27. Interior Cleans -

Keeping the home clean during construction is a very important task. Every contractor has a cleaning clause in their contract. There are several reasons for the job site to be kept clean. Two of the more important ones are for job site safety. People are working on the job site and boards with nails and garbage all over a site will not lend itself to being safe. Second is to keep the insects, rodents and pest away from the home. You want to control where the workers eat and where they put their trash.
Once you have your mechanical trims complete you will receive your first interior clean. Here are your basic interior cleans;

1) Final Clean 1

2) Final Clean 2 (Carpet)

3) Final Clean - Buyer Walk

4) Final Clean - Buyer Move-In

1) Final Clean 1 is when you get the bathrooms cleaned, all the windows are cleaned inside and outside, the kitchen is cleaned, cabinets inside and out. Light fixtures cleaned, floors scrapped and swept and baseboards cleaned. When this clean is complete the home looks ready for carpet and to the untrained eye and might and should look finished. This clean makes it easy for the painter to finish all of his caulking, the trim carpenter this install hardware and put the finishing touches on his work. All of your contractors will finish the punch that they have not completed due to back orders or whatever after this clean.

2) Final Clean 2 (Carpet) is after all your flooring is installed and the carpet is installed. Usually this clean takes place the day after your carpet is installed. The main reason is that you want to check the installation and make sure the seams are done correctly. All appliances are unpacked. All missing light bulbs or burnt out bulbs are usually replaced by the cleaning crew at this clean. The home really looks ready for move-in.

3) Final Clean - Buyer Walk is the clean you do the day before or the the morning of your Buyer Introduction. Your cleaning crew will wipe down all cabinets and sinks with lemon oil. Wood floors are cleaned with a wood floor cleaner, windows are wiped clean of dust and window tracks are checked for cleanliness. The home should be ready for move-in.

4) Final Clean - Move-In is after all of your buyer items are completed and you are ready to sign off on the construction of the home. You might be on your way to the title company or lawyers office to close. This is it. Your home is complete and you are ready to  take possession. Congratulations - You are now the owner of a new home built just for you.

Some homebuilders might have more cleans and do those cleans at slightly different stages, but all builders will have these four basic cleans and implement them as stated above as a minimum to insure that they are getting and giving the quality that their home owners deserve.