Clean Town & Country - Room-by-Room Cleaning Guide

How to use this guide: Compare what a true professional clean covers against what most services deliver. If your current provider matches the "What Gets Skipped" column, you're not getting what you're paying for.

✓ Proper Clean Includes — what a trained Certified Cleaning Specialist delivers on every visit.

✗ What Gets Skipped — what most volume-focused services quietly omit.

🍳 Kitchen

✓ Proper Clean Includes

Behind-appliance pull-out and wipe (fridge, stove, dishwasher sides)
Vent hood degreasing and filter check
Cabinet face sanitization — handles are high-touch surfaces
Inside microwave steam clean
Sink drain collar sanitization
Backsplash grout line treatment
Counter edge and lip cleaning (where crumbs accumulate)
Light switch and outlet plate wipe-down

✗ What Gets Skipped

Surface wipe on visible counters only
Quick sink rinse — no drain attention
Appliance fronts only (never behind or inside)
No vent hood attention
Cabinet handles ignored
Grout lines untouched

🚿 Bathroom

✓ Proper Clean Includes

Grout line treatment (floor and shower walls)
Exhaust fan vent cleaning
Behind and around toilet base — not just the bowl
Shower door track detail
Mirror edge and frame cleaning
Towel bar and hardware sanitization
Under-sink cabinet wipe
Faucet aerator descaling

✗ What Gets Skipped

Bowl and seat spray-and-wipe only
Mirror center only — edges ignored
Visible floor mop only (grout ignored)
No exhaust fan attention
Shower walls rinsed, never scrubbed
Hardware never sanitized

🛋 Living Room

✓ Proper Clean Includes

Baseboard dusting — full perimeter
Ceiling fan blade detail
HVAC vent cover removal and cleaning
Under-furniture vacuum (cushions moved, reach underneath)
Window sill and track debris removal
Light fixture and lamp shade dusting
Electronics surface anti-static wipe
Door frame and hinge dust removal

✗ What Gets Skipped

Center-of-room vacuum only
No baseboard attention
Ceiling fan blades ignored
Vents left untouched
Under furniture entirely ignored
Window sills skipped

🛏 Bedroom

✓ Proper Clean Includes

Under-bed vacuum and dust removal
Mattress surface vacuum (allergen reduction)
Closet floor vacuum
Nightstand and dresser surface plus behind
Ceiling fan and light fixture dusting
Baseboard perimeter
Window track and sill
Door handles and light switches

✗ What Gets Skipped

Quick vacuum of center floor only
Surface wipe on visible nightstand top only
No under-bed attention
Closet door closed — closet entirely skipped
Baseboards ignored

🚪 Entryway / Mudroom

✓ Proper Clean Includes

Door frame and threshold detail
Light switch plate sanitization (first-touch surface)
Shoe area sanitization — primary bacteria entry point
Coat hook and shelf dusting
Floor mat deep clean or replacement recommendation
Mirror or decor piece detail
Weather stripping wipe

✗ What Gets Skipped

Quick sweep only
Visible surfaces only
No attention to high-touch entry points
Mat left in place — never lifted or treated

What Your Cleaner Should Be Doing