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Pause Before You Unpack: Why Move-In Cleaning is Essential

Moving into a new home represents a new chapter in your life, but before you start unpacking and telling your family’s story, don’t forget to schedule a thorough move-in cleaning. Whether it’s newly built or previously owned, your home can be safe, sanitary, and visibly clean before you even arrive. That’s the power of Maid Brigade and our PUREcleaning® system. Let’s explore why a move-in cleaning is essential and how it can be the perfectly polished beginning to your residential home cleaning service routine.

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What’s Included in a Moving Clean?

PUREmist Disinfect and Deodorize

Complete home disinfection and deodorizing with PUREmist. Kills germs on contact as its electrostatic mist wraps around surfaces and objects for 360-degree coverage. Additional charge may apply.

Clean shower and tub enclosure
Clean inside/outside of toilet
Clean and polish mirrors
Clean soap dishes
Wipe down light fixtures (reachable)
Clean and polish faucets
Vacuum and wash/scrub floors
Clean inside/outside of empty cabinets/drawers
Wash baseboards
Wash door frames/panels and windowsills
Disinfect all hard surfaces

Clean inside/outside of oven
Clean inside/outside of microwave
Clean inside/outside of dishwasher
Clean inside/outside refrigerator/freezer
Clean inside/outside of cabinets/drawers
Clean all countertops and backsplash
Clean and polish sink and faucets
Wash baseboards
Wash door frames/panels and windowsills
Wipe down light fixtures (reachable)
Vacuum and wash/scrub floor
Disinfect all hard surfaces

Vacuum/edge carpet and hard floor with HEPA-filter vacuum
Wash/scrub hard floors
Remove cobwebs
Wipe down blinds
Clean interior French doors
Wash baseboards
Wash door frames/panels and windowsills
Wash wainscoting/chair rail
Clean reachable ceiling fans
Wipe reachable light fixtures
Remove reachable cobwebs
Clean inside/outside of cabinets/drawers
Clean inside closets
Clean inside/outside of sliding glass doors
Vacuum cold-air returns and vents (not ductwork) with HEPA-filter vacuum

Why Move-In Cleaning Matters

Think everything is clean and ready for you to unpack as soon as you move in? Think again. Surfaces can still harbor germs, dust, allergens, and grime left behind by previous occupants. Even if your home looks clean at first glance, there can be hidden areas that need special attention — areas that a casual, surface-level cleaning may miss.

A professional move-in cleaning involves a top-to-bottom deep clean of the entire home, including those hard-to-reach places like under appliances, inside cabinets, and around baseboards. Here are some other important areas a move-in cleaning will tackle:

Bathroom and Kitchen

As common breeding grounds for harmful viruses, bacteria, and pathogens, these locations in your home require a high level of disinfecting and cleaning to ensure the health and safety of your family.

Dust Traps

Dust tends to settle in every corner, including vents, windowsills, and ceiling fan blades. If you or your loved ones are allergy sufferers, moving into a dusty environment can trigger unpleasant symptoms. A move-in cleaning can help you avoid them!

High-Traffic Areas

Professional Cleaning Makes All the Difference

While you may consider tackling move-in cleaning yourself, there are many reasons to leave it to the professionals. Your tried and true household cleaners may not effectively cut through tough grime or disinfect surfaces properly. Plus, moving is already stressful. Why overwhelm yourself by adding a deep clean to your to-do list?

Here’s where Maid Brigade can help. Our residential home cleaning services go above and beyond standard cleaning. Thanks to our exclusive PUREcleaning® system, our move-in & move-out cleaning can provide a deeper, more effective clean so you can enjoy a truly fresh start.

What Our Customers Have To Say

    
 
 
         
   Jeramie Barrett 
 
 
 
 Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. They did a good job. They did everything they said they would
  
 
        
   Terry Hamlin 
 
 
 
 Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. The staff is very responsive and do a very good job cleaning.
  
 
        
   Chris Macola 
 
 
 
 Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. The team is really good and fair.  At my request they work around my schedule since I work from home in my basement.  Only when I have my break or lunch can they vacuum down there since it makes a lot of noise.  They are very professional and make sure I am completely satisfied before leaving.  We all can tell that they have cleaned the house and done a good job and not cut corners.  I do like it better when they come earlier in the day though because they do a better job than when they come later on when they're tired.  So I do request them to come as early as possible for that reason.  We've been a valuable customer for over a year now and at least now are very satisfied.  There were a few instances before this new team took over where we had some complaints, but one person in particular that we had problems with has now been fired for a long time now and that has made a difference.  When we had a problem once with our refrigerator and an incident they had, the supervisor came out and made it right, which I really appreciated.  They know we are loyal customers and treat us as such.  They also answer the phones themselves, not the usual automated systems which you get with 95 percent of the phone systems now-a-days at these businesses, and that to me speaks volumes.  I can call and talk to someone directly any time during the week when there are open.  Great customer service on that end as well.
  
 
        
   Michelle Mc-Adams Braxton 
 
 
 
 Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. The Maid Brigade team is awesome as always.
  
 
        
   Shonda Harris 
 
 
 
 Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. From start to finish the customer service with Malik was excellent. I needed my house cleaned quick and they accommodated me. The cleaners Wendy and Cecilia was great as well. I was very pleased, everything looked amazing from top to bottom. I will be calling them for regular house cleaning.

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Two house cleaners in blue Maid Brigade uniforms tidy a bright bathroom; one wipes the countertop and sink while the other cleans shelves near a freestanding tub under large windows.