Picture a flat whose keys you have just received: cupboards standing open, an empty kitchen counter, a bathroom that looks untouched. Yet your shoes leave a mark on the floor, and traces of earlier use sit in the corners of the shelves. For someone preparing to move in Gebizli, in Antalya's Muratpaşa district, this picture is the most concrete clue about where cleaning should begin. The sections below are meant to help you request the right scope and prepare for the work.
Why an empty space needs a different plan
In a furnished home, cleaning is largely a question of access: behind the wardrobe, under the bed, the floor beneath a sofa often stays outside the scope, or creates extra work once furniture is moved. In an empty flat that access problem mostly disappears, and surface area takes its place. Cupboard interiors, undersides of shelves, skirting boards, door frames, window frames and the whole floor can all be worked in one pass. So an empty flat does not automatically mean less work; the workload usually shifts rather than shrinks. Cleaning before the move is also the only chance to reach points that furniture will later cover.
Order of work before moving in
- Separate coarse debris, including any renovation residue; that is a different scope from routine cleaning.
- Work top down: cupboard tops, shelves, door and window frames.
- Wet rooms; kitchen and bathroom are each treated as a whole.
- Glass and frames, depending on how they can be reached.
- Floors last, because dust and water from earlier steps end up there.
Cleaning floors early usually means doing the same job twice. If the moving date is fixed, scheduling the work for the day before is often more efficient.
Living areas and wet rooms are judged separately
In rooms, living areas and hallways the work is mostly dust, floors and cupboard interiors. In kitchens and bathrooms the type of residue changes: grease, limescale marks, the edges of silicone, drains and tap details all take separate time. So instead of saying "a three-bedroom clean", describing the condition of the wet rooms makes the scope much clearer. Whether a persistent mark is limescale, wear, or a change in the coating is a distinction that needs on-site expert assessment and cannot be diagnosed at a distance. Likewise, no method can be judged suitable for a surface without knowing the manufacturer's care instructions.
Choosing a scope: the eight services in brief
Home cleaning covers kitchen, bathroom and living areas; empty flat cleaning covers cupboard interiors, wet rooms and floors before a move. Post-construction cleaning separates coarse debris from fine work. Office cleaning has limits around electronics and documents. Apartment and housing-complex cleaning focuses on shared areas; villa cleaning on floors and stairs. Upholstery cleaning depends on the fabric label. Glass cleaning is limited to reachable windows.
Checkpoints before and after
- Before: Are water and electricity connected? In an empty flat both are preconditions for most work.
- Before: Lift, door width, entrance access, and the route for removing waste.
- Before: Is there renovation residue? If so, discuss it as a separate scope.
- After: Are cupboard interiors and shelf undersides dry?
- After: Have drains, tap bases and silicone edges been reviewed?
- After: Is the floor fully dry before furniture arrives?
Will cleaning be needed again after the furniture arrives?
Moving creates dust and packaging debris, so a short follow-up tidy is usually considered separately. These are two distinct jobs and can be planned together.
Why describe kitchen and bathroom separately?
The kind of residue in wet rooms directly affects method and time. For an address in Gebizli, scope is agreed after discussing these details and the access conditions on site: CGS Temizlik, 0537 4450191.