With your furniture still in place, can a home be cleaned beyond the surfaces in plain view, reaching under furniture, on top of cupboards and along the skirting boards? Yes; furnished home cleaning in Antalya is planned for exactly that. This service is a one-off, detailed clean of a home that has furniture and belongings in it: it is not limited to visible surfaces but extends around the furniture and underneath and behind lighter pieces that can be moved safely.
A change of tenant, moving into a furnished rental, or opening up a home that has been shut up for a long period all call for a clean that treats the whole property. Antalya CGS Temizlik plans this work across Antalya from its Kepez base, with the scope agreed beforehand; which areas are included, and whether the insides of cupboards and appliances are wanted, is settled during the initial conversation.
When is furnished home cleaning in Antalya needed?
A detailed clean of a furnished home is usually requested at a point of transition. Typical situations include:
- Before moving into a furnished rental: Removing the traces of the previous occupant and giving the home a fresh start.
- At a change of tenant: A landlord wanting to hand over a furnished flat ready for the new tenant.
- When opening up a home or holiday home that has been closed for a long time: Clearing accumulated dust and that shut-up, stale smell.
- At the change of season or ahead of a holiday: A one-off clean covering the whole home, beyond the usual routine.
- For owners living in another city or abroad: Having the home cleaned remotely, with keys handed over.
If the property has been renovated and there is building dust, plaster or paint residue, the scope described on this page will not be enough; in that case post-renovation villa and home cleaning is the right choice.
How does it differ from routine home cleaning and empty flat cleaning?
Regular home cleaning aims to keep the everyday surfaces of a lived-in home well maintained. Furnished home cleaning goes deeper in a single visit: doors and door frames, around sockets and light switches, the outer surfaces of radiators and air-conditioning units, and the reachable parts of light fittings, points that are often skipped in a routine clean, are all part of the plan.
The difference from empty flat cleaning, which covers unfurnished properties, is the presence of furniture. In a furnished home, every piece of furniture is both an obstacle and a surface to be cleaned; planning is therefore based on which items can be moved safely and which will stay where they are.
What is included, what is agreed separately, and what is outside the scope?
Covered as standard
- Around furniture; underneath and behind lighter pieces that can be moved safely
- Tops of cupboards, skirting boards, doors and door frames
- Around sockets and light switches, and the reachable surfaces of light fittings
- Outer surfaces of radiators and air-conditioning units
- Exterior surfaces of kitchen cupboards and appliances
- Removal of limescale and soap residue in the bathroom
- Balcony floor and railings
- Vacuuming of sofas, mattresses and carpets
- Airing a home that has been shut up for a long time
Included by arrangement
- Insides of cupboards and wardrobes (they must be emptied before cleaning)
- Interior cleaning of appliances such as the fridge and oven
- Windows that can be reached safely from inside
Not included in this service
- Moving or transporting furniture and belongings
- Shifting heavy furniture such as wardrobes, full bookcases and display cabinets
- Putting away personal belongings and paperwork or organising cupboard contents (home organising and decluttering)
- Repair and maintenance work
- Pest control
- High windows that require access from outside
- Washing sofas, mattresses and carpets; these are separate services and, if wanted, can be planned alongside sofa cleaning
What determines the methods and products used?
In a furnished home, you cannot approach every surface with a single product and a single cloth. Wood, lacquer, natural stone and stainless steel each call for different products and cloths; the wrong product can dull a lacquered door or leave marks on natural stone. The team therefore chooses the product and application according to the nature of the surface, and where there is any doubt, a test is carried out first on a small, inconspicuous area.
Care for your belongings is also part of the method. Fragile and valuable items, electronic equipment, paintings and collections are either put away beforehand or pointed out to the team before work begins; the areas around them are cleaned carefully without moving them. If a thick layer of dust has built up in a home that has been closed for a long time, the work starts with dry dusting; wet wiping is done only once the dust has been removed, otherwise it simply spreads across the surface.
What preparation is needed before the appointment?
A few details and arrangements help the job go to plan:
- Access arrangements: If the owner is away, the handover of keys and how the team will enter the property are agreed in advance.
- Water and electricity: Both must be switched on on the day of the appointment; in homes that have been closed up, this is easily overlooked.
- Priority areas: If you tell us at the outset which rooms and spots matter most to you, the plan is built around them.
- Insides of cupboards and appliances: Whether these are included is agreed during the conversation; if you want cupboard interiors cleaned, they must be emptied.
- Fragile and valuable items: Put them away or point them out to the team.
- Pets: If there are pets in the home, the team needs to know, for the safety of the animal and of the work.
How does cleaning a furnished home proceed?
- Conversation and agreeing the scope: The size of the home, how much furniture it contains, how long it has been closed up and any extra requests are discussed; the quote is prepared on the basis of this information.
- Arrival and walk-through: The team looks at the priority areas and the items that need care; airing begins.
- Dry dusting: Working from top to bottom, dust is removed starting with cupboard tops, light fittings, radiator and air-conditioning surfaces, doors and door frames.
- Kitchen and bathroom: The exterior surfaces of cupboards and appliances, worktops and taps are cleaned; limescale and soap residue in the bathroom are treated with a product suited to the surface. Where agreed, interior cleaning is done at this stage.
- Rooms and fabric surfaces: Lighter furniture is moved so that the areas underneath and behind can be cleaned; sofas, mattresses and carpets are vacuumed.
- Balcony: The floor and railings are cleaned.
- Floors and final check: Floors are mopped in a way appropriate to the material; the areas are checked against the priority list.
For rental properties, this need not remain a one-off; it can be repeated at each change of tenant, with the frequency agreed together.
What affects the price of furnished home cleaning?
A firm price is not given without seeing the home or discussing the details, because the workload in two homes of the same size can differ enormously. The main factors affecting the quote are:
- The size of the home and the number of rooms
- How much furniture there is; the more there is, the more surfaces to clean and the more tight spaces to work in
- The level of dirt and how long the home has been closed up
- Whether the insides of cupboards and appliances are included
- The number of windows and balconies
- Extra requests such as sofa cleaning
When requesting a quote, all you need to share is your district, the approximate size of the home, how much furniture it contains and a suitable date. The Kepez-based team works in every district of Antalya; for more distant districts, the date and travel are planned together.
Let's agree the scope for a detailed clean of your furnished home together: call 0537 445 01 91, message us on WhatsApp on the same number, or request a free quote.