A small office with five people will need less frequent cleaning than a large space with 30+ employees and daily visitors. The more foot traffic, the more dust, rubbish, and mess builds up — especially in shared areas like kitchens and bathrooms.

Rule of thumb:

• Small offices (under 10 staff): 2–3 times per week
• Medium offices: 3–5 times per week
• Large/high-traffic offices: daily cleaning

Some areas need more attention than others. Bathrooms, kitchens, and meeting rooms should be cleaned more frequently than individual desks. Why? Because they’re used by everyone — and they collect bacteria fast.

Example schedule:

• Bathrooms: Daily
• Kitchen/lunchroom: Daily
• Desks and work areas: 2–3 times per week
• Floors (vacuum/mop): 3+ times per week depending on traffic
• Bins: Daily or every second day

Certain industries come with extra cleaning needs. If your office is part of a medical practice, education centre, or gym, you’ll likely need daily professional cleaning to meet health and safety expectations.

If you just run a low-traffic admin office? You can usually scale it back.

During flu season or after major events, it’s worth increasing your cleaning frequency temporarily — especially for sanitising high-touch areas like door handles, lift buttons, and shared desks.

We make it easy. Just tell us about your space, how many people use it, and what kind of clean you’re after — and we’ll connect you with a reliable Christchurch cleaning team that fits your schedule.