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Post-Construction Cleaning Checklist

Plan the final clean around your contractors, new finishes and handoff date.

Once the dust-making work is done, a final clean removes construction residue from the surfaces in your cleaning plan. Walk through the site with your cleaner, check that access is safe and agree on a checklist and handoff date.

Plan Access At Your Valley Site

For a Phoenix tenant improvement or Scottsdale residential remodel, separate active work areas from the rooms ready for final cleaning and confirm that water and power are available. The office arranges access with you privately after booking.

Before the Walkthrough

  • Confirm whether the project is a renovation, new build, tenant improvement, or partial-room remodel.
  • Identify the cleaning phase: rough clean, final clean, or touch-up.
  • Share the square footage, whether anyone will be using the space, the handoff date and any entry rules.
  • Confirm which trades will still be working after the clean.

Agree On What’s Included

Post-construction cleaning is not the same as debris hauling, hazardous-material remediation, duct cleaning, or completing a contractor's punch-list repairs. Decide who will handle those jobs before approving the cleaning proposal.

Areas to Check During the Walkthrough

  • Fine dust on horizontal surfaces, cabinet faces, trim, doors, and ledges.
  • Stickers and removable residue included in the quote.
  • Interior glass, fixtures, floors, and hard-to-reach finish details.
  • Cabinet and appliance interiors only when included in the written proposal.
  • Entrances and other areas that need to be ready for handoff.

Protect New Finishes

New stone, millwork, stainless steel, coated fixtures, glass, and flooring can be damaged by the wrong product or tool. Identify specialty finishes during the walkthrough, share manufacturer requirements, and separate cleaning from restoration work.

Schedule the Clean After the Dust-Making Work

If sanding, cutting or repair work starts again after the clean, dust can settle right back down. Leave enough time for the cleaning, a final check and any touch-up before the owner, tenant, buyer or inspector arrives.

Our Phoenix and Scottsdale post-construction cleaning service starts with a free walkthrough and a project-specific bid.

Request a Project Quote

Share the project type, size, cleaning phase, occupancy, and target date. We’ll agree on what’s included before the work begins.

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A Walkthrough Handoff Checklist

Use this to separate cleaning tasks from unfinished trade work. The walkthrough and agreed scope decide what the cleaning visit includes.

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Decisions to settle before the project clean
ItemBring to the walkthroughKeep separate
Project phaseAreas ready for rough, final or touch-up cleaning and the target handoff date.Dust-making work that will continue after cleaning.
Surfaces and residueFinish names, manufacturer care instructions and the residue to assess.Restoration, damage repair and a promise that every mark can be removed.
Included detailThe rooms, glass, cabinets and appliance interiors requested for the cleaning plan.Items not included in the agreed scope.
Site readinessSafe work areas, available water and power, and the responsible project contact.Debris hauling, hazardous-material work, duct cleaning and contractor punch-list repairs.
Final checkWho checks the agreed cleaning tasks and reports a missed item.Building approval, occupancy permission and trade inspections.

Read the post-construction service scope and arrange the walkthrough before committing to a cleaning date.

Plan Your Final Clean

Share the project stage, size, and target date. We’ll arrange a walkthrough and put the cleaning plan in writing.

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