Real Estate Cleaning Services
Selling a home can be very stressful. It’s important to have people who can help. The team at Sparklean can tackle the dirty work! We also offer referrals of other professionals who can help, such as an organizer, carpet cleaner, painter, landscaper and others. Just let us know who you’re looking for, and we’ll introduce you.
Our Value Proposition:
We strive to be a supportive partner in the home selling process. Providing knowledge, resources, referrals and elbow grease. You can cross off all your cleaning projects with a simple phone call.
There are several things to schedule when you decide to sell your home. Here is the order we most typically see.
Pre-Listing Clean – As close as possible before your photos.
Window Cleaning – If needed. (Could be before or after Sparklean)
Carpet Cleaning – (Preferably after Sparklean)
Real Estate Photos – Your realtor will have the best referral for your area
Market Listing!
PRE - LISTING CLEAN
Allowing our cleaners to give your home a deep clean helps to ensure you give the best first impression to potential buyers. Here is a list of all of the cleaning tasks that we’ll tackle in your home.
Kitchen
-Clean the exterior of all the kitchen cabinets, outside of appliances, and the inside of the microwave
-Clean any windows or mirrors
-Clean the kitchen counter and sink
-Clean the backsplash throughout the kitchen
-Vacuum kitchen floor and edges
-Dust any blinds, light fixtures, décor and clean ceiling fan
-Hand wash or wet mop kitchen floor. Making sure to get underneath cabinets
Bathrooms
-Clean the exterior of all the bathroom cabinets
-Dust ledges, door frames, pictures, light fixtures and décor
-Vacuum ceiling vent
-Clean all walls in the bathroom, especially around the toilet
-Clean inside, outside and behind the toilet
-Clean the inside of the tub or shower including any doors
-Clean the backsplash in the bathrooms
-Clean any mirrors and windows panes
-Clean sink, faucet and countertop
-Clean all of the doors and door handles in the bathrooms
-Clean all baseboards in the bathrooms
-Vacuum and hand wash every inch of bathroom floor.
Common Rooms and Bedrooms and Hallways
-Dust ceiling fans
-Dust wood blinds
-Remove all cobwebs
-Wet wipe all of the switch plates throughout the home
-Spot check windows for large marks
-Dust and wet wipe window sills throughout the house
-Vacuum the accessible baseboards
-Dust any reachable light fixtures
-Vacuum couches and straighten pillows and blankets
-Dust furniture and woodwork throughout the home.
-Vacuum under all furniture that can be reached with a standard extension tube.
-Vacuum all accessible hard and carpeted surfaces including edges and baseboards
-Wash all hard surfaces
PRE - CLOSING CLEAN
Once the home is vacant and before closing is the best time to do a final clean. Generally this takes less time than the Pre-Listing Clean and focuses more on “hidden” things. Such as inside of cupboards, closets and appliances as well as the areas of floor which are now accessible.
The Pre-Closing Cleaning includes any touch-up needed of all the items in the Pre-Listing Clean, as well as cleaning of all the items listed below. Items listed below can be added to the Pre-Listing Cleaning if you wish.
-Clean the interior of all empty kitchen cabinets and drawers
-Clean the inside of the refrigerator and freezer (must be empty and turned off)
-Clean the inside of the oven
-Clean all shelves in closets
-Clean outside of all basement/utility room appliances
-Clean the interior of all bathroom cabinets and drawers
-Vacuum and wash all floors including edges and baseboards
-Ensure none of your personal belongings are left behind
LOGISTICS
We strive to make this process as pain free as possible! We know you have a lot of other things to do.
Information we need from you:
-Your address
-How will we access the home? Lockbox? Garage code? Or will you be home?
-Pre-Listing or Pre-Closing service choice?
-When are your photos/closing scheduled?
-Do you have a window cleaner or carpet cleaner scheduled and when?
Service Area, Pricing and Payments:
-We generally work within the 494/694 loop and within about 7 miles north of 694. Please call to ask if your location is within our area. We are happy to consider any location on a case by case basis.
-We charge $60/hr/person + sales tax
-There may be an additional $5/hr/person if scheduled “last minute” (within 7 business days of the cleaning)
-A 50% Deposit is due before service to hold your appointment
-Full payment is due no later than 10 days after your cleaning
-Invoices are sent via email
-We schedule with a 5 hour minimum, and 1 hr increments following the first 5 hours.
-Payments are easily made electronically
-We accept all major credit cards
There are a few things we don’t clean
-Small metal or plastic blinds
-unfinished basements
-fireplaces/ashes
-chandeliers or high windows
-pet stains
-smoke remediation
-mold removal in caulk or drywall
-carpet shampooing
-trash removal from the property
-vacant rental properties unless approved by Sparklean’s owner
We look forward to helping your home SPARKLE so that you can get the most value from your listing!
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