Before the boxes arrive
Move-In Cleaning in Westlake, OH
We clean your new Westlake home while it is still empty — the one window where every cabinet, closet, and corner is actually reachable.
Clean it before it's full
A house that looked spotless at the walkthrough usually is not. Previous owners clean what shows. What they skip is what you will be living with: the inside of kitchen cabinets, the top shelf of every closet, behind the range, the medicine cabinet, the dryer vent surround, and the baseboards behind where their furniture sat for a decade.
Move-in cleaning happens in the gap between closing and the moving truck, when the house is empty and everything is accessible. That is the only time a cleaner can wipe inside every drawer and vacuum every closet floor without moving your belongings twice. Westlake closings often leave a day or two of slack — that is the window we aim for.
What Westlake homes typically need
The mid-century homes around Dover Center and Canterbury tend to need cabinet interiors degreased and bathroom grout scrubbed. Homes that sat vacant on the market for a season collect a layer of settled dust on every horizontal surface and stale air in the bathrooms. Newer builds near Crocker Park usually need construction film pulled off windows, tracks, and light fixtures. If the home had pets, we focus on floors, vents, and baseboards where dander concentrates.
We also sanitize the surfaces you will touch first and think about least: light switches, door handles, cabinet pulls, toilet handles, thermostat, and railings. It is a small list that changes how the house feels on night one.
Scheduling around your closing
Closing dates move, so we build in flexibility. Tell us your target date when you book and we will hold the slot; if the closing shifts a day, call or text (440) 379-1089 and we will move with it. If you are also cleaning the home you are leaving, we can handle both ends and quote them together.
What's included in a move-in clean
- Inside and outside of every kitchen cabinet and drawer
- Inside the oven, refrigerator, microwave, and dishwasher
- Countertops, backsplash, sink, and faucet descaled
- All bathrooms fully sanitized: toilets, tubs, showers, grout, vanities, mirrors
- Medicine cabinets and vanity interiors wiped out
- Closet shelves, rods, and floors cleaned and vacuumed
- Baseboards, trim, and door frames hand-wiped
- Window sills, tracks, and interior glass cleaned
- Vent covers, ceiling fans, and light fixtures dusted
- All floors vacuumed and hard floors mopped
- Laundry area wiped down, including behind and around hookups
- Switches, handles, railings, and other high-touch points disinfected
FAQ
Questions from Westlake homeowners
After closing and before the movers arrive — ideally the same day you get keys. An empty house cleans faster, cleans better, and costs less than the same job done around furniture.
Move into a clean house
Send your closing date and square footage and we'll come back with one flat price — usually the same day.