Cleaning Checklists
Standard Clean Checklist
Bathrooms
- Neaten and Tidy
- Remove loose items from bathroom
- High dusting (fans, light fixtures, etc…) using swiffer unless it needs hot soapy water
- Wipe shower top to bottom ( use soft scrub and magic eraser to remove stains and a scrub brush on grout if needed)
- Clean shower doors if glass with glass cleaner ( using magic eraser as well if there is any water staining or build up)
- Scrub bathtub if applicable in same manor
- Clean toilet (focus on all aspects of the toilet including bowl, behind, and around the bottom)
- Wipe all light switches, outlet covers, door handles and knobs
- Wipe all cabinets and baseboards with hot soapy water
- Clean all glass and mirrors
- Clean sink
- Sweep and mop floor
- Empty all trash and replace trash bags (wipe trash can)
- Wipe loose items and return neatly
- Sweep any rugs and place back (or replace with clean ones)
- DOUBLE CHECK YOUR WORK!
Kitchens
- Neaten and Tidy
- Start waist up!
- High dusting (swiffer)
- Dust tops of door frames and window sills
- Clean top of refrigerator
- Wipe upper cupboard fronts (dry if need be)
- Wipe oven vent hood if applicable using hot soapy water
- Clean all appliance fronts top to bottom. Remove all dirt, finger prints, marks and residue, clean handles and edges
- Clean inside and outside of microwave removing all food particles
- Scrub stove top thoroughly removing all residue and debris
- Wipe back splashes and walls behind counters
- Scrub counters, move all items to clean under and place back
- Wipe down jars and counter items
- Clean glass and windows
- Waist Down!
- Initially vacuum floors
- Clean lower cabinets with hot soapy water removing all marks
- Dust all baseboards
- Wipe doorknobs, handles, light switches and outlet covers
- Empty all trash and recycling and replace bags
- Sweep area rugs, fold and place out of way
- Sweep floors
- Mop yourself out of room
- Dry floors/ or let air dry
- Replace rugs
- DOUBLE CHECK YOUR WORK!
Living Spaces/ Bedrooms
- Neaten and Tidy
- Make beds/ change sheets if applicable/ fold blankets/ sweep furniture and straighten and clean pillows (clean ceiling fan first if above bed)
- Dust all ceiling fans, door frames, window frames/sills and upper dusting using swiffer (polish if needed)
- Dust all wall hangings, shelving, and hanging pictures with swiffer (polish if needed)
- Dust all chair rails and mantles
- Clean windows and spot check walls
- Check blinds and window coverings
- Clean all glass and mirrors
- Wipe door knobs, handles, light switches and outlet covers
- Dust all knick-knacks and decor on surfaces
- Polish all dressers, bed frames, and furniture surfaces and faces (remove items to clean under and place back
- Sweep all baseboards with vacuum hose
- Sweep around furniture edges and behind if possible
- Empty all trash and replace bags
- Sweep all floors (fold throw rugs if applicable after sweeping them)
- Mop hard floors and dry to avoid water marks
- Clean all hallways and entryways in same manor
- DOUBLE CHECK YOUR WORK!
Deep Clean Checklist
Bathrooms
- Remove all loose items from the bathroom (tissues, scale, trash can, soaps, bottles, etc..)
- Initial sweeping of the floor (to remove loose hair and debris)
- High dusting (fans, light fixtures, upper door frames) using hot soapy water
- Scrub shower top to bottom ( using r scrub and magic eraser to remove stains and a scrub brush on grout)
- Scrub shower doors if glass ( using magic eraser as well if there is any water staining or build up)
- Scrub bathtub if applicable in same manor
- Clean toilet. Focus on all aspects of the toilet including behind and around the bottom and bowl
- Scrub all light switches, outlet covers, door handles and knobs
- Scrub all doors, cabinets, and baseboards with hot soapy water (magic eraser if need be)
- Clean all glass (mirrors, counter mirrors, windows if accessible)
- Clean sink (focusing on stains in around ring and handles)
- Sweep and then scrub floor focusing on grout and stains (use magic eraser and scrub brush if need be)
- Empty all trash and replace trash bags ( wipe out trash can)
- Wipe off all items removed and place back neatly (sweep any rugs that are being returned or replace with clean ones)
- DOUBLE CHECK YOUR WORK!
Kitchens
- Start waist up!
- Neaten and Tidy
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- Scrub oven vent hood if applicable ( using hot soapy water, magic eraser if need be)
- Clean all appliance fronts top to bottom. Remove all dirt, finger prints, marks and residue, clean handles and edges
- Clean top of refrigerator ( remove and clean under items if need be)
- Clean inside and outside of microwave removing all food particles.
- Scrub stove top thoroughly removing all residue and debris (Use serious elbow grease!)
- Clean back splashes and walls behind counters
- Clean all small appliances and decor on counters (clean out coffee pot if applicable)
- Scrub counters thoroughly, remove all items to clean under and place back
- Work waist down!
- Initial sweeping of floor ( to pick up hair and loose debris)
- Clean lower cabinets with hot soapy water removing all marks
- Scrub all baseboards, doors, handles, light switches and outlet covers
- Empty all trash and recycling and replace bags
- Sweep rugs and FOLD! (Place out of room or out of the way)
- Scrub floors focusing on grout. Hands and knees! (dry floors with towel if need be to avoid water marks, or let air dry)
- Place rugs and any loose items back in room neatly
- DOUBLE CHECK YOUR WORK!
Living Spaces/ Bedrooms
- Neaten and Tidy
- Make beds/ change sheets if applicable/ fold blankets/ sweep furniture and straighten and clean pillows (clean ceiling fan before you make bed if fan is above bed)
- Clean all ceiling fans, door frames, window frames/sills and upper dusting using hot soapy water (unless surfaces can’t be wet, then use polish)
- Clean all wall hangings, shelving, and hanging pictures (swiffer, or if very dusty use soapy water or polish and glass cleaner)
- Clean all chair rails and mantles
- Dust blinds and window coverings
- Clean windows
- Spot check walls
- Clean all glass and mirrors
- Clean all knick-knacks and decor on surfaces
- Polish all dressers, bed frames, and furniture surfaces and faces (remove items to clean under and place back.
- Scrub all baseboards, doors, door knobs, handles, light switches and outlet covers
- Move furniture to sweep under and around it
- Empty all trash and replace bags
- Sweep all floors thoroughly (fold throw rugs if applicable after sweeping them)
- Scrub hard floors and dry to avoid water marks
- Clean all hallways and entryways in same manor
- DOUBLE CHECK YOUR WORK!