The Complete Post-Construction Cleaning Checklist (Free)
The same room-by-room checklist our crews follow on a builder final clean. Copy it, print it, or hand it to your cleaner.
6 min read · Updated June 1, 2026
A post-construction clean fails when it is done from memory. Professionals work from a checklist so that every surface, every window track and every switch plate gets touched, because the one thing that gets skipped is exactly what the builder's walkthrough will find. Here is the room-by-room checklist our crews use. Use it to brief your cleaner or to inspect a finished job.
How to use this
Work top to bottom and back to front in each room: ceilings and high dusting first, then surfaces, then floors last. Clean yourself into the doorway so you never walk back across a finished floor.
Whole-home / every room
Every room
- High dusting: ceilings, corners, light fixtures, fans, vents
- Walls spot-cleaned, scuffs and adhesive removed
- Window interiors, frames, sills and tracks
- Door faces, frames, tops and hardware
- Baseboards, trim and casing wiped
- Switch plates, outlets and thermostats
- Closets: shelving, rods and floors
- Floors vacuumed, then mopped or finished to type
Kitchen
Kitchen
- Cabinets and drawers cleaned inside and out
- Countertops and backsplash wiped and polished
- Sink, faucet and fixtures descaled and shined
- Appliance exteriors (and interiors on request)
- Range hood and vent
- Toe kicks and under-cabinet lighting
Bathrooms
Bathrooms
- Tub, shower, tile and glass descaled and sanitised
- Vanity, counter, sink and faucet cleaned
- Mirror and medicine cabinet
- Toilet cleaned and sanitised
- Exhaust fan cover dusted
- Grout and silicone checked for residue
Windows & glass
Windows and glass
- Manufacturer stickers and protective film removed
- Paint overspray and silicone cleared from panes
- Interior glass squeegeed streak-free
- Frames, sills and tracks detailed
- Glass railings, shower glass and partitions polished
Final walkthrough
Before you call it done, walk the home the way a buyer will: in daylight, looking across surfaces at an angle so dust film shows, opening every cabinet and closet, and running a finger along window tracks and trim. Anything you catch now is something the client will not.