VIGILUME Cleaning · Selected engagements
Handover cleaning is measured against a defect list.
Final cleans are accepted selectively, where the program allows the work to be resourced properly and the standard is defined before the date is committed.
The operational problem
The operational problem
Final cleans are booked against a date rather than a standard. When trades run late, the clean is compressed, and the defect inspection finds what the compression cost.
Progressive cleaning is often skipped entirely, which pushes debris, dust and protection failures into the most expensive stage of the build.
Where this service commonly fails
The failure points are predictable. That is what makes them fixable.
Standard defined as 'builders clean' with no agreed inspection criteria
Booked before trades are genuinely finished in the area
Dust control ignored until after final coatings
Protection removed too early and damage cleaned rather than reported
No allowance for the re-clean that a defect list always generates
The VIGILUME approach
How VIGILUME plans a handover clean
We agree the standard and the inspection criteria first, then work backwards from the handover date to a realistic sequence — progressive, pre-handover detail and post-defect touch-up.
Where the program has moved and the clean can no longer be delivered to standard, we say so before the date rather than after the inspection.
What is included
- 01Progressive cleaning during construction stages
- 02Pre-handover detail cleaning to the agreed standard
- 03Glass, frame, track and hardware detailing
- 04Floor protection removal and finishing
- 05Dust control in ceilings, services and fixtures
- 06Post-defect touch-up cleaning
- 07Waste removal coordination with the builder
- 08Documented completion against the inspection criteria
What you can expect to see
Evidence, not assurance
- A written standard and inspection criteria before mobilisation
- A sequence tied to trade completion, not just the handover date
- Honest notice when the program no longer supports the standard
- Documented completion you can attach to the handover pack
Mobilisation considerations
Before the first shift
- 01Site induction and principal contractor WHS requirements completed
- 02Access, power, water and waste arrangements confirmed
- 03Trade completion checkpoints agreed with the site manager
- 04Defect touch-up allowance agreed in the contract, not assumed
- Teams work within the principal contractor's WHS system and site rules
- We do not remove construction waste that requires licensed disposal
- Damage found during cleaning is reported, not concealed
- We accept this work selectively, based on program certainty and available resourcing
Where we deliver it
Priority sectors
Delivered across South West Sydney, with each site assessed on access, supervision and relief coverage before we accept it.
- Warehousing and light industrial
- Commercial property and strata
Questions
What clients ask before engaging us
Can you clean while trades are still on site?
Progressive cleaning, yes. A final detail clean before trades finish simply gets undone, and we will say that rather than take the booking twice.
Do you allow for defect re-cleans?
Yes, when it is agreed in the contract. An unallowed defect clean is where most handover disputes start.
Agree the standard before the date.
Send the program and the inspection criteria. We will tell you what sequence the handover actually needs, and whether we can resource it.