NeatScore Blog
Practical guides on janitorial inspections, APPA cleaning standards, cleaning quality control and health and safety for commercial cleaning teams.
A cleaning inspection is a scored, evidenced check of a building's condition. Here is what it covers, how it differs from a checklist, and how to run one that clients trust.
Read articleA cleaning checklist tells staff what to do; an inspection proves whether it happened. Here is the difference, why one without the other fails, and how to connect them.
Read articleA practical, step-by-step cleaning quality assurance program: standards, scoring, scheduling, corrective action, reporting and review, with the metrics that actually matter.
Read articleQuality assurance and quality control are not the same thing in cleaning. Here is the difference, why most companies only have one, and how to build both without extra overhead.
Read articleAPPA cleanliness levels 1 to 5 explained in plain English, with what each level looks like, how to score it consistently, and the level to target in each type of space.
Read articleA building inspection checklist for facility and property managers: what to walk, what to score, how to handle contractors, and how to turn findings into documented action.
Read articleAPPA cleaning standards explained: what the 5 levels of clean mean, how to score a building against them, and how to use APPA scores to prove quality.
Read articleCleaning vs sanitizing vs disinfecting explained for commercial cleaners: what each does, when to use it, contact times, DINs in Canada and common mistakes.
Read articleTypical commercial cleaning prices per square foot in Canada for 2026, hourly and monthly rates, what drives the cost, and how to price your own contracts.
Read articleA step-by-step restroom cleaning checklist for commercial washrooms: the right order, daily and weekly tasks, supplies, and how to inspect the result.
Read articleJanitorial health and safety guide for Canada: WHMIS labels and SDSs, cleaning chemical safety, PPE, and preventing slips, trips and falls.
Read articleHow to bid janitorial contracts step by step: walk the site, estimate hours with production rates, cost labour and overhead, then price for profit.
Read articleScore every building on the APPA scale, with photos and branded client reports. Free for 7 days, no card required.
