Office Cleaning Checklist: Daily, Weekly and Monthly Tasks

A good office cleaning checklist splits the work by frequency. Daily tasks cover trash, restrooms, kitchens, high-touch surfaces and floors. Weekly tasks add detail work like dusting ledges and cleaning glass partitions. Monthly and quarterly tasks cover deep cleaning: carpet extraction, floor refinishing, vents and windows. Use the lists below as a starting point and adjust them to your floor plan and traffic.

Daily office cleaning tasks

• Empty trash and recycling bins and replace liners.
• Clean and disinfect restrooms: toilets, urinals, sinks, counters, mirrors and partitions.
• Restock soap, paper towels and toilet paper.
• Clean kitchens and break rooms: counters, sinks, tables and the outside of appliances.
• Wipe and disinfect high-touch surfaces: door handles, light switches, elevator buttons, railings and shared equipment.
• Vacuum carpeted traffic areas and sweep and mop hard floors.
• Spot-clean entry glass and doors.

Weekly office cleaning tasks

• Dust desks, ledges, window sills, shelves and picture frames.
• Vacuum all carpet, including under desks and along edges.
• Clean glass partitions and interior windows.
• Wipe down chairs, tables and conference room surfaces.
• Clean inside microwaves and wipe refrigerator handles and doors.
• Detail-clean restroom fixtures and floor drains.

Monthly office cleaning tasks

• Dust high areas: vents, light fixtures, tops of cabinets and door frames.
• Clean baseboards and wipe walls where scuffed.
• Machine-scrub hard floors in high-traffic areas.
• Clean inside refrigerators (with your team's agreement on food left behind).

Quarterly and twice-a-year deep cleaning

• Hot-water carpet extraction (commercial carpet cleaning).
• Floor stripping and waxing for vinyl tile.
• Exterior and interior window cleaning.
• Pressure washing of entries, sidewalks and dumpster areas.
• Upholstery cleaning for lobby and break-room seating.

How to use this checklist

Turn the checklist into a written scope of work: each task, how often it's done and which rooms it covers. That's what a cleaning company prices, and what you check the work against. See what a commercial cleaning scope of work includes and how often an office should be cleaned.

For the full picture, read our complete guide to commercial cleaning services, or request a free quote and we'll build a checklist around your space.