The Bozman Cleaning blog

House cleaning tips, checklists and guides

Written by the team that does the cleaning, from our base in Winder, GA. What each visit covers, how to get a home ready, and short videos from real jobs across the Atlanta metro.

Move-out cleaning in Georgia: vacuuming the carpet of an empty apartment before handing back the keys

Moving

Georgia Move-Out Cleaning Checklist and Deposit Rules

What a move-out clean in Georgia has to cover, what state law says about deposits, cleaning and wear and tear, and a room-by-room checklist to follow.

Oct 18, 202612 min read

Latest articles

Carpet & upholstery
How to Get Wax Out of Carpet Without Melting the Fibers
How to get wax out of carpet: freeze it, scrape it, then lift the rest with an iron and paper, unless the carpet is olefin or wool. Plus colored wax dye.
Nov 2, 202611 min read
Deep cleaning
How to Clean a Dishwasher: Filter, Spray Arms and Vinegar
How to clean a dishwasher: rinse the filter, clear the spray arm holes, wipe the door seal, then run an empty vinegar cycle. Plus the fix for smell and mold.
Nov 2, 202612 min read
Deep cleaning
Thanksgiving Cleaning Checklist: A Week Out to the Day After
A Thanksgiving cleaning checklist by day: what to clean a week before guests arrive, two days before, the day before, and how to clean up after the holiday.
Nov 2, 202611 min read
Routine & recurring
How to Reduce Dust in Your House: Why It's So Dusty
How to reduce dust in your house: where it comes from, the HVAC filter fix, Georgia pollen season, pets, and a cleaning routine that keeps it from coming back.
Nov 2, 202612 min read
Carpet & upholstery
How to Get Blood Out of Carpet: Fresh and Dried Stains
How to get blood out of carpet: blot, use cold water and a weak dish soap mix, and test 3% peroxide on a hidden spot first. Fresh and dried stains covered.
Oct 31, 202611 min read
Carpet & upholstery
How to Clean a Microfiber Couch Without Water Rings
How to clean a microfiber couch by its care tag: rubbing alcohol for S, light soap foam for W, how to fix water rings, and how to fluff the fabric after.
Oct 30, 202611 min read
Carpet & upholstery
How to Remove Pet Hair From Carpet and a Fabric Couch
How to remove pet hair from carpet and a couch: loosen it with rubber first, then vacuum slowly in two directions. Which tool suits which fabric.
Oct 29, 202611 min read
Deep cleaning
How to Deep Clean a House Room by Room: A Pro Checklist
How to deep clean a house room by room, with our real deep cleaning checklist, a deep vs regular cleaning table and the order that saves re-wiping.
Oct 26, 202612 min read
Deep cleaning
Black Mold in Shower, Pink or Orange: What It Is and the Fix
Black mold in a shower is a fungus; pink or orange slime is usually a bacterium. How to clean each one safely, and when it's beyond cleaning.
Oct 26, 202614 min read

More guides

Browse by service

Each service page lists exactly what the visit covers. The guides next to it explain when it fits your home.

Standard House Cleaning
For a home you live in: dusting done, floors vacuumed and mopped, counters and cabinet doors wiped, bathrooms scrubbed. Windows, blinds and baseboards belong to deep cleaning. One to four bedrooms.
What the visit covers 2 guides
Recurring Cleaning (Weekly, Biweekly, Monthly)
The same standard clean weekly, every two weeks or monthly, each date booked online on its own, with no contract. Blinds and baseboards stay off the list. One to four bedrooms.
What the visit covers 2 guides
Deep Cleaning
Guests on the way, or a home that has slipped behind. Baseboards, blinds and inside windows get done, bathtub and tile steamed, beds made up fresh, plus the whole standard list. One to six bedrooms.
What the visit covers 9 guides
Move In / Move Out Cleaning
The day the home stands empty and the keys change hands: every cabinet and drawer cleaned inside, the fridge and oven inside and out. Still living there? That is deep cleaning. One to four bedrooms.
What the visit covers 3 guides
Carpet & Rug Cleaning
Darkened traffic lanes, pet spots, a worn hallway: cleaned in place, in the spaces you pick. Booked by area, not square feet: stairs, a hallway, one to five or more rooms.
What the visit covers 9 guides
Upholstery & Mattress Cleaning
Couch arms gone dark? Fabric furniture is vacuumed, spot-treated and extraction cleaned by the piece, from dining chair to six-seater sectional. A manager confirms the figure from your photos first.
What the visit covers 9 guides

Cleaning near you

Local pages carry the ZIP codes, the drive from our Winder base and the services booked most in each city.

Our work on video

Short clips from real visits, each with what the booking behind it covered.

Video
Carpet & upholstery
Area Rug Cleaning in a Living Room, on Video
A short video of a carpet cleaning visit, and what the booking behind it covers: areas by room, stairs and hallway, stain photos and how to prepare the rooms.
Sep 17, 20262 min read
Video
Deep cleaning
Deep Cleaning a Heavily Soiled Home on Video
A before and after video of a lived-in home that fell far behind, and what a deep cleaning visit covers there: trash out, dust, floors, kitchen and bathrooms.
Sep 17, 20262 min read
Video
Moving
Oven Cleaning Before and After Inside and Out
A before and after video of an oven with grease and baked-on food, and where oven cleaning sits in our visits: on the move-out checklist or as an add-on.
Sep 17, 20262 min read
Video
Deep cleaning
Shower Steam Cleaning Before and After
A before and after video of a dirty bathroom, and how a deep cleaning visit handles soap scum and hard water film with a steamer on the tub, sinks and tile.
Sep 17, 20262 min read