As winter fades, residents at The Fountains look forward to fresh air, warm sunshine, and cleaner surroundings. But there’s one part of our home that often remains neglected well into the warmer months – our underground garage. While it might not be glamorous, it’s part of our daily routine, and its condition directly affects comfort, cleanliness, and even health.
Winter Brings the Biggest Mess to Our Garage
At The Fountains, most of the garage dirt builds up during winter. Snow, slush, salt, and sand are tracked in by vehicles day after day for months. As they melt and dry, they leave behind layers of grime and fine dust. The air gets dusty, the smell becomes stale, and the space feels unwelcoming.
The reality is simple: the sooner the garage is cleaned each year, the longer we can all enjoy a fresh, dust-free, pleasant-smelling space. Waiting until later in the season means residents spend more time walking through a dirty garage and less time enjoying the benefits of a clean one.
The Comfort of a Clean Garage
Anyone who has stepped into a freshly power-washed garage knows the difference. The air smells cleaner, the floor looks brighter, and dust doesn’t swirl up with every footstep or car movement. Walking to and from your vehicle becomes a far better experience.
It’s not just about looks or smell – it’s about health. Adults, seniors, and children all pass through the garage daily, and breathing in fine dust particles for weeks or months isn’t something we should accept in our own home environment.
Dirt Doesn’t Stay in the Garage
At The Fountains, sand and dust from the garage often find their way into the foyer, onto elevator floors, and into residential hallways. Shoes, stroller wheels, and cart tires carry the mess inside, adding to cleaning costs and making other shared spaces feel less cared-for.
Cleaning the garage promptly after winter helps stop this dirt migration, keeping the rest of our building cleaner and more welcoming.
More Time to Enjoy a Clean Space
When the garage is cleaned as soon as winter ends, residents can enjoy a dust-free, pleasant-smelling space for the entire summer and well into fall. Delaying the cleaning shortens that time and prolongs discomfort for everyone. It’s a simple equation: earlier cleaning = more months of a clean garage.
And yet – as of now, the summer is almost over, and a date for cleaning the garage has still not been announced. Each week without action is another week of unnecessary dust, smell, and tracked-in dirt that could have been avoided.
Windows vs. Garage – Not the Same Situation
After the balcony renovation project – completed in spring 2025 – some residents understood that window cleaning could be postponed until later. That may be a reasonable explanation for the delay in that case. But the garage is different. Unlike windows, which mostly affect outward appearance, the garage impacts daily life, health, and cleanliness inside our building. Every week it remains dirty is another week residents deal with dust, smell, and tracked-in grime.
The Fountains’ Best Choice
Power-washing the underground garage right after winter is not just cosmetic – it’s practical, health-conscious, and resident-focused. Acting promptly means more time to enjoy a clean, fresh space, less dirt spreading into the building, and a clear improvement residents notice every single day.
At The Fountains, when the snow melts, the dirt doesn’t just disappear. But with timely action, it can – and the sooner we do it, the longer we enjoy the benefits.
