It can be an overwhelming task to clear your house when moving homes. Not only do you need to ensure that all of your belongings are packed up and ready to go, you will also need to have the house looking spotless ready for the new buyers.
Clearing the house is unavoidable; however, there are certain things that you can do to make the task at hand more manageable. Keep reading to find out how you can plan and clear your property quickly when moving out.
Top Tips on How to Clear Your House Quickly When Moving
To make the clear-out as quick and pain-free as possible, follow our top tips for a quick clear up:
1. Declutter
Before starting the cleaning process, you will need to declutter your home. Now is the time to be ruthless; go through all of your items and decide whether you want to keep them, throw them or donate them to charity. Not only will this make your clean up far easier, it will save you taking unnecessary items to your new home and cluttering your new space. You could even do the decluttering stage before showing your home to potential buyers – this will save you time when you eventually come to move and could also help prospective buyers picture themselves living in the home.
2. Prioritise Efficiency
Rather than cleaning up room by room, it is far more efficient to pick one task and do that in every room in the house – for example, mop or dust all the rooms at a time.
Also, by having all of your cleaning tools in one bucket or bag, it will make it far easier to get the job done. If the cleaning tools are portable, you can take them from one room to the next without wasting time looking for certain tools or cleaning products each time.
3. Toilets, bathtubs & sinks
For toilets, bathtubs and sinks, you can spray cleaner and leave it to sit – this will help to dissolve or dirt any stains. It also means you can do this step and get on with other tasks in the meantime. Once you have let it sit, you can return to these areas and scrub them down.
4. Team work
Cleaning up as a group is one of the best ways to clean a house faster. You can recruit friends or family to help you with the clear up and delegate each person a specific task. Aside from dramatically speeding up the process, it will also make the task seem less tedious if you are working with other people.
What Should I Clean In My New Home Before Moving In?
If you are left with enough time, you may also want to clean your new home before you move in so that it feels fresh and new for your big day. It may be a good idea to hire a professional cleaning company for this purpose or you can do it yourself by vacuuming and dusting rooms, mopping and sweeping the floors and cleaning the surfaces in the bathroom and kitchen (including bath tubs, sinks, fridges, stoves). This will make your moving day less stressful and make your new home feel nice and clean, ready to move in.
