A building's common areas are the one space every tenant and every visitor passes through. They set the tone for the property before anyone reaches a suite. For property managers, common-area cleaning is also the program most visible to tenants and most likely to generate complaints when it lapses.
Our lobby and common-area cleaning programs in Stillwater are scoped per building. That means we walk the property with you before the first service date, document each surface type — tile, carpet, polished concrete, hardwood, sealed stone — and write a cleaning protocol that accounts for your building's actual traffic patterns and lease structure.
What the Program Covers
Every scope is written to the specific building, but standard program elements include:
- Main lobby floors: hard-surface damp mopping or dry extraction as appropriate for the surface
- Elevator cabs and landings: floors, walls, door tracks and threshold plates
- Corridors and stairwells on all floors
- Glass entry doors and sidelights, interior and exterior face
- Common-area touch points: door handles, light switches, call buttons, intercom panels
- Lobby furniture and reception surfaces if included in scope
- Hard-floor buffing and carpet spot treatment on scheduled rotations
Frequency Options
| Building type | Typical frequency | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| High-traffic Class A lobby | Nightly + day porter | Multiple tenants, high visitor volume |
| Mid-size Class B office | Nightly 5x/week | Standard for 10,000–40,000 sq ft buildings |
| Low-traffic flex/industrial | 3x/week or weekly | Light foot traffic, concrete or sealed floors |
| Seasonal adjustment | Added November–March | Salt and ice-melt residue season in MN/WI |
Seasonal Conditions in the Saint Croix Valley
Stillwater's winters are harder on common-area floors than most building owners budget for. The combination of road salt, sand, and ice-melt product tracked in from November through March puts real wear on hard floors and accelerates grout deterioration in tiled lobbies. Our crews carry appropriate neutralizing rinse products for salt-season cleaning and adjust mop-head change frequency during high-tracking periods.
Main Street Stillwater's historic commercial buildings present a separate challenge: older hardwood and stone floors that require low-moisture protocols to avoid swelling or surface damage. If your property has period flooring, note this when you request a quote and we will scope accordingly.
Written Scope, Consistent Crew
Every contract starts with a written scope of work. The scope documents every area, every surface type, every frequency, and every consumable. You receive a copy before work begins. Changes to scope go through you, not through informal instruction to the crew. The same crew handles your building on the same nights, so they know when the elevator inspection access panel is out or when the lobby renovation staging needs to be worked around.