Cleaning Checklists

Check out what is included and what you can expect from our cleaning services.

How to Prep Your Home for a Flawless Clean

To help us maximize your flat-rate service, please take a few minutes to prep your space. This allows your dedicated solo cleaner to focus 100% of their time on deep cleaning, scrubbing, and sanitizing your home!

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1. Clear the Clutter

Because we bill on a flat rate rather than by the hour, we want to spend every minute scrubbing rather than organizing.

  • Surfaces & Floors: Please pick up loose toys, clothing, mail, and paperwork from kitchen counters, dining tables, and floors.
  • The Kitchen Sink: Clear dirty dishes into the dishwasher so we can get straight to sanitizing your basin. (Note: Dishwashing is an add-on service—let Holly know if you'd like to add it!)
  • Heavy Clutter: To protect your belongings, our technicians are instructed to safely skip surfaces covered in excessive clutter.
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2. Smooth Access & Entry

  • Keys & Codes: Ensure your digital keypad code, garage code, or lockbox key is active and ready for use.
  • Updates: If your entry instructions have changed, please shoot a quick update to Holly at the office ahead of time.
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3. Furry Friend Safety

We love your pets, but their safety and our cleaner's peace of mind are incredibly important.

  • Secure Your Pets: Please place dogs, territorial animals, or anxious pets in a crate, a secure yard, or a designated room we aren't cleaning.
  • Flight Risks: Let us know if you have an adventurous indoor cat, so we can be extra careful with exterior doors.
  • Pet Waste: For health and safety compliance, our team is strictly prohibited from handling or cleaning biological pet waste.
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4. Heights & Special Requests

We love your pets, but their safety and our cleaner's peace of mind are incredibly important.

  • High Reach Zones: Our safety policies restrict cleaners from climbing higher than a 3-step ladder. For vaulted ceilings or high light fixtures, please leave out a high-reach tool for us to use.
  • Priority Areas: Want extra attention on a specific room? Just leave a quick note on the counter for your cleaner or notify the office!

Move Out Cleaning Checklist

A shelf that has been dusted and cleaned.

Throughout

  • Cobwebs: Removed from corners, ceilings, and walls.
  • Doors & Frames: Hand-washed or wiped down.
  • Light Switch Plates: Hand-washed and sanitized.
  • Moldings, Woodwork & Windowsills: Hand-washed or wiped, including window lock ledges.
  • Baseboards: Hand-washed or wiped (reachable without moving furniture).
  • Blinds & Shutters: Thoroughly vacuumed (not washed).
  • Light Fixtures: Hand washed in place (within 2-step ladder reach).
  • Ceiling Fans: Hand-washed or wiped (within 2-step ladder reach).
  • Closets & Shelving: Empty shelves and drawers hand-washed or wiped.
  • Floors & Stairs: All carpets and floors thoroughly vacuumed and/or mopped.
  • Closet Tracks & Sliding Door Tracks: Vacuumed and wiped out.
A professionally cleaned kitchen.

Kitchen

  • Cabinet Fronts: Hand-washed or wiped.
  • Inside Cabinets & Drawers: Hand-washed or wiped out.
  • Countertops & Backsplashes: Hand-washed and sanitized.
  • Sinks & Faucets: Scrubbed, polished, and disinfected.
  • Microwave: Thoroughly cleaned inside and out.
  • Stovetop: Cooktop, grates, and drip pans scrubbed.
  • Oven & Range: Cleaned inside and out.
  • Refrigerator & Freezer: Cleaned inside and out (including the top of the refrigerator).
  • Behind Appliances: Both the fridge and stove are pulled from their recessions to clean the floors and walls behind them.
  • 🆕 Dishwasher: Wiped down on the outside and along the inside rim. The filter is cleaned.
A professionally cleaned bathroom.

Bathrooms

  • Tub, Shower & Tiles: Double scrubbed to remove build-up, soap scum, and grout residue.
  • Counters & Fixtures: Cleaned, polished, and sanitized.
  • Sinks: Scrubbed and disinfected.
  • Mirrors: Cleaned and left streak-free.
  • Toilets: Thoroughly scrubbed, disinfected, and wiped down from top to bottom.
  • Inside Vanities & Medicine Cabinets: Drawers and empty shelves hand-washed or wiped.
A professionally cleaned bathroom in the Comox Valley.

Optional Add-On Services (Available Upon Request)

  • Windows: Interior window glass and tracks cleaned.
  • Wall Washing: Spot cleaning or full washing of walls to remove scuffs and marks.
  • Garage: Cobwebs and floors.
  • Outdoor areas: Porches and patios.

Perfect Maintenance Cleaning

A shelf that has been dusted and cleaned.

Dusting and General Clean-up in Every Room

  • Light fixtures
  • Overhead light within reach
  • Lampshades
  • Pictures
  • Knick-knacks
  • Windowsills
  • Furniture
  • Baseboards
  • Mantles
  • Bookshelves
  • Tables
  • Blinds
A clean home entryway.

Entrances (Front and Back)

  • General straightening up
  • Dust light fixtures, lampshades, pictures, knick-knacks, windowsills, furniture, baseboards, and high-touch areas
  • Spot clean light switches, walls, and windows to remove fingerprints and smudges
  • Garbage removal
  • Vacuum and mop floors
A clean staircase.

Hallways and Stairs

  • General straightening up
  • Dust baseboards, pictures, light fixtures, high-touch areas
  • Garbage removal
  • Floors vacuumed and mopped
A clean laundry room.

Laundry Room

  • Clean light switches
  • Spot clean walls to remove fingerprints and smudges
  • Dust and wipe machines
  • Clean out utility sink
  • Vacuum and mop
A professionally cleaned kitchen.

Kitchen and Dining room

  • Upper cupboards focus on dusting, spills, and high touch points
  • Lower cupboards tend to need a top-to-bottom cleaning, look for spills
  • Appliance surfaces cleaned and shined, including range hood and grease trap (as needed)
  • Clean counters, backsplash, and countertop items
  • Scrub sink and chrome fixtures
  • Clean microwave
  • Clean chairs and furniture
  • Clean outside of the garbage can
  • Clean stove top
  • General clean up
  • Vacuum and mop floors
  • Mop baseboards as needed
Living room after cleaning.

Living Room / Family Room / Office

  • Sanitize high-touch areas
  • General clean up
  • Fold blankets
  • Fluff pillows
  • Sweep/vacuum upholstery
  • Clean light switches
  • Spot clean walls to remove fingerprints and smudges
  • Dust and clean furniture
  • Dust baseboards
  • Vacuum and mop
A professionally cleaned bathroom.

Bathrooms

  • Dust top to bottom
  • Descale showers and bathtubs
  • Scrub tile grout if present
  • Dust vanity lights
  • Clean mirror
  • Counter and countertop items
  • Clean sink and vanity (cupboard fronts)
  • Toilet cleaned
  • Toilet paper folded
  • Towels folded nicely
  • Garbage removed
  • High-touch areas sanitized
  • Vacuum and mop floors
  • Replace mats to where they came from
A clean bedroom.

Bedrooms

  • Tidy beds
  • General clean up
  • Dust light fixtures, lampshades, pictures, knick-knacks, windowsills, furniture, baseboards, and high-touch areas
  • Clean mirrors
  • Dust and clean furniture
  • Vacuum and mop
  • Garbage removed

Top to Bottom Deluxe

A professionally cleaned kitchen.

Kitchen Restoration

  • High Dusting: Remove all cobwebs from ceiling corners and high fixtures. Dust and wet-wipe all ceiling/wall air vents.
  • Cabinet Exteriors: Wet-wipe all cabinet fronts (top-to-bottom) to remove accumulated grease and grime.
  • Backsplash & Grout: Apply degreaser and scrub all backsplash grout lines to remove food stains and residue.
  • Appliances: Clean the entire top surface of the refrigerator, if accessible. Clean and polish all appliance exteriors. Clean the interior and exterior of the microwave.
  • Stove/Hood: Perform detailed cleaning of the stovetop. Remove and soak grease traps/filters in the sink or place them in the dishwasher if available.
  • Sink/Fixtures: Scrub all chrome fixtures to remove heavy scale or lime buildup.
  • Walls/Trim: Spot-clean walls, light switches, and outlets.
  • Baseboards: Clean all baseboards and trim.
A professionally cleaned bathroom.

Bathroom Restoration

  • High Dusting: Remove cobwebs and dust/wet-wipe ceiling/wall air vents.
  • Shower/Tub Walls: Apply scale remover and scrub all soap scum and scale buildup from tiles and glass doors.
  • Grout Detail: Use a grout brush to deep scrub all floor and shower wall grout lines to eliminate mildew/staining.
  • Fixtures & Sinks: Scrub sinks and fixtures to remove all hard water deposits.
  • Cabinets: Wet-wipe all cabinet fronts.
  • Baseboards: Clean all baseboards and door trims.
  • Floors: Vacuum and mop floor surfaces.
A clean staircase.

Living Areas, Bedrooms, Halls, Foyers, and Stairs

  • Ceiling fans & Fixtures: Remove all cobwebs. Dust and wet-wipe all reachable light fixtures and ceiling fan blades (Requires a step stool).
  • Blinds & Windows: Vacuum/wipe blind slats/shutters. Vacuum and wet wipe all interior window and sliding door tracks/sills.
  • Vents & Trim: Dust and clean all ceiling air vent covers, door frames, and door trims.
  • Walls/Spot Cleaning: Spot-clean all walls, doors, light switches, and trim for scuffs and fingerprints.
  • Railings & Banisters: Wet-wipe all railings and banisters to remove hand-grime.
  • Baseboards: Clean all baseboards throughout the rooms.
  • Dusting: Dust all horizontal surfaces, shelving, and furniture.
  • Vacuuming: Thoroughly vacuum all carpets and hard floors, including edges and under easily movable furniture, or as far as our tools can reach.
  • Mopping: Mop all hard floors for a streak-free shine.
A professionally cleaned bathroom in the Comox Valley.

Optional Add-On Services (Available Upon Request)

  • Windows: Interior window glass and tracks cleaned.
  • Wall Washing: Spot cleaning or full washing of walls to remove scuffs and marks.
  • Garage: Cobwebs and floors.
  • Outdoor areas: Porches and patios.

General Deep Clean

A professionally cleaned kitchen.

General Cleaning

General cleaning includes the following:

  • Ceiling fans and light fixtures (dusted)
  • Cobwebs removed
  • Blinds, window sills, and lock ledges (dusted)
  • Moldings and woodwork (dusted)
  • Baseboards (dusted)
  • Lamps and lampshades (dusted)
  • Pictures and knick-knacks (dusted)
  • Furniture (dusted and polished)
  • Top of refrigerator (dusted)
  • Outside of appliances cleaned
  • Stovetop and drip pans scrubbed
  • Counter tops and backsplashes (washed)
  • All sinks (scrubbed/disinfected)
  • Mirrors (Windexed)
  • Tub/shower and tiles (scrubbed)
  • All bathroom counters and fixtures (sanitized)
  • Wastebaskets (emptied/washed/relined)
  • Beds made, 1 set of sheets changed
  • Stairs (vacuumed, wood dusted)
  • Floors (vacuumed and/or mopped)

Specialty Cleaning Services

Specialty cleaning services can be added to your cleaning for an added charge.

  • Inside oven
  • Inside refrigerator
  • Inside freezer
  • Inside windows
  • Patio clean-up
  • Garage cobwebs and general sweep out
  • Change bed linens
The result of professional house cleaning services in Comox Valley, including Campbell River, that show a clean house.

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