ReviewsMove-in Cleaning Toronto
Ensure your new home is healthy for your family.
We provide a team that cares enough to sweat the details
Moving can be a stressful and busy time in your life and making sure your home is super clean before putting things away, setting up your bedroom furniture and using the bathrooms and the kitchen for the first time can be an important phase of the moving experience.
You don’t want to trust just anybody to handle this for you. We can provide a team that cares enough to sweat the details, have all the deep cleaning tools to soak, scrub and scrape until all the surfaces are as clean as possible. Our quality control ensures that important areas are not missed and are thoroughly cleaned.
We have a lot of experience with this type of deep cleaning services toronto and our fairly paid, insured, police checked, legal to work in Canada, trained and supervised team members can handle almost any new home challenge.
Just think of a time you moved into a new place and you had your family and friends all helping you clean so that your home was the cleanest it will ever be. Do you remember how long this took? And how tired everybody was by dinner time? And how great you felt when you knew that everybody that was cleaning really cared about a quality job? That’s the LUX Cleaning approach and we have hundreds of very happy clients that have experienced a luxury move-in deep cleaning.
What gets cleaned during a move-in cleaning?
Below is a list of typical deep cleaning tasks associated with a move in cleaning Toronto.
It’s important to note that “polishing”, “scrubbing”, “hand washing” or tasks that involve both vacuuming and washing (and not just “Swiffering”) or any work requiring a step ladder is extremely time consuming to do well.
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Bathrooms
- detail scrubbing of bathroom tile and grout, glass, sinks, toilets, tubs
- detailed cleaning of inside bathroom cabinets and medicine chests
- polishing light fixtures including light bulbs
- polishing mirrors
- washing walls, open shelving, cabinet exteriors
- cleaning exhaust fan covers
- hand washing floors including detailed grout cleaning
Kitchen, Pantry, Laundry Room
- Detailed cleaning of exterior and tops of cabinets
- Detailed cleaning and scrubbing of insides of cabinets and shelving (shelves, back, sides, hinges, front edges)
- Microwave inside and out
- Appliance exteriors – using a special deep cleaning process to make stainless steel look like new again
- Appliance interiors – taking apart inside elements of the fridge (shelves, drawers, door trays) and detail cleaning all oven elements
- De-greasing range hood exhaust areas
- Detailing sinks, faucets, backsplash and trim (and de-greasing where required)
- Light fixtures including light bulbs
- Clean washer and dryer exteriors
- Cleaning inside washer and dryer components (gaskets, detergent trays, lint traps)
- Vacuuming and hand washing flooring
Interior Windows and Screens
- Wash interior windows, frames, sills, tracks and screens
- Remove windows as required
- Detail corners of window frames to remove built-up neglected areas
All other rooms
- Dust for cobwebs in every inch of every room
- Detail clean trim, door/window frames, baseboards, all millwork and doors (hand washing, not just dusting or “swiffering”)
- Detail clean all light switches, door knobs and surrounding area
- De-dust and wash blinds
- Clean and polish ceiling light fixtures (including light bulbs)
- Wash ceiling fans
- Clean inside all built ins, closets, bookshelves and open shelving (all areas including all surfaces and hinges)
- Clean both sides of front door
- Clean pipes and hoses, furnace exteriors and hot water heaters in utility room
- Vacuum and wash stair case, hand rails and balusters
- Detail clean INSIDE old hot water radiators
- Vacuum, edge and hand wash hard surface flooring
- Detail vacuum carpeted areas including edges near baseboards
Find a lower price on a cleaning?
If another company offers you a low price on this type of specialized cleaning, you could ask them the following questions (and ask for back-up documentation if you are unsure).
- Will they visit your home or review a detailed home for sale listing for a complete and detailed assessment prior to the proposal?
- Have they allowed enough time for cleaning built up areas from the previous owner and dealing with areas that may be not be obvious in photographs?
- Will they bring specialized equipment (special tools and brushes to clean hard to reach areas, true HEPA vacuum cleaners, natural stone and hardwood floor cleaners, grout cleaners and brushes etc)
- Does the company use only fragrance free, non-toxic, people, kid, pet and planet friendly cleaning tools and supplies?
- Is everybody on the cleaning team legal to work in Canada, police checked, well trained, supervised, and an employee of the company (NOT a contract worker or “independent operator”)?
- Is the cleaning team covered under WSIB and liability insurance?
- Does the company have dozens of amazing written testimonials from clients who have hired them for move-in cleaning work?
- Are there any hidden costs?
We hope we can be part of your moving experience and help make your new home safe and healthy.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Do you comply with all laws?
Yes. We comply with all local, provincial and federal laws, rules and regulations relating to licensing, marketing ethics, employment practices and workers rights. We also pay our employees through payroll and our company and all employees pay their fair share of taxes. This is becoming less common in the Toronto home cleaning industry and does add cost to our business which we need to pass along to our clients. Usually when a company offers you very low prices, it is the workers, you and the economy who are paying the price.
Do you send employees to my home or independent contractors?
All our employees are offered full time hours and most work full time hours. We do not employ independent operators. All our employees received their pay through a payroll provider and all government deductions (EI and CPP) are made at every pay period. We also pay stat holiday pay and vacation pay.
Are you reliable?
By having full-time employees and careful client scheduling, we are able to offer an amazing track record of on-time, consistent and dependable service throughout the year.
Are your employees checked out before they are hired?
Yes. They have been checked to make sure they do not have a criminal record, and are currently able to legally work in Canada. Employees are fully trained, supervised and their performance is consistently monitored.
Do you safety train your home cleaning services toronto staff?
Yes. We implement and enforce a Safety Program that teaches our employees to work safely and minimize injuries and accidents – and avoid damage to clients property. LUX is part of the WSIB Excellence Program – which is extremely rare for a home cleaning company. Also, we include 2 or 3 safety reminders in every weekly team update email.
What if I have pets?
Most of our clients have pets in their home. It can be a good idea to show the team where the treats are so when we return, we can offer them a treat before starting the clean if that helps settle your pet. We may ask what we can do if your pet starts chasing and biting the floor attachment to the vacuum cleaner or if there are any other funny pet behaviours that may get in the way of a LUX clean. All of our cleaning teams are screened for being very comfortable with or have their own dogs and cats at the interview stage.
How much do you cost?
Just like everything else here at LUX, we are transparent and forthright about the promises we make to our customers – so you always know what to expect. We charge between $60 and $70 per person hour depending on the project and service intervals. As you will likely be well aware, this price is well below any other home service skilled professional you would have come to your home to complete important work.
We take pride in offering exceptional value for your money and much of our total price is based on taking the correct amount of time to match your expectations. In contrast, most cleaning services in Toronto will quote their price based on the shortest amount of time possible to get your business.
See our comparison chart of what other cleaning individuals and types of home cleaning services might charge and the pros and cons of each type of service.
Do you provide in-home assessments and quotations before cleaning?
We start out with a phone call to discover your requirements and provide pricing and team availability. If you are ok with going forward, we schedule a detailed walk-through of your home and provide an itemized proposal for your approval.
How long will the home assessment take?
That’s completely up to you. We can usually do a full assessment and quotation in 20-30 minutes but if you have a lot of questions or would like to get more detailed in your planning, please allow more time.
What kind of equipment do you use?
We utilize specialty high end cleaning tools that do not damage your delicate surfaces, keeping them in perfect condition for years.
What kind of cleaning products do you use?
We research what we use carefully and then test them extensively before using them in your home. We choose natural, allergy safe, pet safe, food safe cleaning supplies that keep our team healthy and your home a non-toxic environment. We use special cleaners for high-end surfaces to offer you peace of mind.
What other practices do you employee to ensure an environmentally friendly service?
We use washable high quality microfibre cleaning cloths and high quality tools that last longer. We have reduced our waste to a minimum while performing over 1,500 cleanings per year.