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 […]
The Top 8 Reasons To Contract Construction Sweepers
There are many great reasons to contract with a professional power sweeping company for construction site cleanup. These range from realizing a savings of time and money by utilizing the much more efficient cleaning effectiveness of a skilled operator operating state of the art equipment to enhancing and simplifying environmental regulatory compliance, among other considerations. […]
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 […]
Lesser Known Road Sweeping Benefits
Most people believe that the only purpose of road sweeping is to remove dirt, debris and leaves from a street or other paved surface. While litter and debris removal is very important, the purpose and benefits of street sweeping go well beyond simple cleanliness. The Benefits of Road Sweeping The overall benefits of road sweeping […]
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 […]
Sweeper Rental Considerations
Sweeper Bare Rental Renting a power sweeper, or requesting a bare rental, without an operator might sound like a good idea and may be the right choice for you based on your unique circumstances. However, there are numerous reasons to consider why not to rent a sweeper and to instead hire a professional sweeping company […]
Specialized Equipment Plus Well Trained Operators Equals Better Sweeping Results
Street sweepers and their operators have reached a new level of sophistication and efficiency. This is primarily due to more advanced technologies and a focus on training. At Smith Property Services, we have been hard at work continually updating our trucks and ensuring our drivers are well trained. It is our goal to have up […]