Janitorial Services Near Your Business

Keeping your building clean is crucial whether you run a store, office or client-facing lobby. But if you find it difficult to fit frequent cleaning into your company’s workday, or you don’t want to hire a full-time janitorial staff, then consider hiring a local commercial cleaning company instead. Enter your zip code and HomeAdvisor will connect you with prescreened janitorial services near you.

You can choose different services based on your building type, traffic levels and industry. You can also schedule cleaning services around your building’s needs – on the weekends or during peak business hours – to keep things running efficiently.

Coronavirus Cleaning Services for Businesses

Commercial cleaning services can help to clean and disinfect your place of business. Whether you need to clean a retail space, restaurant, school or office, it’s a good idea to hire a janitorial pro for a thorough cleaning. Companies specialize in different spaces, so ask pros whether they can meet the needs of your business before you hire – particularly, if they’re able to handle cleaning and disinfecting for COVID-19.

Cleaning vs. Disinfecting

It’s important to note the difference between cleaning and disinfecting a surface. According to the CDC:

• Cleaning refers to the removal of germs, dirt and impurities from surfaces. It does not kill germs. But by removing them, it lowers their numbers and the risk of spreading infection.
• Disinfecting refers to using chemicals to kill germs on surfaces. This process does not necessarily clean dirty surfaces or remove germs but kills germs on a surface after

Ask your commercial cleaning service to go beyond cleaning by also disinfecting your space to reduce the risk of spreading COVID-19 or any other infection.

The EPA provides a list of disinfectants to use against COVID-19.  

CDC Recommendations: Cleaning a Commercial Space

Residential and commercial spaces come with their own considerations. Here are the CDC recommendations for cleaning different commercial spaces. 

• Cleaning a community facility: If you run a school, daycare center or business, hire a janitorial service that has experience cleaning and disinfecting in accordance with CDC community facility cleaning and disinfection recommendations.

• Cleaning a healthcare facility: If you require professional cleaning for a healthcare facility, be sure to hire a specialist and follow CDC recommendations for healthcare personnel.

COVID-19 Prevention

The CDC guidance for pathogen prevention states you should:

• Educate yourself on how the disease spreads.
• Wash your hands often.
• Avoid close contact with others and stay home as much as possible.
• Cover your mouth and nose with a cloth face cover when around other people.
• Clean and disinfect frequently touched surfaces daily.

Wearing a Face Covering

CDC recommends wearing cloth face coverings in public settings where other social distancing measures are difficult to maintain (grocery stores and pharmacies) and where significant community-based transmission may occur.