The Office Cleaning Checklist by Go Cleaners

Posted by Dmitri Kara on March 2, 2023 in Cleaning Tips

Office spaces get dirty fast and a lot. Even though Covid had a heavy impact on office culture and attendance, ensuring that all your work areas are neat and clean is an integral part of establishing and keeping a pleasant, healthy and professional work environment.

For this reason, Go Cleaners (London) puts forward our detailed office cleaning checklist, which considers both the frequency of each cleaning task and the office areas that need attention the most.

Just bear in mind that you can always resort to professional office cleaning services and contact us to have experts handle the burden.

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Now without further ado, the office cleaning checklist:

In this guide:

Daily Cleaning Tasks

You should perform certain cleaning tasks on a daily basis.

Besides ensuring that you maintain a sanitised and healthy workplace, tasks listed below also help you comply with UK regulations aimed at ensuring the safety of your employees.

Daily Cleaning Tasks In The Workspace:

Dust shelves, cabinets, and other surfaces.
Empty trash cans.
Wipe trash cans down with a quality disinfectant,
Wash trash cans when needed, and change liners.
Clean light changes to eject fingerprints and different impressions.
Clean under desks and tables.
Return out-of-place utensils to the kitchen.
Dust and disinfect hard surfaces, furniture and electronics.
Clean walls and painted surfaces as needed.
Wipe down door handles, light switches and baseboards.
Vacuum, sweep, and mop hard floor and tiled areas.

Daily Cleaning Tasks In The Reception Area:

Straighten out reception décor.
Dust floor mats.
Empty trash cans.
Wipe trash cans down with a quality disinfectant.
Wash trash bins when needed, and change liners.
Use quality disinfectant on the reception counter and telephones.
Sanitise coffee tables and other furniture.
Organise magazines, brochures, and other items to give the coffee table a pleasant first impression.
Dust tables, window shades and vents.
Wipe down door handles, light switches, and baseboards.
Vacuum, sweep, and mop hard floor and tiled areas.

Daily Cleaning Tasks In The Bathrooms Or Restrooms:

Refill toilet paper, paper towels and hand soap.
Wash toilet bowls thoroughly with a toilet bowl brush and cleaner.
Disinfect and polish all toilets (including seats) and urinals inside and outside.
Wipe and polish mirrors, windows and glass.
Make sure there are no streak marks on glass surfaces.
Wipe and disinfect all bathroom surfaces, including entry handles, doorknobs, sinks, and towel or hand dryer accessories.
Scour and sanitise all basins.
Clean the divisions and eject the watermarks.
Empty sanitary napkin receptacles and wipe with a disinfectant.
Empty trash cans.
Wipe trash bins down with a quality disinfectant.
Wash trash bins when needed, and change liners.
Mop, vacuum, and sweep tiles and flooring.

Daily Cleaning Tasks In The Kitchens And Break Rooms:

Dispose of food wrappers, unwanted food, and expired perishables.
Discard any old food in the refrigerator.
Disinfect fridge surfaces.
Empty trash cans.
Wipe trash bins down with a quality disinfectant.
Wash trash bins when needed, and change liners.
Spot clean walls near trash receptacles.
Wipe down counters, sinks, tables and chairs.
Cleaning microwave ovens, coffee makers and other kitchen appliances.
Refill kitchen towels, dishwash liquids and hand soaps.
Clean and wipe tables and chairs.
Clean and polish drinking fountains and water coolers.
Ensure that water coolers are clean and filled.
Make sure that there are drinking cups available.
Damp wipe countertops to remove coffee rings and spillage.
Clean and sanitise sinks and faucets.
Spot-clean cabinets and the exterior of appliances to give them a neat appearance.
Clean all utensils and dishware.
Putt clean utensils and dishware in the appropriate drawers.
Clean the coffee pot and discard old coffee grounds.
Wash any plates in the sink and put them away.
If you have a dishwasher: load all dishes present in the dishwasher and activate it.
Empty the kitchen of all unclaimed items after giving proper notice for people to salvage what they need.
Damp mop of hard surface floors to remove spillage from soiled areas.
Vacuum and sweep all hard floor and tiled areas.

Weekly Cleaning Tasks

Here come some of the other cleaning duties that don’t require daily care, but nevertheless need tackling at least once a month to avoid a buildup of dust, dirt, and other unpleasant substances.

Weekly Cleaning Tasks In The Workspace:

Clear the cobwebs out of the corners.
Dust computer screens, keyboards, and other computer equipment.
Dust all vertical surfaces of desks, file cabinets, chairs, tables and other office furniture.
Wipe down the high-contact surface with a quality disinfectant. This includes desks, keyboards, phones, chair arms, copy machines, staplers and your card key access system’s readers.
Dust windows, blinds, curtains, shades, and window sills.
Use a standard glass cleaner to wipe down all glass areas, including windows.
Wash, clean, and scrub trash cans inside and out.
Damp mop hard surface floors, take care to get into corners, along edges and beneath the furniture.
Thoroughly vacuum carpeting. Get into corners, along edges and beneath the furniture.
Wash exterior windows and doors.
Buff hard surface floors if needed.
Wax or polish hard floor surfaces.
Polish and buff all hardwood surfaces, including floors and conference tables
Squeegee glass windows inside and out.

Weekly Cleaning Tasks In The Reception Area:

Clear the cobwebs out of the corners.
Clean walls and painted surfaces when needed.
Clean light fixtures.
Vacuum fabric chairs, couches, and sofas, couches.
Vacuum curtains or blinds.
Wipe down entry door glass with cleaning solutions. Avoid leaving streaks.
Wash, clean, and scrub trash cans inside and out.
Clean the reception counters and telephones with quality disinfectant.
Damp mopping hard surface floors, taking care to get into corners, along edges and beneath the furniture.
Thoroughly vacuum all carpeting. Get into corners, along edges and beneath the furniture.
Wash exterior windows and doors.
Buff hard surface floors if needed.
Wax or polish hard floor surfaces.
Polish and buff all hardwood surfaces, including floors and conference tables.
Squeegee glass windows inside and out.

Weekly Cleaning Tasks In The Bathrooms Or Restrooms:

Clear cobwebs out of the corners.
Wash, clean, and scrub trash cans inside and out.
Making sure soap and paper towel dispensers function well.
Remove splash marks from walls around the basins.
Damp mop hard surface floors. Get into corners, along edges and beneath the furniture.
Thoroughly vacuum all carpeting. Get into corners, along edges and beneath the furniture.
Washi exterior windows and doors.
Buff hard surface floors if needed.
Wax or polish hard floor surfaces.
Polish and buff all hardwood surfaces, including floors and conference tables
Squeegee glass windows inside and out.
Scrub toilets and sinks.

Weekly Cleaning Tasks In The Kitchens And Break Rooms:

Clear the cobwebs out of the corners.
Clean out the pantry if there is any.
Sanitise and deep clean refrigerators, microwaves and other kitchen appliances.
Polish the body of all stainless steel kitchen appliances.
Clean out any debris that accumulates behind the vending machine, microwave, and drawers.
Clean and wipe down countertops and surfaces where people eat and prepare food with disinfectant.
Wash, clean, and scrub trash cans inside and out.
Empty water left over in the water cooler before you clean and wash the outside and inside.
Wash all drinking cups and dispose of any with damage.
Clean glass surfaces such as mirrors with glass cleaners.
Damp mop hard surface floors. Get into corners, along edges and beneath the furniture.
Thoroughly vacuum all carpeting. Get into corners, along edges and beneath the furniture.
Wash exterior windows and doors.
Buff hard surface floors if needed.
Wax or polishing hard floor surfaces.
Polish and buff all hardwood surfaces, including floors and conference tables
Squeegee glass windows inside and out.
Scrubbing the sink and tiles.

Monthly Cleaning Tasks

Finally, some tasks are best performed with a monthly frequency, as doing them more often may result in high costs without any additional benefit.

Monthly Cleaning Tasks in the Workspace:

Wash and spot-clean fabric furniture.
Vacuum upholstered furniture
Damp wipe telephones. Use a disinfectant.
Vacuum air vents.
Rub down and polish all hardwood surfaces, including hard floors and conference tables.
Vacuum under, inside, and behind office furniture.
Deep clean keyboards, telephones, mouses, etc.
Clean out and vacuum debris, dust bunnies.
Vacuum HVAC vents or change filters.
Clean the window covers.
Organise and declutter office drawers and wardrobes.

Monthly Cleaning Tasks in the Reception Area:

Spot-clean any stains on fabric furniture.
Damp wipe telephones. Use a disinfectant.
Vacuum upholstered furniture.
Vacuum under, inside, and behind desks, chairs, and sofas.
Clean out and vacuum debris, dust bunnies.
Vacuum HVAC vents or change filters.
Durst any ceiling fans (if you have them).
Deep clean surfaces and the grouts between them.
Rub down and polish all hardwood surfaces, including hard floors and conference tables.
Clean high walls and windows.
Clean the window covers.

Monthly Cleaning Tasks in the Bathrooms or Restrooms:

Deep clean and sanitise tiled surfaces and grouts.
Vacuum HVAC vents or change filters.
Polish surfaces.
Clean the window covers

Monthly cleaning tasks in the kitchens and break rooms:

Get rid of expired food items.
Spot clean walls around food preparation areas.
Vacuum HVAC vents or change filters.
Clean the window covers.

Practical Tips On Building Office Cleaning Checklists

Here are some final tips you can use when performing specific cleaning duties.

When decluttering, opt for bins and boxes to store items in a neat, organised manner.
When dusting off, remember to use a damp cloth or a dusting solution.
When wiping down surfaces, use disinfectant cleaning solutions for maximum protection against germs and bacteria.
When vacuuming, change the dust bag or empty the canister to ensure maximum suction power.
When mopping, apply the correct type of cleaning solution depending on the flooring material.
When cleaning kitchenware, use the right cleaning solution, as some products may damage kitchenware.
When polishing surfaces, start at the room’s furthest corner and work your way in.
When cleaning windows and other glasses, use a squeegee and avoid harsh chemicals.
When tackling crevices and hidden areas, use a vacuum with an extension hose to reach them.