Moving into a new home? Read our Move-In Cleaning Checklist

When you move into your new condo or house, you want a clean, tidy space to really make you feel like you’re at home. Our professional move-in cleaning checklist will help you to accomplish just that. You’ll also learn more about which cleaning products to use to ensure your home remains chemical and allergen free.

Is it necessary to clean your new home?

If you’re moving into a new home, you might be tempted to think your newly built or recently vacated home is clean and ready to move into. Unfortunately, this isn’t always the case. If your home is recently built, there is a very good chance that a deep cleaning is required to remove any additional dust or construction residue that came as a result of the construction process.

Alternatively, if you’re moving into a recently vacated home, a deep cleaning is all the more necessary. Generally speaking, property management companies will only require the previous tenant to leave the space in broom-swept condition, or in other words, to make sure the space looks visibly clean. But this often means a deep cleaning was not performed, and that there are hidden dirt and residue are still populating the home. This is why a deep clean needs to be performed before moving in.

If you are one of the many people with allergies to dust, dirt, or have chemical sensitivities, then deep cleaning your home will be all the more relevant before moving in. You will want to have a deep cleaning performed that digs deep into the cabinets, closets, baseboards, and beds to ensure no hidden allergens pop up and cause you distress in the future.

The only way to be sure that you are going to have a clean and fresh start in your new home is to trust professionals who have experience turning your space into a clean space.

What is a move-in cleaning checklist?

As with all areas of life, being organized makes tasks easier to accomplish. A professional move-in cleaning checklist provides use either if you are performing a deep clean yourself, or if you’re deciding to retain a professional cleaning service. By following a checklist created by a professional, you can be confident that every corner of your home ends up sparkling.

A professional move-in cleaning checklist needs to be broken down room by room and needs to go into detail on the various tasks that need to be performed within each area of your home. Below is CleanSpace Co’s professional move-in cleaning checklist.

How to clean a bedroom after moving in?

Your bedroom will be one of the most important areas in your new home that you will want to deep clean. Given that you will be spending 8 or more hours in your bedroom every day, it’s very important to ensure that any allergins, dust, and dirt are removed prior to moving in. As with our other checklists, it’s best to follow the checklist from beginning to end so you can track what has been done, what still needs cleaning, and to avoid jumping in between dirty and clean rooms.

Cleaning Tip: if you have multiple bedrooms in your home, clean each room while leaving the floors unmoped or vacuumed. Once you’re done cleaning all of the bedrooms, you can quickly go from bedroom to bedroom without having to re-prepare your tools for every room. Doing this can save you time, and let you focus on what’s important.

New Bedroom Move-In Cleaning Checklist

• Carpets vacuumed

• All surfaces wiped down and dusted

• Mirrors wiped down and cleaned

• Markings on wall cleaned

• Doorknobs, and door frames wiped down

• Hard wood surface floors broomed or vacuumed and mopped

• Light switches disinfected and wiped down

New Bathroom Move-In Cleaning Checklist

• Toilets sanitized instead and out

• All counters wiped down and dusted

• All exterior surfaces dusted, and wiped down

• Mirrors wiped down and cleaned

• Sink sanitized, and cleaned

• Cabinet interiors dusted and cleaned

• Cabinet exteriors wiped down and cleaned

• Doorknobs, and door frames wiped down

• Light switches disinfected and wiped down

• Floor vacuumed, and mopped

New Kitchen Move-In Cleaning Checklist

• All surfaces, including countertops and shelves dusted down and wiped down

• Cabinet interiors dusted and cleaned

• Cabinet exteriors dusted and cleaned

• Sinks and backsplash disinfected and cleaned

• Dishes washed and left to dry

• Baseboards dusted and wiped down

• Doorknobs and doorframes disinfected and wiped down

• Markings on walls cleaned and removed

• Floor broomed or vacuumed and mopped

New Living Room Move-In Cleaning Checklist

• All surfaces dusted down

• Living room mirrors wiped down and cleaned

• Doorknobs disinfected and wiped down

• Markings on walls cleaned and remved

• Carpet and rugs vacuumed

• Hard wood floors broomed and mopped

• Baseboards dusted and wiped down

• Light switches disinfected and wiped down

• Closet doors dusted

• Closet insides dusted and cleaned

Hiring a professional cleaning company

When you’re moving into a new home, the last thing that you want to deal with is deep cleaning the home from beginning to end. You already have so many things that you need to deal with so going out, finding the right tools and materials to use, then allocated an entire day or two to deep cleaning all of the areas of your home may not be feasible for your busy lifestyle. If that’s the case, you’re not alone. Like many other of our numerous move-in clients, CleanSpace Co is the premier, professional cleaning firm that you can trust to make sure your space is a clean space. Leave the cleaning work to us and focus on the other numerous tasks involved in moving in including unpacking, and paperwork.

Moving into a new home? Read our Move-In Cleaning Checklist