Focused jobs and one-time cleans
Your recurring janitorial visits keep rooms clean week to week. This page covers the jobs around them: carpet that needs extraction, glass and steel that need detail work, and suites that need one thorough clean before a move-in or reopening.
Detail work beyond the daily routine
Carpet extraction, wall cleaning, stainless steel, interior glass and interior windows can be booked on their own or folded into recurring service, so high-visibility surfaces get more than a quick wipe-down.
Planned for occupied buildings
We work around your traffic, access rules and preferred hours, so cleaning never gets in your team’s way, whether that is a weekday evening or a quiet weekend.
Ready for move-in day
An empty suite is cleaned top to bottom before your team or tenant arrives, so the first morning in the new space starts clean.
When a single surface needs the attention
Sometimes the whole building is in good shape and one thing is not: a carpet run that has darkened by the entry, scuffed walls along a busy corridor, or stainless steel that shows every fingerprint. A focused job takes care of that area without changing your regular routine.
Focused work pairs well with recurring janitorial visits, because the routine keeps the surface in shape once it has been brought back. For client-facing suites, see how office cleaning keeps reception and conference rooms presentable. Share the area, the surface and the timing, and the quote spells out what the job includes, much as a cleaning scope of work does for nightly service.
Hard floors that need a reset
Vinyl tile in break rooms and corridors dulls as traffic wears through the finish. Strip-and-refinish work takes the old wax off down to the tile and lays fresh coats, booked for an evening or weekend so the floor has cured when your team is back.
Concrete floor scrubbing lifts ground-in dirt and tire marks from warehouse aisles, loading areas and back rooms. The price follows the square footage, how soiled the surface is and how often it is scrubbed.
Marble and terrazzo in lobbies and entries get natural stone care: cleaning with stone-safe products, then polishing that brings back the shine visitors see first. Rates and cycles for each floor type are on our commercial floor care page.
Carpet extraction
Carpet extraction for entry runs, corridors and whole floors has its own page: commercial carpet cleaning covers cycles, drying time and 2026 rates.
One-time cleaning for move-ins, resets and retail floors
Not every job starts a recurring plan. A suite getting ready for a new tenant, an office before a reopening, or a retail interior that needs a full reset before a busy season is handled as one-time cleaning.
A one-time job covers the surfaces you list: floors, walls, stainless steel, interior glass, restrooms and fixtures. Retail and grocery interiors can book it after closing so aisles and entries are clean when the doors open. If the space then needs regular care, that same list becomes the starting checklist for ongoing service.
Glass, walls and stainless steel in R&D and lobby spaces
Lobbies in R&D buildings and tech offices lean heavily on glass and steel: entry doors, partition walls, elevator panels, kitchen appliances. These surfaces show smudges first, so they get their own line on the checklist with a set frequency instead of a pass when there is time.
Wall cleaning works the same way. Corridors, break areas and the strip beside a busy door collect scuffs, and a periodic wall job brings the hallway back to looking cared for. When the scuffing comes from daytime traffic, a porter on the floor keeps spot cleaning going between those jobs.
How focused jobs are priced
Focused jobs are priced by the job, not by the month. Carpet extraction is quoted by the square feet of carpet in each area, and entry runs or kitchen paths often go on a shorter cycle than quiet rooms. Wall cleaning, stainless steel detailing and interior glass are quoted per visit, based on how many surfaces there are and how hard they are to reach.
Take a 22,000-square-foot Sunnyvale R&D building with a glass lobby, two office wings and eight restrooms. A typical weekend job there covers extraction of 4,000 square feet of lobby and corridor carpet, about $1,200 at a 2026 rate of $0.30 a square foot, plus a pass on the lobby glass and elevator panels and wall spot cleaning along the main hallway. Each item is its own line on the quote, so you can book all three at once or spread them over a few weekends.
Recurring service is priced another way: 2026 market data for the South Bay puts five-night janitorial work at $0.16 to $0.25 per square foot each month for most buildings, and our guide to Sunnyvale commercial cleaning rates breaks that down with sample bills. A tight window or short notice adds to either kind of price, and a walkthrough turns your list into a firm figure.
A few useful answers
Commercial cleaning questions
How is commercial cleaning different from janitorial service?
Janitorial service is the nightly routine. Commercial cleaning here means the focused jobs around it: carpet extraction, walls, glass, stainless steel and one-time cleans. You can book both on one plan.
Are stainless steel and interior glass part of commercial cleaning here?
Yes. Both can sit on your recurring checklist with a set frequency, or be booked as a detail job when lobby glass or kitchen steel needs more than a wipe.
Can a retail store be cleaned before it opens?
Yes. Retail interiors are cleaned early morning, in the evening or overnight, so floors, fixtures and entry glass are finished before customers arrive.
Can a whole suite be cleaned before move-in?
Yes. Book a one-time clean for the empty suite, list the rooms and surfaces, and the work is scheduled before your team or tenant arrives.
