Most offices we service in Bayside get cleaned once or twice a week. That covers the heavy lifting. The stretch between cleans is where the look of the place is really decided, and it usually comes down to a handful of small habits.
Here are five that seem to make the biggest difference in the clients we’ve worked with longest.
1. Wipe down the kitchen bench after lunch
Not a deep clean. A 30 second wipe with a cloth and spray, right after people eat. The reason this one matters so much is that food residue attracts flies and smells, and both of those make the whole room feel dirty even when it’s not. A tidy bench also stops the small “not my mess” arguments that start building up if crumbs sit around all afternoon.
2. Empty the desk bins on Friday afternoon
Cleaners usually do the bins, but if your team leaves Friday with half full bins, something sitting in there is going to smell by Monday. Tissues, coffee cups, half an apple. One pass around the desks with a liner bag before people leave on Friday solves it, and it takes about three minutes.
3. Keep a box of wipes at reception
Reception is the first thing clients see, and it collects fingerprints in a way most people don’t notice until a visitor points out the smudges on the glass. A small tub of surface wipes tucked under the desk lets whoever is on the front desk give the counter and glass a quick once over when things are quiet.
4. Rotate who refills the paper and soap
This one’s small but it’s the thing offices miss most often. Empty soap dispensers, empty paper, no spare rolls. If there’s one person in charge of it, it gets forgotten the week they’re on leave. Put it on a shared weekly roster and the problem disappears.
5. Deal with spills the moment they happen
Coffee on the carpet is not a big job if you blot it in the first minute. Wait an hour and it’s a job for a professional carpet clean. Same with milk in the fridge or water under the kettle. The cost of leaving it is always higher than the cost of dealing with it.
None of this replaces a proper clean. But these habits are what separates an office that looks good all week from one that only looks good on Tuesday mornings.
If your current cleaning schedule isn’t keeping up, get in touch and we’ll have a look at what would suit your space.