{"id":324,"date":"2014-03-31T14:42:24","date_gmt":"2014-03-31T03:42:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.airtasker.com\/blog\/?p=324"},"modified":"2024-01-08T17:15:01","modified_gmt":"2024-01-08T06:15:01","slug":"guide-to-end-of-lease-cleaning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.airtasker.com\/blog\/guide-to-end-of-lease-cleaning\/","title":{"rendered":"End of Lease Cleaning Guide and Checklist"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Moving out can come with a headache, but by giving your apartment or house a thorough <a href=\"https:\/\/www.airtasker.com\/au\/services\/end-of-lease-cleaning\/\"><strong>end of lease clean<\/strong><\/a>, it could mean all the difference in getting your bond 100% back. End of lease cleaning professional services can start from about $200 and go up from there. Why not use some elbow grease, get a couple of friends around and pocket the money instead.<\/p>\n<h2>What exactly is an end of lease clean?<\/h2>\n<p>It\u2019s a detailed and intensive clean of your home that is done just before your lease runs out. There&#8217;s more involved than your typical weekly clean e.g. cleaning cupboards and vents, but it&#8217;s not undoable if you want to save some money and have some spare time.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>If you need an extra hand, there\u2019s an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.airtasker.com\/au\/services\/end-of-lease-cleaning\/\">End of Lease Cleaning<\/a>\u00a0Airtasker not too far away!<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h3><b>Where do you start?<\/b><\/h3>\n<p>It\u2019s best when you have all your stuff already moved out so there is no clutter to manoeuvre around.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s easy to get stuck on a simple task, just as easy it is to get distracted. The key is to have a plan of attack and move room-to-room, setting a time limit on each room so that you&#8217;re working against the clock.<\/p>\n<h3>Should you go professional?<\/h3>\n<p>It depends on your circumstances and how bad of shape your home is in. If you need an <em>urgent clean<\/em>, have no time and it\u2019s not looking pretty; then yes you should get a professional just be mindful of the costs and look around. If it\u2019s not too bad it could be manageable for you to do it in a day. Organisation is key.<\/p>\n<p>Print out our in-depth checklist to make sure you don\u2019t miss anything: <a href=\"https:\/\/s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/airtasker-email-assets\/BLOG\/BLOG+POST+%E2%80%93+End+of+lease+clean.pdf\">Downloadable End of Lease Cleaning Guide<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-327\" src=\"https:\/\/www.airtasker.com\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Slide15-708x1024.png\" alt=\"End of Lease Cleaning Checklist\" width=\"708\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/airtasker-seo-wordpress-blog-assets-prod.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/24065734\/Slide15-708x1024.png 708w, https:\/\/airtasker-seo-wordpress-blog-assets-prod.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/24065734\/Slide15-207x300.png 207w, https:\/\/airtasker-seo-wordpress-blog-assets-prod.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/24065734\/Slide15.png 720w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-329\" src=\"https:\/\/www.airtasker.com\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Slide21.png\" alt=\"End of Lease Cleaning Guide\" width=\"720\" height=\"761\" srcset=\"https:\/\/airtasker-seo-wordpress-blog-assets-prod.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/24065734\/Slide21.png 720w, https:\/\/airtasker-seo-wordpress-blog-assets-prod.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/24065734\/Slide21-283x300.png 283w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Here are a few handy articles to help you with your move:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.airtasker.com\/au\/guides\/moving-guide\/\">Top 5 Moving Tips <\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"How To Move IKEA Furniture\" href=\"https:\/\/www.airtasker.com\/au\/guides\/how-to-assemble-ikea-furniture\/\">How To Move IKEA Furniture<br \/>\n<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Moving out can come with a headache, but by giving your apartment or house a thorough end of lease clean, &hellip; Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;End of Lease Cleaning Guide and Checklist&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":326,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[],"language":["en-AU"],"class_list":["post-324","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-tips"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>End Of Lease Cleaning Guide and Checklist | Airtasker Blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Giving your apartment or house a thorough end of lease clean can make moving out a headache. 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