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House cleaning checklist for cleaners

By MopQuote · Updated October 3, 2026

Three checklists, room by room: a standard clean, a deep clean and a move-in/out clean, each with what it doesn’t include. Print one for the job, send it with your estimate or copy the text. Free, in English and Spanish, with no email.

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Cleaning checklist

Standard clean

For regular visits: weekly, every 2 weeks or monthly.

Client:
Address:
Date:
Cleaner:

Kitchen

  • Wipe the counters
  • Wipe the stovetop
  • Wipe the fronts of the fridge, stove and dishwasher
  • Clean the sink
  • Empty the trash

Bathrooms

  • Clean and disinfect the toilet
  • Clean the tub or shower
  • Clean the sink and the counter
  • Clean the mirrors
  • Empty the trash

Bedrooms and living areas

  • Dust surfaces and furniture
  • Make the beds
  • Empty the trash

Floors

  • Vacuum carpets and rugs
  • Vacuum and mop hard floors

Not included

  • Inside the oven, the fridge and the cabinets: extras, or part of a move-in/out clean
  • Baseboards, doors and blinds wiped by hand: part of a deep clean
  • Windows, inside and out
  • Laundry, dishes and changing the sheets
  • Washing walls, moving heavy furniture and anything above a step ladder

Extras cost extra and are agreed before the visit.

See it as text
STANDARD CLEAN
For regular visits: weekly, every 2 weeks or monthly.

Client: ____________
Address: ____________
Date: ____________
Cleaner: ____________

Kitchen
☐ Wipe the counters
☐ Wipe the stovetop
☐ Wipe the fronts of the fridge, stove and dishwasher
☐ Clean the sink
☐ Empty the trash

Bathrooms
☐ Clean and disinfect the toilet
☐ Clean the tub or shower
☐ Clean the sink and the counter
☐ Clean the mirrors
☐ Empty the trash

Bedrooms and living areas
☐ Dust surfaces and furniture
☐ Make the beds
☐ Empty the trash

Floors
☐ Vacuum carpets and rugs
☐ Vacuum and mop hard floors

Not included:
– Inside the oven, the fridge and the cabinets: extras, or part of a move-in/out clean
– Baseboards, doors and blinds wiped by hand: part of a deep clean
– Windows, inside and out
– Laundry, dishes and changing the sheets
– Washing walls, moving heavy furniture and anything above a step ladder
Extras cost extra and are agreed before the visit.

Deep clean

For a first visit or a home that needs more: everything in a standard clean, plus baseboards, doors, fans, cabinet fronts and buildup.

Client:
Address:
Date:
Cleaner:

Kitchen

  • Wipe the counters
  • Wipe the cabinet fronts
  • Wipe the fronts of the fridge, stove and dishwasher
  • Scrub buildup off the stovetop and the sink
  • Empty the trash

Bathrooms

  • Clean and disinfect the toilet
  • Scrub soap scum and hard water off the tub, shower and tile
  • Clean the sink and the counter
  • Wipe the cabinet fronts
  • Clean the mirrors
  • Empty the trash

Bedrooms and living areas

  • Dust surfaces and furniture
  • Make the beds
  • Empty the trash

Whole home

  • Wipe the baseboards
  • Wipe the doors and door frames
  • Wipe the light switches and door handles
  • Dust the ceiling fans, vents and light fixtures
  • Wipe the window sills
  • Wipe the blinds by hand

Floors

  • Vacuum carpets and rugs
  • Vacuum and mop hard floors

Not included

  • Inside the oven, the fridge and the cabinets: extras, or part of a move-in/out clean
  • Windows, inside and out
  • Laundry, dishes and changing the sheets
  • Washing walls, moving heavy furniture and anything above a step ladder

Extras cost extra and are agreed before the visit.

See it as text
DEEP CLEAN
For a first visit or a home that needs more: everything in a standard clean, plus baseboards, doors, fans, cabinet fronts and buildup.

Client: ____________
Address: ____________
Date: ____________
Cleaner: ____________

Kitchen
☐ Wipe the counters
☐ Wipe the cabinet fronts
☐ Wipe the fronts of the fridge, stove and dishwasher
☐ Scrub buildup off the stovetop and the sink
☐ Empty the trash

Bathrooms
☐ Clean and disinfect the toilet
☐ Scrub soap scum and hard water off the tub, shower and tile
☐ Clean the sink and the counter
☐ Wipe the cabinet fronts
☐ Clean the mirrors
☐ Empty the trash

Bedrooms and living areas
☐ Dust surfaces and furniture
☐ Make the beds
☐ Empty the trash

Whole home
☐ Wipe the baseboards
☐ Wipe the doors and door frames
☐ Wipe the light switches and door handles
☐ Dust the ceiling fans, vents and light fixtures
☐ Wipe the window sills
☐ Wipe the blinds by hand

Floors
☐ Vacuum carpets and rugs
☐ Vacuum and mop hard floors

Not included:
– Inside the oven, the fridge and the cabinets: extras, or part of a move-in/out clean
– Windows, inside and out
– Laundry, dishes and changing the sheets
– Washing walls, moving heavy furniture and anything above a step ladder
Extras cost extra and are agreed before the visit.

Move-in/out clean

For an empty home: everything in a deep clean, plus inside the oven, the fridge, the cabinets and the drawers.

Client:
Address:
Date:
Cleaner:

Kitchen

  • Clean inside the oven
  • Clean inside the fridge
  • Clean inside the cabinets and drawers
  • Wipe the counters
  • Wipe the cabinet fronts
  • Wipe the fronts of the fridge, stove and dishwasher
  • Scrub buildup off the stovetop and the sink

Bathrooms

  • Clean and disinfect the toilet
  • Scrub soap scum and hard water off the tub, shower and tile
  • Clean the sink and the counter
  • Clean inside the cabinets and drawers
  • Wipe the cabinet fronts
  • Clean the mirrors

Whole home

  • Wipe the baseboards
  • Wipe the doors and door frames
  • Wipe the light switches and door handles
  • Dust the ceiling fans, vents and light fixtures
  • Wipe the window sills
  • Wipe the blinds by hand

Floors

  • Vacuum carpets and rugs
  • Vacuum and mop hard floors

Not included

  • Windows, inside and out
  • Washing walls and anything above a step ladder

Extras cost extra and are agreed before the visit.

See it as text
MOVE-IN/OUT CLEAN
For an empty home: everything in a deep clean, plus inside the oven, the fridge, the cabinets and the drawers.

Client: ____________
Address: ____________
Date: ____________
Cleaner: ____________

Kitchen
☐ Clean inside the oven
☐ Clean inside the fridge
☐ Clean inside the cabinets and drawers
☐ Wipe the counters
☐ Wipe the cabinet fronts
☐ Wipe the fronts of the fridge, stove and dishwasher
☐ Scrub buildup off the stovetop and the sink

Bathrooms
☐ Clean and disinfect the toilet
☐ Scrub soap scum and hard water off the tub, shower and tile
☐ Clean the sink and the counter
☐ Clean inside the cabinets and drawers
☐ Wipe the cabinet fronts
☐ Clean the mirrors

Whole home
☐ Wipe the baseboards
☐ Wipe the doors and door frames
☐ Wipe the light switches and door handles
☐ Dust the ceiling fans, vents and light fixtures
☐ Wipe the window sills
☐ Wipe the blinds by hand

Floors
☐ Vacuum carpets and rugs
☐ Vacuum and mop hard floors

Not included:
– Windows, inside and out
– Washing walls and anything above a step ladder
Extras cost extra and are agreed before the visit.
The checklists in Spanish
Limpieza estándar
LIMPIEZA ESTÁNDAR
Para visitas regulares: semanales, cada 2 semanas o mensuales.

Cliente: ____________
Dirección: ____________
Fecha: ____________
Persona que limpia: ____________

Cocina
☐ Limpiar las cubiertas
☐ Limpiar la estufa por encima
☐ Limpiar los frentes del refrigerador, la estufa y la lavaplatos
☐ Limpiar el fregadero
☐ Sacar la basura

Baños
☐ Limpiar y desinfectar el inodoro
☐ Limpiar la tina o la regadera
☐ Limpiar el lavabo y la cubierta
☐ Limpiar los espejos
☐ Sacar la basura

Cuartos y sala
☐ Sacudir el polvo de superficies y muebles
☐ Tender las camas
☐ Sacar la basura

Pisos
☐ Aspirar alfombras y tapetes
☐ Aspirar y trapear los pisos

No incluido:
– Dentro del horno, el refrigerador y los gabinetes: son extras o parte de la limpieza de mudanza
– Zócalos, puertas y persianas limpiados a mano: parte de la limpieza profunda
– Ventanas, por dentro y por fuera
– Lavar ropa, lavar trastes y cambiar las sábanas
– Lavar paredes, mover muebles pesados y lo que no se alcance con una escalera pequeña
Los extras se cobran aparte y se acuerdan antes de la visita.
Limpieza profunda
LIMPIEZA PROFUNDA
Para una primera visita o una casa que necesita más: todo lo de la limpieza estándar, más zócalos, puertas, ventiladores, frentes de gabinetes, grasa y sarro.

Cliente: ____________
Dirección: ____________
Fecha: ____________
Persona que limpia: ____________

Cocina
☐ Limpiar las cubiertas
☐ Limpiar los frentes de los gabinetes
☐ Limpiar los frentes del refrigerador, la estufa y la lavaplatos
☐ Tallar la grasa y el sarro de la estufa y el fregadero
☐ Sacar la basura

Baños
☐ Limpiar y desinfectar el inodoro
☐ Tallar el sarro y el jabón de la tina, la regadera y los azulejos
☐ Limpiar el lavabo y la cubierta
☐ Limpiar los frentes de los gabinetes
☐ Limpiar los espejos
☐ Sacar la basura

Cuartos y sala
☐ Sacudir el polvo de superficies y muebles
☐ Tender las camas
☐ Sacar la basura

Toda la casa
☐ Limpiar los zócalos
☐ Limpiar las puertas y los marcos
☐ Limpiar los interruptores y las manijas
☐ Quitar el polvo de ventiladores de techo, rejillas y lámparas
☐ Limpiar las repisas de las ventanas
☐ Limpiar las persianas a mano

Pisos
☐ Aspirar alfombras y tapetes
☐ Aspirar y trapear los pisos

No incluido:
– Dentro del horno, el refrigerador y los gabinetes: son extras o parte de la limpieza de mudanza
– Ventanas, por dentro y por fuera
– Lavar ropa, lavar trastes y cambiar las sábanas
– Lavar paredes, mover muebles pesados y lo que no se alcance con una escalera pequeña
Los extras se cobran aparte y se acuerdan antes de la visita.
Limpieza de mudanza
LIMPIEZA DE MUDANZA
Para una casa vacía: todo lo de la limpieza profunda, más dentro del horno, el refrigerador, los gabinetes y los cajones.

Cliente: ____________
Dirección: ____________
Fecha: ____________
Persona que limpia: ____________

Cocina
☐ Limpiar dentro del horno
☐ Limpiar dentro del refrigerador
☐ Limpiar dentro de los gabinetes y los cajones
☐ Limpiar las cubiertas
☐ Limpiar los frentes de los gabinetes
☐ Limpiar los frentes del refrigerador, la estufa y la lavaplatos
☐ Tallar la grasa y el sarro de la estufa y el fregadero

Baños
☐ Limpiar y desinfectar el inodoro
☐ Tallar el sarro y el jabón de la tina, la regadera y los azulejos
☐ Limpiar el lavabo y la cubierta
☐ Limpiar dentro de los gabinetes y los cajones
☐ Limpiar los frentes de los gabinetes
☐ Limpiar los espejos

Toda la casa
☐ Limpiar los zócalos
☐ Limpiar las puertas y los marcos
☐ Limpiar los interruptores y las manijas
☐ Quitar el polvo de ventiladores de techo, rejillas y lámparas
☐ Limpiar las repisas de las ventanas
☐ Limpiar las persianas a mano

Pisos
☐ Aspirar alfombras y tapetes
☐ Aspirar y trapear los pisos

No incluido:
– Ventanas, por dentro y por fuera
– Lavar paredes y lo que no se alcance con una escalera pequeña
Los extras se cobran aparte y se acuerdan antes de la visita.

What cleaning companies include

We compared the published service lists of 6 US house cleaning companies, checked October 3, 2026:

  • All 6 include dusting, vacuuming, mopping, the kitchen sink, the toilet, the tub or shower and the mirrors in a standard clean.
  • A deep clean adds the baseboards and the doors at all 5 companies that list one, and the cabinet fronts, ceiling fans, vents and light fixtures at 4 of 5.
  • The inside of the oven, the fridge and the cabinets is part of a move-out clean at 4 of 5, and part of a standard clean at none of them.
  • None of the lists includes windows by default.

Sources: Modern Maids, U Have It Maid, Green Angel Cleaning, Alliance Maid Services, Maid Brigade, Happy Home Helpers. Our checklists follow what most of them include, in our own words.

How to use the checklist with clients

  1. 1

    Send it with your estimate

    The client sees what the price covers before saying yes, and which extras cost more.

  2. 2

    Agree on extras in writing

    The inside of the oven or the fridge and the windows aren’t part of a standard clean. Write which extras you’ll do and their price.

  3. 3

    Use it on the job

    Print a copy and tick each room as you go, so nothing is missed on a long deep clean.

  4. 4

    Go over it at the end

    Walk through the list with the client, or send a photo of it with your receipt. If something was missed, offer a re-clean as your contract says.

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What other checklist templates give you

We checked the checklist templates that come up in search for cleaners:

  • ZenMaid’s guide links a basic and a deep checklist in Google Sheets and a Canva template, but no move-out checklist.
  • UpFlip offers 24 PDF checklists and a spreadsheet, none of them for a move-out clean.
  • None of the pages we could open tells the client what a clean doesn’t include, and none has a Spanish checklist for cleaners.

Checked October 3, 2026. Pages whose terms forbid automated reading weren’t checked.

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Questions about cleaning checklists

What should a house cleaning checklist include?

The tasks room by room for each type of clean you offer, and what the clean doesn’t include. The checklists on this page cover a standard, a deep and a move-in/out clean.

What’s the difference between a standard and a deep cleaning checklist?

A deep clean adds what a regular visit skips: baseboards, doors and door frames, light switches, ceiling fans, vents, light fixtures, window sills, blinds wiped by hand, cabinet fronts and scrubbing buildup in the kitchen and bathrooms. All 5 companies whose deep cleaning lists we checked include the baseboards and the doors (October 3, 2026).

What does a move-out cleaning include?

A deep clean of the empty home, plus the inside of the oven, the fridge, the cabinets and the drawers. 4 of the 5 companies whose move-out lists we checked include all three (October 3, 2026).

Do house cleaners clean inside the oven and the fridge?

Not in a standard clean: none of the 5 company lists we checked include them there (October 3, 2026). They are extras, or part of a move-in/out clean.

Do house cleaners wash windows?

Not by default: none of the company lists we checked include windows (October 3, 2026). Offer them as an extra with their own price.

Is the checklist in Spanish?

Yes. Every checklist on this page has a Spanish version to copy, so you can give each client the list in their language.

Is the checklist free?

Yes, with no sign-up and no email. Print it or copy the text.

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Updated October 3, 2026