Efficiency is key when it comes to completing spring cleans within both your clients’ timeframe and your own cleaning schedule. If your business is booked up with cleans for the next few weeks then our spring cleaning checklist will help you to deliver outstanding results without having to turn down customers! 

We’re going to be doing this room by room to help your business deliver as many cleans as possible, so stock your team up with cleaning supplies and this spring cleaning checklist, and get ready for your most successful spring yet! 

The Hallway

The hallway is often the quickest room to clean, so it is always a good idea to start here. Your cleaning team can: 

• Dust the picture rail. 
• Clean the skirting boards.
• Polish any wall mirrors. 
• Wipe down the sideboard.
• And sweep the floor. 

Within just a few minutes, but we do recommend that your cleaners bring all their cleaning supplies inside the house before getting started, if they don’t do so already. This way they no longer have to go back out to the company van throughout the day, as this risks tracking dirt inside the newly-cleaned hallway.

The Living Room

Next up is the living room, as well as the dining room, playroom, conservatory, and any other downstairs family rooms. 

These bright, airy spaces will be seeing a lot more use over the next few months and can all be cleaned using the same spring cleaning checklist, so give your clients a room that they can enjoy by: 

• Hoovering the carpet and rugs.
• Dusting all wooden furniture.
• Cleaning the TV screen.
• Wiping down the windowsills. 
• Treating the upholstery (if requested by your clients).

If you offer carpet cleaning services, including professional stain removal, then it’s best to schedule this in at a separate time. Remind your clients to book this once their spring clean is complete, and perhaps offer them a discount to encourage them to take advantage of this additional service.

The Kitchen

Clients often confuse spring cleaning services with decluttering services. However, your team is here to clean the kitchen, not reorganise the spice rack. We recommend making this clear to your clients at the time of booking, and request that they declutter in advance to allow your team to get straight on with cleaning the kitchen. 

Our kitchen spring clean checklist includes: 

• Sweep and mop the floors.
• Wipe down the countertops.
• Disinfect the sink and taps.
• Clean the oven and hob.
• Clean the extractor fan and splashbacks.

Whilst your services may include waste disposal, it’s advisable to keep this to a minimum. This means that your cleaners will empty the pedal bin, but won’t go searching through the kitchen cupboards for expired products to throw away. 

The Bedrooms 

Now it’s time to head upstairs, but don’t let the number of rooms cause any worry amongst your team. 

Whether they’re cleaning a small 2 bed terrace or a large 5 bedroom house, they can tackle these rooms in no time by:

• Opening all the windows.
• Spraying down the window sills.
• Hoovering under the bed. 
• Dusting the surfaces. 
• Cleaning the mirrors. 

We recommend using allergy-friendly cleaning products, particularly around the bedding, and keeping the windows open at all times to air the rooms out. As is the case with carpet cleaning, if you offer mattress cleaning services as an optional extra, then make sure this service is carried out at a future date. 

The Bathroom

Since this room often takes the longest to clean, it’s essential that your team doesn’t allow the time that they spend on the other rooms to cut into the time set aside for this one. 

It’s also important that they don’t rush this final room or cut corners in order to finish on schedule, so meet both your own deadlines and the client’s with our tried-and-tested bathroom checklist: 

• Rinse and clean the bath. 
• Deep clean the shower. 
• Polish the taps, showerhead and mirrors. 
• Spray down the shower walls and door. 
• Clean the toilet seat, lid and bowl. 

Finish up by mopping the floors and swirling some bleach down the toilet, and yet another house is ticked off your cleaning schedule! 

Our Spring Cleaning Checklist

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