Cleaning Windows

[postman]

Your technique is improving!

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That is not Accy,he wore a three piece suit at work.

 

[cyberknight]

I occasionally do ours - I now have an extending pole, that I attach a brush to (recently cleaned the conservatory) or a gutter scoop ! Never had a window cleaner.

I have an extending pole with a combi microfibre sponge and squeegee that does the job , its s bit flexible as mrs ck bought it from the local discount shop so it was cheap but i manage and tbh cant tell much difference to bunging £10 a pop to the window cleaner who used the pole system and left the windows to dry naturally which meant they were a bit streaky .

 

[steveindenmark]

I have never paid a window cleaner and never used de mineralised water.

Our windos are gleaming

I use soapy water and a window vac..

 

[Dadam]

Wait, you're supposed to clean your windows? Does it never rain where you all are??

 

[Gillstay]

My partner bought an e-cloth which is actually two cloths . One for cleaning , one for polishing. They still work brilliantly.
Several windows we rarely clean as it ups the bird strikes, which i hate.

 

[Ian H]

Our window cleaner turns up every so often, cleans all the front and side windows and doors, then sticks a note through the letterbox requesting payment.

 

[Drago]

Ross Kemp stares at the windows until the dirt drops off in fear.

 

[Pat "5mph"]

Wait, you're supposed to clean your windows? Does it never rain where you all are??

Continuously lol, that's why my windows get cleaned twice a year max on the outside.
Slightly more often on the inside

 

[97_CAH]

Always done my own.
Got myself a window cleaning kit off amazon (bucket, mop and squegee) and watched a few YouTube videos on technique.
Bit of washing up liquid in the bucket with some hot water does the trick nicely.
Clean the frames with a rag.

Before I moved down here and had a house. I figured out I was saving around £180 a year doing it myself.

In a ground floor flat now. We are supposed to get it as part of the service charges we pay but the "window cleaner" turns up once a month, signs his sheet in the communual area and buggers off. We now refuse to pay that portion of the service charges and I just do it myself.

 

[The Central Scrutinizer]

Thanks for your useful comments👍

 

[Mike_P]

I do mine as I had the first floor bedroom windows changed to those that fully open / rotate.

 

[irw]

My partner bought an e-cloth which is actually two cloths . One for cleaning , one for polishing. They still work brilliantly.
Several windows we rarely clean as it ups the bird strikes, which i hate.

What’s so “e” about it??

 

[icowden]

We used to have a window cleaner but he retired. A former coal miner and hard as nails. Very tenacious too - followed us through two house moves :-)
He handed over his round but the new chap said that he couldn't keep the prices the same. Old cleaner charged £14 for a 4 bed detached house. New one wanted £25.

I bought one of those hose poles and it works quite well although you do get a bit wet. I did try scampering over the 1st floor roof on the extension and out the front, but it's a lot harder than the old window cleaner made it look. Hence the pole.

 

[Binky]

Always done my own windows and always will until I'm physically unable to which hopefully be a while yet.

Why pay someone for something literally anyone can do if able. With respect to any window cleaners, it's not a technical job so a small outlay for kit and away ya go. Certainly for a domestic building.

 

[Gillstay]

What’s so “e” about it??

Well I think we have had them for 10 yrs and they still work brilliantly and easily.