Cleaning the windows on your own house is one of those jobs that looks simple until you’re four hours in, standing on a ladder in the sun, looking at a pane you already did that still has a streak across it.
We’re Alex and Molly. We do this all day, every day, and we do it as a two person crew so the same people are in your home each time.
What a house cleaning includes
Glass, inside and out. Every pane you’re paying for, both faces.
Tracks. The channel your window slides in collects dirt, dead bugs, and grit that turns to mud the first time it rains. We clean them out. This is the part Kyle S. called the “window runners” in his review, and it’s the part most people forget exists until they see it done.
Sills. Wiped down, every window.
Screens. Taken out, cleaned on site, and put back where they came from.
Mirrors. If you want the big bathroom mirror or a hallway mirror done while we’re inside, ask us. We’re already set up for glass.
A walkthrough at the end. Before we pack up, we go back through the house and look at each window we cleaned. Not a spot check. Every one. If something’s still there, we handle it before we leave rather than after you call us about it.
Being careful inside your house
We take our time in your home. We move what needs moving and put it back where it was. We’re mindful of floors, sills, curtains, and whatever is sitting on the windowsill that you’d rather we didn’t knock off.
This is a good part of why people book us again. It’s a small business, it’s just the two of us, and people tend to feel comfortable having us around. Several of our regulars leave us to it and go about their day.
What’s included, and what costs extra
Everything above is part of a standard cleaning. A few jobs sit alongside it and get quoted on their own. Here’s which is which, so nothing on the invoice is a surprise.
Included in a standard cleaning
- Interior and exterior window cleaning — the standard job, described above
- Screen cleaning — taken out, washed on site, and put back where they came from
- High and vaulted windows — second story exteriors and the tall interior glass over stairwells and great rooms. Counted in your quote, not charged on top of it.
Quoted separately
- Hard water stain removal — sprinkler and irrigation damage. A standard cleaning won’t take it off, so it’s separate work at a separate price.
- Skylight cleaning — roof access, usually the dirtiest glass in the house
- Post-construction cleaning — after a remodel or a new build
We also clean solar screens. They’re a different material to a regular screen and get handled differently.
Two other ways people book us: getting a house ready to sell before listing photos, and recurring plans every few months at a discount.
We do not repair or replace screens. When a screen is torn or the frame is bent, we’ll tell you and point you to someone who does that work. We’d rather say so than guess at it.
How often should you have this done
It depends on your house more than on a calendar.
If your sprinklers spray your windows, you’re on a shorter clock than someone whose irrigation stays in the beds. Mineral buildup starts within a day or two of getting hit, and if it sits long enough it etches into the glass permanently. Getting the buildup off regularly is what prevents that.
If you’ve got heavy tree cover, like a lot of homes in Fair Oaks, Carmichael, and East Sacramento, you’re dealing with pollen, sap, and debris instead of minerals. Different problem, similar answer.
Quarterly is a reasonable starting point for most houses around here. We’ll tell you honestly after the first job whether yours needs it more or less often than that.
Getting a price on your house
Take one photo of each side of your house, all four sides, standing back far enough to get the whole wall in frame. Text them to (916) 597-0257.
From those photos we can count windows, judge how high the second story sits, see whether you have screens, and figure out how we’d reach the awkward panes. That’s enough for a real number instead of a vague range.
What photos can’t show us is the condition of the glass. If we get there and find years of mineral buildup, that’s more work than a house that was cleaned in the spring, and we’ll tell you what that changes before we start.
If you’re not happy with a window
Tell us. We’ll come back and fix it. That’s the whole policy.
Questions we get
Do you clean the screens too?
Yes, and they’re usually included. We take them out, clean them on site, and put them back in the windows they came out of.
Can you get the windows above my staircase?
Yes. Tall interior glass is common in the newer homes in Rancho Cordova, Rocklin, and El Dorado Hills, and we’re set up for it.
Do I need to be home?
For an exterior only cleaning, no, as long as we can get to the yard and the gates are unlocked. For interior work, someone needs to let us in.
Will you move my furniture?
We’ll move what’s in the way and put it back where it was. Heavy or fragile things we’d rather not touch — point them out and we’ll work around them.
Do you clean windows on rainy days?
Clean glass stays clean through rain. Rain by itself isn’t dirty. We work around actual weather, but a forecast of rain isn’t a reason to reschedule.
Are you licensed and insured?
Yes, both.
Do you work weekends?
We work Monday through Friday, 7am to 6pm, and we take Saturday appointments. Ask when you book.
How long does a house take?
Depends on the count and the height. A single story with a normal window count is a few hours. A two story with high interior glass and hard water is about half a day. We’ll tell you what to expect when we quote it.
Where we do this
Sacramento · Rocklin · Rancho Cordova · Carmichael · Roseville · Folsom · El Dorado Hills · Citrus Heights · Elk Grove · Fair Oaks · Granite Bay · Gold River · Lincoln · Auburn