Moving can be stressful enough without worrying about whether your old or new home is perfectly clean. Whether you’re a renter trying to secure your deposit or a homeowner preparing to settle into a new space, a professional move-in or move-out cleaning service can save you time and effort. At The Tidy Team, we specialize in helping Houston residents with their cleaning needs during the moving process.
Why You Need a Move-In or Move-Out Cleaning Service
Moving involves so much more than packing up boxes—cleaning is often the last thing on your mind. But ensuring a clean home is essential. For move-out cleaning, a spotless space is key to leaving a positive impression on landlords, buyers, or tenants, which may also be required by your lease. For move-in cleaning, a thorough clean ensures your new home is fresh, hygienic, and free from dust or allergens left behind by previous occupants.
Here are a few reasons you might need a move-in or move-out cleaning service:
Getting Your Deposit Back: Renters know that leaving behind any dirt or damage could result in lost security deposits. Professional cleaning ensures every inch of the home is move-out ready.
Saving Time: Moving is hectic. A cleaning service takes one big task off your plate, allowing you to focus on packing, paperwork, or settling into your new home.
Ensuring a Fresh Start: For move-in cleaning, starting fresh in a spotless home makes it easier to unpack and feel comfortable right away. It’s especially important for families with small children or allergies.
What's Included in Move-In/Move-Out Cleaning?
Bathrooms
- Exhaust fan: Clean and remove dust from the fan cover and surrounding areas.
- AC Vents: Wipe down and clean around the vent openings to remove dust buildup.
- Clean blinds, window sills, and remove cobwebs from window.
- Vacuum floor before start of clean to remove hair and dust that can make a mess when bathroom gets wet.
- Switch plates: Wipe down and disinfect.
- Remove every object from its place, clean it, and put aside so that we can replace it later when we are done cleaning.
- Clean light fixtures, mirrors, vanity, outside cabinets.
- Toilet (inside and outside): Scrub and disinfect the bowl, clean under the seat, wipe down the tank, base, and handle, and clean around the floor area.
- Shower walls and floor: Scrub and remove soap scum, mildew, and hard water stains as best as possible.
- Showerhead and faucet: Remove limescale and buildup as best as possible.
- Shower doors and tracks: Clean glass, removing hard water spots as best as possible and soap scum, and scrub the tracks to remove buildup.
- Bathtub: Scrub and disinfect to remove stains, soap scum, and mildew. Paint problems cannot be fixed by cleaning.
- Cabinets: clean the inside of the cabinets and drawers, take out any trash.
- Sinks and faucets: Scrub and remove limescale, water stains, and soap scum; disinfect and polish fixtures.
- Replace every object in its original place.
- Clean closets, including the shelves and floor.
- Baseboards: Dust and wipe down to remove dirt.
- Wet clean doors and door frames and disinfect door handles.
- Vacuum and mop floor.
Kitchen
- AC Vents: Wipe down and clean around the vent openings to remove dust buildup.
- Clean blinds, window sills, and remove cobwebs from window.
- Vacuum floor before start of clean to remove hair, dust and excess dirt.
- Switch plates: Wipe down and disinfect.
- Remove every object from counters, clean it, clean under it with disinfectant and razor (if possible) and replace. This means, toaster, grills, utensils, dishes, etc.
- Clean light fixtures and lamps.
- Clean the shelves inside the pantry.
- Clean inside and outside of cabinets. Get all dirt, dust, debris, and items from inside drawers and cabinets.
- Clean inside and outside of microwave oven.
- Deep clean range and stove top.
- Clean the inside of the refrigerator and freezer.
- Clean the inside of the oven(s).
- Clean outside surfaces of appliances including refrigerator, oven(s) and dishwasher.
- Clean inside of dishwasher.
- Clean on top of refrigerator.
- Move and clean under refrigerator, stove, and other appliances if able.
- Deep clean sink, faucet, and water splash
- Vacuum and mop floor.
Bedrooms
- AC Vents: Wipe down and clean around the vent openings to remove dust buildup.
- Clean blinds, window sills, and remove cobwebs from window.
- Hand clean ceiling fans and light fixtures. Very tall ceiling fans will have to be cleaned from the ground for safety reasons.
- Switch plates: Wipe down and disinfect.
- Move furniture, hand clean it, removing objects on them, clean them, and put them back in their place.
- Move bed to clean under and behind it, if possible. In case the bed is very heavy, we will get on our knees and clean as best as possible under the bed.
- Clean the closets.
- Clean mirrors.
- Hand clean doors and door frames.
- Disinfect door knobs.
- Clean baseboards around the perimeter.
- Vacuum under bed and behind furniture; put furniture back in its place.
- Vacuum under rugs, vacuum floor and/or capet, and mop floor.
Dinning Room
- Clean light fixtures, mirrors, lamps and furniture.
- Clean under dining table, table legs, chair legs and chairs.
- Clean on top of table, removing every object, cleaning it and putting it back in its place.
- Clean art, frames, and objects on walls.
- Clean baseboards around the perimeter.
- Vacuum under rugs, vacuum floor and/or capet, and mop floor.
Living Room
- AC Vents: Wipe down and clean around the vent openings to remove dust buildup.
- Clean blinds, window sills, and remove cobwebs from window.
- Hand clean ceiling fans and light fixtures. Very tall ceiling fans will have to be cleaned from the ground for safety reasons.
- Switch plates: Wipe down and disinfect.
- Shelves: Hand clean every object in shelves, including books, knicknacks, photo frames, electronic equipment, and plates.
- Clean mirrors, wall art, and photo frames on walls.
- Hand clean doors and door frames.
- Disinfect door knobs.
- Clean inside any cabinets there are.
- Move furniture, hand clean it, removing objects on them, clean them, and put them back in their place.
- Move furniture including couches, sofas, chairs, tables and desks.
- Vacuum under furniture and behind furniture; put furniture back in its place.
- Clean baseboards around the perimeter.
- Vacuum under rugs, vacuum floor and/or capet, and mop floor.
Hallways
- AC Vents: Wipe down and clean around the vent openings to remove dust buildup.
- Switch plates: Wipe down and disinfect.
- Clean light fixtures and lamps.
- Shelves: Hand clean every object in shelves, including books, knicknacks, photo frames, electronic equipment, and plates.
- Clean mirrors, wall art, and photo frames on walls.
- Clean baseboards around the perimeter.
- Vacuum and mop floors.
Laundry Room
- Clean shelves and objects on shelves.
- Organize objects as best as possible.
- Clean outside of appliances.
- Clean inside of appliances.
- Clean under and behind appliances.
- Hand clean doors and door frames.
- Disinfect door knobs.
- Clean baseboards around the perimeter.
- Vacuum floor.
- Mop floor.
Available Upgrades for a Deeper Clean
- Garage organization
- Trash removal
- Window cleaning
- Pressure washing
Our goal is to leave your old home in pristine condition or ensure your new home is move-in ready, giving you peace of mind during your move.
Why Choose The Tidy Team for Your Move Cleaning Needs?
As a Houston-based company, we understand the unique needs of local residents. We offer flexible scheduling, including evenings and weekends, to accommodate your move. Whether you’re moving into a cozy mid-size home or a luxury property, our cleaning experts are trained to handle every type of home with attention to detail.
We use professional-grade products to remove tough stains, dirt, and odors, ensuring your home is left spotless. Plus, we can tailor our cleaning services to meet your specific needs, whether that means focusing on certain areas or offering eco-friendly cleaning options.
Get a Quote for Your Move-In or Move-Out Cleaning
If you’re preparing to move in or out of a home in the Houston area, let [Your Company Name] handle the cleaning for you. Contact us today for a free quote, and discover how we can make your move less stressful.