Commercial
Office, retail, and shared-space accounts.
1. Cleaning Checklist
Restrooms — Priority Zone
Restroom pass
Source: checklists.html › Commercial › Restrooms
- Sanitize all toilets, urinals, and bowls — inside, outside, base, behind
- Sanitize all sinks, faucets, and countertops
- Clean and polish all mirrors
- Wipe down all stall partitions and dividers
- Wipe down all dispensers — toilet paper, paper towel, soap, sanitizer
- Clean and disinfect door handles, light switches, and high-touch surfaces
- Empty all trash cans and replace liners
- Sweep and mop floor with disinfectant
Kitchen and Breakroom
Breakroom pass
Source: checklists.html › Commercial › Kitchen and Breakroom
- Clean and sanitize sinks, countertops, and backsplash
- Wipe down exterior of fridge, microwave, dishwasher, and other appliances
- Clean inside the microwave
- Wipe down tables, chairs, and seating surfaces
- Wipe down vending machines, water coolers, and coffee station exterior
- Empty all trash and recycling, replace liners
- Sweep and mop floor
Workstations and Offices
Desk-area pass
Source: checklists.html › Commercial › Workstations and Offices
- Dust all desks, monitors, keyboards, and reachable flat surfaces — no moving paperwork
- Dust shelves, picture frames, and decor
- Wipe down phones and door handles with disinfectant
- Empty all individual trash cans and replace liners
- Vacuum carpeted areas, sweep and mop hard floors
Not in scope: Never move or reorganize paperwork, files, or personal items on a desk.
Common Areas, Lobby, Conference Rooms
Common-area pass
Source: checklists.html › Commercial › Common Areas
- Dust all reachable surfaces — tables, shelves, ledges, decor
- Wipe down conference tables and chairs
- Clean and polish all glass — entry doors, partitions, conference room glass
- Vacuum carpets, rugs, and entry mats
- Sweep and mop all hard floors
- Empty all trash cans and replace liners
High-Touch Surfaces (Throughout)
Disinfect pass
Source: checklists.html › Commercial › High-Touch Surfaces
- Disinfect all door handles and push plates
- Disinfect all light switches and elevator buttons
- Disinfect stair handrails
- Disinfect shared phones, copiers, and printer touchpads
Final QC and After Photos
Walkthrough before you leave
Source: checklists.html › Commercial › Final QC
- Walk every zone one final time and confirm every checklist item is complete
- Confirm all trash is removed and bagged at the pickup point or dumpster
- Lock up and arm the alarm if access required it
- Final equipment check: nothing left behind in any zone
2. Required Photos
Before photos 1 wide photo per zone, first visit or on request
Source: checklists.html › Commercial › Step 1
- Lobby, restrooms, breakroom, common areas — one shot each at the start of the first visit.
Restrooms (after) 3 photos
Source: checklists.html › Commercial › Restrooms
- Toilets/urinals, base included
- Sinks and countertop
- Floor, wide angle
Priority zone — the restroom is what most reliably drives a commercial complaint if missed.
Breakroom / kitchen (after) 2 photos
Source: checklists.html › Commercial › Kitchen and Breakroom
- Sink and counters
- Tables and seating area
Common areas / lobby (after) 2 photos
Source: checklists.html › Commercial › Common Areas
- Entry / lobby glass
- Conference room or main common area
3. Don't Miss
Restrooms first
If you run short on time, restrooms are the zone that gets a client complaint fastest — never let them be the thing you rush.
Alarm and lock-up
A missed alarm code or unlocked door on the way out is a account-losing mistake, not a cleaning mistake — treat final lock-up as part of the checklist, not an afterthought.
4. Questions / Limits
Never touch paperwork or personal items
Dust around desks, never move files, mail, or personal belongings.
Photo counts are a draft
Exact photo counts on this page are a first-pass proposal, not yet an approved standard. Confirm with your office before treating a missing shot as a problem.
Anything outside this guide — flag it to your office before improvising. Never promise a customer scope that isn't on this list.