
Hiring a professional move-in cleaning service saves time and allows you to focus on other important tasks. Whether choosing, to clean-it-yourself or hire a move-in cleaning service, a professional move-in cleaning checklist is useful to start fresh in your new home.
1. Bathroom
✔ Clean and sanitize sink
✔ Clean and sanitize toilet inside and out
✔ Clean mirrors
✔ Clean cabinet interiors and exteriors
✔ Dust and wipe countertops and shelves
✔ Dust all surfaces
✔ Clean inside windowsills and window tracks
✔ Wipe doorknobs, door frames and doors
✔ Wipe light switches
✔ Dust and wipe baseboards
✔ Clean marks on walls and baseboards
✔ Vacuum and wash floors
2. Kitchen
✔ Wash sinks and backsplash
✔ Wash dishes
✔ Dust all surfaces
✔ Clean inside windowsills and window tracks
✔ Dust and wipe baseboards
✔ Clean appliances
✔ Wipe doorknobs, doorframes and doors
✔ Wipe light switches
✔ Clean marks on walls and baseboards
✔ Vacuum and mop floor
3. Living Room
✔ Clean mirrors
✔ Clean inside windowsills and window tracks
✔ Dust and wipe baseboards
✔ Clean doorknobs, doorframes and doors
✔ Wipe light switches
✔ Clean marks on walls and baseboards
✔ Vacuum and damp-mop hard surface floors
✔ Vacuum carpet and area rugs
✔ Clean closet fronts and insides
4. Bedroom
✔ Clean closet exteriors and interiors
✔ Clean marks on walls and baseboards
✔ Clean mirrors
✔ Clean interior windowsills and window tracks
✔ Dust and/or wipe baseboards
✔ Wipe doorknobs, door frames and doors
✔ Wipe light switches
✔ Vacuum and damp-mop hard surface floors
✔ Vacuum carpet and area rugs
5. Ceiling Fans and Light Fixtures
✔ Vacuum openings around the ceiling fan
✔ Ensure fan is programmed to rotate in the correct seasonal direction
✔ Remove and clean various parts of light fixtures
6. Light Switches
✔ Clean and disinfect switch plates
7. Door Knobs, Cabinet Pulls and Handles
✔ Tighten any loose knobs, pulls or handles
8. Floors
✔ Sweep remaining debris
✔ Mop (Be sure to use a product safe for the surface)
✔ Clean baseboards
9. Safety first!
Moving and Packing Tips | DG Cleaning and Carpet LLC
- Ask movers about special crating if moving expensive art or valubles
- Avoid mixing items from different rooms in the same box
- Do not leave empty spaces in packing boxes
- Label each box with its assigned room with a description of its contents
- Learn how to properly pack a TV
- Place heavier items on the bottoms of boxes and lighter items on top
- Take special care in packing the kitchen
- Tape moving boxes well
- Use the right size boxes
- Follow a Cleaning Checklist to confirm order before, during and after a move
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