Cleaning a rental

Re: Cleaning a rental

• Knena&her3loves

  February 2012

  no haz-mat tips for me?

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• cinnamonbears

  February 2012

  Don't forget to clean all the switch plates, knobs and handles on the cabinets with a white vinegar solution. Vacuum floors first with a brush wand then mop. For a linoleum floor use dishwashing liquid in a bucket of water. For tile floors, use a capful of rubbing alcohol with a gallon of water. Carpets can be trickier; a steam cleaner might leave behind too much moisture causing mildew. If its in your budget, you may want the carpets professionally cleaned. Remove the screens from the windows and vacuum both sides. Spray glass cleaner on crumpled newspaper and wipe glass windows from top to bottom and left to right. In the bathroom, be sure to clean the inside of the medicine cabinet and shower rod. Use soft scrub in the tub, sink, and toilet. Let the cleaner sit in the tub for five minutes then use circular motions to clean. Use a toothbrush and dish washing detergent to clean the track for the shower door. Dump a bucket of water into the toilet to flush out the water. Use a pumice stone to remove any stains. you can use a toothbrush to scrub around the hinges of the toilet and the screws at the base of the toilet. You can unscrew the shower head and immerse it overnight in vinegar to remove lime stains. Fr tiles and mildew, use a tile cleaner with bleach. In the kitchen, vacuum the insides of cabinets and wipe shelves with a damp cloth and dish washing detergent. Clean the refridgerator with 2 tbsps baking soda and a quart of warm water. Remove the crispers and wash with dish washing detergent. On the outside of the fridge  use soapy water. Remove the racks from the oven and clean with dish washing detergent. Use steel wool to remove food then use an oven cleaner. Wash the sink and counter tops in the kitchen with dish washing detergent.
  

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• whitsy

  March 2012

  The first house we moved into when we got married was decent, but some young bachelor had been living there for a couple of years, and the landlord was supposed to clean but when we moved in, it was nasty.

   For the living room, I windexed every glass surface, like the windows and the glass door. Take down the blinds (if they have them) and soak them in the bathtub with some vinegar or bleach. Steam the carpets if it has carpet; if it's hardwood or laminate, bleach them. Scrub the baseboards too. Then rub them with a dryer sheet to reduce the chance of them getting dusty. Clean the air vents and replace the filter in the unit.

  The kitchen. Uggghh the kitchen. I had to vacuum out the cabinets to get rid of trash. Then I wiped them down with a hot wet rag, then again with cleaning solution, like 409 (or bleach, haha). Same for the countertops and all the drawers. I bought cheap liner from the Dollar Tree to line the cabinets and drawers. The stove needs to be cleaned, but I can't remember the brand I buy. It has an orange top and smells foul but it's great. 

  For the bathroom, I used about a whole can of Clorox wipes. I put on some rubber gloves and went to town scrubbing the toilet, the sink, the countertop, and the sides of the bathtub. Even the tops of the bathtub where it meets the wall and the shower rail.

   I hope that helps! It's all I can remember off the top of my head.
  

  

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