House cleaning in Paterson, NJ

Cleaning a home in Paterson

Paterson grew up around the Great Falls and the mills below them, and much of its housing dates from that time. That means old frame and brick houses packed close together, plaster walls, wood sash windows, tall baseboards and stairs with a turn in them. Some of the mill buildings themselves now hold apartments, with brick walls, big industrial windows and ceilings well out of reach.

An old house does not wipe down the way a new one does. Paint has built up on trim and window frames, so dust sits in the corners and has to be worked out. Sash windows have a deep well at the bottom that collects everything. Radiators want a brush pushed into the fins, not a cloth over the top. In a converted mill the windows start above head height.