Moving to a new apartment requires some planning if you want it to go smoothly. Ideally, your timetable should have your belongings transported to your new digs a day or two after you get the keys to your front door. Why? Because your empty apartment offers the best opportunity to clean with no furniture, boxes, and assorted knickknacks in your way.
Here are a few tips for how to go about cleaning your apartment so thoroughly that it would pass your mom’s white-glove test:
This may seem like a no-brainer, but today’s luxury apartments have wide variations in the materials used for flooring, cabinets, and countertops. Does your new apartment have carpeting? If so, you may want to rent a carpet cleaner from a nearby home improvement store, which will also sell the best cleaning solution to use. If your new flooring is tile, laminate, or wood, you’ll want to do a little research and select a cleaner that’s appropriate.
Some other cleaning essentials include:
- Glass cleaner for mirrors
- Grease cleaner for the stove and ventilation hood
- Oven cleaner if the oven is not self-cleaning
- Antibacterial wet wipes and spray-on kitchen cleaners
- Mildew-killing bathroom cleaner
Start at the top in each room—dust off the ceiling fans and light fixtures, and brush away any dirt and cobwebs in the ceiling corners. Then clean walls, baseboards, and flooring.
Some people prefer to simply replace the toilet seat to ensure there are no germs lingering from the past.
Run the dishwasher with hot water and a cup of vinegar. Use disinfectant on the microwave and refrigerator’s interior. Remove the oven racks and thoroughly scrub them.
If you’re looking for a new home in the Lady Lake, Florida, area, make sure you check out the luxury apartments at The Quarters Apartment Homes community. Contact us today for more information or to schedule your visit.
