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 Business Supplies Checklist
- 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
- Mini 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
- Premium 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
These are the exact supplies I use in my own cleaning business and I highly recommend them. This list should help you to get up and running!
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