A full home clean touches more rooms and surfaces than people usually plan for. Here's a checklist that covers the real scope.
Throughout the home
- Dust all furniture and surfaces
- Remove cobwebs
- Clean windowsills
- Wipe baseboards, light fixtures and ceiling fans
- Clean light switches, doors and handles
- Vacuum and mop all floors
Kitchen
- Wipe down the outside of cabinets
- Clean countertops and stovetop
- Clean inside the microwave
- Wipe the outside of the fridge and oven
- Clean the inside of the oven on request
- Vacuum and mop the kitchen floor
Bathrooms
- Scrub and disinfect the toilet, tub and shower
- Clean sinks and fixtures
- Wipe mirrors
- Mop the floor
Bedrooms
- Dust all surfaces
- Clean under beds where accessible
- Vacuum floors and carpet edges
Where this list comes from
This is the same checklist our team works through on every initial deep clean, the first visit for a new home, which then sets the standard every recurring visit maintains afterward.
