Preparing to leave a rental house entails more than box packing. Adequate preparation prior to arrival of the bond cleaner helps to save time and avoid arguments over security deposit. This is a guide on what tenants need to do to prepare to have professional bond cleaning Sydney.
What tenants do when preparing for professional bond cleaning
Clear all personal belongings from the property
Bond cleaners are incapable of working in environments that have furniture, boxes, and scattered items. Removing all the objects will enable them to touch all the surfaces, corners and walls. The steps tenants will have to follow in clearing are as follows:
- Empty all cupboards and drawers: Have all items out of kitchen cupboards, bathroom vanity and bedroom wardrobes before the cleaner comes.
- Clear countertops and shelves: Clear pictures off shelves, wipe utensils and the likes off kitchen benches.
- Remove furniture from rooms: Furniture such as bed, sofas and tables should be cleared to allow access to floors and walls in need of cleaning.
- Take off window coverings: Curtains and blinds and rods and so on should be removed, unless this is the service of the cleaner.
- Clear outdoor areas: Remove potted plants, barbecues and outdoor seats in balconies, patios and courts.
Identify problem areas for the cleaner
Certain stains or accumulation require additional work by the cleaning team. Indicating these trouble spots will make sure that they are well treated. Following are the areas to mark the cleaner:
- Oven grease buildup: Show the cleaner any burned-on food or carbon within the oven and on the stove.
- Mold in bathrooms: Show the presence of molds on grout, silicone seals, corners of the showers and bathtubs.
- Stains on carpets: Treat any permanently stained area of a carpet due to spillages, pets or a great deal of traffic.
- Wall scuff marks: This indicates areas that have a black stain caused by either furniture or shoes that need to be wiped.
- Window track debris: Demonstrate dirty window tracks which have been dirty throughout the lease period.
Review the lease’s cleaning clause
The meaning of being professionally cleaned to the specific property is spelt out in each lease. It helps tenants to comply with the terms of the leases and avoid arguments regarding the bond. The following are the lease items that will be checked:
- Carpet steam cleaning requirement: There are leases that may require professional steam cleaning, including a receipt of the cleaning.
- Oven and stove specification: See whether or not the lease is to be serviced by professional cleaning or manual cleaning.
- Blind and curtain cleaning: There are contracts whereby there is a need for professional cleaning of blind or dry cleaning of curtains.
- Window cleaning clause: Check whether the lease has specifications of interior windows only or exterior windows as well in the ground floor units.
- Garden and outdoor area: Report on any need of weeding, mowing or pressure washing of outdoor areas.
Discussing the frequently asked questions
Are tenants to be in at the time of the bond clean?
Being around enables you to pinpoint certain points of concern whereas being out of the way enables cleaners to work quicker.
What is the average length of time it takes to clean a bond?
A four to six hour time frame is good to consider a one or two bedroom apartment professionally done.
What will be the consequence of the cleaner ruining something?
Immediately record damages and take photos and demand repair or compensation by the cleaning company.
Will the tenant be able to perform any cleaning prior to bond clean?
Yes, it works to get rid of cobwebs, dust high places and wipe walls down, deep cleaning, however, should be the work of professionals.
What will happen when the landlord does reject the bond clean?
Immediately call the cleaning company so that they can come and do a re-clean under their bond back guarantee.
