Tips for Cleaning Offices During the Winter Season

With the start of winter, commercial cleaning is offered a seasonal challenge because salt is used to combat snow and icy conditions. Not only do your employees fall ill and rise more often, but you have also made changes to keep your floors clean and to keep germ-free workplaces.

To keep your workplace clean and healthy, we have summarized a few tips for cleaning the winter for your commercial establishment, as it needs to be cleaned more regularly during the winter season.

1-Keep Entryway, and Hard Floors Clean

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Heavy snowfall, sleet and ice are just some of the conditions that we have to endure in Canada. The holiday season and colder conditions lead to more indoor traffic, and salt can easily be tracked in your office or commercial institution. Remaining salt film is not only ugly, especially for commercial environments that must remain presentable to customers, but they can also cause damage to your floors. Ice melt residues can cause discolouration and the use of aggressive cleaning agents can cause further damage.

Protect Your Floors in the Winter Season

To guarantee the life of your floors, normal detergents are not sufficient to neutralize the formation of salt or chemicals. Fortunately, there is a reliable cleaning solution known as Winter Rinse (also known as Winter Rinse Away) that has been specially formulated to safely remove these alkaline films by breaking down and lifting the ice melt connections. This concentrated detergent contains components such as rock salt, calcium chloride and potassium chloride. You can be sure that the resulting finish will restore your floors to their neat and shiny state.


Winter degradable, Winter Rinse can be safely used in automatic scrubbers or mop applications, making it easy to use. It is also compatible with any type of floor that is water resistant. If you are worried about the smell in the office or in a commercial environment, it is also available in a floral scent. With regular use, Winter Rinse can help prevent and eliminate signs of corrosion in metal fasteners, steel doors, door frames and thresholds, such as when entering the office. It can also help neutralize salt deposits in winter mats, a common culprit of salt and ice.

At Elite Housekeeping our team is competent in applying Winter Rinse and we ensure that your floors are free of white residues, whether for your office, company or commercial institution. 

2- Disinfect - Common / Shared / High touch areas

Cleaning your bathrooms, toilet, lunchroom must be at the top of your cleaning checklist. If even one person falls ill at the office, he / she may potentially infect the entire staff. One of the most effective ways to prevent this is to disinfect all shared areas and areas with a lot of touch. Breakrooms, bathrooms and especially door handles, counter tops are breeding grounds for germs and the flu to spread. These are the areas where most of your employees spend some time during the day. Lobbies, meeting rooms and other assembly points must also be important areas for disinfection. Reassess your high-traffic areas and place them at the top of your cleaning checklist during the winter season.

3- Air Quality - Clean the Air

It is very important to have air ducts and ceiling grilles checked for dust removal and cleanliness. Especially during the winter season, office buildings and commercial institutions are generally more closed, so that bacteria and pollutants are continuously dispersed throughout your offices and workplaces. It is essential to add indoor air quality to your office cleaning checklist. Also make sure that HVAC systems work well to reduce the circulation of bacteria and dirt through your office and workplaces.

These dust mites are in the air you breathe, so it's important to make sure your cleaning company performs a monthly dust release checklist to minimize dust in the office and at work. This includes all vents, grilles, celling corners, especially fingertips horizontal surfaces, blinds, on top of all windows / door frames as well as all your wall hangings.

4- Clean Office Carpets Regularly

Another important to do list during the winter season is to keep your carpet clean. Carpet fibers can collect a layer of dust and dirt. It is a good idea to professionally clean your carpets. This removes the salt and the indoor allergens that are trapped in the winter. It is recommended to clean your carpet before and after the winter season.


Our expert team offers commercial cleaning services to keep offices and workplaces clean and safe during the winter season. Contact us today for a free, no obligation quote to have your offices clean and tidy for your staff and customers for the Canadian winter!

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