Home cleaning in 1950s Bentleigh
A 1950s suburb
Bentleigh grew fast during the 1950s as the market gardens went. A home from then may have had its kitchen or bathroom redone, so tell the business what's original and what's new.
Who lives here
In the 2021 Census, the Bentleigh and McKinnon census area was 58% separate houses, 22% townhouses, terraces and semi-detached homes, and 20% flats and apartments. Of all occupied homes, 29% were rented.
Centre Road
Centre Road has over 250 retail businesses, and a weekly market sets up next to the station. If you live close to it, say where a cleaner can park with their gear.
The Frankston line
Bentleigh and Patterson stations are on the Frankston line, and Bentleigh's tracks now run under the road, so the old boom gates are gone.
Hard rubbish on bin day
Glen Eira collects booked hard rubbish on your next bin day, and next-day bookings close at 5.30pm. Items go on the nature strip the night before, never the driveway, and the pile has to stay under four cubic metres.
Bentleigh end of lease cleaning in your last week
Walk the rooms with the entry condition report
Note what was already marked when you moved in. Victorian law measures the end against that start, allowing for fair wear and tear.
Decide who is cleaning
You can do it yourself or book a cleaner. A rental provider can only require a professional clean in two set cases, which are on the Victorian bond rules page.
Book hard rubbish for your last bin day
Glen Eira picks it up on bin day, so the place is clear in time.
Let the removalists go first
An empty home is quicker to clean and easier to check.
Hand back with proof
Take dated photos of every room before the keys go back.
How we'd time Bentleigh cleaners around bin day
Work backwards from bin day. Get hard rubbish out on the last collection before you leave, put the removalists next, and book the clean for after they have gone. That order keeps boxes off a freshly mopped floor.
