Carpets & Flooring
CRI Articles
IEHA Articles
The Clean Trust Articles
Features
A Helping Hand Cleaning Checklist
Formal Living, Dining & Family Room Areas:
- Dust furniture
- Vacuum carpets
- Clean under couch cushions
- Dust light fixtures
- Dust exposed heat registers and baseboards
- Dust windowsills
- Patio doors inside and out
Kitchen and Laundry Areas:
- Clean countertops
- Clean small kitchen appliances
- Microwave inside and out
- Stove exterior and inside oven window
- Refrigerator exterior, rubber seals and air vents
- Cabinet exteriors
- Dishwasher and trash compactor exteriors
- Sink, faucet and drain
- Inside windows over sink
- Dust window sills
- Vacuum and mop floors
- Dust exposed heat registers and baseboards
- Washer and dryer exteriors; inside washer lid
Bedrooms and Office Areas:
- Dust furniture
- Vacuum carpets
- Linens: change or straighten
- Dust exposed heat registers and baseboards
- Dust light fixtures, lampshades and artwork
Master Bath:
- Tub/shower stall(s)
- Commode inside and out
- Lights, mirrors and counter
- Clean cabinet exteriors
- Paper holder/towel racks
- Vacuum and mop floors and rugs
- Dust exposed heat registers and baseboards
Hallway Bath:
- Tub/shower stall(s)
- Commode inside and out
- Lights, mirrors and counter
- Clean cabinet exteriors
- Paper holder/towel racks
- Vacuum and mop floors and rugs
- Dust exposed heat registers and baseboards
Half Bath:
- Commode inside and out
- Lights, mirrors and counter
- Clean cabinet exteriors
- Paper holder/towel racks
- Vacuum and mop floors and rugs
- Dust exposed heat registers and baseboards
Entry, Exit, Stairwell, Hallway
- Dust furniture
- Dust light fixtures, lamp shades and artwork
- Vacuum and mop floors
- Dust exposed heat register and baseboards
Rotational Tasks:
These tasks are typically completed on a rotational basis, depending on the needs in your home from visit to visit, or we will select these tasks based on an area or room of concentration.
- Polish furniture
- Move and clean under furniture
- Edge carpets
- Clean unexposed heat registers and baseboards
- Cobweb patrol
- Dust ceiling fans
- Wash artwork/light fixtures
- Wash window frames
- Wash door frames
- Polish kitchen cabinets
- Wash kitchen baseboards and splashboards
- Polish bathroom cabinets
Extra Task Assignments:
The following services may be available with prior advance notice and at additional charge.
These items are not considered every-time cleaning task.
- Empty, wipe and replace items inside the cabinets and/or hutches
- Removes shoes, etc. from closets, vacuum and replace
- Clean ornate chandeliers
- Remove ashes from fireplace
- Strip, remove and replace floor wax
- Clean inside oven (please run self-cleaning ovens the night before)
- Clean inside the refrigerator
The Housekeeping Channel (HC), a for-profit educational LLC, provides the information on HousekeepingChannel.com as a free service to the public. The intent is to disseminate accurate, verified and science-based information on cleaning and housekeeping.
While an effort is made to ensure the quality of the content and credibility of sources listed on this site, HC provides no warranty - expressed or implied - and assumes no legal liability for the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of any information, product or process disclosed on or in conjunction with the site. The views and opinions of the authors or originators expressed herein do not necessarily state or reflect those of HC: its principals, executives, Board members, advisors or affiliates.
