Before you clean your first home, you need to come up with a house cleaning supplies checklist to stay organized and efficient.
Here is a list of the cleaning supplies I use when cleaning homes:
- Cleaning bucket (with 2 dividers to keep supplies in)
- Disinfectant cleaner
- Glass cleaner
- Soap scum remover
- 3M light duty scrub pad and holder
- Microfiber scrub pads (for bathroom and kitchen sinks)
- Toothbrushes
- Grout brush (for showers)
- Plastic scrapers (to scrape hard to remove gunk on counters or floors)
- Cleaning apron
- Color coded microfiber cloths (for bathrooms and kitchen)
- Microfiber dusting cloth
- Microfiber glass cloth
- Toilet bowl brush (I ask the customer to provide one, or use disposables)
- Powder Bon-Ami or Comet
- Pumice stone (for toilet rings)
- Vacuum cleaner for carpets
- Vacuum cleaner for hard floors
- Microfiber floor flat mop
- Microfiber mop heads
- Ph neutral floor cleaner
- Microfiber short duster
- Microfiber long duster
- Dusting Mitts
- Knee pads
- Laundry bags to carry clean and dirty rags
- Shoe Covers
- Disposable gloves
If you are just starting your cleaning business, I would suggest finding supplies that are the cheapest or that are in your budget and then work your way up to buying in bulk. You can find good supplies at Walmart and/or at Home Improvement stores such as Home Depot and Lowe’s.
This list should help you to get up and running!