Christmas shutdown office deep clean in Western Sydney: what to book before your team comes back
Most offices in Western Sydney go quiet for a fortnight over Christmas. Nobody at the desks. Nobody in the kitchen. For a cleaner, that's gold.
It's the one time of year we can pull every chair out, steam the carpet underneath and leave it to dry without someone walking a flat white across it at 8am.
So here's the short version. A Christmas shutdown office deep clean is a one-off, top-to-bottom clean that you book for the days your team is on leave. In Western Sydney, it usually covers carpet steam cleaning, a full kitchen and fridge reset, washroom descaling, high dusting and detail work on desks and high-touch points.
Your people come back in January to an office that feels reset. Book it in late November. Leave it until mid-December and you're picking from whatever's left.
When should you book a Christmas shutdown clean?
Late November. Earlier is fine too.
The problem is simple. Nearly every office closes in the same week. A cleaning crew can only be in one building at a time, and offices in Parramatta, Blacktown and Penrith all chase the same handful of days.
This year, the handful is small.
Book a Christmas shutdown office clean in Western Sydney by late November. In NSW, the 2026 public holidays fall on Friday 25 December, Saturday 26 December, Monday 28 December and Friday 1 January 2027. That leaves Tuesday 29, Wednesday 30 and Thursday 31 December as the main working days for cleaning, and they book out first.
The Monday is the extra day NSW adds because Boxing Day lands on a Saturday. You'll find it on the NSW Government's public holiday list.
Do the maths. Close up on Wednesday the 23rd or Thursday the 24th and you get three working weekdays before New Year. Teams that stay away until Monday 11 January get the first week of January as well. Those three days in December are the ones everyone wants.
Here's roughly how we'd plan it:
When | What to sort out |
Late November | Pick your dates. Get someone out to walk through the office. |
First half of December | Agree in writing what we'll clean, how we get in and what's off limits. |
Your last week before the break | Empty the fridge. Clear the desks. Let staff know. |
Day one of the shutdown | Carpets first, because they take the longest to dry. |
A day or two before you reopen | Quick refresh, bins out, soap and paper topped up. |
One thing we'd push back on: steaming the carpets the night before everyone returns. It's tempting. Don't. Damp carpet and a full office on a 35-degree morning is not the welcome back you're after.
What does an office deep clean in Western Sydney include?
Your weekly clean is maintenance. It keeps the place presentable. A deep clean gets to the stuff that builds up quietly over twelve months: the grey line along the skirting, the gunk in the fridge door seal, the dust on top of the partition walls where nobody ever looks.
Area | Your regular clean | The shutdown deep clean |
Carpets | Vacuumed, spots treated | Steam cleaned (hot water extraction), wall to wall |
Kitchen | Benches, sink, microwave, fridge, coffee station | Fridge emptied and scrubbed inside, seals cleaned, dishwasher filter, cupboard doors, appliances degreased |
Washrooms | Toilets and basins disinfected | Grout scrubbed, taps and fittings descaled, exhaust fans dusted |
Desks and chairs | Tops wiped | Underneath, chair bases, cable trays, tops of partitions |
Up high | Whatever we can reach | Light fittings, vents, tops of cupboards and door frames |
Glass | Partitions, fingerprints and smudges | Every internal glass wall and window, both sides |
Hard floors | Vacuumed, mopped, polished where needed | Machine scrubbed, corners and edges by hand |
The left column is what we already do on a normal visit for office cleaning in Western Sydney. The right column is the extra.
Why steam clean office carpets over the break?
Two reasons. The floor's empty, and there's time for it to dry.
Steam cleaning pushes hot water into the carpet and pulls it straight back out, along with the grit a vacuum never reaches. The carpet stays damp for a while afterwards. In a working office, that means roped-off areas and annoyed staff. Over Christmas, nobody's there to mind.
And with the desks moved, we finally get to the patch under them. It's usually the worst bit of carpet in the building.
Why is the Christmas break the best time for a deep clean?
Because nobody's there. That's most of the answer.
We can shift furniture, leave floors wet and run a scrubber through the kitchen at 10am. Nobody has to step around us or take a call over the noise.
The other reason is the heat. Picture an office shut for two weeks in a Western Sydney summer, aircon off, with a half-full fridge and a bin nobody emptied on the last day. Now picture opening the door on 4 January. We've walked into that smell. It's not a great start to the year.
Then there's January itself. Clients start coming in again, and the kitchen is often where they make up their mind about you. We wrote about that in why your office kitchen is your first impression.
Want a date locked in? Jas Commercial Cleaning has looked after Western Sydney offices for more than 15 years, and every job starts the same way. We come out, walk through the space and send a written quote within 24 hours, at no charge. Same police-checked team every visit, fully insured, no lock-in contract. Give Jasmine a call on 0405 817 844, or send through a quote request.
How do you prepare the office before the cleaners arrive?
Not much, but it makes a real difference. Ten minutes on your last afternoon saves us an hour, and that hour goes into cleaning instead of shuffling paper.
Empty the fridge. Properly. That includes the yoghurt with someone's name on it from October.
Get papers off desks and into drawers. We can't clean under a pile of invoices, and we won't move anything confidential.
Work out how we get in. Keys, swipe cards, alarm code. Some buildings make contractors sign in with building management first, so ask them now, not on the 29th.
Tell us what's off limits. The server room, the comms cupboard, the MD's office, whatever it is.
Send your team a two-line email with the dates. Someone always pops in to grab a charger.
Pause your regular cleans for the break. An empty office doesn't need them. Put that money towards a refresh before you reopen.
Still working out the shutdown dates themselves? The Fair Work Ombudsman explains when you can direct staff to take annual leave during a shutdown. The answer depends on their award or agreement, so read it before you announce anything.
What should you book for the week your team comes back?
A quick refresh, a day or two before you open. Even a locked office gathers dust over a fortnight. We'll go over the desks, kitchen and bathrooms, empty the bins and restock the soap and paper, so nobody's first job of the year is hunting for toilet rolls.
After that, it's back to your usual schedule. January is a good time to ask whether that schedule still fits, though. Our answer on how often a small office should be professionally cleaned gives the rule of thumb we use: twice a week at minimum, and three to five visits once you pass ten staff or have clients in regularly.
On day one, do a lap yourself. Our three-minute walk-through check tells you whether we did the job properly.
Two other things tend to happen over Christmas. Lease ending over the break? Book an end-of-lease clean. Fitout booked while everyone's away? You'll want a builders clean once the trades finish.
How much does a Christmas shutdown deep clean cost?
More than your regular clean. It takes longer and covers more ground, so no surprises there.
For a reference point, our regular office cleans in Western Sydney run $120 to $210 a visit, depending on the size of the space and how often we come. A shutdown deep clean sits above that. How far above comes down to the size of the office, how much carpet it has, how many kitchens and bathrooms you have, and how long it's been since anyone gave it a proper going-over.
We'd rather not guess over the phone. Jas Commercial Cleaning comes out, has a look and puts a price in writing.
Frequently asked questions
How long does an office deep clean take?
Depends on the office. A small one, say a dozen desks and a kitchenette, is often a single day's work. Bigger floors, or a lot of carpet, can run to two or three days. Build in drying time for the carpet as well. That's the bit people forget when they plan it.
Can the deep clean happen between Christmas and New Year?
Yes. In NSW, the 2026 public holidays fall on 25, 26 and 28 December, then 1 January 2027. That leaves Tuesday 29, Wednesday 30 and Thursday 31 December as normal working days. Only three, so get in early, and put the carpets on the first of them so they have time to dry.
Do I need to be at the office during the clean?
No, and most of our clients aren't. You give us keys, a swipe card or the alarm code, and the same police-checked team that already knows your office does the work. It's how our after-hours office cleaning runs all year. Just tell us in writing which rooms to leave alone.
What is the difference between end of year and new year office cleaning?
End of year cleaning is the big one: the deep clean, done once everyone has gone on leave. New year cleaning is a lighter go-over a day or two before they come back, to deal with the dust that's settled in the meantime. You can book one without the other. You'll notice the difference when you book both.
Should we keep our regular cleaning going during the shutdown?
Probably not. An empty office doesn't get dirty the normal way. Pause the regular visits and book a return clean instead. The exception is when a few people work through the break. Then keep a lighter schedule for the areas they actually use.
Book your shutdown clean before the dates go
You get one empty office a year. Might as well use it.
Jas Commercial Cleaning works across Parramatta, Blacktown, Penrith, Mount Druitt, Merrylands and the rest of Western Sydney. We'll come out for free, look at the space and have a written quote to you within 24 hours. Call Jasmine on 0405 817 844 or book a walk-through online.
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