The 8-week summer window is when smart districts and private schools reset every building. Miss it and you're chasing problems all year.
Summer break is the only window of the year when buildings sit empty long enough for real deep cleaning. Districts that use it well start August with a near-new facility. Districts that don't spend the rest of the year reacting.
What a back-to-school deep clean includes
- Strip-and-wax every classroom, hallway, and cafeteria floor
- Carpet extraction in libraries, offices, and counseling suites
- Locker, desk, and chair detail cleaning (interiors included)
- Restroom regrouting and partition repaint where needed
- HVAC vent cleaning and full filter replacement
- Gym floor screen-and-recoat
- High-dust on every ceiling, light fixture, and ductwork run
Scheduling reality
Most districts have 6–8 weeks. We sequence by building — typically one full elementary in a week, a middle school in 10 days, a high school in 2–3 weeks — with crews working day and evening shifts in parallel.
What it costs vs. what it saves
Properly maintained floors last 8–10 years. Deferred maintenance forces replacement in 3–4. A single floor program pays for a decade of summer deep cleans.
Private schools and charters
Smaller campuses get the same protocol on a compressed timeline — often 3–4 weeks end-to-end, with a single account manager coordinating every trade.