Commercial

How to Clean Waiting Room Toys

If you are a business that serves young families in Lancaster County, chances are, you may have an area in the corner of your waiting room with toys, books, and games for youngsters to play with. Many of our customers

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Newsletter - Residential

How to Properly Clean Large Hard-Surface Flooring

Chances are you have an area in your home that features hard-surface flooring. Hard surfacing flooring is any non-carpet flooring material. This includes solid hardwood, engineered wood, natural stone, ceramic or porcelain tile, luxury vinyl plank or tile, laminate, or

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Newsletter - Residential

Cross Training Update

Our customers grow to love the Angie’s Custom Cleaning team members that take care of their homes. However, sometimes your regular cleaner may need to take off of work, and we have realized that there are many jobs that only

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Commercial

K-12 School Cleaning Tips

  There are more than 200 Kindergarten through 12th grade (K-12) schools in Lancaster County. Cleaning K–12 schools is considerably more challenging than maintaining a commercial space, such as an office, because of the number of people, variety of spaces,

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Commercial

Schedule a Fall Deep Cleaning

  As summer winds down and fall approaches, it’s the perfect time to give your facility the thorough cleaning it deserves. Increased summer traffic, dust, dirt, allergens, and everyday buildup can leave your workplace looking—and feeling—less than its best.  

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Residential

Corners and Edges!

Often, when people clean surfaces, they typically focus on the middle. They quickly wipe the counter, do a quick vacuum, or run a duster over the baseboards. These steps are fine for a regular cleaning. However, a deep clean is important periodically.

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Commercial

Why Stripping, Buffing & Waxing Hard Surfaces is Important

Chances are, your commercial facility contains several different types of flooring, such as laminate, carpet, concrete, and natural stone. Cleaning these floors generally falls into two categories: carpet and all other surfaces. However, every flooring type is unique and needs

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Residential

How to Clean Your Dishwasher

You should give your dishwasher a good cleaning and descaling once a month. I learned this method from a Martin’s Appliance repair man. First, buy some citric acid. You can get it from an appliance repair company or online. Next,

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Residential

How to Prevent Cobwebs

Dusting is important, because you are dusting for the cobwebs you can’t see. If you are not dusting regularly, you might suddenly see a large cobweb hanging from your ceiling that looks like it just appeared overnight!   To keep

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Residential

Steps for Deep Cleaning Your Home this Spring

  Spring is just around the corner in Lancaster County, and now is the perfect time to start thinking about deep cleaning your home. A spring deep clean goes beyond normal weekly residential cleaning.   When performing a spring deep

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Commercial

Winter Floor Cleaning Tips

The Lancaster County snow looks beautiful and pristine; but, unfortunately, the chemicals and products used to treat it can wreak havoc on your commercial flooring. That’s because these items hitchhike on the bottom of people’s shoes and are tracked into

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Residential

Don’t Stress About Holiday Prep; Hire Angie!

The holidays are just around the corner in Lancaster County. In addition to buying gifts, making food, and decorating, most of us want to ensure that our homes are in tip top shape for seasonal visitors. Even if you aren’t

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Residential

Cleaning Caddy 101: Everything You Need to Know

  Most people are familiar with caddies. Anyone that went to college before the 21st century probably used a plastic caddy to carry their toiletry items to a communal bathroom. Although this tool is effective for organizing personal care items,

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Sunny and bright office kitchen
Commercial

Tackling Germ Hot Spots in an Office Space

There are hundreds of offices in Lancaster County. Whether you are in your office every day or just a few days a week, germs are present. That’s because microbes exist in any shared space, and germs are especially present in

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Residential

How to Properly Use Bleach

  Bleach has been around for more than 200 years. According to Environmental Science & Engineering magazine, sodium hypochlorite, the active ingredient in household bleach, was discovered by the French chemist Berthollet, in Javel on the outskirts of Paris, in

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Corporate office building with gray carpet and a woman sitting down off to the right.
Commercial

Carpet Cleaning Tips for Your Commercial Facility

Carpet is one of the more popular flooring choices for commercial businesses in Lancaster County. That’s because carpet is affordable and relatively easy to install and maintain. However, to ensure the carpet in your commercial facility looks it’s best, facility

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Women crouched down cleaning wall baseboard in dining room with captions, "Why are you still cleaning your business every weekend? Let Angie help you! Angie's Custom Cleaning logo.
Commercial

Tired of Cleaning?

Do you have friends or colleagues that clean their businesses by themselves every weekend? Wouldn’t they like to have a day off and some time for themselves? Let Angie help them! Please tell them about Angie’s Custom Cleaning (ACC) and

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Residential

How to Properly Clean Your Windows

  Now that the weather is getting warmer in Lancaster County and summer is just around the corner, most people are opening their windows to get some fresh air. But, when you go to open those windows, you might notice

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Residential

How to Care for Your Ceramic/Glass Cooktop

  I have seen many ceramic/glass cooktops ruined over the years. Most of this is due to not cleaning the cooktop well after each use. Every time you use your cooktop, something will get on it. Even if you are

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Commercial

A Clean Office Benefits Employees & Companies

There are hundreds of offices in Lancaster, Pa. What’s one thing they all have in common? A clean working environment is going to make employees happy and more productive! According to Harvard Business Review (HBR), the physical environment of a

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Office kitchen break room with soda vending machine
Commercial

Kitchen/Breakroom Tips: Part 2

Keeping your break room clean can seem monumental, but breaking down this job into these daily, weekly, and monthly tasks can make things more manageable. Angie suggests creating a kitchen/breakroom cleaning checklist:   Daily Tasks   Wipe the countertops. Use a

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Residential

How to Clean Your Washing Machine

  Although cleaning your washing machine with vinegar and baking soda may seem like more of a hassle than it’s worth, some people swear by this Do It Yourself method.   If you have a front-loading washing machine, what you

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Office break room with soda vending machine and refrigerator.
Commercial

Kitchen/Breakroom Tips: Part 1

Next to the bathroom, the kitchen or breakroom area of your workplace is probably the most frequented area of the office. With so much activity going on in a relatively small and germy space, it’s important to keep this area

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Residential

How Often Should You Clean Your Floors?

  Floors should be cleaned at least once a week. If dirty shoes are walking on your carpet every day, you should vacuum every day. Although this is probably not possible, you should know that small dirt and rock particles

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Residential

Curtain Cleaning Tips

Curtains can serve many purposes. Drapes can add warmth, color, and block sunlight or things from view that you don’t want other people to see. But how should you take care of them? More specifically, how often should curtains be

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Residential

Clean Up Tips for After Your Holiday Party

  Lancaster County is beautiful around the holidays. With access to farm fresh foods, an abundance of live Christmas tree farms, and our Amish neighbors selling beautiful garlands, greens, and decorations, we can make our homes quite festive.   If

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Residential

Tips to Keep Your Home Clean in the Summer

It’s summer! Time to spend more time outside in Lancaster County, get together with friends, and travel! What many people don’t realize is that your home requires a little more cleaning during the summer months, due to increased activity, heat,

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Commercial

The Dangers of a Dirty Office Building

  One study found that 84% of people said that office cleanliness was important to them. If your employees are spending their days in the office building, don’t you want them to feel safe and productive?   A dirty office building produces

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Commercial

4 Reasons Not to Wait for Your Office Deep Clean

Spring is here, and it’s time to spring clean more than just your home. That’s right, you need a full office deep clean to keep your workplace spotless. You’ve been putting off hiring commercial cleaning services for a while, so

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Commercial

What to Expect From a Commercial Cleaning Service

Are you thinking of hiring a professional cleaning crew for your office but don’t know where to start? Whether you’re returning to the office after working from home or want to improve the office environment, finding the right cleaners can

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lower half of a body wearing forest green apron and pink cleaning gloves wiping a computer mouse on a wooden desk workstation
Commercial

5 Signs You Need Office Cleaning Services ASAP

Did you know your employees are at a risk of getting sick if they’re working in a dirty office? Dust, cobwebs, and dirt trigger health problems such as respiratory problems. Your Office space needs cleaning if there is clutter all

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Residential

Covid-19 Cleaning Advice

  To all of our valued customers and customers to be: I find it interesting that my first blog for my website concerns the Coronavirus. I know that many of you out there are concerned about the virus. Here are

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