Kitchen
- Inside and outside every cabinet and drawer
- Oven inside, racks, door glass and the drawer below
- Stovetop, drip pans, knobs and range hood filter
- Fridge and freezer inside, shelves and drawers out and washed; outside and top
- Dishwasher door, seals and filter area
- Microwave inside and out
- Sink, faucet, backsplash and counters
- Floor, including where the fridge and stove stood if they can be moved safely
Bathrooms
- Toilet inside, outside and behind the base
- Tub, shower, glass door and tracks, grout
- Vanity inside and out, medicine cabinet, mirror
- Exhaust fan cover, light fixtures
- Floor and baseboards
Every room
- Closets: shelves, rods, floor
- Baseboards, doors, frames, switch plates and outlet covers
- Window sills, tracks and blinds
- Ceiling fans and light fixtures
- Floors vacuumed and mopped
What cleaning cannot fix
Holes in walls, burned counters, torn carpet and broken blinds are damage, not dirt. A clean house helps the walkthrough, but your lease and Kentucky landlord-tenant rules decide what happens with a deposit. Take dated photos of each room after the clean, and keep them.
Timing
Book the clean after the movers and before the walkthrough, ideally the day before, so nothing new is tracked in. Water and power need to be on. If you would rather hand the list over, book a move-out clean.
Short answers
Should I clean the walls?
Spot-clean marks and scuffs. Full wall washing is rarely expected; painting is not a cleaning task.
Do I need to clean the oven?
Yes. Ovens and fridges are among the first things landlords check.
