Move-Out Cleaning That Holds Up to the Inspection

Everything an inspection looks at, in an empty home: inside the oven, refrigerator, dishwasher and microwave; inside every cabinet, drawer and closet; bathrooms descaled and disinfected including grout, glass, the toilet base and the exhaust fan cover; baseboards, door frames, switch plates and light fixtures; interior window sills and tracks; and floors swept, vacuumed and mopped to the edges. Carpet steam cleaning, interior windows, wall spot-cleaning and garage or patio clean-out are add-ons quoted on request.

Most apartments and homes fall between $225 and $450 for a full move-out deep clean, depending on size, condition and city. Larger houses, heavy build-up and add-ons such as carpet shampoo or interior windows are quoted individually. You get one flat number up front rather than an hourly rate that grows on the day — and if the crew finds something far worse than described, you get a call before extra work happens.

Cleaning is the part of a deposit deduction you can control. Washington law lets a landlord deduct for damage beyond normal wear and tear, and for cleaning needed to return the unit to its move-in condition — which is why professional cleaning charges show up on so many deduction statements, often at a higher rate than booking it yourself. We cannot repair a scratched floor or promise what an individual landlord decides, but we can make sure cleaning is not the line item they use.

Same-week slots are usually available, and move-out jobs are the ones we keep flexibility for, because lease end dates do not move. Call with your handover date as early as you can — the last three days of the month are the busiest window in this business, and that is exactly when most leases end.

Ideally yes. An empty unit cleans faster, costs less, and lets the crew reach inside closets, behind appliances and along the floor edges where inspections actually look. If a few boxes or a couch are still waiting on the movers, that is fine — just mention it when you book so the quote reflects it.

Carpet steam cleaning is available as an add-on, and many leases specifically require professionally cleaned carpets at move-out. Book it with the clean so it is done in the right order — carpets last, after the hard surfaces — and with drying time before the final walkthrough.

Regularly. Unit turnovers, pre-listing cleans and post-sale handovers across South King County and the Eastside, invoiced to the company rather than the tenant when that is how you work. Repeat turnover work gets scheduling priority, because the dates are usually known in advance.

Send it over before the quote. Checklists vary between property managers and a few ask for specific items — blinds, inside the washer drum, the garage floor, light bulbs replaced — that are not standard scope. It is far cheaper to build those into the quote than to be charged for them afterwards.

No, but it is worth it if you can. A short walkthrough at the end means anything missed gets handled before the crew leaves, while they are still on site with the equipment. If you have already left town, Jack can send photos of the finished unit instead.

Renton and Newcastle, Kent, Auburn, Tukwila and Federal Way across South King County; Bellevue, Issaquah, Kirkland, Redmond, Sammamish, Mercer Island and Seattle on the Eastside and north; plus Puyallup, South Hill and Tacoma in Pierce County. Renton, Kent and Bellevue have their own pages with local pricing — for anywhere else, call and Jack will quote it directly.