End of Tenancy Cleaning in Leyton

A Victorian mid-terrace on one of the streets off Francis Road — a 2-minute walk from the pedestrianised cafes, a 6-minute walk from Leyton Central Line station. Three bedrooms across two upper floors, a double reception room on the ground floor, a kitchen-diner extension at the rear with French doors to a 35ft garden, a family bathroom, and a ground-floor WC. The family — a graphic designer and a physiotherapist with a 3-year-old — had rented for 2.5 years at £2,400/month. Within Newport Primary catchment. Managed by The Stow Brothers (Walthamstow & Leyton offices).

The bow windows were the first thing we noticed. The front reception had a full-height curved bow on the ground floor — three curved panes with the original Victorian sash mechanism. We cleaned the glass following the curve with a flexible squeegee (you can't use a standard flat squeegee on a bow window — the rubber edge doesn't make full contact with the curved glass). The sash tracks in the curved sections had packed dust in the concave parts — the crevice vacuum attachment followed the curve to reach into the corners. The first-floor front bedroom had a matching bow window. Total bow-window time across both floors: 25 minutes. A flat bay would have been 15.

The kitchen extension was the main event. Full-width rear extension with a skylight, French doors to the garden, and an island unit. A Bosch double oven — dismantled, door glass removed (inner pane had 2.5 years of family cooking between the layers), each cavity sprayed with professional degreaser and left 20 minutes. Gas hob — burner caps lifted and degreased individually. The skylight above the island was cleaned from inside (standing on a stepladder on the island floor — stable surface, safe access). Extractor filter removed and soaked. Cupboards opened and wiped — the lower ones nearest the toddler's highchair position had the familiar food-splash pattern: dried yoghurt on one door, a smear of something orange (butternut squash? sweet potato?) on the kickboard. Each cleaned individually with appropriate product.

The French door tracks had 2.5 years of garden debris — mud, small stones, a couple of snail shells (same as Hornsey — ground-level access, same visitors). Crevice vacuum, then wiped. The kitchen floor between the French doors and the hallway showed the daily traffic path from garden-to-front-door.

Family bathroom upstairs — bath-shower combo with a glass screen. Limescale moderate at ~275 ppm. Phosphoric acid descaler applied to the screen with a 10-minute dwell. One pass was enough. Taps descaled and polished — standard Leyton chrome fixtures, nothing heritage-grade. The bath waterline had a scale ring from daily baths (the 3-year-old). Descaled with concentrated product and a non-scratch pad. Ground-floor WC: quick — basin, toilet, floor.

Three bedrooms. The master (second floor, rear-facing) had original pine floorboards mopped with specialist wood cleaner and a sealed decorative fireplace wiped. The second bedroom (second floor, front-facing) had a bow window (cleaned as above) and a built-in wardrobe (interior wiped). The third bedroom (first floor, rear — the child's room) had a small sticker on the window (removed with adhesive remover) and a crayon mark on the wall near the skirting board (specialist remover — came off the emulsion cleanly). Carpet vacuumed including edges.

The hallway had original Victorian floor tiles — geometric pattern, similar to Earlsfield and Dulwich. A pushchair had been stored by the front door: two rubber wheel marks on the tiles (cleaned with tile product — both came off). The front door mat area swept and mopped.

The garden — 35ft, patio and lawn. Patio swept, garden furniture (a folding table and two chairs) wiped. The French door area swept and the threshold cleared.

The Stow Brothers inspected two days later. Their Leyton office covers the Francis Road streets specifically. They focused on the bow windows (clean, tracks clear), the oven door glass (clean between panes), the child's bedroom marks (sticker and crayon both resolved), and the hallway tile pushchair marks (removed). The skylight was checked — clean. Passed. Deposit returned within 8 days.