Ringwood Property Services: May 2010

Monday, May 31, 2010

Use Our Property Maintenance Service-Why?

At Ringwood Property Services, our Industrial Property Maintenance division will work with you to create a custom tailored maintenance plan to meet needs and requirements which are unique to your property.

Without a doubt a business that provides a clean, safe, and well lit environment, is a business that has a higher ongoing customer return rates. People prefer to spend time and money in a place they feel is safe and appealing. It's also a fact that proper repair and maintenance of your property maintains its value while reducing your annual repair costs. Preventive maintenance is best because it reduces or eliminates many of the accidents that commonly occur in today's busy commercial business environment.

So, whether it's a shopping center, parking garage, Industrial building, commercial building, apartment building or just an independent store, we can help you increase your customer's satisfaction and preserve your investment by putting our Property Maintenance Service to work and use our experience which can really work for you.

At Ringwood Property Services, our property maintenance service covers the Melbourne and surrounding areas.

Friday, May 28, 2010

Property Maintenance In Melbourne For Landlords

Property maintenance in Melbourne is still an affordable concept. The rental market seems still to be a profitable one but one of the problems landlords are usually confronted is when tenants are not satisfied with the maintenance the landlord had provided. If you are a landlord in such predicament, there are some things you need to know so you can effectively respond to your tenants’ maintenance requests.

A lot of landlords have encountered irrational tenants, who only report unjustifiable complaints. The best way to handle tenants like that is to keep a record and make up some complaint forms, list of materials for the repairs, schedule matrix of maintenance, inspection reports and receipts. These are only some of the most important papers you must keep track of.

If you hire a property maintenance company, all the documents mentioning their maintenance work must be submitted to you. In addition, communication between you and the manager or personnel should always be open and very honest. These days there are various means of communicating such as emails and phone calls.
If you keep an emergency funds account this can help you to immediately respond to valid repairs requests from your tenants. Upon hiring a property maintenance company, find out if it offers a trust account to be used solely for maintenance in case you are unavailable at the time of the reported damages. This may require a few hundred dollars, but think that such amount would be a lot less compared to the expenses that might arise when damages are not fixed in a prompt and timely manner.

No one can foretell when damages would occur. You still have ways to prevent them. Make sure you have regular inspection at least once a month. This is also your way to be ensured that the tenants abide by their task to take care of the house or unit they are renting from you. When you employ the services of a property maintenance company the measures you implement, handling complaints would be the least of your worries.

At Ringwood Property Services, we can take care of all your property maintenance needs in Melbourne. Anything from small residential complexes to large commercial office buildings is well within our capabilities. Just visit our website for details.

Monday, May 24, 2010

Commercial Cleaning Melbourne-All Offices Should Have One

You spend hours at the office each day and you do your utmost to motivate your staff day in day out but there seems to be one thing most employers give little or no thought to. And that thought is the cleanliness of the office premises. That's where a good commercial cleaning company comes in.

A workplace that is clean can prove to be very motivating for your employees and enable them to perform at their best. A well maintaned office proves to be an extension of their home space and makes your employees very comfortable which translates into a higher workplace productivity.

Commercial cleaning today involves a lot of high tech equipment and sometimes complex procedures. It's not as cut and dry as in used to be maybe 20 or so years ago. Commercial cleaning requires a broad understanding of the office design and a tailor made approach to ensure that every corner of the office is completely clean at all times. removing stains from the floors and carpets involves a knowledgeable use of chemicals and most times natural cleaners. Your office cleaning needs should not be left up to any Joe Blow that blows in off the street promising you a fantastic job at a rock bottom price. That will ever happen.

Commercial cleaning also involves cleaning and disinfecting the toilets to ensure that it is completely hygienic and perfect for all your employees. A clean bathroom maintains complete hygiene in your office and also leaves very good impressions on your customers and clients. No one likes to go into a foul smelling restroom so that's why you should get in a professional commercial cleaning company to make sure it's done properly every time.

At Ringwood Property Services we provide just such a service all around Melbourne and Sydney. We have a team of well trained and caring group of cleaners who take pride in their work. As a commercial cleaning office cleaning company with many years of experience in the cleaning industry, we stand second to non in providing you with a reliable, commercial cleaning service in Melbourne for all your requirements.

Friday, May 21, 2010

Industrial Cleaning Melbourne-Tanks

No matter what the industry is involved in producing, the chances are very likely that there is at least one large tank on their premises. Some industries involved in manufacturing it goes even further then that. At times their entire production facility may be littered with huge holding tanks of a variety of shapes and sizes.

When you drive by, you most likely assume that most industrial cleaning of their tanks is done “in house”. That is, that the company itself employs workers who's job is just to clean tanks. If this is the case then you couldn't have been more wrong.

The truth, is that most industrial cleaning of their tanks work is done by outside contractors. There are a number of reasons that it is done this way. For example, it now requires specialized equipment.

Some of the equipment needed such as ultra-high-pressure power washers require specialized training. plain and simply for a company to handle all of their own tank cleaning in house can be more trouble and risk then it is worth.

For all your Industrial Cleaning in Melbourne, call us on 1300 39 44 55 or email us at info@ringwoodpropertyservices.com.au or go to our website at http://www.ringwoodpropertyservices.com.au and we would be pleased to provide you with an obligation free quote and assessment of your site.

Monday, May 17, 2010

Cleaning Metals The Natural Way

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Polishing up the silverware used to be one of those cleaning jobs that was left to the butler and brass was left for the housekeeper. These days however, we have to clean this sort of thing ourselves (unless we want to hire a professional commercial cleaner). Many of us don't have masses of family heirlooms in our homes these days, most of us have some metal somewhere that needs to be kept shiny. So how do you clean metalwork without using some ferocious chemical that leaves you with itchy skin?

Silver Cleaning:

For starters, you should keep silver away from anything involving sulfur, which means that you should never eat eggs with a silver teaspoon. To get tarnished or dull silver sparkling again, coat the metal in a paste of baking soda and water, and then wrap it in aluminum foil. Dip the wrapped object into a bowl or bath of warm water and leave for about five minutes. Rinse the residue off and dry the silver thoroughly by hand with a soft cloth.

Gold Cleaning

Cleaning gold can be done the same way as you clean your teeth: with toothpaste and a soft toothbrush, followed by rinsing. The only difference is that you will then dry the gold item off with a soft cloth, which you don’t do to your teeth. This method works wonderfully for rings.

Cleaning pewter:

Some people like the darker look of old, slightly tarnished pewter. If you want to clean yours and get it looking a little shinier, then one old tip for cleaning pewter is to rub it with a wet cabbage leaf. Alternatively, dissolve 1 teaspoon of salt in a cup of vinegar, then make a paste by adding flour (plus essential oil, if you like). Rub on (wear gloves – pewter contains lead and you don’t want to risk getting this into your system) and then rinse off thoroughly.

Cleaning chrome:

You need to keep chrome free from grease and should never be cleaned with abrasives. Instead, you can apply a natural cleaning product: clean chrome by spraying it with dilute vinegar, then buffing it dry with a soft cloth. This works for cars as well as for cleaning chrome around the home.

Copper Cleaning

One of the oddest suggestions for cleaning the copper bottoms of saucepans (or any copper that you want bright and shining rather than gathering a patina of verdigris) is to mix tomato sauce (tomato ketchup) and cream of tartar (about ¼ cup sauce to 1 tablespoon cream of tartar). Coat the copper in question with the mixture and stand overnight before rinsing off with soapy water, then with fresh water and drying.

Cleaning brass:

To get brass shining, make a paste of salt and vinegar. Coat the brass item with this paste, then leave it to sit on the metal for about five minutes. Then rub the paste off with a damp cloth and dry thoroughly. You may need several damp cloths for this cleaning job.