House cleaning on the Lane Cove peninsula
More units than houses
In the 2021 Census, 56% of occupied homes in the Lane Cove census area were flats or apartments, 36% were separate houses and 38% were rented. Say which you're in, because lifts and parking change the job.
On a peninsula
Lane Cove sits at the opening of the Lane Cove River, nine kilometres from the CBD. Lane Cove West and Lane Cove North are separate suburbs, so give the postcode for your own street.
Buses, not trains
The nearest train stations are about 3 kilometres away at Chatswood and Artarmon, and the big bus interchange is at Epping Road and Longueville Road. A cleaner with gear will drive, so say where to park near you, especially close to the plaza.
Four clean-ups a household
Lane Cove Council offers each household four clean-up collections a year, up to 3 cubic metres each, with items under 90 kilograms.
Just moved to Lane Cove? Clean-ups and a move-in clean
Here's a detail most people miss. If the last occupants used up all four clean-ups, the council asks new residents to contact it, so raise it before you stack anything on the kerb.
A move-in clean is easiest before your boxes land, while cupboards and floors are bare. For a unit you plan to stay in, apartment cleaning covers the regular job.
End of lease cleaning in Lane Cove, in four steps
Read your entry report
Go room by room, so you know how the place looked when you got it.
Book a clean-up
Materials go on the kerb no earlier than the evening before the collection, and anything over the limit stays behind.
Line up the clean
An end of lease clean comes once your things are out and before the final inspection.
Check any pet clause
A professional carpet clean can only be required in NSW where an indoor pet was agreed. Otherwise, doing the place yourself is fine.
Lane Cove cleaners after the council clean-up, not before
Count back from the day you hand over the keys. Book the council clean-up first, because wait times can apply, then set the clean for when the rooms are bare. Take dated photos of each room once it's done.
