Clean a house before moving

Changing a house is something that we do a few times in life, and although it is an important moment during which we are very excited, it is also one of the most complex tasks people face. You have to prepare all the documentation, do all the packing, make the transfer and, above all, the cleaning of the home.

However, cleaning a house before moving is an essential task before moving a house, and therefore, we must take into account some aspects to do so in the shortest time possible and making the most of all resources.

How to clean a new home.

Although we may think that when we get the keys for a new home it will be very clean, but usually we have to go over all the dirt that has accumulated until the moment you make the move. The construction workers, the real estate agents, the people who have visited it – there are many factors that make a new home dirty, and therefore, we must follow the following cleaning tips.

1. Cleaning from top to bottom. The last step is to clean the floor, since the dirt accumulated in the upper part will fall. If there is dust on walls and ceilings, you must first start with it to avoid having to clean twice. This task will be faster than in a house that has already been inhabited, but even so it is convenient to do a review on dust cleaning.
   
2. Painting walls. The walls will be white, so before you buy or move your furniture, it’s time to paint them. You should also assess if you want to leave them as they are or apply a technique: stucco, smoothing, wallpaper … It is not a cleaning method as such, but it helps to look with a renewed look since you can eliminate possible rascones or generated frictions .
3. Cleaning of the toilet. Although your bathroom has not been used so far, the cleanliness of the bathroom is not usually impeccable in the delivery of keys. You must bear in mind that both the day of the move and once you have to put all your belongings you will be very busy, so the ideal is to clean the toilet of your new home before the move.

Cleaning a house before and after a move

Do the cleaning before moving in

1. Brighten and treat floors. Once you have placed all the furniture in your new home it will be much more complicated thoroughly clean the floor of your home. Therefore, for a complete cleaning, also make a polishing and treatment of the floor before making the final move. It will be much more complicated with furniture and you will have to protect it so that it does not get dirty.
2. Cleaning of less accessible areas. If the home has appliances, the area where it has been placed will be one of the points where you should strive the most, as this is where the most dirt has accumulated and where the previous owners have had less access to cleaning. Also keep in mind that you have to clean other complicated places such as the interior of kitchen furniture, window frames and baseboards and moldings.
3. Heating and air. The radiators, as well as the entrances and exits of the air conditioning, are also areas that must be cleaned thoroughly before moving. There are places in the house that we do not usually pay attention to in terms of cleanliness, so if you move to a second-hand home, you should review the dust and dirt before your move.
4. Oven cleaning. The kitchen is one of the areas of the house where there is always more dirt, and in addition to cleaning the kitchen furniture thoroughly, you also have to dedicate time to cleaning two corners: the oven and the range hood. If the plate of the latter is removable, it is best to direct it to the dishwasher; then use a degreaser for the entire outside of the hood. With regard to the oven, use specific products so that the interior of the oven is clean as the first day.

Cleaning after a transfer

During a move, whether you hire a moving company or you do it yourself, there are many people who are involved. Therefore, before starting with cleaning, we must know that the soil suffers most due to stains and footprints that are generated in the transfer. In addition, many boxes or furniture are dragged and external dirt can enter your new floor. Before doing a thorough cleaning after finishing the transfer, first place the furniture in the rooms and unpack the boxes, this way you only have to do a more superficial cleaning. The crockery and cutlery will have been packed in newspaper, bubble or similar, so do not forget that once you have finished the move you should wash them before putting them in their place.

Hire a cleaning service

On the other hand, if the floors are stained and you want to renew them completely, the best option is to have professionals who know how to make them look like in the first day. Marble, terrazzo, mud, wood … Each material requires special care and treatments that only cleaning experts know how to make them shiny and impeccable.