Situations That Are Unusual While Power Sweeping
When our operators are out providing power sweeping services, they occasionally encounter unbelievable situations. Every one of our operators, at one time or another, has observed something unusual that made them scratch their head and wonder why on earth anyone would do such a thing. Some of these things have happened more than once-and these […]
Attract & Keep Clients With A Clean & Neat Facility
A Cleaner Parking LotWhy bother with parking lot cleaning and professional power sweeping? Parking lots that are regularly maintained and kept clean are more likely to attract more customers. Messy parking lots not only have the potential to deter customers from entering or returning, but they also have the potential to become liability issues. With […]
Searching For a Quality Sweeping Contractor
When you are choosing a power sweeping service provider, there are no one size fits all options. There are multiple considerations that factor into the process of searching for a sweeping contractor. Here are some recommendations and relevant questions to keep in mind to ask. This will help you choose a sweeping service provider that […]
What’s The Deal With Winter Sweeping?
For many people, the months following the rush of the holidays provide a season to recover, hibernate, and maybe, just maybe plan for the coming year. However, if you are managing any type of property or street, now is not the time to put your property maintenance on hold! Sure, traffic may have decreased slightly […]
The Holiday Season Has Arrived!
At Smith Property Maintenance, we love the holiday season. The arrival of December brings with it lots of festive celebrations, moments spent with cherished loved ones, and an overall sense of joy and anticipation. This joyful time of year, as we significantly ramp up our pavement sweeping and commercial cleaning services to accomodate the greatly […]
Fall Is Coming! Are Your Paved Surfaces Ready?
Now August has drawn to a close and the Labor Day weekend beckons, the signs that summer is almost over are everywhere. Retail stores have already begun to stock Halloween decorations and Pumkin Spice flavored foods and beverages are already featured on menu boards nationwide. While the official start of Autumn is a few weeks […]
Why Regular Power Sweeping Is The Recommended Practice For All Kinds Of Facilities
The signs of summer are all around us. Hot weather, humidity, outdoor activities and thunderstorms are all part of this season. As the season continues, these thunderstorms can lead to brief periods of very heavy rains. Trash, litter, and debris can clog storm drains and potentially make flooding fromthis fast accumulating summer precipitation much worse. […]
The Problem With Deferred Maintenance
Deferred Maintenance refers to the practice of postponing necessary maintenance, repairs, upgrades & replacements until some future date. Maintenance and repairs can be deferred for any number of reasons, but the most common causes are the lack of budgeted funds or manpower to cover the project. The brutal irony of deferred maintenance is that while […]
Warehouse Sweeping & Scrubbing
Clean Floors Have Multiple Benefits Periodic, scheduled floor sweeping and scrubbing is an integral part of preventative maintenance and maintaining positive employee morale. Employees’ personal pride in the workplace and care for the facility is often tied to how well maintained you keep the workplace – including the floors. Regularly scheduled sweeping and scrubbing of […]
Why Sweeping Regularly?
Have you traveled to an area that had dirty, debris covered roads? Have you ever pulled into a parking lot that was strewn with trash? Regardless of any visible natural beauty in the same area, you were no doubt fixated on the unsightly trash covering the pavement around you. Sadly, there are municipalities and businesses […]