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Preparing for Your House Cleaning Appointment: Setting the Stage for a Spotless Home

Writer: Natalie Riley
Natalie Riley
Feb 1, 2022
2 min read

Updated: Jan 7, 2025

You've booked your house cleaning appointment, and you're excited to come home to a sparkling, fresh space. To ensure that your cleaning team can work efficiently and leave your home looking its best, a little preparation goes a long way. Here are some helpful tips to get your space ready for their visit:



1. Declutter Your Surfaces:
  • Tidy up any items on countertops, tables, and desks. Clearing the clutter allows the cleaning team to thoroughly clean these surfaces.

  • Store away loose papers, toys, or personal items, as these can hinder the cleaning process.


2. Organize Your Floors:

  • Pick up any toys, shoes, or other items from the floor to ensure a thorough cleaning.


3. Clear Pathways:

  • Make sure there are clear pathways throughout your home. Remove any obstacles or items that could impede the cleaners' movement, especially in high-traffic areas.


4. Communicate Special Instructions:

  • If you have specific areas or items that require special attention, communicate these to the cleaning team. They will appreciate your guidance in delivering a customized cleaning experience.

  • If you are not home, feel free to leave a note covering any focus areas.


5. Pet Preparations:

  • If you have pets, consider confining them to a designated area or crate during the cleaning appointment. This not only ensures their safety but also allows the cleaners to work without distractions and prevents pet hair and paw prints from wet floors and vacuumed areas.


6. Unlock Access Areas:

  • Ensure that the cleaning team has access to all the areas of your home that need cleaning. Unlock any doors or gates as necessary to avoid delays.


7. Cleaning Supplies:

  • While professional cleaners bring their supplies, if you have specific products or tools you'd like them to use, feel free to provide them. Just let the team know in advance.


8. Relax and Enjoy:

  • Finally, relax and let the professionals work their magic. Once the preparation is complete, you can look forward to returning to a beautifully cleaned home.


By taking these simple steps to prepare your home for a cleaning appointment, you're not only ensuring a more efficient and effective cleaning process but also creating a welcoming environment for the cleaning team. It's a win-win situation that leads to a cleaner, happier home! To book your clean with Tallahassee Clean, click the link below.




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All quotes provided by The Virginia Cleaning Co. are estimates and are subject to adjustment based on the actual size, condition, and cleaning needs of the residence upon arrival.

The Virginia Cleaning Co. is a residential cleaning company specializing in recurring house cleaning and general household upkeep. While we strive to accommodate a wide range of residential cleaning needs, we do not provide hazardous-material or remediation services.

Our team does not clean or remediate biological, chemical, radiological, or other potentially hazardous materials or conditions that may pose a risk to people, animals, our team members, or the environment. If our team encounters a condition that we reasonably believe requires specialized remediation or presents a safety concern, we reserve the right to decline or discontinue the affected portion of the service.

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By scheduling cleaning services with The Virginia Cleaning Co., the client acknowledges and agrees to our service policies.

Payments made toward scheduled services are non-refundable, except where otherwise required by applicable law.

Clients are responsible for ensuring that our cleaning team can safely access the property at the scheduled service time. This includes providing any necessary keys, entry codes, gate codes, security instructions, or other means of access.

If our team is unable to access the residence due to circumstances outside of our control—including the client's absence, an incorrect or unavailable access code, locked doors, inaccessible gates, or similar circumstances—the scheduled payment will not be refunded or credited toward a completed cleaning.

We will be happy to assist with rescheduling the service for another mutually agreeable date, subject to availability and our applicable rescheduling policies.

Cancellation Policy & Recurring Cleaning Discount

The Virginia Cleaning Co. offers preferred pricing to clients who schedule ongoing recurring cleaning services.

Recurring pricing is based on the client's commitment to an ongoing cleaning schedule. If a client receives a discounted recurring rate for their initial cleaning and cancels recurring service before completion of the second scheduled visit, the recurring discount applied to the initial service will be forfeited.

The initial cleaning will then be repriced at our applicable one-time cleaning rate of $0.15 per square foot, and the client will be responsible for the difference between the discounted amount originally paid and the applicable one-time cleaning rate.

This policy allows us to offer preferred pricing to our recurring clients while maintaining fair and consistent pricing across our services.

We kindly request 24–48 hours' notice when cancelling or rescheduling an appointment. Cancellations or rescheduling requests made with less than the required notice may be subject to a $25 service fee.

 

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Our goal is simple: dependable service, consistent quality, and a cleaner home with less mess and less stress.

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