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Water Cooler Talk: How to Keep the Office Water Cooler Clean and Ready for Gossip

Water Cooler Talk: How to Keep the Office Water Cooler Clean and Ready for Gossip

The water cooler is the proverbial meeting spot in any Columbus office, and as such, it deserves a little respect. After all, it's the place where your employees go to outfox dehydration, catch up on spicy interoffice romances, and lament the latest Game of Thrones development. But to keep this haven inviting and gossip-ready,…

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Top 5 Benefits of Working Outside Your Columbus Office this Summer

Top 5 Benefits of Working Outside Your Columbus Office this Summer

You've undoubtedly heard the adage "variety is the spice of life." But here's a new and relevant twist: monotony is a productivity killer. Studies have shown that job dissatisfaction may be linked to an inability to see the world outside or to experience significant variety in the office environment. So whether you're…

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How to Keep Your Garbage Disposal Clean and Unclogged

How to Keep Your Garbage Disposal Clean and Unclogged

Fact: few things can stink up your kitchen faster than an untended garbage disposal. And if you let your disposal go too long without proper care, you may have to battle clogs, too. And you can't have that. Luckily, cleaning and maintaining your disposal is easier (and cheaper!) than you might think. Columbus homeowners, start …

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Learn how to Keep the Flu at Bay This Season

Learn how to Keep the Flu at Bay This Season

Flu and cold season return like clockwork every year, causing employees to miss work when they've caught the bug. Illness costs a 25-employee company approximately $33,000 per year to cover sick days and to pay to bring in additional staff to cover absent employees, according to Entrepreneur Magazine. Your efforts to prevent…

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Tips to Keep Your Office Clean During the Winter

Tips to Keep Your Office Clean During the Winter

Winter poses unique challenges to keeping your business clean and dry. Snow and ice from winter storms cause problems with wet floors while sand and salt used to melt ice can make floors gritty. Not only do dirty floors create an unappealing atmosphere, but they also create slick surfaces that could cause customers and your…

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We're Launching a New Referral Program

We're Launching a New Referral Program

Two Men & A Vacuum is a cleaning company that was created with a simple and straightforward goal in mind: to provide affordable, efficient, and environmentally-friendly office and house cleaning to the Columbus, Ohio area. So how did we get our start? Keep reading to find out. A Brief History of Two Men & A Vacuum Like many…

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Is Dirt Scaring Away Your Customers and Hurting Your Productivity?

Is Dirt Scaring Away Your Customers and Hurting Your Productivity?

If you are a business owner you are probably busy attending to projects and the day-to-day operation of your business. Thoughts of the condition of your bathroom may not even enter your mind. But overlooking it can be costing you customers and ruining your business.

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How to Keep Your Home Clean During the Winter

How to Keep Your Home Clean During the Winter

The wintertime blues can make it difficult to get up and moving, but a home full of people living their lives won't stop generating messes to accommodate the doldrums. This can create a cycle of a messy house leading to a lack of motivation and repeat. To keep your home shining brightly in the long, dark nights, follow our tips for wintertime house cleaning.

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Pet Problems: How to Rid Your Home of Pet Smells

Pet Problems: How to Rid Your Home of Pet Smells

If you're an avid animal lover, you've probably come to accept that their company sometimes comes at the cost of their horrid little smells. Dog breath in your face each morning? Check. A ripe kitty litter box? Check. The occasional accident? Checkmate.

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