber for maximum efficiency and longevity. Keep your floors spotless and your equipment in top shape with expert tips from Imperial Dade.
How to Clean Under Grocery Store Shelving: Tools & Techniques for Spotless Aisles
You walk into the grocery store, ready to pick up fresh ingredients for tonight’s dinner—crisp lettuce, juicy tomatoes, maybe a perfectly ripe avocado. But as soon as you step inside, you notice the floors are dirty, the produce section smells...
How to Effectively Clean School Gymnasiums, Auditoriums, and Multi-Use Areas: Best Practices & Pro Tips
Cleaning and managing the large, multi-use areas in your educational facilities can be an enormous logistical challenge. Maybe you’re dealing with heavy foot traffic and rapid resoiling, where floor maintenance and safety concerns are top of mind....
Mastering Your New Floor Burnisher: Pro Tips, Dos, and Don’ts for Success
Unlock the full potential of your floor burnisher with expert tips, dos & don’ts, and best practices. Avoid common mistakes and achieve a flawless, professional-grade shine with this essential guide!
How to Use an Air Mover & Avoid Damage on Carpet
Learn how to use an air mover on carpet to speed up drying times, improve ventilation, and prevent mold growth. Discover expert tips for complete drying!
Mastering Your New Floor Buffer: Pro Tips, Dos, and Don’ts for Success
Learn how to master your new floor buffer with expert tips, dos & don’ts, and best practices. Avoid common mistakes and achieve a flawless shine with this essential guide!
How to Use an Air Mover & Avoid Damage on Hard Floors
Learn how to use an air mover on hard floors to speed up drying times, improve ventilation, and prevent mold growth. Discover expert tips for optimal placement and performance!
How to Get Rid of Carpet Odors for Good: Step-By-Step Guide
Follow this step-by-step guide to easily remove carpet odors and restore freshness. Learn proven techniques to combat stubborn odors.
Unlocking Efficiency: How Advanced Floor Care Equipment Transforms Small Space Cleaning
Discover how advanced floor care equipment can improve cleaning efficiency and safety in small spaces like restrooms, kitchens, and aisles. Learn about the benefits of upgrading from traditional methods to modern solutions for a cleaner, safer environment.
How to Restore Grout on a Tile Floor
Learn how to clean tiled grout floors effectively with expert tips and techniques. Discover the best tools and methods to remove dirt, stains, and restore grout to its original look.
Easy Solutions to Enhance Your School Floor Care Program
Did you know that 78% of students believe that a lack of cleanliness in their schools negatively impacts their health? Maintaining a clean school is vital to the well-being of students, teachers, and staff. A big part of maintaining a clean school...
Industrial Floor Sweepers 101: Everything You Need to Know
The right janitorial equipment is crucial for maintaining cleanliness in large warehouses, industrial areas, factories, and other facilities. What do I mean by the “right” equipment? Most cleaning tasks can be completed with a variety of...
Commercial Floor Buffers 101: What is a Floor Buffer?
Maintaining your hard floors is not just about appearances; it’s a critical aspect of effective facility management. Clean floors not only leave a lasting positive impression on customers but also contribute to a healthier environment for...
Wet/Dry Vacs 101: What is a Wet/Dry Vacuum?
If you’re trying to up your cleaning game and tackle a wide range of messes on your hard or carpeted floors, a commercial wet/dry vac could be your new best friend. Versatile, durable, and capable of handling both wet and dry messes, this cleaning...
How to Get Rid of Sticky Floors After Mopping
Sticky floors are inevitable. All day, people walk on the floors of your facility. Whether they know it or not, each time they come in from outside, or make a trip to the restroom, they’re tracking dirt, soil, and other debris across the floor. ...
How to Clean LVT (Luxury Vinyl Flooring) in 6 Steps
While luxury vinyl tile is easy to clean, that does not mean it can be neglected. Like other floor substrates, LVT requires a comprehensive floorcare program with daily, periodic, and restorative cleaning procedures to keep your floors looking great....
How to Restore LVT (Luxury Vinyl Tile) Flooring in 9 Steps
Does your LVT flooring have dark stains, deep scratches, or thick scuff marks that just won’t go away with cleaning? That’s how you know it’s time to restore your flooring. Luxury vinyl tile, or LVT, is a popular choice for commercial settings...
What is LVT (Luxury Vinyl Tile) Flooring? Everything You Need to Know
Luxury vinyl tile (LVT) is found in commercial settings across the US because of its durability and versatility. But, what is LVT flooring? What is the cost to install LVT flooring? What is LVT flooring made of? This article will answer these questions,...
How to Clean LVT (Luxury Vinyl Flooring): 5 Key Steps for Daily Maintenance
Do you want your luxury vinyl tile, or LVT, flooring to look its best all the time? Of course, you do!What you need to do is develop a comprehensive floorcare program with daily, periodic, and restorative cleaning procedures. Daily and periodic cleaning...
Encapsulation Carpet Cleaning: 5 Best Practices to Achieve Best Results
Five tips you need to effectively perform encapsulation carpet cleaning. Each of these tips are geared towards saving you time, labor, and costs.
Carpet Wicking 101: What Is It and How to Avoid It?
Do you notice stains reappearing on your carpets, even if you and your cleaning team just extracted them? Recurring stains are often due to carpet wicking. Carpet wicking can be an expensive problem when time, labor, and cleaning products are...
Winter Carpet Cleaning: How to Properly Clean a Carpet
From November to February, much of the US can expect to get hit with snow, ice, and sleet. For many, preparing for the increased wet weather and associated dangers means laying down ice melt and rock salt.
How to Save Money & Lower Maintenance Costs With Winter Floor Prep
Winter weather is unpredictable. There’s just no knowing for sure how harsh it will be until we’re in the thick of it. Last year, the foremost weather observatory in the US recorded a warmer winter than average, but sporadic weather meant that...