🪟 Glass & Detail

• baseboards BAYS-bordz ▶ EN
  zoclos SOH-klohs ▶ ES

  The trim where the wall meets the floor; scuffed baseboards are what a walkthrough inspection finds.

  Wipe the baseboards in the main hall before the walkthrough. — Limpia los zoclos del pasillo principal antes del recorrido.

  Also: zócalos (general) · rodapiés (PR)

• blinds BLAYNDZ ▶ EN
  persianas pehr-SYAH-nahs ▶ ES

  Dusted slat by slat with the duster or a microfiber glove; a bent slat gets noted, not forced.

  Blinds in the conference rooms this deep-clean. — Las persianas de las salas de juntas en esta limpieza profunda.

• breakroom BRAYK-room ▶ EN
  comedor de empleados koh-meh-DOHR deh em-pleh-AH-dohs ▶ ES

  Tables, counters, microwave, and fridge front — food surfaces get the food-safe product and the green cloth.

  Breakroom gets done last with fresh cloths — green ones only. — El comedor se hace al final con paños limpios — solo los verdes.

• cobwebs KOB-webz ▶ EN
  telarañas teh-lah-RAH-nyahs ▶ ES

  Corner webs at ceiling and floor level; the high duster gets them before a client ever points one out.

  Walk the ceiling corners for cobwebs every Friday. — Recorre las esquinas del techo buscando telarañas cada viernes.

• desk policy DESK POL-ih-see ▶ EN
  política de escritorios poh-LEE-tee-kah deh es-kree-TOH-ryohs ▶ ES

  What the account allows on desks: usually wipe only clear surfaces, never move papers, never touch electronics screens.

  Desk policy here is clear-surface only — papers stay exactly where they are. — La política aquí es solo superficie despejada — los papeles se quedan exactamente donde están.

• detail work DEE-tayl wurk ▶ EN
  trabajo de detalle trah-BAH-hoh deh deh-TAH-yeh ▶ ES

  The close-up cleaning — corners, edges, vents, tracks — that separates a good account from a lost one.

  Friday is detail work night — door tracks, vents, and corners. — El viernes es noche de trabajo de detalle — rieles de puertas, rejillas y esquinas.

• door glass DOR glas ▶ EN
  vidrio de la puerta BEE-dryoh deh lah PWEHR-tah ▶ ES

  Entry and interior door glass — spot-cleaned daily at hand height, full-cleaned on schedule; the surface customers touch and judge.

  Door glass at every entrance, both sides, before open. — Vidrio de puerta en cada entrada, por los dos lados, antes de abrir.

• drinking fountain DRINK-ing FOWN-ten ▶ EN
  bebedero beh-beh-DEH-roh ▶ ES

  Disinfected daily — basin, button, and spout; a food-contact-level surface people forget.

  Hit every drinking fountain with disinfectant and shine the chrome. — Desinfecta cada bebedero y sácale brillo al cromo.

  Also: fuente de agua (general)

• dust DUST ▶ EN
  sacudir sah-koo-DEER ▶ ES

  Wipe dust from surfaces, high to low, so what falls gets picked up on the next pass down.

  Dust the sills and ledges before you vacuum. — Sacude las repisas y los marcos antes de aspirar.

  Also: quitar el polvo (general)

• elevator tracks EL-eh-vay-tor TRAKS ▶ EN
  rieles del elevador RRYEH-lehs del eh-leh-bah-DOHR ▶ ES

  The door tracks that fill with grit; vacuumed and detailed with a brush — the two-inch strip everyone sees while waiting.

  Elevator tracks with the crevice tool on detail night. — Los rieles del elevador con la boquilla delgada en la noche de detalle.

• final walkthrough FAY-nul WAWK-throo ▶ EN
  recorrido final rreh-koh-RREE-doh fee-NAHL ▶ ES

  The last pass through the building: lights per the sheet, doors locked, alarms set, nothing left behind — the shift isn't over until the walkthrough is.

  Final walkthrough together tonight — new alarm code, watch me set it. — El recorrido final juntos hoy — código de alarma nuevo, mira cómo lo pongo.

• fingerprints FING-ger-prints ▶ EN
  huellas WEH-yahs ▶ ES

  The hand marks on glass doors and stainless steel that customers notice first.

  Get the fingerprints off the elevator doors on every pass. — Quita las huellas de las puertas del elevador en cada pasada.

  Also: marcas de dedos (general)

• furniture polish FUR-nih-chur POL-ish ▶ EN
  pulidor de muebles poo-lee-DOHR deh MWEH-blehs ▶ ES

  For real wood desks and doors only; on glass or floors it leaves a slick film that never quite comes off.

  Furniture polish on the executive desks, and keep it off the floor. — Pulidor de muebles en los escritorios de dirección, y que no caiga al piso.

• high dusting HAY DUST-ing ▶ EN
  sacudido de altura sah-koo-DEE-doh deh al-TOO-rah ▶ ES

  Dusting vents, light fixtures, and ledges above shoulder height with an extension tool.

  High dusting in the lobby is monthly — this week it's due. — El sacudido de altura del lobby es mensual — esta semana toca.

• light fixtures LAYT FIKS-churz ▶ EN
  lámparas LAHM-pah-rahs ▶ ES

  Lenses and covers dusted or washed on the detail schedule; power considerations and ladders make it a planned task, not a quick one.

  Dead bugs in the lobby light fixtures — schedule the lens wash. — Hay bichos en las lámparas del lobby — programa el lavado de micas.

• microwave cleaning MAY-kroh-wayv KLEE-ning ▶ EN
  limpieza del microondas leem-PYEH-sah del mee-kroh-OHN-dahs ▶ ES

  Steam a wet cloth inside first to soften the splatter, then wipe; food-safe product, turntable washed.

  The microwave looks like a crime scene — steam it and wipe it out. — El microondas parece escena del crimen — vaporízalo y límpialo por dentro.

• partition glass par-TISH-un glas ▶ EN
  mamparas de vidrio mahm-PAH-rahs deh BEE-dryoh ▶ ES

  Office and conference glass walls; fingerprint patrol at handle height, full clean on the detail rotation.

  Partition glass in the conference rooms before Monday's board meeting. — Las mamparas de vidrio de las salas antes de la junta del lunes.

• scraper blade SKRAY-per blayd ▶ EN
  navaja para vidrio nah-BAH-hah PAH-rah BEE-dryoh ▶ ES Safety-critical

  The razor in a holder for paint, stickers, and debris on glass; wet the glass first, one direction only, and never on tinted or coated glass.

  Scraper blade for the paint specks — wet it first or you'll scratch it. — Navaja para las gotas de pintura — mójalo primero o lo rayas.

• spot clean SPOT kleen ▶ EN
  limpiar por puntos leem-PYAHR pohr POON-tohs ▶ ES

  Clean just the visible marks — fingerprints on glass, smudges on walls — instead of the whole surface.

  Spot clean the entry glass every night, full glass on Fridays. — Limpia por puntos el vidrio de la entrada cada noche, vidrio completo los viernes.

• squeegee SKWEE-jee ▶ EN
  jalador de vidrios hah-lah-DOHR deh BEE-dryohs ▶ ES

  The rubber-bladed tool that pulls water off glass in clean strokes.

  Fresh rubber on the squeegee — this one is leaving lines. — Ponle hule nuevo al jalador — este está dejando rayas.

  Also: escobilla de goma (general)

• stainless steel polish STAYN-les STEEL POL-ish ▶ EN
  pulidor de acero inoxidable poo-lee-DOHR deh ah-SEH-roh ee-nok-see-DAH-bleh ▶ ES

  The product for elevator doors and kitchen fronts; wipe with the grain.

  Stainless steel polish on the elevator doors, with the grain. — Pulidor de acero inoxidable en las puertas del elevador, siguiendo la línea.

• streaks STREEKS ▶ EN
  rayas en el vidrio RRAH-yahs en el BEE-dryoh ▶ ES

  The smears left by dirty rubber, too much product, or sun-drying; checked at an angle against the light.

  Streaks on the entry glass — new rubber and less product. — Rayas en el vidrio de la entrada — hule nuevo y menos producto.

• vents VENTS ▶ EN
  rejillas de ventilación rreh-HEE-yahs deh ben-tee-lah-SYOHN ▶ ES

  Supply and return grilles that grow dust beards; vacuumed or damp-wiped on the detail schedule.

  The return vents in the hall are growing dust — get them tonight. — A las rejillas de retorno del pasillo ya les cuelga el polvo — límpialas hoy.

• window mop WIN-doh mop ▶ EN
  mojador moh-hah-DOHR ▶ ES

  The T-bar with the fuzzy sleeve that lays solution on the glass ahead of the squeegee.

  Wash the window mop sleeve, it's dragging grit. — Lava la funda del mojador, anda arrastrando arenilla.

• window washing WIN-doh WOSH-ing ▶ EN
  lavado de vidrios lah-BAH-doh deh BEE-dryohs ▶ ES

  Full glass service: soap solution with the mop, pulled dry with the squeegee, edges toweled. Interior only — exterior high work is its own licensed trade.

  Interior window washing is quarterly on this account. — El lavado de vidrios interiores es trimestral en esta cuenta.

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