Prevent extra cleaning charges from your landlord by cleaning thoroughly when you’re moving out of an apartment or rental. Here is a moving checklist that came from Clean Expectations Cleaning Services, a residential and commercial cleaning company in Phoenix Arizona.
I broke their giant cleaning list down to three lists for cleaning the kitchen, cleaning the bathroom, and cleaning the laundry room. Today we post the kitchen cleaning list, because it is probably the most time intensive!
Start a month before you move, so you can break down these major tasks into manageable chunks. Don’t try to clean everything in the last hour before you leave your keys, or you’ll never get it done.
Download a copy of the full list.
Kitchen Cleaning Checklist
Cleaning out the Refrigerator/Freezer
____ Defrost
____ Move the fridge out to clean behind and underneath (if possible)
____ Vacuum or sweep coils behind the fridge
____ Top of fridge, sides, bottom grate, exterior and handles
____ Remove shelves, drawers, butter tray, ice cube trays and vegetable crispers to clean
____ While shelves and drawers are out, wipe down the inside of the fridge and door completely
Cleaning the Stove/Oven
____ Detail clean inside oven
____ Scrub, oven racks
____ Inside and underneath oven drawer
____ Under range and burners
____ Remove knobs, clean the knobs and area underneath
____ Scrub drip pans
____ De-grease range hood. Rinse grease filters
____ Remove cobwebs and dust from all surfaces
____ Clean return air vents in floor and ceiling
____ Clean ceiling fan
General Kitchen Tasks
____Clean light fixtures (take down to wash as needed)
____Clean cabinets, pantry and drawers – inside, outside, shelves
____ Vacuum out all window tracks and wipe down
____ Wash windows and wipe down frames
____ Clean all light switches and outlet covers
____ Clean doors and frames – wipe down both sides and all molding
____ Spot clean large scuffs, spots and dirt on walls
____ Clean microwave inside and out
____ Clean dishwasher (inside edges of door, exterior, bottom grate)
____ Clean baseboards and molding
____ Clean countertops and backsplash
____ Clean sink and fixtures
____ Clean sliding glass doors or French doors and wipe down frames (both sides of glass and exposed tracks)
____ Clean glass surfaces
____ Clean hard surface floors
____ Clean and polish hardwood floors
