Move-In Cleaning in Colonia, NJ
Get the rooms ready before your things fill them. DM times a Colonia move-in clean to your keys, the utilities and the furniture delivery, and settles the reachable surfaces and any interior extras beforehand.
What Your Move-In Cleaning Covers
Move-In Cleaning for Colonia, NJ Homes
An empty or mostly empty home makes the surfaces on your list easier to reach before furniture and boxes arrive. We follow the room-by-room checklist below and quote the rooms, condition, and access you describe. Appliance, cabinet, drawer, and storage interiors are extras, even when the home is empty; request them before booking.
- Owner-operated by Daniela Marque
- Same small trusted crew every visit
- The empty rooms are photographed only if you ask before the clean.
- New Jersey MBE certified
Colonia house cleaning checklist — 54 points
📄 Download the move-in cleaning checklist (PDF)The full guide contains 54 points: 52 room tasks and two final checks. We agree which tasks apply to your service; extras are quoted separately.
See what we clean — all 54 points
Each point applies where the surface is present and safely accessible, within the rooms agreed for your visit.
- 1. Clean and sanitize countertops.
- 2. Wipe the backsplash.
- 3. Clean and polish the sink.
- 4. Wipe and polish the faucet and fixtures.
- 5. Clean cabinet exteriors.
- 6. Wipe the stovetop.
- 7. Wipe the oven exterior.
- 8. Wipe the refrigerator exterior.
- 9. Wipe the microwave exterior.
- 10. Wipe small-appliance exteriors.
- 11. Vacuum the kitchen floor.
- 12. Mop the kitchen hard floor.
- 13. Clean the toilet.
- 14. Wipe down the bathtub.
- 15. Wipe down the shower.
- 16. Clean the bathroom sink.
- 17. Wipe and polish bathroom fixtures.
- 18. Clean bathroom mirrors.
- 19. Disinfect bathroom high-touch points.
- 20. Vacuum the bathroom floor.
- 21. Mop the bathroom hard floor.
- 22. Clear and tidy accessible living-room surfaces.
- 23. Dust accessible living-room surfaces.
- 24. Dust living-room baseboards.
- 25. Dust living-room blinds.
- 26. Clean living-room interior windowsills.
- 27. Clean living-room interior ledges.
- 28. Vacuum living-room floors, carpets and rugs.
- 29. Mop suitable living-room hard floors.
- 30. Clear and tidy accessible bedroom surfaces.
- 31. Dust accessible bedroom surfaces.
- 32. Dust bedroom baseboards.
- 33. Dust bedroom blinds.
- 34. Clean bedroom interior windowsills.
- 35. Clean bedroom interior ledges.
- 36. Vacuum bedroom floors, carpets and rugs.
- 37. Mop suitable bedroom hard floors.
- 38. Dust reachable light fixtures.
- 39. Dust reachable ceiling fans.
- 40. Wipe stair railings and banisters.
- 41. Clean door knobs.
- 42. Clean switch plates.
- 43. Sanitize other agreed high-touch surfaces.
- 44. Vacuum the stairs.
- 45. Clean floor corners and edges.
- 46. Vacuum floors in other included rooms.
- 47. Mop suitable hard floors in those rooms.
- 48. Empty trash.
- 49. Replace trash liners.
- 50. Return the main bins to their places.
- 51. Light cleanup of the laundry room.
- 52. Light cleanup of the mudroom.
- 53. Check the included tasks.
- 54. Review the finish.
What's included and what costs extra
Laundry and mudroom areas receive light cleanup only. We do not wash dishes or wash, dry or fold clothes. Bed-linen changes are available upon request for an additional $20 per bedroom. Cleaning inside appliances, cabinets or storage areas costs extra; confirm availability, what's included and the price before booking. Move-in cleaning does not automatically include these extras.
Getting Your New Colonia Home Ready, with One Small Crew
Family-owned and locally operated — not a franchise; key-date questions go to the owner. Daniela Marque and her small crew clean Colonia homes before the furniture arrives, room by room from the checklist.
- ✅ Move-in price back that day or the next
- ✅ NJ MBE certified; Daniela cleans before you unpack
- ✅ Your product choices noted for the new home
- ✅ A move-in task we missed, reported within 24 hours, is cleaned again free while access is arranged. Guarantee terms
- ✅ Planning range and final price given before booking
- ✅ Move-in visits Monday through Friday, 8 a.m.–4 p.m.
- ✅ Empty rooms photographed only at your request
- ✅ $1,000,000 general liability coverage while we clean your new place
Your key date sets the booking, and the empty rooms get the full list before you move in.
Book Move-In Cleaning Colonia →Move-In Cleaning — Colonia, Middlesex County
Colonia is a community within Woodbridge Township, Middlesex County, New Jersey, served from our Kenilworth, NJ business base. Data USA gives a 2024 homeownership rate of 88.9%.
Line up a Colonia move-in clean with the day you really have the keys, the utilities and the furniture delivery. Tell us about the driveway or building entry and anything staying in the home. We clean the requested surfaces we can reach around boxes; appliance and cabinet interiors and renovation dust are reviewed before booking.
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- Let us know if the home will be empty, partly furnished or occupied, and give the size, bathroom count, stairs and finished lower-level rooms to include.
- Aim for an empty or almost empty home with water and power connected, so the listed surfaces are reachable. Boxes still in the rooms are cleaned around where reachable, never moved or cleaned beneath. Tell us who will arrange authorized entry and any parking, driveway or loading limits. Any door code goes to us privately rather than in the quote request.
- Counters, the sink, stovetop and appliance fronts are on the checklist. Oven, refrigerator, cabinet, drawer or storage interiors need to be listed for a separate extra-charge quote.
- The checklist also covers bathrooms, reachable dusting, baseboards, inside sills, fans in reach and the floors. What can be cleaned depends on condition and surface materials.
- A move-in quote leaves out porches, garages, screens and the spaces behind or under large appliances unless added. Tell us about any such request and we confirm if it can be included and its price.
Move-Out Cleaning · Post-Renovation Cleaning · Recurring cleaning plans
Local areas
Colonia is a section of Woodbridge Township; Newark lies 13 miles to the northeast, per Wikipedia
Local schools
Colonia High School on East Street and Pennsylvania Avenue Elementary
Local roads
Inman Avenue • East Street • Delaware Avenue
Terms for a Colonia move-in clean
The move-in visit is fixed around your keys and the empty rooms. These are the points most buyers and renters ask about.
The key date
Your key date holds the booking; a closing date alone does not.
Condos
A condo or townhouse gets the same move-in clean, limited to your unit.
Paint or floor dust
Dust from new paint or sanded floors needs a post-renovation clean instead.
A late truck
Waiting for a delayed moving truck, or following it, is not something we can promise.
Planning range
Move-in cleans in Colonia usually land from $220 to $750+ (1-bedroom $220–$320 up to $450–$750+ for a 4+ bedroom house), a planning guide rather than a cap.
Interiors
Oven, fridge and cabinet insides are extra, even when the home is empty.
Schools around a new Colonia home
Wikipedia lists Colonia's public schools as part of the Woodbridge Township School District. Whichever one is nearest, the move-in clean is set by your key date.
Four elementary schools
Claremont Avenue #20, Lynn Crest #22 on New Dover Road, Oak Ridge Heights #21 on Inman Avenue and Pennsylvania Avenue #27.
Middle and high school
Colonia Middle School on Delaware Avenue and Colonia High School on East Street. Per Wikipedia.
A K–8 parish school
St. John Vianney Grammar School on Inman Avenue. Source: Wikipedia.
Keys first
The slot is held by your key date, not the closing date.
Condos too
Condo and townhouse move-ins follow the same list inside your unit.
Sources
Wikipedia, Colonia, New Jersey (education).
Colonia fireplace room and double-vanity bath before move-in
Empty Colonia rooms made ready before the furniture
Bare Colonia rooms, cleaned once you have the keys and before the first box comes through the door. Your key date holds the booking; the closing date alone holds nothing.
Walnut island and dome pendants before unpackingDM House Cleaning
Mantel room before the sofa arrivesDM House Cleaning
Primary bath before your towelsDM House Cleaning
Three-window family room, emptyDM House Cleaning
Bay-window bedroom with the fan, before the bedDM House Cleaning
Coffered ceiling dining room under a brass lanternDM House Cleaning
Slate-blue door foyer on arrivalDM House Cleaning
Navy-and-steel kitchen before your first mealDM House Cleaning
Tub bath before move-in dayDM House Cleaning
Upstairs hall ready for boxesDM House Cleaning
Built-in room before the booksDM House Cleaning
Rods and drawer stacks before your hangersDM House Cleaning
Stacked-machine laundry before your first loadDM House Cleaning
Range corner before cookingDM House Cleaning
Three-sided sunroom before your chairsDM House Cleaning
Oak-vanity bath before toiletriesDM House Cleaning
Mudroom before coats go upDM House Cleaning
Twin-window bedroom with a drum light, bareDM House Cleaning
Lantern-lit landing before the first box goes upDM House Cleaning
Long oak island, open plan, before move-in
Photos from homes we have cleaned, edited to protect our clients’ privacy.
Knowing Colonia before the move-in clean
What our Colonia research turned up, with the source behind each fact.
- Lynn Crest Elementary School #22. Lynn Crest School #22 is a Colonia elementary school on New Dover Road with a township playground.
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Ask for a move-in quote. First we agree the bare rooms, their price and a weekday close to when your keys arrive.
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Helpful guide: Move-In Cleaning Before the Furniture Arrives
Before we confirm your appointment
Cleaning products and vacuum
Yes. We bring all the cleaning products and our own vacuum.
Payment
We accept Zelle, Venmo and checks.
Weekday appointments
Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Time for the visit
It depends on the size and condition of the home. We don’t rush: Daniela checks every room before the crew moves on to the next, so larger homes and first visits take longer.
Tipping
Tips are never expected, but always appreciated.
Changing an appointment
Please give us 48 hours’ notice so we can offer the time to another family.
Optional keys and access
You do not need to be home if authorized entry is arranged. Providing a key or access code is optional and your choice. If you give us a key for recurring visits, we keep it on file, labeled, for your scheduled visits and return it whenever you ask or when service ends. We only accept one if you choose to give it to us. Share door, lockbox or alarm codes privately when arranging access, not in the quote form.
Missed agreed tasks
Report a missed agreed task within 24 hours of the visit; we will re-clean that task at no charge.
A return visit requires authorized access. The guarantee provides a re-clean, not a refund.
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What we need from you
- Address and confirmed access after closing or lease start
- Furniture-arrival date and boxes or belongings remaining
- Authorized entrance and driveway or building arrangements
- Water, power and accessible rooms on the cleaning list
- Appliance interiors, cabinets or renovation residue for separate review
Providing a key or access code is optional and your choice. If you give us a key for recurring visits, we keep it on file, labeled, for your scheduled visits and return it whenever you ask or when service ends. We only accept one if you choose to give it to us. Share door, lockbox or alarm codes privately when arranging access, not in the quote form.
Questions about Move-In Cleaning in Colonia
How much does a Colonia move-in clean usually run?
Each move-in gets its own quote. Our pricing guide gives $220–$750+ (1-bedroom $220–$320 up to $450–$750+ for a 4+ bedroom house) as a typical planning range, not a fixed quote and not a cap. Size, bathroom count, condition, the rooms we can reach and extras set the price, which is confirmed with the tasks before booking. Appliance, cabinet and storage insides are extra, and an empty home does not include them automatically.
Which tasks does a Colonia move-in clean cover?
The checklist on this page: kitchen surfaces and appliance fronts, bathrooms, reachable dusting, baseboards, inside windowsills, fans in reach, floors, high-touch spots and trash. Your quote's rooms and tasks define the visit, and photos are taken only if you ask first.
When should my Colonia move-in clean happen?
Once you hold the keys and before furniture and boxes arrive. Share the key handover and delivery dates; we confirm a weekday slot from the key date, not the closing date, and we do not promise to follow a delayed truck.
Does the new place need to be emptied first?
Surfaces are simpler to reach in an empty or mostly empty home. If furniture, boxes or people will still be there, tell us before booking so access and the work can be agreed. We do not move belongings or large appliances as part of household cleaning.
Are appliance, cabinet and drawer insides part of the move-in?
No. Those interiors carry an extra charge, empty home or not. Tell us which ones you want, and availability, preparation, tasks and price are settled before booking.
Do you include basements, garages, porches or screens in Colonia?
Finished-basement rooms and floors can be quoted if you name them. Garages, porches, screens and anything outside the household work described here are not included by default. Describe what you want so availability and price can be confirmed rather than assumed as standard work.
Is there anything about painting, repairs or entry I should mention?
Tell us about painting or renovation still going on, the condition of the rooms, parking and entry instructions, and whether water and power will be on. A standard move-in does not cover construction debris or specialist cleanup. Should the work or the entry plan change, tell us and we will look again and recheck the dates.
Which dates and details matter before a Colonia move-in clean?
Your key date, when water and power are on, when the furniture comes, the driveway or entry details and anything left behind. It is your key date, not the closing date, that holds a Colonia move-in slot.
Who handles my Colonia move-in clean, and what extras or re-clean promise come with it?
Daniela Marque with the same small crew, never subcontractors. A checklist item we miss is re-cleaned at no charge if you report it within 24 hours. Bed linen can be changed for $20 per bedroom on request. Laundry and mudroom areas get a light tidy only, and dishes and clothes are not washed.
Will my Colonia closing date by itself hold a move-in slot?
No. The key date does; send it and we hold a weekday once the keys are yours.
Can you clean my new Colonia condo before I move in?
Yes. Condos get the same move-in list, limited to the inside of your unit.
Painting wrapped up at the Colonia house I am moving into. Which service fits?
Fresh paint or floor-sanding dust needs a post-renovation clean rather than a move-in clean.
Will the crew wait if my moving truck to Colonia runs late?
Following a late truck is not something we can promise; the visit keeps to the agreed day and window.
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