Regular house cleaning covers every room on a standard checklist, but it doesn’t cover everything a home could need. Some tasks are left out because they only need doing now and then; others are outside cleaning altogether. Knowing which is which lets you add what you need and set the right expectations.
What Regular Cleaning Covers
Every regular visit cleans the bedrooms, bathrooms, kitchen and living areas: counters, sinks, toilets, tubs and showers, mirrors, appliance exteriors, the microwave inside and out, cabinet fronts, ceiling fans, furniture, lamps and frames, upholstered furniture vacuumed, windowsills, baseboards dusted, floors and trash. See what a standard house cleaning includes.
Left Out, but Part of a Deep Clean
These are detail tasks that a maintained home doesn’t need every visit:
- Blinds dusted
- Sliding glass doors and tracks
- Inside the oven
- Inside the fridge
- Behind and under easily movable furniture
- Doors wiped down
- Cabinets cleaned inside
- Tile floors steam cleaned
How to add them: book a deep clean to get them all at once, or add individual items, such as blinds, the oven, the fridge or the door tracks, to a regular visit.
Left Out, but Available as Add-Ons
- Indoor windows washed
- Linens changed
- Dishes cleaned
- Lanai furniture and floors cleaned
- Grill cleaned
How to add them: ask when you request your quote or before a visit. See add-ons and extras and what costs extra.
Outside House Cleaning
Some jobs aren’t part of any cleaning visit: organizing closets and drawers, laundry beyond changing linens, moving heavy furniture, and cleaning up after construction or renovation. Picking up clutter before a visit also stays with you, so the team can spend the time cleaning. See how to prepare before the cleaners arrive.
A Simple Way to Plan Extras
- Every visit: the standard checklist.
- Every few months: rotate one or two deep-clean items in, such as the oven one visit and the blinds the next.
- Before guests or the season: indoor windows, linens and the lanai.
- Once or twice a year, or when needed: a full deep clean. See how often you still need one.
If you want a mix built into one visit, see customized cleaning.
Setting Expectations From the Start
Tell us your priorities and any extras when you book, and the team will follow them. The same team cleans your home whenever possible, so your preferences carry forward from visit to visit. If something on the checklist was missed, tell us within 24 hours and we’ll come back to address it.
See residential cleaning and the full cleaning checklist, or call 941-894-2543.