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Move-In Cleaning in Orange County.
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Move-in cleaning for empty Orange County homes after keys and before unpacking, with the Signature 50-Point scope and optional interior add-ons.

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  • Scope Confirmed
  • Signature 50-Point Scope
  • Optional Add-Ons Explained
  • Availability Confirmed

Recent project photos

Move-In Cleaning work you can see

Selected Art’s Cleaning project photos matched to this service.

Empty kitchen cleaned for a property handoff
Empty kitchen cleaned for a property handoff
Clean empty room opening to a patio
Clean empty room opening to a patio
Empty room with clean wood flooring
Empty room with clean wood flooring
Open refrigerator after an interior clean
Open refrigerator after an interior clean

Best timing

Use the open window between receiving keys and unpacking

Schedule the clean while the home is empty

Move-In Cleaning belongs after the previous occupant has left and you have access, but before boxes and furniture arrive. That empty interval makes closet floors, baseboards, floor edges, cabinet fronts, and accessible appliance exteriors easier to reach.

Choose a different service once the home is occupied

If belongings have already arrived, describe what is in the home and its current condition. Deep Cleaning or Standard Cleaning may fit better when the work must be completed around an occupied space.

Confirmed scope

Apply the Signature 50 to the empty home

Start with the Signature 50-Point cleaning scope

The base service applies the Signature 50-Point scope across the kitchen, bathrooms, living areas, bedrooms, and throughout the empty home. The booking confirmation identifies the agreed areas and any condition details that affect the work.

Select interior add-ons before work begins

Inside the oven, inside the refrigerator, inside cabinets and drawers, and interior window cleaning are optional paid add-ons rather than automatic inclusions. Exterior window cleaning remains a separately scoped Window Cleaning service.

Condition

Show us the home you are actually receiving

Use photos to clarify visible problem areas

Share clear photos of the kitchen, bathrooms, and any areas whose condition may change the requested work. If you received cleaning notes with the home, send the relevant items so they can be compared with the available scope before booking.

Access planning

Coordinate keys, property entry, and move-day constraints

Define how the team will enter

Confirm who will provide access and how the team will receive the key, code, or building authorization. Include parking, gate, elevator, or restricted-hour details that apply to the property.

Share utility availability without assuming a policy

Tell us whether water and electricity will be available at the appointment. We will confirm any utility requirements for the agreed scope during scheduling.

Two addresses

Book the home you are leaving as a separate service

Keep arrival and departure scopes independent

Move-Out Cleaning is a separate appointment for the home you are leaving, after belongings are removed and before its walkthrough or key handoff. Each address needs its own condition details, access plan, estimate, and date.

Confirm price and timing at the right stages

Home size, condition, access, and selected add-ons inform the estimate and working window. We confirm the price before booking and the working window during scheduling.

How it works

From estimate request to final review

Here’s what happens next

Request an estimate

Step 1

Request an estimate

Share the home, its condition, access, and priorities

Confirm the scope

Step 2

Confirm the scope

Review what is included and any separately selected add-ons

Schedule the visit

Step 3

Schedule the visit

Confirm the service date, access plan, and working window

Review the work

Step 4

Review the work

Check the completed work against the confirmed scope

Customer reviews

What clients say about our move-in cleaning

Housecall Pro

Housecall Pro verified customer

Always a great job and being able to text to schedule the cleaning makes it so easy.

P, Heather

Google
Art's Cleaning Service provided excellent, quality service. Art was very knowledgeable and detailed. I highly recommend him to all!

Rachel DeMaree

Yelp

via Yelp

Art's team did a wonderful job! They arrived on time, were very respectful, and made sure I was happy with the job before they left. Bonus points for being so nice to my cat.

H.C. C.

Google
Amazing service. Everything amazing and job was done in time

Nataliya Leonova

Good to know

Move-In Cleaning questions

The sellers left it filthy. Do I have any recourse?

Practically, no — most purchase contracts require the home "broom clean," which is a low bar, and chasing it after closing costs more than cleaning. Document it if you're mid-transaction. Otherwise the realistic move is to clean before your things arrive, which is the one window when every surface is reachable.

What should be cleaned before I move in that I wouldn't think of?

Inside every cabinet and drawer, the fridge including seals and the drip tray, inside the oven, the dishwasher filter, washer and dryer interiors including the lint housing, window tracks, vent covers, and the tops of door frames. Toilet seats and shower heads go on most people's replace-don't-clean list.

Should I clean before or after the movers?

Before, while it's empty. Once furniture and boxes are in, half the surfaces you're paying for become unreachable, and closet floors and cabinet interiors get written off. If closing and moving fall on the same day, prioritize kitchen, bathrooms, and floors — those are the ones you can't easily do later.

Is move-in cleaning the same as a deep clean?

Same 50-point base, plus the empty-home extras that only make sense with nothing in the way: inside cabinets and drawers, inside the fridge, inside the oven, and interior windows. That's why the scope goes further than a deep clean in an occupied home.

How soon before move-in day should I book?

As soon as you have a closing or key date, scheduled for the day before the movers. Turnover season fills up. If the previous occupants leave late, we'd rather move you than lose the date entirely — tell us early and we'll hold flexibility.

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Ready to get started?

Book your move-in cleaning today. We reply as soon as possible during business hours.