Cleaning guides and checklists

Moving out? End of lease cleaning checklists

Start with the end of lease cleaning checklist. It runs room by room and shows what each state asks of you. In Queensland, use the bond clean checklist instead, because it follows the RTA's own forms and wording.

Not sure if a mark is yours to deal with? Fair wear and tear draws that line, and condition reports explains the paperwork it's judged against. Getting your bond refunded covers what happens after the keys go back.

House cleaning checklists for a lived-in home

The house cleaning checklist shows what a regular clean usually covers on each visit, and what to agree before the first one.

When the regular clean can't keep up, the deep cleaning checklist goes after the build-up in the places a weekly visit skips. The spring cleaning checklist is a different job: the yearly sort, wash and air-out, much of which no cleaner does for you.

How to clean the jobs people leave until last

Three jobs are easy to leave until the last week, so we've written them up step by step, with what not to mix and when to stop: the oven, shower glass and walls.

Letting someone else do it? How to find a good cleaner

How to find a good cleaner covers the checks you can run on any business: the ABN, the public liability certificate, the job and re-clean terms in writing, and what to ask about the people who'll be in your home.

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