Checklist
Commercial cleaning checklist
The 28 lines below apply to almost any commercial building, grouped by area with the frequency each one usually runs at. Print it and walk your own building against it, or build a version for your building type in the planner.
Desert Elite Industrial Services
Commercial cleaning checklist
Building:
Date: Inspector:
Entrances and lobbies
- DailyClean entrance door glass, push plates and frames both sides
- DailyVacuum walk-off mats, lift and clean beneath, replace square
- DailySweep and damp mop lobby hard floor with neutral cleaner
- DailyDisinfect high-touch points: handles, rails, elevator buttons, reception counter
- WeeklyHigh dust ledges, signage, vents and light fixtures to 10 ft
- QuarterlyInterior window glass and sills, full clean
Restrooms
- DailyClean and disinfect toilets, urinals and sinks, inside and out, including flush handles
- DailyDisinfect partitions, door handles, dispensers, faucets and light switches
- DailyClean mirrors and polish chrome
- DailyRestock paper, soap, sanitizer and liners; log low stock
- DailySweep and disinfectant mop floors, detail behind fixtures and along coving
- DailyEmpty waste and sanitary bins, wipe lids, replace liners
- WeeklyPour water into floor drains to maintain trap seal; treat odors at source
- WeeklyWash partition walls and tile walls to 6 ft
- MonthlyDescale fixtures and drains (Arizona hard water), acid-safe process
- QuarterlyMachine scrub tile and grout, reseal grout lines
Work areas
- QuarterlyVacuum and wipe HVAC supply and return grilles
Food prep areas
- DailyDegrease food-prep counters, splash zones and hood exteriors; sanitize per health-code contact-surface protocol
- WeeklyDeck-scrub quarry tile and grout with degreaser; clean floor drains and grates
Regulated waste
- DailyRed-bag regulated waste staged for licensed hauler; never mixed with general waste; PPE and bloodborne-pathogen protocol on every shift
Dust control
- DailyHEPA-filtered vacuuming of production areas and airborne-dust settling surfaces; filter change log maintained
- WeeklyHigh dust ledges, beams and fixtures in dust-generating zones by lift or pole
Public access
- DailyDay-porter sweep of public restrooms and entrances at agreed intervals; restock between visits
- DailyFingerprint clean of public-facing glass and touchscreens
Quality control
- WeeklyUnannounced management walkthrough with a written inspection score sent to the client
- WeeklyConsumables inventory count and reorder
- MonthlyScope review with the facility contact; adjust frequencies, log out-of-scope requests
- MonthlyEquipment service check: scrubber pads, vacuum filters, charger cycles
Desert Elite Industrial Services · 480-787-0551 · Scope of work is written per building at the walkthrough.
Next step
Walk the building with us
Under an hour on site with the supervisor who would run the account. You get a written scope of work for your building.