Move-In Cleaning in Columbia
Preparing a new home in Columbia, South Carolina, for your arrival often requires a thorough cleaning before your belongings are moved in.
Vetted & insured professionals. If something is missed, tell us within 36 hours and we arrange a return visit at no extra cost.
Move-In Cleaning in Columbia, at the published rate.
Local service details
This is especially true for the 28,914 renter-occupied units and 24,162 owner-occupied units that make up the 53,076 occupied housing units in the area. Our move-in cleaning service helps ensure your new space is ready for you, whether you're among the 86,904 householders who lived in the same house a year ago, or among those moving from a different location.
What the service covers, step by step — the checklist, the timings and the published starting price — is on the move-in cleaning page. This page is about running it locally. For everything else we do in Columbia, see cleaning services in Columbia.
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Choose a time
Pick a date and tell us the size of the home in Columbia. Fixed-price services confirm instantly; larger jobs get a written quote first.
A vetted local team arrives
Background-checked, insured professionals scheduled against Richland County availability, equipped for move-in cleaning.
Enjoy the result
Walk the space before the team leaves. Anything missed is re-cleaned free when you tell us within 36 hours.
Why book with us
Background-checked and insured cleaning professionals.
One company from booking to after-care — you deal with us, not a listing site, and we send a team back if something needs putting right.
Published rate-card pricing, with sales tax, scope changes and parking handled by the standard price disclosure.
Satisfaction guarantee: a free re-clean of anything missed, reported within 36 hours.
Same-day slots offered where a local team is available — confirmed before you pay.
Most teams arrive fully equipped with their own supplies — confirmed when you book.
Move-In Cleaning in Columbia starts at the published rate — short notice is not a surcharge band. The full list is on the prices page.
Photos, price and reviews
The rate card figure for move-in cleaning, the same in Columbia as everywhere else we cover — the visit length is what changes with the property. See every published price.
Key handover, empty-room access and cabinet or appliance requests determine the move-in scope. 62,021 housing units by bedroom count, of which 21,305 3 bedrooms and 19,551 2 bedrooms US Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year 2024 (2020-2024), Table B25041
- Cabinets, drawers and shelves cleaned inside
- Appliance interiors cleaned before first use
- Countertops and sink sanitized
- Fixtures descaled and disinfected
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Availability in Columbia is confirmed before you pay, and anything missed is re-cleaned free when reported within 36 hours.
Other local cleaning services
Visit checklist
What a move-in clean turns on when the house is owner-occupied.
Room by room, before the first box arrives
Kitchen
Bathrooms
Living areas and bedrooms
Wider service coverage
Compare wider coverage.
Service details and local conditions
With 62,021 housing units by bedroom count, including 21,305 with 3 bedrooms, 19,551 with 2 bedrooms, 8,311 with 4 bedrooms, and 7,839 with 1 bedroom, Columbia's diverse housing stock means move-in cleaning needs vary. Many residents are moving into one of the 53,469 owner-occupied housing units or the 59,710 renter-occupied housing units. Our service focuses on cleaning the empty property before your moving truck arrives, allowing you to settle into a fresh space without delay. For a detailed list of what our move-in cleaning service includes, please visit our national service page.
What the service covers is set out on our move-in cleaning page.
Local housing and access
Columbia sits in Richland County, South Carolina, with 139,643 residents recorded by the census. The housing count covers 53,076 households, while 44% of homes here are multi-unit. Of the homes here, 55.1% are detached or attached single-family houses. For people age 15 and over, census data puts the never-married share here at 56.5%. Our teams also work in neighboring Woodfield, Dentsville and Forest Acres.
Local Census snapshot
Frequently asked questions
How much moving actually happens in Columbia?
Enough to keep a steady rota, but this is not a high-turnover area: 86,904 of 113,179 householders were in the same home a year earlier (US Census Bureau ACS 5-Year 2024 (2020-2024), Table B07013). Move-in cleans here are individual bookings spread through the year rather than one lease cycle everybody moves on, so slots are usually available on the date you need.
What does a move-in clean cost and how long does it take?
By the size of the empty property, from the published starting price on the national move-in page. 21,305 of 62,021 homes in Columbia have three bedrooms and 19,551 have two (US Census Bureau ACS 5-Year 2024 (2020-2024), Table B25041), so most bookings here are a half to a full day. Book it for the gap between closing and the truck — the cabinet interiors and appliance seals are reachable once and never again.
What does an empty-house clean actually include?
The surfaces you cannot reach once the van is unloaded: inside kitchen cabinets and drawers, refrigerator and oven interiors, bathroom fixtures, closet shelves, baseboards, and the floors last. The full checklist is on the national page.
The sellers left it broom-clean — do we still need it?
Say so and we will tell you honestly. Broom-clean changes the time, not the checklist: cabinet interiors, appliance seals and bathroom fixtures are almost never covered by it.
Where do I find what is included, step by step?
On the national move-in cleaning page — it carries the checklist, the timings and the published starting price, so it is maintained in one place rather than reworded on every local page.
What happens if something is missed?
Tell us within 36 hours and we arrange a return visit at no extra cost.
Reading on move-in cleaning
Move-in cleaning checklist before the boxes arrive
What to clean in an empty home before furniture and boxes block cabinets, closets, walls and floor edges.
Read article →4 min readFirst-night move-in cleaning priorities
The rooms and surfaces to clean first when move-in day has started and the whole empty-home checklist cannot happen at once.
Read article →14 min readMove-in vs. move-out cleaning: What’s the difference?: 2026
Understand the distinct purposes, timing, and financial implications of move-in and move-out cleaning services.
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Tell us the closing date and we hold a slot while the rooms are still clear — cabinets, appliances and floors before anything is unloaded. If the keys move, tell us and we move the booking with them.
Columbia, Richland County · Mon-Sat 7:00 AM-7:00 PM (ET), Sun 9:00 AM-5:00 PM (ET) · (307) 263-5458 · Free re-clean within 36 hours