Commercial Cleaning Cost Alexandria — What 2015 Businesses Actually Pay
Commercial cleaning in Alexandria NSW 2015 spans a wider price range than almost any suburb in Sydney, because the building stock does. A tidy 200 square metre studio office off Fountain Street and a 2,000 square metre distribution unit on O Riordan Street are both commercial cleaning and they are nothing alike. This page gives the real hourly bands and worked monthly examples we quote across Alexandria 2015 and surrounds, so you can sanity-check any number you have been given.
Alexandria rates by sector
| Sector | Hourly band | Worked example |
|---|---|---|
| Office and creative workplace | $35 – $48 / hr | 250 m2 warehouse-conversion office, 3 nights a week — $1,100 to $1,800 a month |
| Creative and photographic studio | $40 – $55 / hr | Two-stage studio with edit suites, 3 visits plus turnarounds — $1,500 to $2,600 a month |
| Showroom and display floor | $38 – $52 / hr | 300 m2 trade showroom, 5 pre-open mornings — $1,400 to $2,200 a month |
| Retail and trade counter | $36 – $50 / hr | 250 m2 bulky-goods store, 6 mornings — $1,300 to $2,100 a month |
| Cafe, restaurant and taproom | $40 – $55 / hr | 90-seat venue, 6 pre-dawn mornings plus weekly kitchen degrease — $1,700 to $2,900 a month |
| Gym and fitness studio | $38 – $52 / hr | 400 m2 warehouse box, 6 mornings plus monthly deep clean — $1,800 to $3,000 a month |
| Medical and allied health | $42 – $58 / hr | Four-room practice, 6 nights with clinical protocol — $1,600 to $2,600 a month |
| Childcare and early learning | $38 – $50 / hr | 60-place centre, 5 nights plus holiday deep cleans — $2,000 to $3,200 a month |
| Strata common property | $34 – $46 / hr | 40-lot building, 3 visits a week plus periodic works — $1,200 to $2,000 a month |
| Warehouse and distribution | $45 – $60 / hr | 1,200 m2 unit, nightly amenities plus weekly floor pass — $1,900 to $3,200 a month |
| Industrial and production | $50 – $70 / hr | Workshop with degreasing and extraction scope — quoted after walkthrough |
| Brewery and distillery | $50 – $65 / hr | Brewhouse, packaging and taproom, 5 to 6 days — $2,400 to $4,500 a month |
One-off and project cleans sit at $45 to $60 per hour. Machine floor work on a warehouse slab is quoted per square metre, commonly 18 to 35 cents depending on condition and how much of the floor is clear.
The four things that actually move the number
- Frequency. Five visits a week is not five times the cost of one. Daily service keeps the base load low, so each visit is shorter. Sites that drop to weekly to save money often find the visit doubles in length and the saving disappears.
- Wet areas. Bathrooms, kitchens, end-of-trip showers and changerooms are the most labour-dense square metres in any Alexandria building. Two extra bathrooms cost more than a hundred extra square metres of open floor.
- Access. A site we can enter after hours is cheaper than one that forces a day clean around staff, deliveries and forklifts. Shared docks and ticketed street parking around Doody and Maddox Streets add real time.
- Surfaces. Exposed brick, steel truss, sawtooth glazing, polished concrete, epoxy, rubber matting and natural stone each need a specific method. Buildings in this suburb usually have four of them in one tenancy.
Why the cheapest Alexandria quote is usually the most expensive
A quote well under these bands is almost never a more efficient operator. It is fewer hours on site, periodic work quietly excluded, consumables billed separately, or a subcontractor without current insurance. The pattern is predictable: months one and two look fine, by month four the high dusting has never happened, the shower grout has gone, and the floor needs a project clean to recover. Ask any quote for hours per visit, what periodic work is included in the monthly figure, and a certificate of currency. Most low bids do not survive those three questions. Pro Clean Corp has been running commercial contracts since 2015 and the national team is at Pro Clean Corp.
Where to go next
For the full tier breakdown of what each service level includes, see our Alexandria cleaning rates page. For sector detail, read warehouse cleaning, creative studio cleaning, brewery and distillery cleaning or office cleaning, all for Alexandria. Terms, staffing and insurance questions are answered on the FAQ.
Commercial cleaning cost Alexandria — FAQs
What is the average commercial cleaning cost in Alexandria?
Across Alexandria 2015 the working range is $34 to $70 per hour depending on the sector. Office and strata sit at the lower end, warehouse and industrial at the top because of the machinery, PPE and documentation involved. Machine floor work on a warehouse slab is quoted per square metre instead, commonly 18 to 35 cents.
Why is warehouse cleaning here more expensive than office cleaning?
Because it is a different job. A warehouse program in Alexandria carries ride-on or walk-behind scrubbers, high-level access equipment, safety inductions, high-visibility PPE and a documented method statement. An office program needs a vacuum, a flat mop and a checklist. The hourly gap reflects equipment and risk, not a premium for the word warehouse.
Is a per-square-metre or per-hour quote better?
Per hour for anything labour-driven — offices, studios, clinics, retail, strata. Per square metre for machine floor work where output is predictable. Be cautious of a per-square-metre price on a complex site: it usually means the quoter did not walk the building and will renegotiate once they see how much of the floor is actually clear.
What makes an Alexandria quote go up or down the most?
Frequency first, then wet areas, then access. A five-night schedule is not five times a one-night schedule because the base load per visit falls. Two extra bathrooms or an end-of-trip shower block adds more than a hundred square metres of open floor. And a site with no after-hours access that forces a day clean around staff will always cost more.
Do you charge for a quote?
No. Walkthroughs and quotes are free and itemised room by room so you can compare honestly. We quote a fixed monthly figure, not an estimate that drifts.
How do I compare two quotes properly?
Put the scopes side by side, not the prices. Check visit frequency, hours on site per visit, whether periodic work such as high dusting and floor machining is included or extra, whether consumables are managed, and ask for the certificate of currency. A cheap quote in Alexandria almost always turns out to be fewer hours, not better value.
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