How to Prepare for Your First House Cleaning (Quick Checklist)
Your first professional cleaning is about to hand you back your weekend. A few minutes of prep helps your cleaner spend every minute on what matters:
The 5-step checklist
- 1. Pick up loose clutter and personal items. Clear surfaces let us clean them instead of organizing around them.
- 2. Secure pets in a safe room. We love them — and they’ll love not being startled by the vacuum.
- 3. Share clear entry instructions. Door code, lockbox, key under the gnome — whatever works, just tell us in your booking notes.
- 4. List your priorities. Baseboards bugging you? Guest bath needs extra attention? Say so — it’s your clean.
- 5. Decide if you’ll be home or out. Either is completely fine. Most recurring customers end up leaving us to it.
And the big one: no, you do not need to clean before the cleaner comes. Just clear the surfaces so we can focus on the details you hired us for.
Ready when you are — book your Columbus cleaning in about 60 seconds, or read about what’s in a deep clean if it’s your first professional visit.