Auburn is the furthest we regularly go and one of the places we like working most. It’s also where Dave M. hired us, which turned into one of the best things anybody has said about our work:
“Alex and Molly did an exceptional job on my home windows. It was so good I hired them to do the windows at my business as well. And now, I’m on a regular monthly service schedule. I couldn’t have asked for better work. I highly recommend them for your windows, whether they be for your home or office.”
— Dave M., Auburn
That’s the whole business in one paragraph. House first, then his business, then a standing schedule.
We’re Alex and Molly.
Foothill properties are their own thing
Auburn sits higher and steeper than everywhere else on our list, and the houses reflect it.
Lots that fall away. Homes built into a grade, where the front is a single story off the driveway and the back drops into two full stories over a downhill yard. The tall wall is usually the one with the view, and the view is the reason the house has all that glass.
Nowhere flat to stand. Sloped ground, retaining walls, tiered beds, decks built out over a drop. Setting a ladder safely on the side that needs one most is often the hard part.
We work from the ground with a water fed pole wherever we can, which sidesteps the footing problem entirely. We’re comfortable on sloped properties, and safety comes first. If there’s a position we can’t set up safely we’ll tell you rather than improvise on a hillside. That’s rare, and there’s usually another way in.
Send all four photos. On an Auburn house the street view tells us almost nothing about the job. Mention it if your lot drops away at the back.
Pine changes the maintenance picture
Down in the valley we’re dealing with oaks. Up here you get pine as well, and pine behaves differently.
Needles drop year-round, not in one autumn window. There’s no season where the roof is clear.
Needles pack tighter than leaves. In a gutter they knit into a dense mat that water can’t get through, and they slide into downspout openings and jam them in a way that leaf litter doesn’t.
They stain. Needles and oak litter sitting on concrete through the wet months leave tannin marks behind, which is why a lot of Auburn driveways and walkways have brown patching where debris has sat.
Sap. Pine sap on glass is stubborn and it isn’t coming off with a hose.
Steeper foothill roofs are also a limit worth stating plainly: we get onto a roof to reach gutters and skylights when it’s safe. We don’t wash roofs, and we won’t work a roof that’s too steep, brittle, or slick to be safe on. If yours is one of those, we’ll say so.
Old Town Auburn
The commercial work here is unlike anywhere else we go.
Old Town is historic buildings on a walkable street: original and period storefront glass, transom windows above doors, and display windows that are effectively the entire front of the business. People are strolling and browsing rather than driving past, which means your glass is being looked at closely, from a few feet away, by someone deciding whether to come in.
Older glass also wants a lighter hand. Original panes, old putty, and frames that have been there a very long time get the same careful approach we use on the older homes down in East Sacramento.
Weekly or monthly schedules, 7am starts so most places are finished before opening. Weekly is 15% off, monthly is 10% off, no contract. Licensed and insured, with a certificate whenever a landlord or property manager needs one on file.
Beyond Old Town we do offices, restaurants, and retail across Auburn.
Storefronts → · Restaurants → · Offices →
Hard water up here
Same rule as everywhere: it depends on whether irrigation reaches your glass. Deposits start within a day or two, they come off while they’re sitting on the surface, and if they’re left long enough the glass etches and can’t be cleaned clear.
Feel the worst window. Rough and gritty is removable. Smooth but cloudy is etched.
Two things specific to Auburn properties:
Wells. If your irrigation runs off a private well rather than district water, the mineral content may be higher, and you may see deposits build faster and heavier than someone on municipal supply. Worth knowing which you’re on.
Tiered irrigation. Sloped and terraced lots often run several zones at different levels, and a head on an upper tier can be throwing at a wall nobody would think to check. Walk the property while the system runs, particularly the uphill side.
The area
Old Town Auburn. Historic commercial, plus older residential nearby.
The foothill residential. Homes on grades, larger lots, heavy pine and oak cover, and the access considerations that come with both.
Elsewhere in Auburn, we come. It’s the outer edge of our regular range, so if you’re beyond it, ask anyway. We can usually still get there, it just costs a bit more in travel.
Concrete and exteriors
Shaded foothill concrete under pine and oak stays damp and grows the usual slick film, plus the tannin staining mentioned above. On a sloped drive that’s a slip issue rather than just an appearance one, and it’s worth handling before the wet months rather than after.
Why call us in Auburn
Dave M. did. Home, then his business, then a monthly schedule. That progression happens because the work holds up, not because anybody was sold anything.
We plan for the grade before we arrive. Four photos tell us which side drops away.
We’re straight about limits. Roofs we won’t walk, positions we can’t set up safely, glass that’s etched past cleaning. You’ll hear it before we start.
Same two people, every visit. Alex and Molly.
We check every window before we leave. Full walkthrough of the house at the end. On a property where the good glass faces a view you look at daily, half-done work gets noticed immediately.
Licensed and insured.
What we do in Auburn
Interior and exterior window cleaning · Hard water stain removal · High and vaulted windows · Skylight cleaning · Screen cleaning · Solar screen cleaning · Pre-listing cleaning · Recurring plans · Storefronts · Restaurants · Offices
Questions from Auburn customers
My house is one story at the front and two at the back. How do you quote that?
Four photos, one per side. On a foothill lot the street view shows almost nothing.
Can you work on a steep lot?
Yes, we’re comfortable on slopes and we’re licensed and insured. If there’s a spot we can’t set up safely we’ll tell you rather than improvise.
There’s sticky residue on my windows.
Pine sap most likely. It comes off with proper cleaning, not with a hose.
Will you walk my roof?
Only if it’s safe. Steep, brittle, or slick roofs we’ll decline, and we’ll tell you why. We don’t wash roofs at all.
Our irrigation is on a well. Does that matter for hard water?
It can. Well water may carry more mineral, so deposits build faster. Same fix, shorter clock.
Do you clean storefronts in Old Town?
Yes, weekly or monthly, starting at 7am so we’re done before you open. Older storefront glass gets the same careful handling as historic residential.
You’re a long way from Carmichael. Do you actually come out here?
Yes, regularly. Auburn’s a normal part of our range.
Get a price for your Auburn home
Text four photos, one of each side of your house, to (916) 597-0257.
If your lot slopes, say so. If there’s a wall taller than it looks from the street, mention that too. And tell us how much pine you’ve got over the roof if you want the gutters done.
Hours: Monday to Friday 7am to 6pm, Saturday by appointment.