How Often Should Your Office Be Cleaned?

How often should your office be cleaned in Kempton Park?

Under-cleaning damages your brand, hurts staff productivity and breeds illness. Over-cleaning wastes money. The right cleaning frequency depends on three variables: team size, foot traffic and industry. Here's the guide we use to scope office cleaning contracts across Kempton Park, Isando, Spartan and the broader East Rand.

Cleaning frequency by team size

Use this baseline and adjust for foot traffic and industry:

• 1-10 staff: 2x weekly clean + monthly deep clean
• 10-30 staff: 3-5x weekly + bi-weekly deep clean
• 30+ staff or client-facing reception: daily clean + weekly deep clean
• Medical, food, childcare, gym: daily clean + strict daily sanitisation

What a typical office clean covers

A standard scheduled office clean includes:

• Empty bins and replace liners
• Vacuum carpets, mop hard floors
• Clean and sanitise bathrooms
• Wipe kitchen surfaces, sink, fridge front
• Wipe boardroom tables and reception desk
• Spot-clean glass doors and partitions
• Restock toilet paper, soap, paper towels

What gets missed in 'cheap' office cleans

Bins emptied but desks untouched. Mopped floors but skirtings ignored. Bathrooms wiped but not sanitised. Boardrooms passed by because the door was closed. A proper office clean follows a checklist for every visit, every time — and you should ask to see it before signing any contract.

After-hours vs business-hours cleaning

After-hours cleaning is best for thorough, undisrupted work — desks accessible, no productivity loss, no customer interruptions. Business-hours cleaning is best for high-touch sanitising in client-facing areas: door handles, bathrooms, reception, kitchen — the visible cleanliness reassures both staff and clients. Most medium offices run a hybrid: after-hours main clean + a daily 1-hour daytime sanitisation pass.

Industry-specific add-ons

Some industries need cleaning beyond the standard scope:

• Medical: hospital-grade disinfection, sharps disposal, biohazard handling
• Food / restaurant: kitchen degrease, extractor hoods, cold-room exteriors
• Manufacturing / warehouse: ride-on floor scrubbers, racking dust-down
• Childcare / school: child-safe products, classroom and playground sanitisation
• Gym / studio: equipment wipe-down, mat sanitisation, mirror polish

How to scope a new office cleaning contract

Most professional cleaning companies (including us) will do a free site walk-through, measure the space, audit foot traffic, and propose a scope and frequency tailored to your team. Insist on:

• A written scope of work with a checklist
• Fixed monthly pricing, not estimates
• Same-team consistency (no rotating contractors)
• Insurance certificate (public liability + fidelity)
• 30-day exit clause for both sides
• Quarterly review and re-scope option

What it costs in Kempton Park

Monthly office cleaning contracts in Kempton Park typically range:

• Small office (under 100m², 2x weekly): R3 500 - R6 000/month
• Medium office (100-300m², 3-5x weekly): R6 000 - R12 000/month
• Large office (300m²+, daily): R12 000 - R30 000/month
• Add consumables (toilet paper, soap, refills): R800-R2 500/month
• Add deep clean once per quarter: R1 800-R4 500