Mooroolbark house cleaning, from dairy farms to Bickleigh Vale
Nearly all houses
In the 2021 Census, 95% of occupied homes in the Mooroolbark census area were separate houses, and flats were under 1%. Rentals made up 20%. A job here means a driveway and a front door, not a lift.
From dairy farms to streets
Small dairy farmers sold land for subdivision in the 1960s, so many homes date from then on. Put anything dated in the note: old carpet, sliding shower doors, aluminium window tracks.
Bickleigh Vale
Edna Walling's garden village is here, and its subdivision of 15 houses is heritage-listed. If yours is one of them, tell the business about old timber, stone and hand-finished surfaces before they choose products.
Around the station
Mooroolbark station was rebuilt in 2021 when the level crossing went, with 900 car spaces. The main shops are along Brice Avenue and Manchester Road.
Rubbish runs on a set week
Mooroolbark is in the Shire of Yarra Ranges, which doesn't take hard rubbish bookings. The Lilydale page covers how the annual collection works.
Fortnightly home cleaning, or a new Mooroolbark rental
With so few units, the job is usually a whole house, so a fortnightly regular clean with a clear list is a good start. Just bought or just moved in? A move-in clean before the boxes arrive is easier than cleaning around them.
Starting a new rental? Victorian law gives you 5 business days after moving in to return your copy of the condition report, marked with what you agree or disagree with. Photograph every mark before any move-in clean, so the record shows how you found it.
Your jobs between visits from Mooroolbark cleaners
Worth doing yourself
- A quick vacuum of the entry between visits.
- Dishes, laundry and putting things away.
- Letting the business know about anything new, like a puppy.
Where a cleaning business earns its keep
- Bathrooms and toilets, every visit.
- Kitchen benches, the sink and surfaces within reach.
- Vacuuming and mopping right through the house.
- An oven or inside windows now and then, as add-ons.
A month in, we'd review the list with Mooroolbark cleaners
Agree the list in writing at the first visit and review it after a month. In a family house the list drifts, and a five-minute check keeps the time on the rooms that need it.
