Touch Zone #4 - Kitchen and Eat-in Dining Room

Final Touch Housekeeping’s Detailed Cleaning List

Touch Zone 4 – Kitchen, Eat-in Dining Room

Don't start the cleaning section until you have organized and de-cluttered each Touch Zone. If you have things out of place or too much clutter, you will quickly become frustrated and will not get optimal use of your time. See our De-Cluttering Tips on our introduction blog.

If you are organized and de-cluttered, you are ready to begin! Remember, just 15-20 minutes in each area of the Touch Zones. You won't get to everything so don't stress at each list. Over time and with the help of Final Touch Housekeeping, you will gain control of your home.

Once your home has been de-cluttered and organized, you are ready to start with our detailed list for cleaning Touch Zone 4. When you hire Final Touch Housekeeping, you pay us to do everything on our list every time we clean your home (except for the front porch). We don’t expect that you will get everything done, and that is fine. Just doing 15 – 20 minutes in each Touch Area will help you maintain your home in between our cleanings.

Kitchen Detailing Touch Zone

1. Clean microwave inside and outside

2. Clean stove top and start self-clean on oven

3. Clean stove top vent, fan, hood and replace bulb if necessary

4. Clean refrigerator

a. Empty ONE shelf at a time

b. Remove shelf; wash and dry

c. Clean refrigerator walls

d. Replace shelf

e. Toss expired food

f. Clean condiment bottles

g. Replace items

h. Repeat for each shelf or drawer

i. Clean exterior and top of refrigerator

5. Clean all counter top appliances and knick knacks

6. Straighten drawers and cupboards

7. Using a Webster (looks like a big toilet brush and can be purchased at Home Depot), brush down all cob webs and/or spider webs starting at the ceiling down to the baseboards and the tops of any curtains

8. Quickly damp wipe down light switch plates, window sills and front door (both sides)

9. Using a Magic Eraser, remove any scuff marks or dirt from the walls

10. Clean interior windows

11. Clean cupboard doors

12. Clean light fixtures

13. Clean under sink – re-line with shelf paper

14. Clean pantry and replace shelf paper

15. Clean pantry floor by hand

16. Clean dishwasher exterior and interior seal where food accumulates

17. Dust or wet wipe baseboards

18. Vacuum and mop flooring – We sell mops + 1 microfiber mop pad for $40

19. Wash but DON’T dry any washable, small, area rugs

20. Replace area rugs

Eat-in Dining Room Detailing Touch Zone

1. Using a Webster (looks like a big toilet brush and can be purchased at Home Depot), brush down all cob webs and/or spider webs starting at the ceiling down to the baseboards and the tops of any curtains

2. Quickly damp wipe down light switch plates, window sills and front door (both sides)

3. Using a Magic Eraser, remove any scuff marks or dirt from the walls

4. Soak plants or rinse off any fake plants in the shower

5. Re-pot any plants needing a larger pot

6. Dust knick knacks – don’t forget the bottom or will appear not dusted

7. Clean interior windows

8. Dust and polish furniture

9. Remove hair from felt pads on bottom of chair legs

10. Dust or wet wipe baseboards

11. Vacuum chairs

12. Vacuum and mop flooring – We sell mops + 1 microfiber mop pad for $40

13. Wash but DON’T dry any washable, small, area rugs

14. Replace plants

15. Replace area rugs

Have you finished your 15-20 minutes in each area for Touch Zone #4? How do you feel? Can you see what you have accomplished? Don't worry if you don't see the big picture yet - you will and it will be AMAZING!

Michelle