A Clean Handoff Between Owners and Tenants
After the moving truck is packed up, nobody wants to spend hours scrubbing a house that’s already empty. Our move-in and move-out cleaning in Columbia, IL gets a vacant property ready for its next occupant, whether you’re finalizing a sale, handing keys to a landlord, or moving into a newly purchased home. With the rooms cleared, we can get inside cabinets, drawers, closets, and shelves that are hard to reach in a lived-in home.
5.0 out of 5 stars from 58 Google reviews — here is what clients say about our move and new-home cleans.
“CMI Construction is closing on another beautiful custom built home. We hire only professionals on our projects. Julie and her TEAM makes our homes SHINE with their services. Thank you for another excellent job. Coy with CMI”
coy mullenix
Google review · January 16, 2026
“Triple Shine has done an outstanding job for us on every occasion we have used them! They clean our home and also have helped us clean many of our customer’s homes. When someone asks us who to call, Triple Shine is our immediate answer. The owner is very responsive and the crews are great people to work with! We highly recommend.”
Kris McMath DeWald
Google review · September 19, 2025
“Very easy to work with Julie, the owner. Mr. McDonough, who had these services, was pleased with the results provided by Triple Shine personnel!”
Courtney McRoberts
Google review · September 19, 2025
“They are easy to work with and do a fantastic job. Very professional company would suggest the to anyone.”
Jim Vogt
Google review · November 19, 2025
Our Move Cleaning Checklist
Every move-related cleaning begins with our Deluxe deep-clean checklist, then adds extra touches only possible in a vacant home:
If your lease, property manager, or buyer’s agent has a checklist, bring it when you book and we’ll review it together. For safety reasons, our team always works using a step stool or lower, never anything taller.
Three Steps to a Move-Ready Home
1. Pick Your Date
Tell us your move-out or closing date, how large the home is, and any checklist you’d like us to follow. Quotes cost nothing.
2. We Clean the Empty Space
After the furniture and boxes are gone, a background-checked team cleans every room, including inside cabinets and drawers.
3. Move Forward
Hand over the keys or start unpacking. If anything was missed, call us within 24 hours so we can come back and correct it.
Move Cleans From Main Street to the Newer Subdivisions
Columbia sits about 12 miles south of St. Louis, and its quick access to I-255 keeps homes here in demand with buyers who work on both sides of the river. We clean older houses near Main Street, family homes in neighborhoods like Briar Lake Estates, and new construction across town. Staying in the area? Plenty of new homeowners roll straight into recurring house cleaning once the boxes are unpacked.
The summer months bring the heaviest moving activity, so contact us right when your dates are set. To schedule your Columbia move clean, call (618) 444-8938 or request a free quote.
Move-In & Move-Out Cleaning FAQs for Columbia
Move cleans use our Deluxe deep-cleaning checklist plus extras for empty homes, including inside cabinets and drawers, empty closets and shelves, baseboards, door frames, fixtures, appliance exteriors, the inside of the microwave, and fully sanitized kitchens and bathrooms.
Most sellers book once the furniture is out and before listing photos or showings. A clean, empty home looks its best in pictures. If you’re working with a realtor, we’re happy to coordinate timing with them.
Yes. Buyers often book a move-in clean between closing and moving day, so cabinets, shelves, and bathrooms are fresh before anything gets unpacked.
Yes. Provide your landlord’s or property manager’s checklist when you book, and we’ll go over it together to make sure the cleaning matches their expectations.
That gives the best results. With furniture and boxes gone, we can reach inside every cabinet and drawer and along each baseboard.
Yes. Local builders bring us in after construction wraps up to get homes move-in ready, and realtors book us to prep listings before photos and staging.
As soon as you know your dates, especially during summer, when moves pick up. We try to fit in short-notice requests whenever our schedule allows.
Price depends on the home’s size, bedroom and bathroom count, and condition. Quotes are always free; request one online or call (618) 444-8938.
Looking for something else? Triple Shine Clean offers a full range of cleaning services in Columbia. See all of our house cleaning services in Columbia, IL, or explore:
- Recurring House Cleaning in Columbia, IL
- Deep Cleaning in Columbia, IL
- Commercial Cleaning in Columbia, IL
We also serve nearby Metro East communities:
- House Cleaning in Waterloo, IL
- House Cleaning in Dupo, IL
- House Cleaning in Millstadt, IL
- House Cleaning in Valmeyer, IL
Call (618) 444-8938 or request a free quote today.
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