2011 February | Mr Boosh

Commercial Cleaning Services For Post-Construction Help

A remodel can be just the thing to give your business a face lift and get it jump started with a fresh look. The new design and fixtures can really change the feel of your office space and give your clients the impression that your company is professional and modern.

There is one part of a remodel that you don’t often think about that needs to be taken care of before you can enjoy the fruits of the process. That is the post-construction clean-up. If you have already had help from commercial cleaning services, they may offer post-construction cleanup or you may be able to request some special tidying during and after the process is complete.

If you do not have this service and do not really have plans to hire one, you may still want to consider hiring a cleaning company for a one-time job of clearing your office from top to bottom after construction is done.

What This Can Do For You

Perhaps the main hygienic issue during and after a remodel is dust. Dirt from the construction can get everywhere and in anything, even if you have tried to carefully protect certain areas with plastic covers. Those dust particles can also be flying around and wreaking havoc on the lungs of employees at your business.

A cleaning crew could be very useful in dusting and sweeping and wiping down the entire office, including corners, walls, baseboards, and hard to reach crevices of the building, both during and after the construction.

Other crucial areas to be cleared after a remodel are the bathrooms and eating/kitchen areas. Dust and grime can pile up in these rooms and need to sour to get into usable condition again. Besides wiping down surfaces and disinfecting, any tile in these rooms is usually in need of special cleaning to scrub out the dirt from the grout.

This type of company can also take care of cleaning the air vents and ducts in your place of work to prevent more dust from blowing around and creating more problems.

How To Find The Right Company

When looking for this service that will cater to your post-construction needs, it is important to look for a company that actually offers that service and has all the right tools and equipment for the job.

Another important factor is the price. Shopping around and getting quotes from several companies can help you determine both what the average market price is and which cleaning firm is offering the best deal. It is also a good idea to find a company that has carefully screened it employees and trained them in the most effective cleansing techniques.

Some firms will even carry liability insurance and workman’s compensation insurance on each of their contracted workers to allay any further fears you may have about inviting strangers into your office, who will be working in close proximity to personal and business belongings.

Your remodel can go much smoother with the help from a commercial cleaning service. A good company can keep your office livable during the process and spic and span afterwards.

Admin February 23, 2011 Business Lungs, Tile, Time Job, Top To Bottom, Wreaking Havoc

Professions In Construction – Engineering

There three main branches of engineering common in construction. These are:

· Structural Engineering: this is concerned with the design of the structure of the building, its resolution, provision of working drawings and site follow-up up until the whole structural frame is completed. The structure of the building is largely informed by the loads envisaged for the construction product at hand. These loads are either:

· Dead loads: Stationary weights like those of the building itself, furniture, services, loft water tanks, et cetera.

· Live loads: motion weights like those of persons, wind, snow et cetera.

It is common to allow an extra carrying capacity for unseen weights and movement as may be experienced. This is especially so in earthquake prone areas.

Structural drawings act as a guide on the shapes, sizes and compositions of the various structural members like beams and columns.

Site follow-up includes inspection of materials and procedures. It also involves tests on various samples taken during the actual construction, thereby representing the capability and compliance of the works themselves. A good example here is the structural concrete test known as cube crushing test.

At the end of the project, the structural engineer submits structural records for the building including as-built drawings, test carried out and their results and the building’s capability.

· Mechanical Engineering: this involves mechanical services for the building. These include;

· Plumbing and Drainage: This is concerned with the provision of water into the building as well as removal of used water from the building and its safe disposal. The engineer is concerned with establishing;

· How much water is required for the activities of the building and in what condition (wholesome, sterile etcetera).

· Where and how the water will be sourced.

· How the water will be distributed around the building, industry et cetera.

· How the water will be stored for use.

· How used water will be collected for disposal or reuse.

· How water for disposal will be safely done away with.

· Air conditioning: This is concerned with the modification or alteration of the conditions of air, mainly heat, humidity and movement.

· Ventilation: It is concerned with the exchange of used air with fresh air. It is usually done by forcing used air out, either by supplying new air, by drawing out the used air or both.

· Lifts and Elevators: These are machines provided for vertical motion.

· Fire fighting solutions: Depending on the fire risks envisaged, mainly owing to the usage of the space.

· Electrical Engineering: This is principally concerned with electrical installations, although others like structural cabling for data, voice and security are usually put on board, possibly because of the convenience of using the same facilities like cable trays and trucking.

For all these specialties, the following will be done:

· Proposal including implications, especially financial

· Design of the most appropriate systems

· Follow-up during construction

· Reporting on completion

· Running, maintenance and repairs

Admin February 5, 2011 Real Estate Beams, Concrete Test, Earthquake Prone Areas, Mechanical Engineering, Structural Engineer