How to do an end of lease clean?

HOW TO DO AN END OF LEASE CLEAN?

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The ultimate end of lease cleaning guide

We have written this end of lease cleaning guide not just to show you what to do, but to show you what we do.

As you see it's not easy, and there is hundredths of tasks that goes into successfully recovering a bond back.

1. KITCHEN

2. BATHROOMS

3. LAUNDRY

4. LIVING AREAS

3. BEDROOMS

6. HALLWAY

7. BALCONIES

Kitchens

OVEN

Either white standalone ovens or built-in stainless-steel ovens.
Always place a towel below the oven for protection of the floor/tiles
Remove all components of the oven
Place racks in soapy water and use metal scourer/razor blade tool to remove
Spray internal of oven with Selleys oven cleaner including baking trays.
Heat oven for 90 degrees for 10minutes (after spraying the oven leave the room and focus on another area until 10 minutes has passed)
Use metal scourer for glass door and internals of the oven, use a razor blade if you need to.

If the oven is a white stand alone oven you must remove it from its cavity and clean around and behind it

Always protect the floor with towels, especially timber floors as oven cleaner can damage the floor

Remove all food debris from the gap with scissors and cloth

Soak oven racks in soapy hot water

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Spray baking trays and internal of the oven with Selleys Oven Cleaner

After the oven has cooled down using a green scourer sponge to remove all the residue which should wipe off quite easily now

Remove food from the gap and clean oven door with microfibre cloth and windex

Clean internal of the oven with metal scourer including bracket on roof facing the door

Clean plastic lining off any food/liquid

Remove any stubborn bake in food with scraper

Remove baked in food from oven racks with scraper and scourer.

If stubborn spray with oven cleaner and heat in the oven.

Use metal scraper on both side of the baking tray/s

Remove and food from where the oven door and cabinet meet

Now the oven is clean re-insert the oven racks and ensure the front of the door is polished clean and no marks on stainless steel or glass

FRIDGES

Take a photo of the fridge before-hand in case you forget how it all goes back together.
If the fridge can be removed from the cavity carefully slide it out and clean above fridge, behind it and cavity/floor.
Remove all components of the fridge
Do not use a green scourer on clear plastic as it will damage the plastic
Clean the plastic lining of the fridge.

Ensure top of plastic fridge lining is clean and free of food debris

Ensure top of door is also clean

Never use green scourer on any clear plastics in the fridge, this will scratch the plastic.

Only use the yellow soft side of the sponge.

Wash all the components, clean dry and reinsert into the fridge.

RANGEHOODS

In some oler style rangehoods you will find a white exhaust fan. Please wash with sponge, hot water and soap. Dry with clean cloth and check no grease remains on the exhasut fan casing.

Do not use green scourers on the range hoods, it will scratch the surface.

You can use metal sponges softly if the stainless-steel wont scratch, however it is more suitable to use yellow side of sponge with bleach.

Very soft high-quality stainless steel will scratch from metal scourers so only use the soft yellow sponge on this material

Remove the filters and soak in baking soda, dishwashing liquid and hot water

Use brush to remove grease from the filters

Clean the internal components of the rangehood

Use a soft metal brush to remove the grease from the corners

Use green scourer to degrease internal unit

If grease is stubborn on the external of the ranghood use very softly a scourer ensuring it does not scratch the surface (most stainless steel is durable and resists scratching)

Then use windex and microfibre cloth to polish.

STOVETOPS

There are two main stovetops

Gas stop and black induction

Remove components and soak in dishwashing liquid and baking soda with hot water

Vacuum the food debris from the craters in the stove top

Remove all the knobs and polish them.

Clean all the food, grease from the area under the knobs with soft metal brass tooth brush

Use soft metal brush on the grooves of the knobs

Use metal scourer to remove grease.

(most stainless steel stove tops are durable enough to resist scratches from soft application from metal scourer, if a high quality soft stainless steel stove top is installed only use microfiber cloths)

Use soft metal brush on iron components of the stovetop

Use soft metal brushes on corners of the iron and stainless.

Use metal scourer on the burner grates, if stubborn build up use razor blade.

Use towels to protect the countertop table when cleaning the burner grates

Use metal brush on sides of burner rings to remove marks.

Spray stove top with windex/polish and put all the elements back together

Clean corner where stove top meets table with soft metal brush and remove any food debris

Use a razor blade on black induction stove top to remove any baked in food.

DISHWASHERS

Do not use green scourers or metal scourers on front of dishwashers.

Only use bleach and yellow side of sponge

You can use a scourer on the kickboard part below the door

Remove the filter from the dishwasher

Use a brush and hot running water to clean the filter of all food debris

Wash inside of the dishwasher with soap and water ensuring you clean the sides of the door

Ensure the top of the door is clean.

Ensure the sides of the kitchen cabinets which face towards the dishwasher are also cleaned and ensure the corners of the door are cleaned.

Clean stainless steel door with yellow spong, soap and water.

Clean black seal with brush and remove debris

Clean black lining seal of dishwaher with green scourer and gumption.

Clean where door meets base of dishwasher with soft metal brass brush

Check and clean dishwashing powder draw.

Polish all stainless steel internal and external stainless steel and place components back together

SINKS

Soak plug in bleach, cover base of sink in bleach

Use soft metal brass brush and detail tap

Use gumption and a microfiber cloth to clean and polish all the sides of the sink.

Polish the entire sink/tap with steel kleen or windex

CUPBOARDS/DRAWS

Ensure the kickboard is clean (where the kitchen floors an bottom of the cabinets meet

Only use the yellow soft side of sponges with bleach when cleaning exterior of the kitchen cabinets.

You can use the green scourer side on the internal laminates

If there is difficult grease on the internal of the cabinets use the green scourer and gumption.

REMEMBER to remove the grease from the underside of the hanging kitchen cabinets (look up from the countertop table)

If you encounter heavy stains on the internal laminates use a metal sponge and gumption/bleach.

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Clean the splash back and counter top table

DO NOT use bleach on marbles and any porous stones.

BATHROOMS

-Never, ever used steel wool or metal brushes on porcelain surfaces

-Never use bleach on marble

-Never let bleach sit on the tiles too long (more than 15 minutes)

- DO NOT STAND ON TOILET

- BE VERY CAREFUL WITH GLASS IF CUPBOARDS HAVE GLASS PANELS

Start from the top down.

Remove and flys or speck of mould from the ceiling.

Clean ceiling fans

SHOWERS

Clean frame above showers

Bleach shower glass and use squidgee to remove liquid.

If there is mineral deposits on the glass use Bar Keepers Friend Toilet Bowl Cleaner to remove

If there is mineral deposits on the glass of the soap shelf use Bar Keepers Friend Toilet Bowl Cleaner to remove

Clean and polish the stainless steel taps and soap tray

Remove soap build up from the grated soap trays with a metal scourer

Remove mould from the grout with a soft metal toothbrush

Ensure metal frames are bleached and polished

Use soft metal brushes on any fiddly bits such as where the door meets the hinges

Ensure any black mould is removed from metal frames with a soft metal brush

Clean grout with soft metal brush

Clean drains with soft metal brush

If the bathroom drains lift ensure to remove and clean hair/debris from them

If shower floor has stubborn stains use gupmtion

Bleach shower floor

TOILETS

Bleach toilet bowl, if below has mineral deposits empty the water and use Bar Keepers Friend Toilet Bowl Cleaner

NEVER USE ANY METAL SPONGES ON PORCELAIN

Clean all corners of the seats

DO NOT use green scourer on the plastic seat as it will scratch it

Only use YELLOW SOFT SPONGE on plastic seat

With bleach and gumption clean under side of ring of porcelain toilet

With green scourer sponge and bleach use force below the waterline

Clean rings which attach the seat to the toilet bowl

The only time you can use a metal scourer anywhere near a toilet is to clean the under side of the seat if a yellow ring exists around the ring.

Always remember to clean the toilet roll holder and flush buttons

Clean and bleach all exterior surfaces of the toilet including the cistern (water tank) and the flush button

SINKS

Twist plug off, remove hair/debris from drain.

Bleach under side of plug

Bleach entire sink, never EVER use metal scourer on porcelain sinks

Clean under sinks, clean pipes under sink

Clean filly bits of tap with soft metal brush including undersides of the tap itself

Ensure to clean under sides of sink with bleach

VANITY CUPBOARDS

Squidgee the mirror and bleach all the internal white laminates, including behind mirror door

Clean above the vanity and remember to look up from the sink and clean the underside of the vanity

Bleach walls and wash door

If metal drains are dirty use metal scourer and mop/bleach floors

LAUNDRY

Clear lint from above the dryer, clean lint from door latches

Wash laundry doors and clean dust from door frames

Clean fan and bleach sink

Bleach plug of sink and entire sink

Wash and clean exterior of sink, remove rust marks from internal cabinet with gumption and metal scourer

Clean internal part of the door and above surface area of the door

Clean all external surfaces of dryer including front of door

Dust and clean vented grills with soft brush

Clean switches and wipe cable of dryer

Clean internal dryer door including plastic ring

Clean lint from filter and wash filter

LIVING AREAS

Wash and sterilise external and internal of any cabinets/linen closets

Clean:

Air con vents

Skirting boards

Switches

Air conditioning units

Marks from walls

BEDROOMS

Work your way HIGH to LOW
Look at tops of walls/ceiling for spider webs/insects and remove
Clean light fitting
Clean light switch
Clean Ceiling Fan or Air Conditioning Vent/grill
Clean built-in wardrobe, remove draws, clean tracks of sliding doors, clean mirrors
Spot check walls
Clean blinds/plantation shutters/venetian blinds
Vacuum carpets or mop floors