In any living or working conditions ranging from homes, offices, and industrial facilities, cleanliness is compulsory. On the other hand, the degree or kind of cleaning that may be necessary could be quite a different thing. There are two broad types of cleaning; deep cleaning and general cleaning. Although both concepts refer to keeping an environment clean and healthy, they are different concerning their coverage, aggressiveness, or frequency. It is therefore important to comprehend these differences while deciding on the approach to use in cleaning.
Regular cleaning:
Routine cleaning commonly also referred to as general cleaning is the cleaning of everyday tasks that do not completely eradicate germs and bacteria but offer a minimal level of cleanliness. These tasks are mostly done daily or weekly and are meant to help in maintaining living or working areas neat and easily controllable. Some of the daily tasks comprise dusting, vacuuming, and sweeping, mopping, cleaning the washrooms and kitchens, and taking out trash. Cleaning entails the process of wiping all surfaces including furniture, shelves, and electronics among others. Sweeping and vacuuming are two important steps in cleaning the floor to remove dust and other small particles from the floor area. Mopping is the process of washing a hard floor with water and a small amount of soap. Some of the cleaning that takes place in the bathroom include; wiping the sinks, the toilets and the mirrors, and changing the toilet tissue and hand towels. Some of the cleaning chores that are done in the kitchen are dusting countertops and preparing food, washing of outer sides of appliances and washing dishes. Further, trash removal involves taking out waste baskets as well as disposal of the trash.
Traditional cleaning, therefore means cleaning that is on a routine basis to preserve cleanliness and beauty, and as a preventive measure. House cleaning minimizes the access of germs and bacteria which leads to the contraction of diseases in a home. It ensures rooms are clean to give people satisfaction and also to make business and work environments look good. Moreover, cleanliness allows for the preservation of furniture, fittings and finishes on items in their most usable form, and may also serve to increase the durability of the furniture. Daily cleaning can easily be done and only involves cleaning the surface area and this may not be effective in removing stubborn stains or deep hurried cleaning.
Deep cleaning
Whereas surface cleaning refers to cleaning that is performed on the surface of the object or material in a way that removes the top layer of grime, stain or dust deep cleaning is a thorough kind of cleaning that seeks to remove any kinds of dirt that are deeply embedded in the object. This category of cleaning is different from routine cleaning and covers a lot of other jobs that are usually associated with cleaning. In contrast, deep cleaning is usually carried out less often, for example, monthly, quarterly or annually to the certain conditions of the environment and required demands. Some of the general deep cleaning activities may include carpet and fabric cleaning, maneuvering under and behind furnishing, detailed kitchen washing, bathroom washing, window and blind washing, washing of baseboards and contours, and air vents and ducts washing.
Cleaning of carpets and upholstery entails washing of carpets, rugs, and upholstery especially if they are already dirty, sticky, or stained. Cleaning behind and under furniture concerns the fact that it is necessary to pull furniture away to clean parts of the room that would otherwise remain inaccessible during general vacuuming. Deep kitchen cleaning entails washing the inner part of fridges, ovens, and microwaves, washing the floor behind fridges, and stoves, and washing the surface of the kitchen with a degenerative product. Bathroom deep cleaning involved washing between the tiles, cleaning uncounted shower heads and taps, and washing floor tiles, and other fixtures. A form of cleaning is window and blind cleaning, which entails the cleaning of the windows both from the inside and outside as well as cleaning of the window blinds or curtains. Clean moldings and baseboards, moldings and other finely detailed elements of the trim work are cleaned. HVAC air vents and ducts cleaning entails cleaning the vents as well as ducts in a home to enhance the quality of air inside a house.
Based on the interviews with the cleaning staff, the main reasons for deep cleaning are health and safety, thoroughness, and upcoming events. It eradicates allergens, bacteria and mold that normal cleaning services may fail to find which enhances the health status of occupants. To supplement normal cleaning, the exercise targets and practices that people often fail to do or forget when cleaning generally. Special cleaning is most usually conducted before festivals, exhibitions, shows, and before occupants move in, or when moving out, as well as occasionally for general cleaning.
Thus, one can identify several fundamental differences between deep cleaning and ordinary commercial cleaning. Generally speaking, the coverage and the degree of cleaning vary. As mentioned, recurrent cleaning is concerned with tasks that can easily be observable within a given day and can be referred to as day-to-day cleaning; deep cleaning entails more tiresome, thorough, and pen-and-point commercial cleaning services of not only the observable areas but also the concealed ones. Secondly, to the type of surface, the frequency of cleaning is relative. Daily or weekly are properties that follow the regular cleaning but deep cleaning is done less often like monthly, quarterly, or yearly. Thirdly, it is equally important to note that the amount of work and time that would be taken in each of the types of cleaning is different. Common cleaning is relatively faster and less involved compared to extensive cleaning as the latter is slower and needs a lot of work. Also, several of the implements, as well as the merchandise, applied to both categories of cleaning differ. Semi-frequent cleaning is the repetitive practice of cleaning using simple cleaning equipment and agents, extensive cleaning often uses complex cleaning equipment and harsh cleaning substances. Finally, the result of each class of cleaning is not the same. Recurrent hence can be described as routine cleaning that ensures the status of cleanliness is at least meeting the standard while intensive cleaning is cleaning that tackles hidden dirt and stains.
The approach to cleaning must be selected based on certain criteria such as the environment, traffic and certain standards that have to be met. Cleaning is a must for every household since they are places that are frequently used and areas such as the kitchen and the bathroom are the most used places in a house. In particular, deep cleaning is recommended for the cleaning of houses during the change of seasons, before the arrival of guests, or after a party or any event. In particular, periodic cleaning is required in offices, as this greatly affects the appearance, tidiness, and cleanliness of the room. The type of cleaning that requires special attention and more effort is needed since it’s done for spaces that are used by many people, kitchens, and restrooms. In industries, cleanliness is very essential, especially in terms of safety measures as well as performance. Sanitation is necessary for the health of the employees, to meet health-related standards and to avoid machine failure.
In that way, it is essential to comprehend the significance of both cleaning types to preserve various territories, starting with households and ending with commercial facilities. Every environment has different characteristics that make it different from another, and this makes its cleaning require different methods. For instance, in a household, mundane cleaning chores are used to control daily mess and to maintain the cleanliness of ordinary living areas, which are habitable; however, collections of periodic cleaning are used to cover other less visor areas and stubborn stains. In workplaces it is crucial for professional appearance and compliance with the rules of hygiene cleaning should be rather frequent, while thorough cleaning is needed to remove dirt on the deepest level, especially if the office space includes common access areas such as kitchenette and washrooms which are considered as germ breeding grounds.
