Eco-Friendly Cleaning in Short Hills, NJ
Eco cleaning in Short Hills with products agreed before the visit: yours or ones we buy for you, unscented if you ask. The same room checklist applies, and appliance or cabinet interiors are extra. Weekdays, 8 a.m.–4 p.m.
The Short Hills eco-visit list
Eco cleaning a Short Hills home
For Short Hills households that care which products touch their surfaces. The room-by-room checklist below is the same; only the products change, each one agreed with you first.
- Daniela Marque, the owner, checks the products
- The same small crew on each eco visit
- No photos in your home unless you ask first.
- NJ MBE certified, #A0654-63
Short Hills house cleaning checklist — 54 points
📄 Download the eco-friendly 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
We use the agreed products for the surfaces on your list. Any sanitizing task requires a suitable product used according to its label; confirm compatibility with your product preferences before booking.
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.
Short Hills households who choose their own products
Family-owned and locally operated — no franchise or call center; product questions reach the owner. Daniela Marque and her crew clean Short Hills homes with the products you approve, room by room.
- ✅ Product questions answered the same day or next
- ✅ NJ MBE certified; the owner checks the products
- ✅ Pets or scent sensitivities? Tell us first
- ✅ A missed spot? Report it within 24 hours of the visit and we re-clean it with the same products, free. Guarantee terms
- ✅ The price is set before any product is chosen
- ✅ Eco visits only on confirmed weekdays
- ✅ No photos in your home unless you ask
- ✅ $1,000,000 general liability coverage on eco visits
Tell us which scents and ingredients you avoid, and we match each surface to an approved product.
Book Eco-Friendly Cleaning Short Hills →Short Hills eco visits: before we come
Short Hills is part of Millburn Township in Essex County, New Jersey, and home to the Cora Hartshorn Arboretum and Bird Sanctuary.
The crew is based in Kenilworth, NJ. A Short Hills eco visit is booked once products, rooms and a weekday are agreed.
Name the products or fragrances you want kept out of your Short Hills home and the surfaces that need care. We check that each product suits its surface before the date is set.
Areas and priorities
Mention children, pets, sensitivities and heavy buildup in the request. We never claim a product is right for every person in a Short Hills household. Disinfecting needs a product used as its label directs, so any limits are agreed before we take that task on.
Address details
Send the address, the rooms, the products you keep at home and any finish that needs special care. Interiors of the oven, fridge or cabinets are priced in advance.
Prepare for the visit
- List any product or scent to keep out of the house.
- Check that each product suits the surface it goes on.
- Tell us about children, pets and sensitivities in the request.
- Disinfecting is done only with a product used as its label says.
- Any eco extra is priced before the date is set.
Local areas
Eco visits across Short Hills, within Millburn Township, Essex County
Local landmarks
Close to Greenwood Gardens on Old Short Hills Road
How products are agreed
Products are settled before the visit, not at the door. These are the rules for a Short Hills eco clean.
Your products
Your own bottles are fine if the labels stay on.
Fragrance-free
Unscented products are used when you ask.
Windows
Windows in your Short Hills rooms open only after you say yes.
Home office
Cleaned when you choose; papers are left in place.
No big claims
We make no promise that a product suits every person or allergy.
Rates
The same recurring bands as maid service, from $140 for a 1–2 bedroom apartment.
Gardens and green space in Short Hills
Greenwood Gardens, on Old Short Hills Road, opened to the public in 2011 and covers 28 acres. Inside your home, products are agreed room by room before we arrive.
Greenwood Gardens
One of sixteen garden preservation projects in the United States overseen by the Garden Conservancy. Source: Wikipedia.
Cora Hartshorn Arboretum
Cora Hartshorn, daughter of the founder, helped establish the Arboretum and Bird Sanctuary that bears her name. Source: Wikipedia.
Humid continental climate
Short Hills has hot, humid summers and cool to cold winters (Köppen Dfa). Source: Wikipedia.
Your bottles
Used if the labels stay on and they suit the surface.
Unscented
Fragrance-free products on request.
Sources
Wikipedia, Short Hills, New Jersey (history, climate).
Seasons in Short Hills
Short Hills normals come from the Canoe Brook Country Club station, 1991–2020. Whatever the season, windows are opened only with your OK.
86.3°F July high
Average July high temperature at Canoe Brook Country Club. Source: Wikipedia (NOAA).
21.9°F January low
Average January low at the same station. Source: Wikipedia (NOAA).
122.7 wet days
Average number of days a year with measurable precipitation. Source: Wikipedia (NOAA).
Unscented visits
Ask for fragrance-free products and none with added scent are used.
Home office
The study or office is cleaned when you choose, papers left in place.
48 hours' notice
Need a different day? Let us know at least 48 hours ahead.
A lounge and bath cleaned with the products you chose
Short Hills rooms cleaned with products you approved
Every surface in these rooms is matched to a product you agreed to first, yours or ones we buy for you. Name any scent or ingredient you want left out.
Wood island, your own products
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Bookshelf fireplace room, unscented
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Tub bath, labeled bottles
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Family room, dry dusting
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Tall-window bedroom, windows shut
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Dining room, wood-safe wipe
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Green bedroom, fragrance-free
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Laundry room, your cleaner
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Entry glass, agreed product
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Powder room, mild products
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Home-office room, your choice
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Range wall, approved degreaser
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Coffered sunroom, windows your call
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Staircase, microfiber wipe
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Glass-screen bath, your spray
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Games lounge, light products
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Cooktop, product checked first
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Vanity, label on the bottle
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Jar pantry, only if listed
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Sitting room, no scent
Photos from homes we have cleaned, edited to protect our clients’ privacy.
Short Hills, close up: notes for the eco-friendly visits
Researched notes on Short Hills that make each visit easier to plan.
- Old Short Hills Park. Old Short Hills Park is listed among Short Hills' parks and recreation areas.
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Helpful guide: What Eco-Friendly Cleaning Actually Means
Before we confirm your appointment
Cleaning products and vacuum
For eco visits we bring our vacuum and use the products you choose: you provide them, or we buy them for you and hand over the receipt. 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 to cancel or reschedule so we can offer the time to another client.
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
- Rooms, surfaces and current buildup
- Products or fragrances you want to avoid
- Children, pets, sensitivities and material-care instructions
- Available products to assess for surface suitability
- Any sanitizing request and compatible product-label requirements
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 — Eco-Friendly Cleaning Short Hills
What does eco cleaning cost in Short Hills?
The same bands as regular visits: for example a 2–3 bedroom house is $190–$260 weekly, $220–$290 every two weeks or $240–$340 monthly.
What does a Short Hills eco visit cover?
The standard room list, done with products you approved: kitchen, bathrooms, floors, dusting. No dishes or laundry; the bed change ($20 per bedroom) on request; interiors extra.
Why do Short Hills families pick us for eco cleaning?
The owner, Daniela Marque, checks the products and cleans with her own small crew; no subcontractors. NJ MBE certified. A missed item reported within 24 hours is re-cleaned free, and photos are taken only when you ask first.
How soon can an eco visit be booked in Short Hills?
Send your product list, rooms and the date you want. We reply usually the same day or the next and confirm once the products and a weekday are settled.
Can you use the cleaning products I already own?
Yes, as long as the labels stay on and they suit the surface. Fragrance-free products are used on request.
Do you air out the rooms during a Short Hills eco visit?
Only if you say so. Windows stay as you left them unless you give the OK.
Can the home office be cleaned on an eco visit?
Yes, when you choose. We clean the room you name and leave papers where they are.
Do you bring eco products to Short Hills homes?
We use yours: you provide them, or we buy them for you and hand over the receipt. Either way, each product is agreed for its surface before the visit.
Can the crew avoid a scent my family dislikes?
Yes. Name it in the request and we leave it out; fragrance-free products are used on request.
Is eco cleaning allergy-proof?
We do not promise that. We use the products you approve and tell you what we use.
Can I keep the windows closed during the visit?
Yes. They stay closed unless you tell us to open them.
Can I change my Short Hills eco visit?
Yes, with 48 hours' notice; we then offer another weekday.
Do you promise chemical-free cleaning?
No. We use the products you approve and tell you what they are, without claims beyond their labels.
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