This is the checklist our crews work from on a regular visit, room by room. Use it to clean your own home, or to see exactly what a recurring clean covers before you book one.
The regular cleaning checklist
Kitchen
- Wipe counters and backsplash
- Clean and polish the sink and faucet
- Wipe knobs, handles and hardware
- Wipe the outside of drawers and cabinets
- Wipe the outside of every appliance
- Clean inside the microwave
Bathrooms
- Clean the shower and tub
- Clean and disinfect the toilet
- Clean the vanity and sink
- Clean mirrors
- Wipe the outside of cabinets
- Wipe fixtures
Living areas and bedrooms
- Dust reachable surfaces
- Dust baseboards
- Dust blinds
- Dust ceiling fans and light fixtures
- Dust vents and window sills
- Dust doors, frames and trim
- Wipe switch plates
Floors
- Vacuum carpets and rugs
- Vacuum hard floors
- Mop hard floors
What a deep clean adds
A regular visit keeps a clean home clean. A deep clean resets a home that has not had a professional clean in a while, and every new home we take on starts with one. On top of the list above, a deep clean adds:
- Every surface hand wiped, not just dusted
- Baseboards wiped and spot cleaned, and blinds wiped slat by slat
- Interior windows, sills and ledges (reachable areas only, no ladder work)
- Doors, frames, switch plates and outlet covers wiped
- Air vent covers wiped
- A detailed kitchen wipe, including the stovetop and range hood
- Bathrooms disinfected, with surface grout cleaning
Inside the oven and inside the fridge are add-ons you can choose when you book. See the full list on our deep cleaning page.
Moving out?
A move-out clean includes everything in a deep clean plus the inside of appliances, drawers, cabinets and closets. Use our move-out cleaning checklist for the full list.
What we do not do
So you know before you book: we clean interior windows only, not exterior windows. We do not shampoo carpets, and we do not haul away trash or debris.
"Absolutely five-star service from start to finish. I live in Cumming and I hired Alpharetta Cleaning Company for my 4 bedroom home. They was punctual, thorough, and left the house spotless with great attention to detail." David P., Google review
Common questions
What does a regular house cleaning include?
Kitchen counters, sink, cabinet and appliance fronts and the microwave inside; bathrooms top to bottom; dusting of reachable surfaces, baseboards, blinds, fans, vents and trim; and vacuuming and mopping the floors.
Are baseboards and blinds cleaned every visit?
They are dusted on every regular visit. They are hand wiped on deep cleans and move-out cleans.
Is the inside of the oven and fridge included?
Not on a regular visit. You can add them when you book a deep clean, and they are included in a move-out clean.