How to Care for Your Commercial Bathroom Vanities
Keeping your commercial bathroom vanities clean is an important part of owning a building. It’s important not just for health sanitation reasons, but also because the chemicals used to clean bathrooms can saturate the surface of the vanities and cause severe damage.
Proper care is vital if you want your vanities to last for years to come, so it’s important for your cleaning staff to understand the correct care and cleaning procedures when it comes to your commercial bathroom vanities.
Note that not all bathroom vanities are made of the same material. Different materials may have different restrictions when it comes to cleaning. The recommendations below are deemed safe for most vanity surface types.
Basic Commercial Bathroom Vanity Care
Commercial bathrooms receive a significant amount of use compared to private or domestic bathrooms. So while many people may clean their bathrooms at home maybe once a week, it’s recommended that commercial bathrooms be cleaned daily to prevent the spread of germs and bacteria. Daily cleaning will also help to prevent the vanities from being damaged by water, soap, or chemicals.
A clean bathroom can also help to prevent physical damage to your vanities that can be caused by a trip or fall.
Recommended Cleaning Products
- Bon Ami
- Dishwashing soaps such as Dawn, Ivory, or Joy
- Fantastik®
- Formula 409®
- Mr. Clean
- Scrubbing Bubbles®Bathroom Cleaner
- Windex®
In addition to using cleaners that are safe on the vanities’ surface, it’s also important that your team uses sponges or soft cloths when cleaning. Heavy-duty scouring pads or other abrasive cleaning agents could damage or dull the surface of the vanities.
DO NOT USE
- Ajax
- Ammonia or cleaners containing ammonia
- Bleach
- Comet
- Scratch pads
- Soft Scrub
- Steel wool/brushes
In addition to avoiding these possibly harmful cleaning products, it’s important that other precautions be taken in order to care for your commercial bathroom vanities. For example, don’t drop sharp or heavy objects onto the vanities, and make sure that the faucets are in good working order. A leaky faucet can do a lot of damage if left unfixed. However, not all vanities require the same amount of care.
For example, commercial vanities made from high-density polyethylene (HDPE) are remarkably durable and relatively easy to maintain. They resist dents, scratches, corrosion, mildew, and even graffiti, which makes them a perfect fit in any commercial restroom. On top of that, HDPE products are safe for the environment and your building.
HDPE Bathroom Vanities
HDPE bathroom vanities provide building managers with a worry-free solution that saves both time and money. Their high resistance to damage means these vanities need little to no maintenance, and their non-absorbent plastic build makes them easy to clean without worry of damaging the finish.
These vanities can be purchased in any number of styles, with plenty of colors and textures to choose from. If you’re a facility manager looking for a cost-effective approach to commercial bathroom vanities, click here to find out where to buy Scranton Products.