Deep cleaning jobs go wrong in one way: the customer expected something the team did not do. A deep cleaning checklist, agreed before you start, fixes that. Use this one for flats, villas and move-in or move-out cleaning, and download the Word version below.
Deep cleaning checklist: kitchen
- Cabinets and drawers inside and out (customer empties them first)
- Chimney filters degreased, hob and gas stove cleaned
- Wall tiles and grout, platform, sink and taps descaled
- Fridge and microwave outside (inside if agreed)
Bathrooms
- Tiles and grout scrubbed, hard-water stains removed
- Taps, shower, mirror and fittings polished
- WC, washbasin and drain cleaned and disinfected
- Exhaust fan cleaned
Bedrooms and living room
- Ceiling fans, lights and switchboards wiped
- Windows, grills and sliding tracks cleaned
- Wardrobes outside (inside if empty), furniture dusted and polished
- Under beds and behind sofas vacuumed and mopped
- Sofa vacuumed (shampoo if quoted)
Balcony, doors and the rest
- Balcony floor, railing and drain
- Main door and all doors both sides, handles
- Floor scrubbing or machine cleaning, as quoted
Before and after
- Walk the flat with the customer; mark extra items and stains that may not come out.
- Take before photos of each room.
- At handover, walk again, take after photos, get the signature.
Quote and schedule from one place
ServicePilot keeps the quotation, the job with its checklist and photos, and the invoice together, so the checklist the customer approved is the one the team works from. See the housekeeping quotation format and the cleaning template.
