Move In and Move Out Cleaning Service
House cleaning is difficult. Moving is a stressful and draining experience. So when you’re faced with the responsibility of housecleaning before you move out, it can be intimidating – especially if a damage deposit is at stake.
With all of the packing, planning, and paperwork, it’s easy to push cleaning to the bottom of your priority list. To re-establish this important task, we have come up with the ultimate move in and move out cleaning checklist that you can reference while moving.
Top tip: the home should be empty. If there are no boxes or furniture to clean around, cleaning will be much easier and more efficient.
Why care about Move Out Cleaning?
Whether your rental unit lease is up or you are downsizing to a new home, move out cleaning Brantford is beneficial for many reasons. Sure, the newcomer can clean the house themselves, but that’s not the best option. Hiring or preforming move in and move out cleaning services yourself have many advantages including:
- It will help your sell your home faster and/or for more money
- Renters will get their security deposits back
- Cleaning services will reduce the stress of moving
- Hiring moving cleaners will grant you more time as a homeowner to move
- Lastly, it’s just good manners
Move In & Out Cleaning Checklist
Move-Out Bedroom Cleaning
Cleaning tasks should be completed from top to bottom for maximum efficiency. This rule applies whether you’re cleaning a single room or your entire house. If you’re working with two storeys, start with the rooms on the second floor and work your way down, finishing each room from top to bottom.
Bedroom Cleaning Checklist
✔ All surfaces dusted
✔ Closet exteriors and interiors cleaned
✔ Marks on walls and baseboards cleaned
✔ Mirrors cleaned
✔ Interior windowsills and window tracks cleaned
✔ Baseboards dusted and/or wiped
✔ Doorknobs, doorframes, and doors wiped
✔ Light switches wiped
✔ Garbage emptied
✔ Hard surface floors vacuumed and damp-mopped
✔ Carpet and area rugs vacuumed
Move-Out Bathroom Cleaning
Because you don’t have to work around sheets or personal goods, cleaning a bathroom when it’s empty is significantly easier than normal cleaning.
Bathroom Cleaning Checklist
✔ Bathtub, shower walls, and glass doors cleaned and sanitized
✔ Sink cleaned and sanitized
✔ Toilet cleaned and sanitized inside and out
✔ Mirrors cleaned
✔ Cabinet interiors and exteriors cleaned
✔ Countertops and shelves dusted and wiped
✔ All surfaces dusted
✔ Inside window sills and window tracks cleaned
✔ Doorknobs, door frames, and doors wiped
✔ Light switches wiped
✔ Garbage emptied
✔ Baseboards dusted and wiped
✔ Marks on walls and baseboards cleaned
✔ Floor vacuumed and washed
Move-Out Kitchen Cleaning
Cleaning the kitchen may be tough, especially in older homes where there are likely to be odours, splatters, and stains. To save time, apply cleaning solutions to stubborn messes (such as the oven) first, before moving on to other places. This allows the tough areas to soak, which will make scrubbing the stains easier.
Kitchen Cleaning Checklist
✔ Appliance interiors and exteriors cleaned (stovetop, oven, range hood, fridge, microwave, dishwasher)
✔ Small appliances wiped (microwave, toaster, coffee maker)
✔ Countertops and shelves dusted and wiped
✔ Cabinet interiors and exteriors cleaned
✔ Sinks and backsplash washed
✔ Dishes washed
✔ All surfaces dusted
✔ Inside windowsills and window tracks cleaned
✔ Baseboards dusted and wiped
✔ Doorknobs, doorframes, and doors wiped
✔ Light switches wiped
✔ Marks on walls and baseboards cleaned
✔ Garbage emptied
✔ Floor vacuumed and washed
Move-Out Living Room Cleaning
For a move, all common areas (entryways, hallways, stairs) and living areas (dining and lounge rooms) should be completely cleaned. Look for marks in previously covered regions by furniture and pay particular attention to heavy traffic areas that haven’t been cleaned on a regular basis (for example, walls in hallways).
Living Room Cleaning Checklist
✔ All surfaces dusted
✔ Mirrors cleaned
✔ Inside windowsills and window tracks cleaned
✔ Baseboards dusted and wiped
✔ Doorknobs, doorframes, and doors cleaned
✔ Light switches wiped
✔ Marks on walls and baseboards cleaned
✔ Hard surface floors vacuumed and damp-mopped
✔ Garbage emptied
✔ Carpet and area rugs vacuumed
✔ Closet fronts and insides cleaned