What's the difference between cleaning and disinfecting?

Cleaning takes dirt, grime and residue off a surface. Disinfecting uses a registered product to treat that surface once it's clean. You need both, in that order, because a disinfectant sprayed over a dirty surface isn't going to work the way its label says it should.

What is contact time?

It's how long a disinfectant has to stay wet on a surface to do what its label says. Each product lists its own time. If somebody wipes it off early, or it dries too fast, it hasn't had the chance to work. That's one reason most of this gets done after hours.

Do we need electrostatic spraying?

Not always. It's useful for covering big rooms full of chairs, railings and odd shapes quickly. A small office can do just fine with careful hand wiping. Either way, the contact time on the label still applies, so the sprayer is a tool, not a shortcut.

Will a regular cleaning crew handle a blood or sewage spill?

No. Blood, bodily fluid incidents, crime scenes and sewage backups are a separate kind of job handled by specialist remediation companies. They have the training, gear and disposal setup those situations call for. Routine disinfection covers the everyday touch points, not those cleanups.

Is there any charge to ask for a quote?

None at all. It's free to request a quote here, and you're under no obligation to hire anybody.

Do you do the cleaning yourselves?

No, we don't. Little Rock Janitorial Services isn't a cleaning company. It's a free service that matches quote requests. We pass yours to one or more independent companies in the Little Rock area that do commercial cleaning, and the company you hear from gives the quote and does the work.

Commercial Disinfection Services in Little Rock, AR

There's a reason the cleaning comes first. Dust, grease and fingerprints sit on top of the surface like a shield, and a disinfectant can't do much to what it can't reach. So the crew wipes everything down with a cleaner, then goes back over it with the disinfectant. Every disinfectant sold in this country carries an EPA registration, and its label spells out which surfaces it's made for and how long it needs to sit. That label is the rulebook.

That sitting time is called contact time, or dwell time, and it's where corners get cut. Spritzing a counter and wiping it dry right away looks busy but doesn't follow the directions. Some companies use electrostatic sprayers, which put a charge on the mist so it wraps around chair arms, railings and other awkward shapes. They help with coverage across a big room, but the surface still has to stay wet for the full contact time, and things people grab all day still get a hand wipe.

Routine disinfection is everyday work, and it's not the same thing as cleaning up blood, a crime scene or a sewage backup. Those jobs belong to specialist remediation companies with their own training, equipment and disposal rules, and a janitorial crew isn't the one to call. For regular service, the usual mistakes are spraying instead of cleaning, mixing products that shouldn't be mixed and using a disinfectant on a surface its label doesn't list.

Where Little Rock buildings put their disinfection effort

Little Rock is the healthcare center of the state, so clinics and medical offices make up a big share of the buildings that want touch points treated the same way every visit. Schools, state agencies and nonprofit offices see a lot of people moving through shared restrooms, front counters and break rooms all day. Long, humid summers keep everybody indoors with the air running, and restrooms are already one of the spots that need the closest attention here. Door handles, elevator buttons, faucets and shared phones tend to top the list.

Most buildings have disinfection done at night, when nobody's around to touch a surface before the contact time is up. Clinics in West Little Rock and offices downtown usually fold it right into their nightly janitorial visit. Schools and busy public offices out in Jacksonville, Sherwood or Conway sometimes add a midday restroom pass, or have a day porter handle the busiest touch points while doors are open.

What shapes a Little Rock disinfection quote

How many touch points: A building with lots of restrooms, shared workstations and doors simply has more surfaces to clean and treat than an open office with a single entrance.
How often it's done: Nightly service costs more over the month than a weekly pass, though the per-visit time often drops once the crew settles into a routine.
Type of building: Clinics, schools and busy public offices tend to need more surfaces covered, more carefully, than a small office that only a handful of people use.
Equipment and products: Electrostatic sprayers, specialty disinfectants for certain surfaces and the extra time for proper contact time all factor into what the company quotes.

What a disinfection schedule usually looks like

What gets done	How often
Door handles, push plates and switches	Every visit
Restroom fixtures, stall latches and counters	Every visit
Break room tables, sinks and appliance handles	Every visit
Front counters and shared phones	Every visit, or daily
Elevator buttons and stair railings	Daily to several times a week
Electrostatic spraying of larger rooms	Weekly or as needed

Treat this like a rough starting point, not something set in stone. The company will tweak it once they've seen your building and heard how you use it.

What's typically covered

Cleaning surfaces before applying disinfectant
EPA-registered products used per the label
Door handles, switches and push plates
Restroom fixtures and partitions
Break room and kitchen touch points
Shared desks, phones and equipment
Electrostatic spraying where it fits

The exact tasks and schedule get worked out between you and the company when they put your quote together.

Service areas

Businesses all over the Little Rock area send us disinfection requests, from Downtown Little Rock, West Little Rock, North Little Rock, Conway, Benton, Bryant and beyond. See all areas.