Move-In Cleaning Tips
An empty home is the easiest it will ever be to clean. Do it before you unpack.
Start Fresh In Your New Home
Even a home that looks clean has been lived in by someone else. Cleaning before the furniture arrives means you can reach every shelf, corner and floor edge without moving a thing.
Clean In This Order
Start High
Ceiling fans, light fittings, tops of cabinets, vents and door frames. Dust will fall onto surfaces you have not cleaned yet.
Kitchen First
Clean inside every cabinet and drawer, then the refrigerator, oven and dishwasher, so you can put food and dishes away immediately.
Bathrooms Next
Scrub the toilet, tub, shower and sink, and wipe inside the vanity and medicine cabinet.
Closets And Shelves
Wipe every shelf and rail before clothes and linens go in.
Windows And Sills
Clean tracks and sills, where dust and insects gather in an empty home.
Floors Last
Vacuum edges and corners, then mop your way out of each room.
Do Not Forget
Small things that are easy to miss on moving day:
- Light switches, door handles and cabinet pulls
- Inside the washing machine and dryer lint trap
- Baseboards and the tops of door frames
- Air vent covers and filters
- The mailbox, garage shelves and outdoor entry
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