What facility services cost: cleaning, porters and exterior upkeep.

How to read these figures.

Ranges on this page reflect regional market pricing and published rate surveys as of 2026. Each one has three parts: a low figure where light, simple plans begin, a typical band where most commercial properties land, and a high figure where demanding buildings go.

Your own number comes from the property. Continental walks the building with you, measures the cleanable area, notes traffic and access hours, and sends a written quote that prices each service on its own line. That quote is what you set against the ranges below.

Day and night porters.

Porters are billed by the hour, and most programs in our area land between $31 and $47 a porter-hour. A simple route in one building starts close to $28, while complex towers and short-notice shifts reach $57. The monthly figure is the scheduled hours multiplied by that rate.

Porter hours sit on top of the nightly janitorial program rather than replacing it. The best return comes from timing shifts to lobby and restroom peaks, the morning arrival, lunch and the end of the workday, instead of buying one long shift that idles through quiet hours.

Pressure washing and exterior upkeep.

Washing entries, plazas, walkways and building fronts is priced by the square foot for each visit. The typical band runs $0.17 to $0.47. Wide concrete decks with routine soil begin near $0.11, while entrances thick with gum and detailed facade washing climb toward $1.00. Our facade cleaning guide explains why some wall materials take slower, gentler methods.

Parking lot sweeping, landscaping and grounds care, high dusting, and window and detail cleaning have no fixed figure here, because each is priced straight from the property. Sweeping follows lot size, sweeps per week and litter load. Grounds follow turf and bed area, trimming and seasonal cleanup. High dusting follows ceiling height, lift access and how much structure is exposed. Detail glass follows the count of panes and partitions and how often each is cleaned. Light facility maintenance is priced into the plan beside the other services, and the walkthrough sets every one of these numbers.

Worked examples.

A 30,000-square-foot Walnut Creek office building on five nights a week at $0.19 a square foot comes to $5,700 a month. Add a weekday day porter for six hours a day, about 130 hours a month at $40, and porter coverage adds $5,200, for a combined $10,900 monthly.

An 18,000-square-foot medical office building in Sacramento, priced about a quarter above the city’s office band at $0.24, runs $4,320 a month for nightly cleaning. Stripping and refinishing 2,500 square feet of VCT corridors at $0.60 adds $1,500 per project, scheduled twice a year.

A Sparks business park office of 12,000 square feet at $0.16 comes to $1,920 a month on five nights. Washing 6,000 square feet of entries and walkways quarterly at $0.20 adds $1,200 a visit, or $4,800 over the year, and lot sweeping is priced from the walkthrough.

Specialty services: ranges and factors

Post-construction cleaning is a one-time job priced by the square foot, often per phase. As of 2026 a final clean typically runs $0.22 to $0.70 a square foot across our area, from about $0.17 for light touch-ups to $1.05 for heavy dust, high ceilings and tight deadlines.

School and daycare programs run $0.11 to $0.22 a square foot monthly on five nights, usually at or a little below office rates. Industrial and warehouse programs land between $0.09 and $0.27 a square foot monthly on the cleanable area, from about $0.06 for large, simple floors to $0.48 for multi-shift plants.

Restroom deep cleaning is priced per visit from the number of restrooms and fixtures, the build-up they carry and the cycle you choose. Disinfection is priced from the touchpoint list inside your plan, and an on-request visit is priced by the area it covers and when it happens.