Move-in cleaning reference
Use the clearest cleaning window you will have: after repairs and dusty work are finished, before boxes and furniture cover the floors, shelves, closets, and room edges.
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After repairs. Before boxes.
Clean a new home after repairs and contractor work are complete, but before boxes and furniture arrive. Start with dry dust removal, then clean kitchens and bathrooms, wipe reachable surfaces, and finish floors last. Confirm utilities, access, surface-care notes, and any inside-appliance, cabinet-interior, or interior-window add-ons before the visit.
Use the board in order. The left column tells you when each zone is easiest to clean. The note under each checklist marks a scope decision to settle before the visit.
Before room detail
Scope note: If renovation dust remains, ask whether the home needs post-construction cleaning rather than a standard move-in visit.
Before food and dishes arrive
Scope note: Inside the refrigerator, oven, and cabinets are add-ons at La La Land Cleaning. Request them before the quote if you want them included.
Before towels and toiletries arrive
Scope note: Heavy mineral buildup, grout restoration, mold remediation, and repairs are not routine cleaning tasks.
Before beds and clothing arrive
Scope note: Cleaning empty storage is easier to scope before clothes, linens, and boxes fill the space.
Before large furniture arrives
Scope note: Interior glass or window cleaning is an add-on. Moving heavy furniture and handling fragile pieces should be agreed in advance.
After floors are complete
Scope note: Use the quote and written scope as the final source of truth for what the professional visit includes.
Move-in cleaning works best when each task is assigned to the moment with the clearest access.
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Floors, empty closets, kitchen and bathroom surfaces, reachable ledges, trim, doors, switches, and the areas where large furniture will sit.
After unpacking
Packing paper, box dust, scuffs from the move, final furniture placement, and the routine touch-up that follows several days of settling in.
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Inside appliances, cabinet interiors, interior windows or household glass, post-construction dust, heavy mineral buildup, and any task that needs specialty treatment.
A useful brief prevents the cleaner, movers, and property team from working around one another.
Before move-in day
Timing, room priorities, scope, pricing inputs, and the handoff your cleaner needs.
Yes, when possible. An empty home gives you clearer access to floors, shelves, closets, kitchens, and bathrooms before boxes and furniture reduce that access. Complete repairs and dusty contractor work first so the cleaned surfaces are not immediately covered again.
Prioritize kitchens, bathrooms, empty closets and storage, reachable ledges and trim, high-touch points, floor edges, and the final vacuuming or mopping pass. Add inside appliances, cabinet interiors, or interior windows only when they are part of your written scope.
Clean before boxes arrive whenever the schedule allows. If some items are already inside, consolidate them into one clearly marked area so the cleaning path, room edges, and floors remain accessible.
Not automatically. Move-in describes the timing and condition of the home, while deep cleaning describes the level of detail. An empty home may need a routine reset, a deeper buildup-focused clean, or post-construction cleaning depending on its condition.
La La Land Cleaning does not use one flat price for every move-in. The quote depends on square footage, bedrooms, bathrooms, current condition, cleaning scope, access, and selected add-ons.
Share the address, home size, beds and baths, current condition, repair or renovation history, parking and entry instructions, utility status, surface-care notes, priority rooms, and requested add-ons. Mention whether boxes, movers, or other vendors will be present.
Share the home size, beds and baths, current condition, access window, surface notes, and requested add-ons. La La Land Cleaning will confirm service coverage and an upfront quote for your Los Angeles address.
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