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Preparing for a cleaning walkthrough
What happens, what to think about and what you’ll receive.
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Resources
Helpful guides for a cleaner workplace.
Plain-language help for setting up cleaning, writing a scope of work and comparing bids, and planning floor care, restroom upkeep and deep cleans around your hours.
Resources
Guides.
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The full list of janitorial services
Every service sorted by rhythm: nightly work, periodic cycles, one-time projects and daytime coverage.
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How often should an office be cleaned?
Match visits per week to your headcount, foot traffic and the rooms that get used hardest.
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Writing a cleaning scope of work
Turn your rooms, tasks and access hours into one document every bidder reads alike.
Read the guide05
Comparing janitorial bids
Line up competing quotes so gaps in tasks, visits and supplies stand out.
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What office cleaning costs
Rates by city, worked examples and how to compare quotes.
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Choosing a floor care schedule
VCT, tile, sealed concrete and carpet, each matched to a care cycle that suits its foot traffic.
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Restroom upkeep by traffic
Match cleaning, restocking and daytime checks to how busy each washroom gets.
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Deep cleaning vs routine janitorial
What a deep clean adds, how to plan it and when to book it.
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What post-construction cleaning includes
Rough clean, final clean and touch-up, and how to time each one before your team moves in.
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Restroom log sheet
Give each restroom a posted record of who checked it, when, and what they found, so problems reach the right person sooner and the next shift knows where things stand.
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Encapsulation vs extraction
One method traps soil in crystals that the vacuum later lifts out; the other flushes the pile with hot water. Compare how they work, how fast carpet dries and the job each one does in a carpet program.
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Cost calculator
Pick a service in this janitorial price calculator, then put in your building’s size, its type and how many nights you want it cleaned. You’ll see a monthly cost estimate in seconds, and one click carries it into your quote request.
Use the calculator14
Task list builder
Concord facility managers can use this cleaning task list builder to draft a room-by-room cleaning list before talking to any cleaning company. Pick your building type and how busy it gets, trim what you don’t need, then print the list or send it with your quote request.
Use the tool15
Day porter vs evening crew
A porter keeps a building presentable while people are in it, and an evening crew gives it a full clean once they leave. See how the two shifts differ and when a site books both.
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First month with a new cleaner
The first 30 days of new janitorial service, stage by stage: the key handoff, early checks, a feedback routine and an end-of-month review that fixes small misses before they become habits.
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In-house vs outsourced cleaning
Hiring your own cleaners or contracting a janitorial company each come with a different workload. Compare the two on hiring, absences, supplies, supervision, coverage and the time it takes to manage.
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Frequency planner
Use this janitorial frequency planner to see how often each cleaning task belongs in your Concord building. Choose a facility type and a traffic level, and the planner groups the work by rhythm, from twice a day down to once a year.
Use the tool19
Office cleaning checklist
A printable office cleaning checklist arranged by cadence, from the nightly basics to the few jobs that come around each quarter. Use it to plan service, agree on the details and check the results.
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Schedule template
A printable grid for writing down which areas get attention daily, weekly, monthly or a few times a year, and who covers each one, so no job falls between your team and your cleaners.
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Restroom checklist
Restroom cleaning tasks for each visit, each week and the periodic deep work, with a restocking list alongside. Print it, walk your restrooms and see what is getting done.
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Supply estimator
Running short of paper and soap mid-month? This restroom supply estimator sizes a month of stock for your Concord building. Enter who uses the building and what’s on your walls, and you’ll see a monthly range of tissue, towels, soap refills and liners.
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Scrub and recoat vs strip
Dull VCT does not always need stripping to bare tile. Compare a light scrub and fresh coats with a full strip, which floor conditions call for which, and how both fit one floor cycle.
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SDS binder kit
Gather the safety data sheets for every cleaning and maintenance product on site into one binder that anyone in the building can open and search in a minute.
Read the guideWhy Astra
A plan built around
your space.
Cleaning that’s dependable, detailed and easy to manage.
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Tailored cleaning plans
Your plan is built around your spaces, your hours and your standards, not a one-size checklist.
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Consistent results
The same high standard every visit, with supervisors who check the work.
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Trusted cleaners
Background-checked teams you can confidently hand the keys to.
Where to start
If you’re setting up cleaning for the first time, begin with preparing for a walkthrough. It explains what we’ll ask, what we’ll look at and what lands in your inbox afterward. Then read about cleaning frequency so you arrive with a sense of how many visits fit your space.
Planning a remodel, a move or a floor refresh? The guides on post-construction cleanup and floor care schedules explain the order of work and how to fit it around your business hours, so the project never catches your team off guard.
Switching cleaning companies? Write a scope of work first, then use the bid comparison guide to line the quotes up.
A few useful answers
Common questions
Are these guides only for offices?
No. Most of the advice applies to practices, stores, warehouses and shared common areas too, and several guides point out where those spaces differ.
Which guide should I read before calling for a quote?
The walkthrough guide. It helps you gather the details that make your written plan accurate.
Is there a guide to what cleaning costs?
Yes. The office cleaning cost guide lists 2026 rates by city, works through three examples and shows how to compare quotes side by side.