How to Clean Office Baseboards
Office baseboards take a beating and are often forgotten about in the daily cleaning checklist. Overtime, dust, dirt, and grime can buildup on them, making your office floors and walls look and feel, well, dirty.
If you’ve stumbled upon this blog because you’re looking for ways to clean your office baseboards, then you’re in the right place!
Here, we’ll dive into why keeping your office baseboards clean matters, three ways to clean them, and how The Go-To Janitor can take this task off your checklist, and your mind.
Let’s dive in!
Why Keeping Office Baseboards Clean Matters
First impressions matter. This is especially true for office environments where clients and customers come and go on a regular basis. And trust me, they notice if your space is clean and tended to. Dirty office baseboards affect the look and feel of not only the baseboards, but the floors, and the walls, too. (Cue Lil’ Jon…To the windows! To the walls!…)
Anyways…
Because baseboards are close to the ground, they tend to accumulate dust and dirt kicked around by foot traffic and HVAC systems. Keeping them clean — either on a weekly, or monthly basis — helps eliminate the amount of dust and dirt in your office, and improves the indoor air quality significantly.
So yes, it matters!
How to Clean Office Baseboards
Now let’s look at the various methods for cleaning office baseboards — either by yourself, or by hiring a commercial cleaning company. Let’s dive into each.
1. Spray and Wipe
This is the most tedious method for cleaning office baseboards, but it works and is the most efficient method.
Here’s how:
Vacuum your baseboards using the brush attachment. Make sure to get in the corners and around the base where the baseboard meets the floor.
Lightly spritz the baseboards with an all-purpose cleaner. Let dwell for a minute or two, giving the cleaner time to break down any dust and grime buildup.
Wipe with a clean microfiber cloth until clean.
2. Use a Handheld Baseboard Cleaning Tool
To save your back and knees (and, let’s face it, to save you time), try using a handheld baseboard cleaning tool like this one or this one. These tools have extended polls that allow you to stand up and quickly clean your office baseboards. You can use a simple, diluted mop solution or an all-purpose cleaning spray alongside these tools for a deeper clean.
Here’s how to use them:
Vacuum your baseboards using the brush attachment. Make sure to get in the corners and around the base where the baseboard meets the floor.
Lightly spritz the baseboards with an all-purpose cleaner or dip a mop into a mop solution, wring out well, and apply. Let the solution dwell for a few minutes before moving onto the next step.
Using the handheld baseboard cleaning tool, scrub and wipe away any dirt, dust, and grime.
3. Hire a Professional Cleaning Company
Let’s face it, cleaning baseboards in your home is often a last thought…just think about the office baseboards. The last thing you want to do on your weekend or evening off is spend time deep cleaning the office baseboards — but it’s important!
So instead of DIY-ing, compromising your back and knees, call on a professional cleaning company instead.
Yes, this is a service we offer to our commercial clients! Regular baseboard cleaning can be built into any of our custom cleaning and janitorial services.
You can check out all of our cleaning services on our Janitorial & Commercial Cleaning Services page.
Floors, Baseboards, Walls, And More…The Go-To Janitor Has You Covered!
Baseboards are just one item around the office that require your attention on a regular basis. If left unclean, they can accumulate dirt and dust, depreciating the look and feel of your office space. Keep them clean, or hire a local professional cleaning company, like The Go-To Janitor, to take care of this task for you!
We’d be happy to spray, wipe, and scrub your office baseboards, so you don’t have to!
Give us a call or request your free cleaning quote today. We look forward to hearing from you!
