The secret to sparkling windows

Want sparkling windows?  The answer is simple, don’t use a bucket and cloth!

The problem with the traditional method of window cleaning is that what starts off as a clean bucket of water, soon becomes a rather dirty bucket of water.  Plus, the chances are that your rag has seen better days and is now impregnated with its fair share of grime.  So, instead of taking the dirt off your windows, you are soon simply moving it around.  Even worse is when you pay someone else to do it, and you realise they are using the same 2 inches of filthy water for all your windows.

The solution to truly sparkling windows is simple: it’s waterfed pole window cleaning.  First of all, there is no dirty water; the system relies on a continuous supply of clean, filtered water.  Also, there is no dirty rag; we use soft brushes to gently rub the dirt off your panes. 

Just as importantly, we clean the frames before we clean the panes, so there is no surrounding dirt to run back onto your windows with the first downpour.  So your windows are not only sparkling, they stay sparkling for longer.  What’s more, we keep windows sparkling across Kent, Sussex and Surrey.

For sparkling windows that stay cleaner for longer, call 0845 4749107

or register online to qualify for a 10% discount off your first window clean.

Checking out the competition

I’ve been writing about Waterfed Pole Window Cleaning for a while.  But I have to share a little secret.  We are not the only window cleaners using the system.  It is a great system, and others have cottoned onto it.  But even the best of systems can fall down when corners are cut.  So here’s how to find out if the window cleaner who has approached you is going to get the best results for you.

There are some simple questions you can ask that will tell you if they are using the Waterfed Pole Window Cleaning system properly, or if they are taking shortcuts that will mean a less-than-brilliant service.

How often do they change the filters?  The filters need to be checked at least once a week to make sure the system is purifying the water properly to get your windows truly clean.

How often do they check the quality of the water?  The water purity needs checking very week to get the best results, and the filters changed accordingly.

In what order do they clean the windows?  If they’re not cleaning the frames before the panes, the moment it rains your windows will get dirty again. 

There’s only one Waterfed Pole Window Cleaning system.  But not everyone using it is following the training as they should.  Make sure you ask the right questions to get the best results. 

Pane sailing

Picture a chocolate-box cottage.  Perhaps with a thatched roof, ivy climbing up the wall and those romantic, leaded windows.  It's traditional England at its best, right? 

Yes - until the bills start coming in.  Then you discover that the thatch needs replacing every ten years, the ivy is pulling the walls down and your window cleaner charges you more than twice as much your neighbours because all the those tiny lead-panes are so fiddly.

If you're lucky enough to live in the kind of home that most of us only get to dream about, I have some good news for you.  Whether it's an idyllic cottage, a traditional farmhouse or a Georgian town house, I can help with one of your bills.  I can't do anything about the rising damp, wood worm or sagging walls.  But I can bring down the cost of your window cleaning.

And that's not just because I am a nice guy (although I am a very nice guy!).  But with Waterfed Pole Window Cleaning, it doesn't matter how many panes your window has.  All that matters is the size and number of windows. You see, traditional window cleaners have to charge more because it's more fiddly getting their squeegees into all the corners of small panes; with really tiny panes they even have to resort to wiping each one individually with a cloth.  But the bristles of the Waterfed Pole Window Cleaning brushes can gently reach into all the nooks and crannies without taking any longer.  What's more, the bristles are so soft, they're safe for all windows, no matter how delicate the materials.

So if you live in my dream home, I'd be delighted to visit and save you some pennies  - and I'll give you some amazingly clean windows as well. 

Conserving your conservatory

The sun is finally doing its best to top up our Vitamin D levels, but there’s still a swift breeze to stop it from feeling truly balmy.  If you’ve got a conservatory, this is perfect weather to be enjoying it: all the feel good of the sunshine, with none of the nip of the wind.  But to really enjoy your conservatory, you need the glass to be sparkling.

Sitting in a conservatory with a confetti of dead leaves, bird droppings and moss stuck to the glass may make you feel at one with nature, but probably not in the way you had intended.  It’s definitely time to give your conservatory some tender loving care. 

And tender is the word.  Prop a ladder up against a conservatory and the chances are it will go straight through the glass.  Stretch across the roof to try and knock off the winter debris and you’re likely to create debris of a new kind.  Ladders, buckets and squeegees are definitely not the right tools for the job.

Cleaning conservatories is a special skill that needs specialist tools.  Waterfed Pole Window Cleaning provides these tools.  The super long waterfed poles mean we can reach to the middle of your conservatory roof from the ground, removing the inherent risks.  Our pure water applied with soft brushes creates sparkling windows all round.  Plus we clean the frames first - so your conservatory stays cleaner for longer. 

Waterfed Pole Window Cleaning 

– we make your conservatory show-room fabulous once more.

Windows go green

Of course windows aren’t green.  They’re clear: ideally streak free, smear free and grime free.

When I’ve cleaned your windows they will indeed be streak free, smear free and grime free.  They will be the cleanest you’ve ever seen them.  But they will also be green. 

Let me explain.  Traditional window cleaners use detergents, and we all know that detergents are bad for the environment: they contaminate the water system, which is the basis for our entire eco system.  But at Waterfed Pole Window Cleaning we don’t use detergents.  So how do we get your windows clean?  With lovely pure water. 

The water is purified on our Waterfed Pole Window Cleaning bespoke van, and then washed over your windows at a gentle pressure with soft brushes to dislodge any dirt.  The result is lovely clean windows that stay clean for up to two months.

And that’s the second reason our windows are green.   Because our method of window cleaning keeps windows cleaner for longer, they don’t need washing as often, so we use fewer resources in the longer term.  

And our windows are also green because they are so clean they let more light in, reducing your need to turn on the lights. 

So there you have it: three green reasons to use Waterfed Pole Window Cleaning UK.

Who said windows can’t be green?

The birds and the bees

Isn’t nature resilient?  We may have had the harshest March for 30 years, but that hasn’t deterred Mother Nature.  The birds and the bees are now in full flow, making out like, well, birds and bees.

When I’m out cleaning windows, there’s nothing quite like fabulous bird song to lift my spirits. At this time of year, the birds are cranking it up as they establish their territories and get nesting.  As they belt out their Greatest Hits it’s impossible not to smile.

Which is why I get sad when my clients report that their windows are so clean after I’ve visited that the birds fly into them.  By way of apology, I’d like to invite my customers to follow my tips to keep the birds away from my shinywindows.

Placing a cat statue on the window sill inside – ideally glaring out of the window – can help. 

But even a statue won’t help if the birds are seeing the sky and the trees reflected in the window.  So the most effective strategy is to stick silhouettes of birds on the outside of the glass, so your garden birds think the territory is taken and steer clear.  Birds of prey silhouettes will also make your feathered friends think twice about flying straight on.

Another great deterrent is a cobweb sticker – no bird wants to get tangled up with a spider’s sticky web.  As with the bird stickers, position it in the middle of the pane or in a strike hotspot, if there is one place the birds keep hitting.

So please keep enjoying my lovely clean windows, but make sure they are bird friendly. 

April showers - does it matter if it rains after your windows are cleaned?

April is traditionally the month of showers.   So it’s the perfect time for me to address the most common question put to window cleaners: does it matter if it rains after your windows are cleaned?

And the answer?  Well, that depends upon how your windows have been cleaned.

Most traditional window cleaners squeegee over the pane and give the window ledge a quick wipe over with a fairly grimy cloth.  If that’s what your window cleaner does, then yes, it will matter if it rains soon after.  Because your window cleaner has missed out the magic first step to clean windows that stay clean – come rain or shine.  He hasn’t bothered to clean the window frame.  Over time, your window frame gets covered in exhaust fumes, dust and bits of dry leaves etc.  If you don’t clean the frames, as soon as it rains all that filth washes over your window panes and make them dirty again.

Which is why, at Waterfed Pole Window Cleaning, we clean the frames first with lots of lovely pure water.  And only when the frames are clean do we move onto the panes and the ledges.  Which means when we clean your windows, they stay clean for up to two months.  Come April showers.  Or sleet.  Or snow.  

Waterfed virgins - what to expect

I have a confession to make.  The first time I come to clean your windows, it will be messy.

But that’s not my fault.  No, honestly, it’s not.  It’s the inheritance I get from other window cleaners.  You see the difference between other window cleaners and waterfed pole window cleaning is that we clean the window frames first.  And the other don’t.  They may give the ledges a quick wipe over with a grimy rag after they’ve done the windows, but they never clean the frames.  And that means over time your window frames get filthy.

Dirty window frames are more than just an eyesore.  They’re the reasons why your windows seem to be dirty only a couple of days after your window cleaner has visited.  Think about it.  Your window frames are dirty.  It rains.  What happens?  Yes.  The rain washes the dirt off the window frames onto your nice clean windows.  And your nice clean windows get dirty all over again.

Clean window frames are the key to clean windows.  We wash your window frames first and get rid of all that grime that has accumulated over the years – the grime that keeps running onto your clean windows.  And only when the frames are clean do we move onto the glass, which we may sparkle with our pure water.  Because we don’t use any nasty detergents, we use quite a bit of water.  If you’re a waterfed pole window cleaning virgin, you might be surprised by how wet it looks by the time we’ve finished.  But the beauty of it is, it’s only water – lovely pure water.  And it soon dries out.  To give you sparkling clean windows, that stay sparkling for longer than you ever dreamt possible.