Most of our clients don't even notice their windows anymore, and for good reason. They're all dirty. We don't know if it is simply human nature or the fact that New Yorker's enjoy the added privacy of a dirty window, but taking care of this small job will spruce up your home and your spirits instantly.
Apple Cleaning is the service we use often. They are friendly, efficient and do an excellent job. Cleaning costs anywhere from $10-12 per window and there is a minimum of $55 per visit. They usually book 2-3 days in advance, but during the busy months need 4-5 days to get to you.
All windows are cleaned with a soap and ammonia (ammonia cuts oil) solution and wiped down by squeegee (paper towels only wipe the dirt around).
These guys are GREAT!!!
Hey, does anyone have any suggestions on cleaning windows on the upper floors of a brownstone-type building? The windows are too widely spaced to be able to lean out and clean the ones adjacent. I think I might need a very long, telescoping squeegee, allowing me to stand on the ground below, but so far I haven't been able to find such a thing.
Whoever you use, GET YOUR WINDOWS CLEANED.
I just had mine done and (although I think I got scammed... the guy upcharged me--in cash-- for "acid washing") and it was almost like getting a brand new apartment.
They wash the outside of the windows, right? I live in a elev bldg and my windows are on the 4th floor -- do these guys clean this kind of thing? There is a foot wide ledge but no hooks there (the guy that does my office windows hitches his belt to hooks that are on those windows).
I am desperate to get them cleaned somehow.
Julianna--
I live on the 7th floor and had mine done (by someone the building recommended) and they did inside and outside, from inside my apartment. But (much to my surprise) the window panels just lifted right out, and he actually did them in the living room.
Hi, Ive been wanting to get my windows cleaned professionally for quite some time now as well.
But my windows can't be pulled out due to layers and layers of paint. Its a historic building with old Anderson windows. It doesnt look that safe to hang out of to me. This is a link to an album with some before pictures and some recent shots of the windows.
When I 1st moved in, they were pretty dirty and disgusting.
www.imagestation.com/album/pictures.html?id=2106773427&code=21904941&mode=invite&DCMP=isc-email-AlbumInvite
Ive asked my super about cleaning the windows, and it looks like its not going to happen for a very very long time.
Anyone know of any services that has worked on similar windows? Im going to email Apple and see what they say too.
I have 4 in the living room (one has a ac in it) and one window in the bedroom also with a ac.
I've been meaning to clean my windows but put them off because they're not that bad. But this thread has inspired me. They're always pretty clean anyway and I'm really lucky in that I have a balcony to do them. No leaning out the windows in a death defying act. But P2 is right - clean windows is like a fresh new apt. There's nothing like it. Ok, maybe a new apt. but other than that .....
just made an appt. with
Apple Window cleaning.
Their price sounds fair to me...
but their minimum fee is now $60 (from $55) fyi
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has anyone used them to clean upholstery? can anyone recommend someone to clean sofas, chairs or carpet?
The windows in my apartment pivot inward on a hinge so I can clean the outsides just as easily as the insides. The top one slides all the way down to the sill and then pivots, so I don't even need a ladder. There's a little removable plastic thing that fits down into the frame and keeps the top window from crashing down onto the bottom one. Our landlord replaced the old ones with these double windows about twelve years ago, and I bet that new tenants who come into the building now have no idea their windows do that. I knew it because I've lived in my apartment for 21 years, so was given all the instructions when they were installed. Before hiring window washers, check with your super if your windows do the same.
Well, I clean my kitchen window pretty often, because I absolutely can clean the inside and out in the way that P2 describes, and it always seems kind of perky and fresh. But my bathroom window is the pebbly privacy glass, and I never bother.
The main room has an air conditioner in one of the windows, and is installed in such a permanent way that I would never be able to access it. I daren't clean the other one, lest it make the a/c one look comparably exponentially dirtier. So, my apartment is basically a "night-time" apartment, as guido might say.
How timely! I just cleaned my windows (which sound like they're the same kind as dIANE's) two weeks ago.
I STILL have bruises on my thighs from it. Those things are heavy and I just couldn't trust them enough to let them hang out into my apartment with no support (for next time I hope I'll have some sort of step ladder or chair or something the right height to rest them on). It was a surprisingly big undertaking and I only have four windows! And one is the frosted one in the bathroom which I didn't even bother with! And one I didn't do the top pane because it seemed to be missing a support part at the bottom and I was afraid it would break if I tried to slide it down and in! So I basically did two and a half windows and was exhausted and bruised. I'm in the prime of my life and very healthy and not a girly-girl, either. So I only recommend taking that kind of window on if you have someone to help you or you are pretty strong yourself. Also, be sure your lower pane is not all the way down when you try to lean it into the room; you could bend or break the frame. Lift it up so it clears the frame first.
After all that I was thrilled with the result (I used vinegar and newspaper, on a friend's rec). Until one week later, when it rained and I guess the rain was 50% dirt because now I'm looking at tons of dirty spots again and I'm dying to wash them again but I know that way lies madness and severe hemotomas. Still, the current dirty spots are a vast improvement on three year's worth of grime, so I agree: even if the project is too much for you, get it done. It's worth it.
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fabracleen are amazing for cleaning sofas & rugs. family owned business that take pride in their work. get this... a few days afterwards, they send a thank you note. here's the
link:
http://www.fabracleen.com/
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For all you UWSers out there, Stevens Windows is a great alternative - they are very nice and reliable and your windows are spotless afterwards. Pricing is similar but do note that large multipaned windows may count as double, so I paid over $200 for six 5'x6' windows plus my terrace doors/side windows.
I also had chemical etching on some of my windows due to improper installation so he had to use a special solution that also upped the price (maybe this is what you had, p2?) but it was SO worth it. Here's his info: http://nymag.com/guides/springcleaning/2006/16718/
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I don't understand why it's so difficult that people can't just clean the windows themselves. we clean ours a couple times a year. Unless you have crazy window operating devices that make it so you can't access your windows, it's really not that difficult.
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