Move-In Cleaning
Move-In Cleaning in Metro Vancouver
Move-In Cleaning in Metro Vancouver helps new occupants, tenants, homeowners, landlords, and property managers prepare an empty or lightly furnished home before belongings arrive.
Steady Cleaning builds each visit around the home type, size, current condition, requested rooms, access requirements, possession timing, and moving schedule. Request a one-time move-in visit, then receive a customized quote based on the confirmed rooms, tasks, condition, access, and timing.
A Plan That Fits
A Move-In Cleaning Plan Before Belongings Arrive
Every move-in has a different timeline and starting condition. An empty condo may allow clear access to kitchens, bathrooms, closets, baseboards, and floors, while a lightly furnished rental home may require priorities to be confirmed around existing items and restricted areas.
Before scheduling, Steady Cleaning reviews the home details, current condition, requested rooms, possession or key timing, access instructions, and moving schedule. Large homes, heavier conditions, or multi-property contracts may require an assessment. The final checklist is confirmed with the quote so the customer or property contact knows what is included and the cleaning team can arrive with the appropriate products and equipment.
New Home Preparation
What Move-In Cleaning Can Include
A move-in cleaning visit can cover approved kitchens, bathrooms, bedrooms, living areas, closets, accessible surfaces, baseboards, and floors before belongings arrive. The exact checklist depends on the home type, condition, materials, requested rooms, access, and confirmed quote.
Kitchen preparation: Cleaning accessible counters, sinks, faucets, backsplash areas, exterior appliance surfaces, cabinet fronts, floor edges, and other approved surfaces before kitchen items are unpacked.
Bathrooms: Cleaning toilets, sinks, faucets, mirrors, showers or tubs where applicable, fixtures, reachable tile surfaces, floor edges, and approved surfaces before the room is used.
Bedrooms, living areas, and closets: Dusting and wiping accessible shelves, closet surfaces, doors, frames, ledges, baseboards, selected touchpoints, mirrors, and open areas without moving unapproved furniture, stored items, electronics, or fragile belongings.
Floors and final preparation: Vacuuming carpets, vacuuming or mopping hard floors, cleaning reachable edges and corners where included, checking approved rooms, and completing a final review before the move-in schedule continues.
Additional Detail
Additional Move-In Cleaning Requests
Tasks requiring separate approval, extra time, or a different checklist should be identified before the appointment. Depending on the home and quote, additional work may include inside ovens or refrigerators, empty cabinet or drawer interiors, interior windows, wall washing, heavier ordinary buildup, pet hair, or rooms beyond the original request.
Move-in cleaning is not the same as construction-residue removal. Renovation dust and debris should be quoted under Post-Construction Cleaning. If the home needs heavier detail before occupancy, compare Deep Cleaning. For ongoing care after unpacking, review Residential Cleaning.
Common Additional Requests
Inside ovens or refrigerators
Empty cabinet or drawer interiors
Interior windows
Wall washing
Heavier ordinary buildup or pet hair
Additional rooms or areas
Flexible Scheduling
When to Schedule Move-In Cleaning
Move-in cleaning is most useful after possession or secure access is available and before boxes, furniture, and household items limit access. The appointment should be coordinated with keys, elevators, parking, utilities, movers, and any required building booking.
One-Time
Schedule after keys or approved access are available and the property can be entered without delaying the confirmed appointment.
Weekly
The clearest access is usually available before boxes, furniture, kitchen items, and personal belongings are moved into the approved rooms.
Biweekly
Ordinary touch-up work should be finished before the visit. Renovation dust, debris, paint residue, or construction cleanup requires a separate Post-Construction quote.
Monthly or Custom
The cleaning window should not conflict with movers, deliveries, contractors, elevator bookings, concierge rules, or restricted building access.
Clear From Start to Finish
How the Move-In Cleaning Process Works
Learn more about Steady Cleaning’s approach and service standards before requesting your quote.
1
Share Your Property Details
Provide the home type, approximate size, current condition, requested rooms, possession date, preferred cleaning window, and access or parking information.
2
Confirm the Scope and Quote
Steady Cleaning reviews the home condition, requested rooms, location, access, moving timeline, and additional tasks. Large homes, heavier conditions, or multi-property contracts may require an assessment before a customized quote is prepared.
3
Schedule the Visit
After approval, the schedule, property contact, building requirements, and secure access method are confirmed. The customer does not need to remain present when an approved access plan is in place.
4
Complete the Checklist
The cleaning team brings the products and equipment needed for the approved rooms, surfaces, and tasks. Surface restrictions, utilities, or customer-supplied products must be identified in advance.
5
Review Any Concern
Report an agreed area that appears missed within 24 hours, with a clear description and photos when possible. The concern is reviewed against the confirmed move-in checklist.
Before the Visit
Preparing for Your Appointment
Before the team arrives, remove loose waste, leftover belongings, packing materials, and items that block approved surfaces. Secure valuables, documents, fragile items, keys, and restricted equipment. Share parking, loading, elevator, concierge, alarm, entry, key, security, utility, and mover instructions before the appointment.
Confirm that water and electricity are available where required. Identify restricted areas, sensitive surfaces, property hazards, building rules, and products that must not be used. Clear information keeps the visit aligned with the approved scope and moving schedule.
Approved Coverage
Move-In Cleaning in Metro Vancouver Service Areas
Steady Cleaning provides move-in cleaning across approved areas of Metro Vancouver, including Vancouver, Burnaby, Surrey, Coquitlam, Richmond, New Westminster, Langley, and Delta. Availability, home size and condition, possession timing, access, parking, elevator or building rules, and scheduling are confirmed during the quote process.
View all current service areas before requesting an appointment.
Service Limitations
Move-in cleaning does not include biohazard remediation, hazardous-material handling, mould removal, asbestos work, pest control, medical-waste handling, or severe-hoarding conditions.
If a property presents an unsafe condition, controlled waste, specialized sanitation requirement, or work outside the agreed move-in scope, the service may need to be declined or referred to an appropriately qualified specialist.
Move-In Cleaning Questions
Move-In Cleaning Questions
Move-in cleaning may be arranged for houses, condos, apartments, townhomes, basement suites, and rental homes that are empty or lightly furnished, subject to location, access, condition, and the confirmed scope.
Schedule it after keys or secure access are available and before movers, deliveries, boxes, and furniture limit access. Building and elevator requirements should be confirmed in advance.
Not necessarily. A key, concierge, entry code, security procedure, or another approved access method can be confirmed in advance. Alarm, locking, pet, restricted-area, and contact instructions should be documented before the visit.
Yes. Steady Cleaning brings the products and equipment required for the approved checklist. Any surface restrictions or product concerns should be shared before the appointment.
Pricing is customized according to the home’s type, size and condition, requested rooms and tasks, expected time, location, parking, access, moving schedule, and approved additional work.
No. Empty cabinet or drawer interiors, inside appliances, interior windows, wall washing, heavier detail work, and extra rooms require prior approval. They are included only when listed in the confirmed quote.
Contact Steady Cleaning within 24 hours and provide a clear description and photos when possible. The concern will be reviewed against the move-in checklist and scope approved for the appointment.