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Cleaning Checklist for Ontario Clients — What to Expect Every Visit 2026

What should be on your professional cleaning checklist in Ontario. Standard inclusions, how to customize, and what to communicate to your cleaner.

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What Professional Cleaning Covers Each Visit

When you book a recurring professional cleaning in Ontario, it helps to understand what's standard in every visit so you can communicate your priorities and understand what is and isn't included. Here's the standard recurring clean scope.

Standard Recurring Clean — Every Visit

  • All rooms: Dust accessible surfaces (shelving, furniture tops, light fixtures where reachable), vacuum all floors and rugs, damp mop hard floors
  • Kitchen: Clean countertops, outside of appliances, stovetop (stovetop burner grates wiped, not removed unless requested), sink, inside of microwave
  • Bathrooms: Toilet (bowl, exterior, base), sink, mirror, tub/shower (not grout scrub — that's a deep clean item), floor
  • Bedrooms: Dust, vacuum, make beds (if bedding is provided and accessible)

What Requires a Deep Clean or Add-On Request

  • Inside the oven
  • Inside the fridge
  • Inside cabinets
  • Grout scrubbing
  • Window interior cleaning
  • Inside closets
  • Behind and under appliances

Communicating Your Priorities

The most effective recurring cleaning relationships are ones where the client communicates their specific priorities — which room matters most, which surfaces they're particular about, areas to spend extra time. Don't assume your cleaner will intuit your priorities; state them clearly at booking and confirm them with the team.

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