When hiring a cleaning company, the first things you should know is the difference between regular cleaning vs deep cleaning. A good professional cleaning company will offer you a wide range of cleaning services. But when you’re given multiple options, it becomes harder to choose which one you need. The most common service that are provided for you are regular cleaning or a deep cleaning, can be offered for your home or commercial property.
What's The Difference Between Regular Cleaning vs a Deep Cleaning Service?
Regular Cleaning
- When you hire a cleaning company for “regular cleaning” “basic cleaning” “tidy service” it usually involves your usual weekly cleaning tasks. The main purpose of regular/basic cleaning is to maintain a certain level of cleanliness around your property.
Deep Cleaning
- Now that you know a little bit of what a regular cleaning entails, it’s time to explain a deep clean. Deep cleaning is something you are likely going to need to invest in when you first hire a cleaning service with a company. While deep cleaning is more expensive than regular cleaning, it also only needs to be done every three to six months or up to one year.
A deep cleaning service will remove the deep dirt and grime in your property. It will cover the areas that aren’t typically covered in a regular cleaning service.
Regular Cleaning vs Deep Cleaning Checklist
Deep Cleaning Service Checklist
- Sinks, Counters and backsplash
- Dust and wipe down all kitchen surfaces
- Cooktop, vent hood and drip pans scrubbed.
- Top and outside of refrigerator.
- We clean/polish outside mayor and small appliances.
- Inside microwave.
- Interior oven glass scraped.
- Washer/dryer machines dusted.
- Vacuum and mop floors.
- Clean the sink
- Clean exterior some appliances.
- Clean outside of cabinets and drawers.
- Clean outside of oven and fridge.
- Take trash out and put new bag.
- Clean stove.
- Baseboards dusting & detail clean.
- Detail all cabinet doors, knobs, and pulls.
- Detail trashcan exterior and lid.
- Dust and wipe down all surfaces
- Vacuum and mop all floors
- Make beds
- Clean mirror and fixtures
- Clean tables and chairs
- Empty bins
- Clean door/cabinet surfaces
- Clean hallways, staircases
- Clean cobwebs.
- Clean light switches and doorknobs.
- Window sills & lock ledges.
- Sofas/Couches vacuumed.
- Lamps & lampshades dusted.
- Glass table tops cleaned.
- Dust Ceiling fans.
- Dust AC vents.
- Dust mini blinds/shutters.
- Patio glass doors hand-wiped.
- Clean light dimmers/switches.
- Detail clean ceiling fans.
- Extra time double scrubbing tubs and showers.
- Dust and wipe down all surfaces
- Clean the sinks
- Clean the toilets
- Clean counter tops
- Clean tubs and showers
- Clean outside of cabinets and drawers.
- Clean mirrors and fixtures.
- Vacuum and mop floors.
- Tubs, showers and wall tiles.
- Take trash out and put new bag.
- Clean Inside the Oven
- Clean Inside the Fridge
- Clean Interior Walls
- Clean Interior Cabinets.
- Clean Inside Windows.
- Clean Baseboards.
- Clean/Dust AC vents.
- Heavy Mold/Mildew Shower.
- Patio Furniture Dust/Wipe.
- Sweep garage.
Equipment & Products that can be included in your deep cleaning service:
- Vacuum Cleaner
- Cleaning bucket (with 2 dividers to keep supplies in)
- Disinfectant cleaner
- Glass cleaner
- Soap scum remover
- Chemical trigger sprayers
- 3M light duty scrub pads and holder
- Microfiber scrub pads
- Toothbrushes
- Mini grout brush (for shower grout)
- Tile brush (for tile bottoms)
- Microfiber short duster
- Microfiber long duster
- Microfiber dust mitt
- Microfiber flat floor mop
- Microfiber wet mop pads
- Plastic scrapers (to scrape hard to remove gunk on counters or floors)
- Color-coded microfiber cloths
- Premium microfiber glass cloths
- nitrile cleaning gloves
Regular Cleaning Service Checklist
- Sinks, Counters and backsplash
- Dust and wipe down all kitchen surfaces
- Cooktop, vent hood and drip pans scrubbed.
- Top and outside of refrigerator. (basic)
- We clean/polish outside mayor and small appliances.
- Inside microwave.
- Interior oven glass scraped.
- Washer/dryer machines dusted.
- Vacuum and mop floors.
- Clean the sink (empty)
- Clean exterior some appliances.
- Take trash out and put new bag.
- Dust and wipe down all surfaces
- Vacuum and mop all floors
- Make beds
- Clean mirror and fixtures
- Clean tables and chairs
- Empty bins
- Clean door/cabinet surfaces
- Clean hallways, staircases
- Clean cobwebs.
- Clean light switches and doorknobs.
- Window sills & lock ledges.
- Sofas/Couches vacuumed.
- Lamps & lampshades dusted.
- Glass table tops cleaned.
- Dust Ceiling fans.
- Dust AC vents.
- Dust mini blinds/shutters.
- Patio glass doors hand-wiped.
- Clean light dimmers/switches.
- Detail clean ceiling fans.
- Dust and wipe down all surfaces.
- Clean the sinks. (empty)
- Clean the toilets. (basic)
- Clean counter tops.
- Clean tubs and showers (basic)
- Clean outside of cabinets and drawers.
- Clean mirrors and fixtures.
- Vacuum and mop floors.
- Tubs, showers and wall tiles.
- Take trash out and put new bag.
You can add extras to your regular cleaning:
- Clean Inside the Oven
- Clean Inside the Fridge
- Clean Interior Walls
- Clean Interior Cabinets.
- Clean Inside Windows.
- Clean Baseboards.
- Clean/Dust AC vents.
- Heavy Mold/Mildew Shower.
- Patio Furniture Dust/Wipe.
- Sweep garage.
Conclusion paragraph:
- Wondering if you really need a deep cleaning for your property?
You don’t always need a deep cleaning service. It’s typically an occasional service you get for a specific purpose.
You can schedule a deep cleaning service when you move into a new home, once a year, for holidays, when you sell your home, ETC… This will give you a fresh start.
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