How to pass your final inspection the first time
By The T Touch · Updated June 2026 · 6 min read
A failed final inspection means a re-clean, another day off work and an anxious wait on your bond. The good news: passing first time is mostly about doing the right things in the right order. Here's the approach we'd give a friend moving out in Moreton Bay.
1. Read the exit checklist before you start
Ask your agent for their exit cleaning checklist and re-read your entry condition report. Clean to those documents specifically — they're exactly what the property manager will hold you to at handover.
2. Empty and de-clutter first
Remove every belonging, all rubbish and anything in the garage or under-house before cleaning. You can't properly clean a cupboard that's still half full, and agents check inside them.
3. Clean top-to-bottom, back-to-front
Work high to low (ceiling fans and cobwebs before floors) and from the far rooms toward the door, so you're not walking dirt back over finished areas. Save floors and mopping for last.
4. Attack the high-frequency flag zones
- Oven, range hood and cooktop — degreased fully
- Shower screens, grout and silicone — no soap scum or mould
- Window tracks and flyscreens
- Walls, skirtings, doors and light switches — marks removed
- Inside all cupboards, drawers and wardrobes
5. Don't forget carpets and outdoors
If your lease requires professional carpet steam-cleaning, book it and keep the receipt — agents often ask for it. Sweep balconies and patios, clear cobwebs from eaves, and give the yard a tidy if it's on your report.
6. Do a final walk-through as the agent
Walk each room slowly with the checklist in hand, looking with an inspector's eyes: open the oven, run a finger along a sill, check behind the toilet. Fix what you find before you hand back the keys.
7. Or simply book it done
If the timing is tight or you'd rather not risk it, a professional exit clean removes the stress entirely. We clean to the agent's checklist, provide before-and-after photos and a tax invoice, and back it with a 72-hour re-clean guarantee — so if anything is flagged, we return and fix it free.
Prefer to hand it over? We do bond cleans across the Moreton Bay area to your agent's exit checklist, backed by a 72-hour re-clean guarantee. See bond cleaning → or call 0466 955 793.
Final inspection questions.
Top-to-bottom and back-to-front: cobwebs and ceiling fans first, then surfaces, then floors and mopping last, working from the far rooms toward the exit so you don't walk over finished areas.
You're usually given a short window to re-clean the flagged items or the agent arranges it and deducts the cost from your bond. A professional clean with a re-clean guarantee avoids this — if anything's flagged, we come back free within 72 hours.
If your lease requires professional carpet cleaning, yes — keep the receipt, as many agents ask to see it before releasing the bond.
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