Cleaning Your New Place

We can never be one hundred percent sure that the family that lived in your new place prior to you had great cleaning habits. Before moving in put your spin on cleaning your new home. This article takes us through the journey of cleaning a new residence and bringing it up to your personal sanitation standards.

Get the house cleaned up. While many folks will leave the house clean for you, some won't. Even if they do, you'll want to clean everything for yourself. You can hire a service to do this, something I heartily recommend if time is tight, or you can do it yourself. If you do it yourself, set up an area with all of the supplies and tools you'll need to get the job done: buckets, brooms, mops, a vacuum, cleaners for each type of surface etc. Washing down cabinets, counters and plumbing fixtures and cleaning the carpeting etc. will make you feel good about the house. And don't forget a healthy supply of rubber gloves. No sense ruining that manicure!

— 7 Things to Do Before Moving Into a New House