How to Pack Cleaning Supplies for a Move

All My Sons Moving & Storage, a full-service moving company that provides professional packing for your local or long-distance move, advises a 5 step method for packing your cleaning supplies.

Your cleaning supplies do the important work of keeping your home, office, or apartment tidy and sparkling, and on the cusp of your official move-out they will have one last important job to do. Make sure you move your cleaning supplies safely and efficiently by following this guide to packing your cleaning supplies.

Raid the bathroom cabinets, broom closets, and search under the kitchen sink, it’s time to pull out your cleaning supplies.

Some cleaning supplies are considered hazardous materials and should not go in the back of a moving truck. Many professional movers will even decline to pack or move these items. Search your cleaning supplies and determine what you need to purge from your household or make alternative arrangements to move.

These can include:

• Bleach

• Ammonia

• Chlorine

• Aerosol cans

• Nail polish remover

As liquids are difficult to move because of the high risk of spills and leaks, you should consider your move distance when packing your cleaning supplies. If your move is local, taking some cleaning supplies in your own vehicle might be a reasonable call to ensure you can cut down on items you need to repurchase once you reach your new home. If your move is long-distance then offloading your cleaning supplies after you’ve performed your final move-out cleaning is probably for the best.

Follow your local regulations for the disposal of Household Hazardous Waste, or give leftover cleaning supplies to friends, family, or neighbors if you do not want to waste them.

Unless you are hiring a move-out cleaning service, you will require some cleaning supplies to make your old place sparkle before you leave it.

• These items will be part of your essentials, or the items you pack last and unload first at your new home. You’ll be using these items right as you’re running out the door at your old place and then breaking them out again to prepare your new home for unpacking after your arrival.

• Vacuum: Carpet will need a good vacuuming before you head out. Carry this item onto the truck last.

• Broom: Sweep up dirt, dust, pet hair, and crumbs from your tile, hardwood, or stained concrete floor. You can transport this item with the vacuum and mop.

• Toilet Brush: One more scrub for the bowl. Once the cleaning is done, dry the brush off and pack it with your bathroom essentials.

• Mop: Tile, hardwood, and stained concreteshould get a good mopping once the broom has been by.

• Multi-surface Cleaner: Useful for countertops, tables, and tile to take care of extra grease or dirt. If you are choosing to transport liquid cleaners yourself, they should be taped shut and slipped in plastic baggies. You can carry them in essentials boxes or with your essentials and emergencies bag.

• Glass Cleaner: Mirrors and windows should be scrubbed and shined, free of splotches or fingerprints. Take glass cleaner with your cleaning liquids.

• Rags: Your glass cleaner and multi-surface cleaner needs a medium of delivery. Keep your favorite rags on hand until the move-out clean is done. Put damp rags in plastic bags and carry with your essentials and emergencies bag.

Got these items safely off to the side? Commence packing the rest of your household or office and then proceed to step 3 once the rooms begin to empty.

If you have followed the process to a T, you’ve got your essential cleaning supplies on hand as your rooms empty. Search cabinets, closets, and corners for any stray leftover items and then commence with the move-out cleaning.

Pick up debris, vacuum, sweep, scrub surfaces, and toss all the dust bunnies. Leave nothing behind, not even trash. The next owners or tenets of your place will thank you, and if you have a landlord then they may be happy to give you your deposit back.

If you are hiring a cleaning service, notify them when the old place is ready and confirm when they are arriving.

Now that the final move-out clean is complete, your large cleaning supplies like your vacuum, broom, and mop can go on the moving truck with the rest of your large items. Stash items like your toilet brush in your cleaning essentials box. This box can go on the moving truck, or it can go with you in your personal vehicle.

Seal the lids of your bottles with tape and put bottles in plastic bags to reduce the risk of spills or leaks.

Tuck your sealed bottles into a bag to go with your essentials and emergencies stash. You can also put cleaning supplies in laundry baskets or bathroom trash cans that you transport yourself if you are out of moving boxes. Make sure to label any bins that you put your cleaning supplies into, especially if the bins are opaque and you are not able to see inside.

Now you can unload your cleaning supplies at your new place first thing and do a quick cursory clean before you get down to unpacking your essentials. Enjoy that fresh bathroom scent!

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