A room by room cleaning checklist for offices
This list walks through the rooms in a typical Louisville office or commercial building and notes how often each task should be done.
Entryways and reception
| What gets done | How frequently |
|---|---|
| Vacuuming or mopping floors and entry mats | At every visit |
| Cleaning the glass on entry doors | At every visit |
| Wiping down reception counters | At every visit |
| Dusting furniture, ledges and woodwork | Once each week |
Offices and workspaces
| What gets done | How frequently |
|---|---|
| Emptying trash and recycling | At every visit |
| Vacuuming carpets and mopping hard surfaces | At every visit |
| Dusting cleared desk surfaces | Once each week |
| Wiping phones and touch points | Once each week |
Restrooms
| What gets done | How frequently |
|---|---|
| Cleaning and disinfecting toilets, urinals and sinks | At every visit |
| Restocking paper and soap | At every visit |
| Mopping the floor | At every visit |
| Washing partitions and walls | Once each month |
Kitchens and break areas
| What gets done | How frequently |
|---|---|
| Wiping counters, tables and sinks | At every visit |
| Cleaning the outside of appliances | At every visit |
| Cleaning inside the microwave | Once each week |
| Wiping cabinet fronts | Once each month |
Floors and periodic tasks
| What gets done | How frequently |
|---|---|
| Machine scrubbing hard floors | Once each month |
| High dusting and vent cleaning | Once each month |
| Carpet extraction | Quarterly to once a year |
| Stripping and waxing tile | Yearly or whenever needed |
Putting this checklist to good use
- Begin by marking the rooms your building contains, along with how heavily each is used.
- Give every provider an identical copy so that each quote is built on the same work.
- Keep the list close at hand, as it makes a useful yardstick for the quality of service over the first month.
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