When you are moving to a new house, it’s highly recommended you clean the house to get off to a good start. If moving to a newly constructed home, cleaning it gets rid of dust and debris that might have been left behind after construction.
If moving to an already established house, the previous family has most likely left dirt, footprints, and other messes in unexpected areas, and you don’t want to land on them, do you?
Go to your new house a day before moving in and give everything a thorough cleaning, so you don’t have to clean around boxes and furniture after you have moved in.
If you are wondering how to give your new house a deep clean, here is how to go about it:
Thoroughly clean the kitchen
Plenty of odors and debris are trapped inside the kitchen. After all, it’s one of the busiest parts of the house. When cleaning the kitchen, pay attention to five vital parts: fridge, cabinets, oven, dishwasher, and garbage disposal.
Fridge: Start with pulling the refrigerator away from the wall and dust or vacuum behind it. You should clean the refrigerator everywhere: in, out, back, sides, and top.
The fridge will most likely be empty, so you should take advantage of this and give it a perfect cleaning. While at it, place the removable racks and drawers in warm water and scrub them until they are shiny.
Cabinets: You need to dust and wipe the cabinets using a soft cloth both on the insides and outside. Also, remember to pay attention to the cabinet doors.
Oven: You need to remove the oven racks and place them in the sink filled with soapy water. If you have an oven cleaner, spray it first and let it sit while you clean the rest of the kitchen. After it has settled, scrub all parts.
Dishwasher: Start with running the dishwasher while empty, then give the spray arms, racks, rubber seals, and insides a good scrub.
If you are moving into an already established house, pay attention to the filters. If your appliance is an older model, it most likely has a self-cleaning filter, and you don’t have to do much to it, but if you have a modern unit, you most likely have a manual cleaning filter that you will need to clean.
Clean the filters and remove any food pieces that might be clogging them.
Garbage disposal: All manner of items tend to get stuck in the garbage disposal and stinking thing up. Begin with clearing your disposal, then give it a thorough scrub.
Bathroom
Once you are done with the kitchen, the other place you should pay attention to is the bathroom. Here you should focus on four main areas: shower drain, toilet, showerhead, and grout.
Showerhead: The beauty of cleaning the showerhead is that you don’t have to clean it regularly. Once you do it once, you are set for the next few months. Carefully clean it using soap and water until the water flows effectively and there is no mineral buildup.
Shower drain: Some people will argue that you should wait for the shower drain to clog up before cleaning it, but you don’t have to. To ensure you are off to a good start, clean the shower drain before moving in, even if it isn’t clogged.
Hot water with soap is often enough, but you can go the extra mile and use baking soda, table salt, or white vinegar.
Toilet: Make your throne sparkle by cleaning it using the right cleaning products. Using a commercial toilet cleaner, baking soda, or vinegar, you can clean your toilet.
To give the toilet a good scrub, take off the toilet seat and use a good quality toothbrush to clean all the areas, including the hinges.
Grout: Grout between tiles is not only an eyesore, but also unhygienic. If there is any in your new bathroom, clean it using a commercial tile cleaner or vinegar. Be sure to use warm water and a quality toothbrush for the work.
Floors
The best way to deep clean the floors is to steam clean them. You can hire a steam cleaner or someone with a steam cleaner to help you out. The cool thing with steam cleaning is that you remove tough stains and get rid of pet odors.
If your house has hardwood, don’t steam clean unsealed wood as you will damage it as the water will seep in and ruin your floor.
Walls
Unless you have young kids, you will rarely have to clean the walls after you have done it when moving in. Unless you are planning to paint it, deep clean the walls by washing them with a solution of water and vinegar. When doing it, pay close attention to the corners where dirt and cobwebs collect.
If crayon marks are on the walls, remove them using a magic eraser product.
Don’t forget the often forgotten areas
Besides the above areas, you shouldn’t forget other often forgotten areas such as closets, doors, windows, light switches, washers, shelves, dryers, and ceiling fans.
For that clean, perfect look, give every part of the house some attention.
Should you hire a house cleaning company to deep clean your house?
As much as it’s personal, deep cleaning your house isn’t a walk in the park—it requires a substantial amount of time and energy. If this is your first time moving to a new house, you might be wondering whether it’s wise to hire a house cleaning company. The answer is a resounding yes.
The catch is that the home cleaning Nashville company you hire should have a dedicated and experienced deep cleaning team. Avoid a company with only a general cleaning team as they won’t give your house the attention it deserves.
The company should also have the right cleaning tools, such as a floor steamer and others.
While you will spend money on the house cleaning company, you will free your time and energy so that you can focus on the main agenda – settling into your new home.
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