Who says moving means big cleaning in perspective. You must return the accommodation in the state in which you found it (see better), in the context of a rental it is all the more important to recover your deposit. If the task is relatively easy in a studio, it is immediately much more difficult in a two-story house.
To facilitate cleaning, it is important that you have nothing left to move or store in the accommodation. This saves a lot of time and makes cleaning much easier. It is, therefore, necessary to provide cardboard boxes, bubble wrap for fragile objects, and adhesive. It's simple but sometimes inaction we forget the essential.
Once you're ready to move, the cleaning phase can begin. Note that if the apartment is empty it is ideal. Now it happens that it is necessary to clean the housing before loading all the boxes. You can simply, put all of your storage in the hall, and start with the cleaning process.
Each room must be impeccable, but it is also necessary to ensure the cleaning of the exterior parts: balcony, terrace, but also lawns, and paths. However, in a move, time often runs out. To optimize the restoration of your future old home, here are all our tips for a successful pre-move cleaning.
You have two options: do it yourself if you have the time, or entrust this task to a cleaning company. While the first option is good if you want to save on money, but many times it can be a bad choice. Hiring a professional end of tenancy cleaning service will ensure that the house is cleaned thoroughly, so you don't have to mess with the landlord, it saves your time and effort.
If you want to avoid additional costs for cleaning, here is the checklist of things to remember:
Staggered: start the big part of the household early enough so that you only have the small tasks to accomplish when you leave. By this we mean dusting cupboards, leaching walls, replacing broken light bulbs, damaged curtains, etc.
Pack your furniture, objects, and other belongings to protect them from dust.
Hunt down the dowels, screws, nails that make ugly holes in the walls. Recap them with toothpaste. Same thing with sheep and dead insects.
Dust all lamps. To remove dust and any other residue from your lamps, use an adhesive textile brush.
Polish mirrors, glass, bathroom stalls, and all other flat surfaces in the house. For windows, clean them with a mixture of ¼ cup of distilled white vinegar,
2 cups of water and ½ teaspoon of liquid dish soap. A chamois also works well for glass surfaces.
Floors: Take your time vacuuming and when you are done you can mix ¼ cup salt, ¼ cup borax and ¼ cup vinegar and apply it to stains or soiled areas of carpets. Let it sit for several hours and let it dry before vacuuming again
The kitchen requires special attention. Clean the refrigerator and cupboards with white vinegar. Ditto for the dishes: white vinegar does not attack materials and can be ingested without danger. If the oven is dirty, get a sprayer in which you put water mixed with baking soda (also safe), let it act, then wipe off a few hours later.
For clean sinks, your best ally is lemon juice, which you squeeze directly onto solid mineral deposits. White vinegar replaces lemon if desired. Then clean the surface with dish soap mixed with hot water.
The bathroom is the strategic room in terms of cleanliness: it serves as a clue to visitors to gauge the overall condition of the accommodation. Therefore, we do not skimp on his condition. To clean the tub, fill it with water before adding vinegar and lemon halves. Let this tangy mixture sit for a few hours: it will act as a natural stain remover.
There are tasks that are done regularly that can save you a lot of stress when you move. While it is difficult to do everything with our busy lives, from time to time keeping the home in good general condition makes it easier to move, especially when time is tight.