A Complete Checklist of Commercial Cleaning Tasks

Keeping a commercial property clean is a bigger task than most outside the cleaning business realise. Unlike a home, a workplace is a venue built to support the work of those inside. It is larger, more complex, and requires a higher degree of ceiling-to-floor cleanliness than cleaning a home. There may be special cleaning requirements around equipment and facilities. And with the introduction of post-COVID return to the office, the need for meticulous sanitisation cannot be understated.

In these trying times of exacting commercial cleaning standards, it helps to start with a complete checklist. So, cleaning from top to bottom without missing a single sanitised surface or restocked supply, here’s a full checklist of chores performed by commercial cleaning teams.

Ceilings

Remove Dust and Dirt from Ceilings
Dust and Polish Light Fixtures
Dust Overhead Pipes and Ductwork
Replace Spent or Flickering Lightbulbs

Always start cleaning from the top down. When doing a full clean of an office or commercial space, we start with the ceilings. Ceilings can be cleared of dust and cobwebs with the right ceiling-designed brooms. From there, light fixtures are polished for dust-free illumination. If any lightbulbs are missing, we’ll replace them or enter a maintenance order for techs to handle the fixture interior. If there are any exposed pipes, wiring conduits, or ductwork along the ceiling, these too can be dusted before moving on to pick up the knocked-down dust and polish lower surfaces.

Surfaces

Remove Dust
Wipe and Sanitise
Remove Stains or Sticky Areas

Below the ceilings are the common-use surfaces starting from top shelves and those above-cabinet surfaces near the ceiling. Then lower shelves, storage furniture, and finally desk and table-level surfaces are polished. Any stains or sticky spots will be scrubbed up and an acid or base cleaner applied depending on the surface being cleaned. In touch-areas where hands and breath have been, we sanitise the surfaces to ensure no virus particles can pass between coworkers or survive between cleanings.

Floors

Sweep and Mop Hard Floors
Vacuum Carpets
Buff and Wax Tile

With ceilings and surfaces clean, we pick up the last of the dust with a thorough treatment of the floors. Hard floors are swept, vacuumed, and mopped. Large sections of tile can be buffed and re-waxed to protect the floors and enhance their long-lasting appearance. Carpets can be vacuumed and every few months, shampooed and steam-cleaned to ensure they stay fresh year after year.

Rubbish

Empty Trashcans Throughout the Building
Clear Away Empty Containers
Place Recyclables for Pickup
Take Trash to Dumpsters
Tidy Around Dumpsters

All rubbish is gathered and delivered to the proper receptacles indoors and outdoors. Recyclables are sorted and empty containers from the day’s work are disposed of properly.

Furniture

Dust and Polish Wood Furniture
Vacuum Upholstery
Deodorise and Remove Stains from Upholstery
Sanitise Plastic Furniture

Furniture in the office can be cleaned, vacuumed, sanitised, and treated for stains. Each material furniture will be treated with respect, vacuuming upholstery and polishing metal, wood, and plastic furniture. Every polished surface can then be sanitised for post-COVID office safety.

Bathrooms

Sanitise and Polish All Surfaces
Restock Soap, Towels, and Toilet Paper
Remove Stains with Industrial Cleaner

Cleaners pay special attention to bathrooms to make sure they remain a sterile and welcoming place for employees and guest. Facilities are cleaned, stain-treated, and sanitised with every round of cleaning. Then the supplies in the bathrooms are restocked including toilet paper, towels, and hand soap.

Kitchens and Break Rooms

Sanitise and Polish Countertops, Sink, Tables
Clear and Tidy Cabinets
Restock Napkins and Other Kitchen Supplies

Rooms where food is prepared and eaten also deserve special attention. Every appliance and countertop can be polished, deodorised, and sanitised for the next use. Stains are treated and any regular kitchen supplies like napkins or coffee sticks can be restocked.

Laundry

Collect Laundry
Wash, Disinfect, and Remove Stains
Fold and Restock

If your building handles laundry, your cleaning staff may address laundry cleaning as well. When this arrangement is made, your cleaning staff can collect laundry from recepticles throughout the building, than manage the washing disinfecting, and stain removal of the wash. Finally, laundry is folded and restocked where it is needed throughout the building.

Windows

Clean and Polish Windows Indoors
Clean First Floor Outdoor Windows

Windows that can be reached by the cleaning staff can be kept clean and streak-free. On the first floor, exterior windows can also be washed safely.

Building Exterior

Sweep Exterior Pavement
Power Wash or Sand Blast Exteriors
Sanitise Handrailings and Door Handles

Some commercial cleaning contracts include exterior cleaning. Your team may agree to sweep exterior walks or use a power washer or sand blaster to keep the outside of the building spotless. For post-COVID safety, exterior cleaning may include sanitising handrails and door handles outside the building.

Work Machines and Equipment

Wipe and Disinfect
Remove Grease and Residue

If your facilities include specialised equipment, you can ask your commercial cleaning team to learn how to wipe down and remove residue from your machines and sanitise the controls between use.

Cleaning Department Tasks

Reorder Cleaning Supplies
Log Maintenance Requests

Finally, commercial cleaners often handle supply orders and maintenance requests. We’ll re-order our own cleaning supplies along with anything the team is responsible for restocking. If we notice anything broken during a cleaning routine, we’ll let maintenance know so it can be fixed by the mechanical pros.

Do you need commercial cleaning services for your building? Request a quote from our Klean n Fresh cleaning services team.

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