Apartment Cleaning in North Caldwell, NJ
Tell us which private rooms to clean in your North Caldwell apartment. We quote from the kitchen, bathrooms and living areas, with unit, floor, building entry and parking confirmed beforehand; shared spaces need a separate commercial scope.
What's Included in Apartment Cleaning North Caldwell
Apartment Cleaning for North Caldwell, NJ Homes
Apartment Cleaning is the right fit for North Caldwell homes that need recurring & detailed apartment service. Every job follows our room-by-room professional checklist — kitchens, bathrooms, floors, dust, high-touch surfaces, and detail focus areas.
- Owner-operated by Daniela Marque
- Same small trusted crew every visit
- We take photos only if you ask us before we start.
- NJ MBE certified for accountability
North Caldwell house cleaning checklist — 54 points
📄 Download the apartment 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. Deep cleaning does not automatically include these extras.
Why North Caldwell Renters and Condo Owners Call Daniela
Family-owned and locally operated — no franchise and no call center; you deal with the owner. Daniela Marque and her small crew clean North Caldwell apartments themselves, using the room list you approve.
- ✅ Apartment quotes returned usually the same day or the next
- ✅ NJ MBE certified, with the owner cleaning alongside
- ✅ Pets and preferred products noted for your unit
- ✅ A unit task left undone? Report it inside 24 hours and it is recleaned free. Guarantee terms
- ✅ Your unit's price agreed before anyone arrives
- ✅ Unit visits on weekdays at a time set together
- ✅ Nothing in your apartment is photographed unless you ask first
- ✅ $1,000,000 general liability while we work in your unit
Tell us the unit, how the building lets us in and where to park; the visit then follows your list.
Book Apartment Cleaning North Caldwell →Apartment Cleaning in North Caldwell, NJ — Local Notes
North Caldwell is a borough in Essex County, New Jersey, where Data USA puts the homeownership rate at 97.9% for 2024, so rented units are a small share. Give North Caldwell and the full street address with your unit number when you ask for a quote.
DM House Cleaning runs from Kenilworth, NJ. The work, the way in and a weekday are all agreed before a unit visit is booked.
Ask for the rooms inside your North Caldwell apartment with the unit number, floor, stairs or elevator and entry steps. Describe the kitchen, the bathrooms and the buildup so the quote matches the real work.
Inside your unit only
Settle parking and any building entry rules before the day. Shared corridors, entrances and anything the landlord controls stay out of an apartment quote; name the space and who can approve it separately.
Unit and building details
Send the rooms, levels and bathrooms you want done, the buildup and any finish instructions, plus the unit number and parking. If someone else lets us in, tell us who.
Before the unit visit
- Give the unit number, floor and how the crew enters the building.
- Tell us where to park and whether we take an elevator or the stairs.
- List the kitchen, baths and rooms behind your door that belong on the visit.
- Share a lease or move deadline so a weekday can be confirmed.
Schools near your building
West Essex High School and West Essex Middle School on West Greenbrook Road; West Essex High School had 1,055 students in 2023–24
Open space nearby
Hilltop Reservation, shared with Cedar Grove and Verona, a short drive from the Hilltop
Getting to the unit
West Greenbrook Road • NJ Transit bus 29 to Newark
What an apartment quote in North Caldwell covers
The crew works behind your own door. These points are agreed before a unit visit is placed on the calendar.
Inside the unit only
Kitchen, bath, bedrooms and living space inside the apartment are the whole scope.
Halls and lobbies
Common areas need the building's approval and a separate commercial quote.
Landlord approval
If your lease asks for the landlord's OK before outside workers enter, arrange it first.
Studios
A studio is cleaned on the same room list, sized to the space it has.
Price range
Weekly 1–2 bedroom apartment visits usually run $140–$190; biweekly $170–$220; monthly $190–$240.
Keys and codes
Optional, shared privately with Daniela, and never written in the quote form.
Renting in North Caldwell
The 2020 census put North Caldwell's rental vacancy rate at 25.8%, against a homeowner vacancy rate of 1.0% (Wikipedia). Whether you rent or own your unit, the quote covers the rooms behind your door.
2,258 households
Counted in the borough in the 2020 U.S. Census.
75.3% married couples
Share of North Caldwell households that were married-couple households in 2020.
Lease deadlines
Send the lease end date; the weekday is held once entry is confirmed.
Parking at the building
Tell us the building's rules for visitor parking and carrying supplies in.
Studios welcome
A studio gets the same room-by-room list, sized to what it has.
Sources
Wikipedia, North Caldwell, New Jersey (2020 Census).
Unit living room and bath, before and after
Inside a North Caldwell unit, one room at a time
Rooms like the ones behind your own door. Hallways, lobbies and shared stairwells stay off the list unless the building approves a separate commercial quote.
Unit kitchen with a wood island
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White-mantel lounge in your unit
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Unit bath with patterned wallpaper
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Unit family room sectional
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Unit bedroom, velvet headboard
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Unit dining nook with drum light
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Airplane-print bedroom, apartment side
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Front-loaders behind your unit door
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Your apartment's own bench and stairs
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Diamond-window half bath in the apartment
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Unit study corner
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Dark-cabinet galley in the apartment
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Lattice-chair sunroom in the unit
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Private stairs inside a two-level unit
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Unit main bath with a tub
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Unit den with a wall unit
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Pot-filler range in your rental
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Unit vanity with open shelf
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Jar shelves inside the apartment
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Teal-shelf lounge with a round pet bed, inside the unit
Photos from homes we have cleaned, edited to protect our clients’ privacy.
North Caldwell, close up: notes for the apartment cleaning
Specific to North Caldwell: details we check before we set a time.
- Borough Pool and Tennis Courts. The borough pool and tennis courts are behind Borough Hall on Gould Avenue.
Client Reviews on Google
"Very professional, extremely reliable and respectful."
Very professional, extremely reliable and respectful. I recommend the DM house cleaning services.
— Joseph nuzzo
"Daniela and her team are the best!"
Daniela and her team are the best! They really take pride in their work and are the best and most thorough cleaners around!
— Joshua Samuels
"They were on time, professional, and very detail-oriented throughout the entire process."
I don’t usually leave reviews, but DM House Cleaning did a really solid job. They were on time, professional, and very detail-oriented throughout the entire process.
What stood out the most was the attention to detail — they didn’t just clean the obvious areas, they went deeper and made sure everything was properly taken care of. The place felt genuinely clean and well-maintained after they finished.
If you’re looking for a dependable and professional cleaning service in the area, they’re definitely worth considering.
— Rui Reis
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Before we confirm your appointment
Cleaning products and vacuum
On the first visit we bring all the cleaning products and our own vacuum. On later visits we still bring our vacuum, and we use your products: you can buy the ones you like, or we can buy them for you and give you the receipt.
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 also requires access to the property.
A return visit requires authorized access. The guarantee provides a re-clean, not a refund.
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What we need from you
- North Caldwell address, unit, floor and rooms inside the unit
- Rooms inside your unit and current kitchen or bathroom buildup
- Stairs, elevator reservations and permitted parking
- Building entry rules and the person arranging access
- Any shared-area request and who can authorize that work
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.
FAQ — Apartment Cleaning North Caldwell
How much does apartment cleaning cost in North Caldwell, NJ?
A 1–2 bedroom apartment in North Caldwell usually runs $140–$190 a visit weekly, $170–$220 biweekly and $190–$240 monthly. The exact figure follows the rooms, bathrooms and condition, and a first deep clean is priced separately.
What does a North Caldwell apartment visit include?
The rooms inside your unit, cleaned from the checklist on this page: kitchen, bathroom, floors and reachable surfaces. Dishes and laundry stay with you, a bed-linen change is $20 per bedroom on request, and appliance, cabinet or storage interiors are priced separately.
Who comes into my North Caldwell apartment?
Daniela Marque and her own small crew, the same people each visit, with no subcontractors. The business is NJ MBE certified, and a unit task we missed is recleaned free if you report it within 24 hours. Your unit is photographed only if you ask before we start.
How soon can a North Caldwell unit visit be booked?
Send the unit, the rooms and a preferred date. The quote comes back usually the same day or the next, and the weekday is held once building entry and parking are sorted.
What does the quote need about my building?
The street address in North Caldwell, the unit number and floor, whether there is an elevator or stairs, where the crew parks and who authorizes entry if you will not be home.
How are the unit list and the visit day agreed?
We confirm the rooms inside your unit and the building's entry rules first. Hallways, lobbies and landlord-controlled areas are left out unless the building approves a separate commercial quote.
Do I need my landlord's OK before a North Caldwell unit clean?
Check your lease. If it asks for permission before outside workers enter, arrange it first; the crew only works inside your unit.
Do you clean studio apartments in North Caldwell?
Yes, on the same room-by-room list, fitted to the rooms a studio has.
Can the unit be cleaned before my lease ends?
Share when the lease runs out and anything the landlord has asked for. We lock in a weekday after the way in is sorted.
Will you clean the lobby or hallway outside my unit?
Only with the building's approval and a separate commercial quote; the apartment price covers the unit itself.
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