taskforseWhat commercial cleaning costs.
These prices come from the taskforse bid calculator. Every building gets its own bid; this shows how the price moves from one kind of building to another.
The example: 20,000 sq ft, 4 washrooms, mixed floors, cleaned five nights a week. U.S. wages of $17.25 an hour plus 25% payroll, supplies at 13% of the price, and a 25% margin.
| Building | Medium | Medium, per sq ft a year |
|---|---|---|
| General office | $3,840 | $2.30 |
| Medical / dental | $4,830 | $2.90 |
| School | $3,840 | $2.30 |
| Retail | $3,210 | $1.93 |
| Warehouse / industrial | $2,330 | $1.40 |
| Bank branch | $4,830 | $2.90 |
A month, rounded to the nearest $10. Value is faster rounds and a lighter spec, medium is the standard commercial spec, premium is slower and more detailed. Sample figures, not a quote.
What moves the price.
More floor means more hours. Hours are the biggest part of every bid.
Every night a week adds a visit. A month counts as 4.33 weeks.
How much floor one cleaner covers in an hour at medium spec: 4,500 sq ft in offices and schools, 3,500 in clinics and bank branches, 5,500 in retail, 8,000 in warehouses.
Hard floors take about 15% longer than carpet.
About 8 minutes each per visit at medium spec, 5 at value and 11 at premium.
Local wages, payroll and supplies set the rest. In Canada the calculator starts from $21.00 an hour.