Cleaning Checklist
- Bolded text indicates items that may be on agreed upon rotation.
- So we don't miss things we do all cleaning left to right, top to bottom, then middle of room.
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