Window Cleaning In Melbourne

Window cleaning is quoted by pane count rather than by the hour, so what we need is roughly how many windows and glass doors there are, whether you want inside and out or exterior only, the number of storeys, and whether tracks, sills, frames and flyscreens are included. A large sliding door counts as several panes and a colonial-style window with glazing bars takes considerably longer than one flat sheet. Upper-level and hard-access glass adds set-up time. Heavy salt film, builder residue or hard water etching is quoted separately because that is restoration work rather than routine cleaning. Call 0430 392 100 with a rough count.

Yes, and they are included in the scope rather than treated as an upsell, because leaving them out undoes the glass. Sliding door and window tracks collect grit, sand and insects that get dragged straight back across a clean pane the first time the door moves, so they are vacuumed and wiped by hand. Flyscreens are removed, washed, dried and refitted; a dirty screen shadows the window behind it and drops dust back on the glass at the next breeze. Sills and frames are wiped as part of the same pass. Tell us at quoting stage if you want screens included so the price reflects it.

Coastal properties along the bayside and Peninsula generally want windows done every six months, and inland homes annually. The difference is salt. Salt film draws moisture from the air, so it never fully dries, it keeps catching dust and pollen, and it bonds progressively harder the longer it sits. Glass cleaned on a rhythm never lets that bonding happen, which is why regular jobs cost less per visit than the same house cleaned once every three years. Homes near irrigation or sprinkler overspray should be done at least annually too, since mineral deposits will etch permanently into the glass surface if left.

Often, though it depends on how far it has gone and it is worth being honest about that upfront. Hard water and sprinkler overspray leave mineral deposits on the glass, and while the deposit sits on the surface it can be treated and removed with the right product and mechanical work. Left for years, those minerals etch into the glass itself, and at that point no cleaning method fully reverses it because the damage is in the surface rather than on it. We will tell you which of the two you have after seeing photos, rather than charging for a restoration that cannot succeed. Sprinkler heads pointed away from glass prevent the whole problem.

Yes, and most residential jobs are booked as inside and out because that is the only way the result actually looks clean from where you live. Exterior-only cleans make sense on some jobs, upper floors on a commercial building, a property between tenants, or where interior access is not practical, and they are quoted accordingly. Interior work usually uses a traditional squeegee method with proper protection of sills, floors and furnishings, while exterior work often uses pure water on a pole for upper levels. Let us know which you want when you enquire, since inside-and-out roughly doubles the pane count and the quote reflects that.

Yes. Upper-level glass is normally cleaned with a pure water pole system, which filters and deionises the water so it dries without leaving any residue, and it means the work is done from the ground rather than off a ladder at height. That is safer and generally gives a better finish on exterior glass than balancing a squeegee at full stretch. Where a window cannot be reached from the ground, because it sits above a pitched roof section or behind an obstruction, we will assess the safe access on site and tell you what is achievable before quoting. Mention the storey count when you call 0430 392 100.