If you’re moving into a new home, your first instinct is probably to clean it completely before you actually move in. in this case, you should definitely listen to your gut-feeling.
Even if you’re moving to another city – or another state for that matter – you should take some time to give your new home a thorough cleaning before your furniture and personal possessions arrive.
One option is to check out site like helpling.co.uk and see if they can send you a professional team to help you with the ordeal. Of course, if your budget doesn’t allow this, you’re all on your own.
Without further ado, let’s start…
You Should Start with Your New Kitchen
This is definitely the place to start, because you should try to get rid of the former tenant’s cooking smells. Remember, your family will spend a lot of time here once you move in so you don’t want it to have a weird smell for the first few weeks.
Clean the fridge with a heavy-duty cleaner – if you’re using a brush, use something that won’t leave any scratches – and then move on to the stove. Clean the inside the oven, scrub the stove and don’t forget to take a look under the hood. Finish things of with the refrigerator and move on to the next room.
The Bathroom Should be Your Next Stop
The kitchen might take the most time to clean, but since you’ll spend a ton of time in the bathroom, this should be your next stop. While the previous residents have probably clean the bathroom, this is still the most germ-filled place in the home, so you should clean it up once again.
Carefully clean the shelves, scrub any chrome surfaces, clean the toilet and don’t forget to check the inside of the medicine cabinet and see if it’s empty or not. And if you really want to freshen the bathroom up, you should go out and buy a new toilet seat and shower cover.
Skip Separate Rooms and Clean the Floors
Even though your furniture still isn’t there, you can’t just skip the rest of the house. If the home you’re moving in has carpets, you should consider hiring that professional team we mentioned before to clean it before you move in. This still leaves you with the floors…
You need to sweep the floors well, do some vacuuming and clean the floor under appliances and heating vents. Moreover, use some mild soap to clean the floor surface. This will not only remove dirt and dust, but it will also give your floor some much-needed shine.
Finish Things Off by Cleaning the Walls
Unless the previous owner fully painted the interior of the home, you don’t have to spend too much time cleaning the walls. If the home housed young children before you moved in, you should look for fingerprints around light switches, wall sockets and corners closer to the floor.
If you encounter any stains on the walls, you can just take some fabric softener, apply it to a sponge and rub it on the stained area. This will make the stains disappear forever, without damaging the walls. It works great for removing wallpaper as well.
Final Thoughts
While it may take more than a few hours of work, you still have to take a day off to clean the whole house. Trust us – your family will be thankful for it.
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