It can be difficult and frustrating – to move into a new home or office and discover that the previous tenants left behind a mess. John Pletz is CEO of ServiceMaster Clean by Pletz, based in Crystal Lake Illinois, and talks here about the importance of hiring a professional to do a pre move-in cleaning.
Let’s imagine that somebody has move out of an apartment. Before somebody else can move in, it needs to be cleaned. In most cases, the former occupant is more interested in getting out than cleaning up, and maybe he has only taken the time to throw large trash items out.
Somebody still needs to wash the walls, thoroughly clean and then sanitize the sink and toilet in the bathroom. Somebody has to come in and sweep, dust, vacuum and mop the floors, and then come back and damp wipe all surfaces. It just has to be done.
At ServiceMaster Clean, we have a checklist of things that need to be done to ensure that you are moving into the cleanest office or home. Here are just some of the services we offer when cleaning an unoccupied office, making it ready for the next tenant:
Floors
- Mop
- Vinyl floor stripping
- Damp-mop wooden floors
Carpets
- Vacuum
- Steam clean
- Shampoo/steam clean
Light Fixtures and Windows
- Clean inside and outside
- High Dust For Cobwebs
Entryway
- Clean glass partitions
- Clean windows inside and out
- Mop, vinyl floor strip and damp-mop wooden floors
- Clean all carpets, steam clean and shampoo
- Clean light fixtures, doors and baseboards
Stairs
- Clean stair rails
- Clean banisters
- Clean carpeted steps, including vacuuming, steam cleaning and shampooing
- Clean non-carpeted steps, including mopping, vinyl floor stripping, damp-mopping wooden floors
- Clean light fixtures
Bathrooms
- Clean sinks
- Clean toilets, urinals and stalls
- Clean light fixtures and mirrors
- Clean walls and baseboards
- Mop floors, vinyl floor strip if necessary
- Clean all baseboards
- Surface vacuum out vents and air ducts
Kitchen
- Clean sinks and walls
- Vacuum and mop floors, strip vinyl floors
- Clean windows, cabinets and refrigerator inside and out
- Clean countertops, baseboards and light fixtures
- Clean dust in doors and other surface areas
If you are a real estate agent, you want a potential buyer or renter to come in and look at a nice clean office or a nice clean apartment. When you are trying to rent or sell, then it’s pretty obvious that dirt does not rent or sell well.
Hiring a professional cleaner to take care of all your cleaning needs before you move into a new home or a new office can make your life a lot easier - and help you get the most from your new property. It’s really worth the investment.
