Cleaning Checklist

Garbage

• Collect garbage, replace liners
• Toss in outdoor garbage cans

Tidy and Straighten Up

• Tidy up beds even if sheets are not changed
• Fold blankets on couches
• Straighten/fluff pillows on couches
• Throw away dead leaves around plants
• Throw away other trash on floor that big vac can’t get

Swoosh (in all rooms that we clean)

• Baseboards, trim, ceiling, corners of ceiling
• Blinds: front and back (wipe down if needed)
• Curtains: front and back
• Window frames: top, bottom, inner corners, middle ledge, and sills
• Interior doors: front and back ,getting all edges (watch for time to rag dust)
• Fans: top of motor, top of blades, bottom of blades, lights
• Light fixtures: tops, sides, recessed
• Tops of tall furniture and bed frames that can’t be reached w/rag
• Top of refrigerator
• Artificial plants/trees

Bathrooms

• Shake and/or vacuum bathroom rugs
• Small vac bathroom floors: behind toilet, scales, laundry baskets, items on floor
• Vacuum closets
• Feather dust wall hangings and decorative items
• Scrub faucets, sinks and drains with sponge/toothbrush then shine
• Lime-Away around fixtures and drains when needed
• Soap dish/dispensers cleaned
• Decorative items on countertops shined
• Wipe down countertops moving items, cleaning under toiletries and replacing
• Wipe down backsplash edge where countertop meets the wall/mirror
• Wipe down towel holders, toilet paper holders, trash cans
• Wipe down sills, fronts of cabinets, door facings, light switch plates
• Wipe down open shelving
• Tub, shower walls, grout, drains, fixtures scrubbed
• Shower doors scrubbed (glass/edges/tracks for hard water/mildew)
• After rinsing shower spray mildew areas with bleach cleaner to inhibit mold
• Toilet cleaned thoroughly top to bottom
• With glass cleaner, clean mirrors, shower doors, fixtures in tub/shower/vanity
• Mop, moving light items and getting behind things and in corners; put rugs back

Kitchen and Laundry Room

• Countertops wiped down (use stone cleaner on granite counters)
• Wipe down items on counter and put back
• Wipe down glass range tops–backboard–panels–knobs
• Range top and front cleaned, drip pans wiped out
• Wipe down oven front and handle
• Wipe down top of vent hood
• Wipe down refrigerator: top, front, handles, ice/water tray
• Wipe down dishwasher front and trash can
• Wipe down microwave inside and out, including turntable
• Bases of floor lamps
• Chair and table legs
• Shake out placemats on tables, put back after dusting
• Sheets (if applicable)
• Faucet, sink, and drain scrubbed with Soft Scrub, toothbrush around edges
• Lime-Away sink fixtures as needed for hard water build up
• Wipe down sills, fronts of cabinets, door facings, lightswitch plates
• Shake place mats, wipe down table, legs, and chairs
• Clean glass on door to outside and/or garage if applicable (nose prints)
• Shine appliance fronts, trash can, Endust stainless, glass cleaner glass/plastic
• Tops and fronts of laundry appliances
• Small vac: shake/vac rugs, move light items, behind items and in corners
• Mop, put back rugs

Bedrooms, Hallways, Foyers

• Feather dust lampshades, bowls w/items, bookshelves w/pictures, etc
• Rag dust w/damp cloth and/or use glass cleaner on furniture tops/base and bed
• Rag dust front/back/under picture frames and decorative items then put back
• Rag dust all levels of lamps
• Wipe down window sills and light switch plates
• Couches/chairs: small vac’d if cloth, wiped down if leather or vinyl
• Wipe down foyer door glass inside and out (including nose prints)
• Use attachments around edges of carpet and furniture
• Vac and mop, moving light items and getting behind itms and in corners

Dens and Dining Rooms

• Feather dust lampshades, bowls w/decorations, shelves w/pictures, etc
• Rag dust w/damp cloth and/or glass cleaner furniture tops and base
• Rag dust front/back/under picture frames and decorative items then put back
• Rag dust all levels of lamps
• Wipe down door facings, light switch plates where fingerprints collect
• Couches/chairs: small vac’d if cloth, wiped down if leather or vinyl
• Wipe down window sills and glass doors (including nose prints)
• Use attachments around edges of carpet and furniture
• Vac and mop, moving light items and getting behind items and in corners