What commercial cleaning covers in Sydney
Commercial cleaning is the ongoing weekly or nightly cleaning of a working business — offices, strata, medical centres, gyms, schools, retail and industrial sites. The scope is built around keeping the space presentable and hygienic for staff, customers and visitors, not around any handover condition.
What bond / end-of-lease cleaning covers in Sydney
Bond cleaning (also called end-of-lease commercial cleaning or make-good cleaning) is a one-off detailed clean triggered when a business hands a leased premises back. The scope is heavier and aimed at the make-good clause of the lease — carpets steamed, walls spot-cleaned, kitchen detailed, bathrooms restored, signage removed, paint touch-ups in some cases, and the space photographed for handover.
Side-by-side scope comparison
Commercial cleaning is recurring, light-to-medium intensity, scoped around staff comfort and hygiene. Bond cleaning is one-off, high intensity, scoped around the lease's make-good condition. A nightly commercial cleaner is not automatically equipped or briefed for a bond clean — and a bond cleaner is not the right fit for ongoing scheduled work.
Pricing — ongoing contract vs one-off project
Commercial cleaning is priced per week, per visit or per square metre on an ongoing basis. Bond cleaning is quoted as a one-off project price after a walk-through, with carpet steam cleaning, window cleaning and any periodic items priced as line items. Expect a small Sydney office bond clean to start around $600–$1,200; larger fitouts run several thousand.
Office make-good and condition reports
Most Sydney commercial leases include a make-good clause. The bond cleaner's job is to get the space back to the condition described in the original handover condition report. Photograph everything before and after — it's the simplest way to prevent a deposit dispute.
When you need both back-to-back
When relocating, many Sydney businesses use the same provider for both — final commercial clean of the old site, bond/make-good clean of the vacated tenancy, and an initial deep clean of the new tenancy. Bundling avoids handover gaps.
How to brief each type of cleaner
For commercial cleaning: provide floor area, frequency, scope by zone, after-hours access and consumables responsibility. For bond cleaning: provide the original handover condition report, the lease's make-good clause, walk-through access and the date the keys are returned.
- Commercial cleaning = ongoing scheduled cleaning of a working business.
- Bond / end-of-lease cleaning = one-off detailed clean for handover.
- Bond cleans are scoped to the lease's make-good clause and condition report.
- Photograph before and after — it's the simplest way to avoid deposit disputes.
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