Buying a new home is exciting. But between inspections, paperwork, packing, closing and the actual move, there’s a lot that happens before you finally get to settle in. One thing that’s easy to overlook is the opportunity to have your new home professionally cleaned after the previous owners have moved out and before your belongings move in.
Even a home that has been exceptionally well maintained can benefit from a detailed reset. Once furniture and belongings are removed, areas that may have been covered or inaccessible for years are finally exposed. For a short period of time, every cabinet, closet, baseboard and floor is completely accessible.
That’s the perfect time for a true move-in clean.
More Than a Standard House Cleaning
A move-in clean isn’t simply a routine cleaning performed in an empty house.
The goal is to give the home a detailed reset before you begin filling it with your own belongings. Depending on the home and your priorities, that can include detailed attention to areas such as:
- Baseboards, trim, doors and door frames
- Inside cabinets, drawers and closets
- Appliance interiors
- Light fixtures, ceiling fans and other detailed surfaces
- Bathrooms, kitchens and floors from top to bottom
Every home is different, which is why we talk with our clients beforehand about the condition of the home, their priorities and anything that may need extra attention.
Some move-in cleans are relatively straightforward. Others are major projects. Either way, the goal is the same: when we’re finished, your new home is ready for you.
Let Moving Day Be About Moving In
Buying a home is already a major undertaking. By the time you reach closing, you’ve probably spent weeks dealing with financing, inspections, paperwork, packing and a seemingly endless list of decisions.
Your first day in your new home shouldn’t have to begin with cleaning someone else’s kitchen cabinets or scrubbing the refrigerator. Instead, the dishes can go directly into clean cabinets. Clothes can go into the closets. Beds can be assembled. Kids can start choosing where their things belong. You can concentrate on turning the house into your home.
A Professional Team for a Big Job
Some move-in cleans can require 15, 20 or even more hours of detailed cleaning. That’s where having a professional cleaning team makes a difference.
Diamond House Cleaning has the staff and experience to take on large projects without requiring one person to spend several days working through your home. We can evaluate the size and condition of the home, talk with you about your priorities and put together a plan to have the home ready when it’s time to move in.
We regularly take on large, detailed cleaning projects throughout the Des Moines metro and surrounding communities, and they’re some of our favorite jobs to tackle.
Start Clean. Stay Clean.
A move-in clean can also be the perfect time to establish a recurring cleaning routine in your new home. After we’ve completed the detailed initial work, we can return weekly, every two weeks or every four weeks to help maintain it. Instead of waiting until the house needs another major reset, recurring professional cleaning helps keep your new home looking and feeling the way you want it to.
And after everything that goes into buying and moving into a new home, having one less thing on your regular to-do list isn’t a bad way to start.
Ready for Your New Home?
You only move into your new home once. Starting with a professional move-in clean means you can unpack, settle in and begin enjoying it without adding another major project to your list. If you’re preparing for a move in the Des Moines metro or surrounding communities, we’d love to help.
Contact Diamond House Cleaning today to talk with us about a professional move-in clean and, if you’d like, ongoing recurring cleaning to keep your new home looking its best.