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Post by 950nancy on Nov 16, 2023 3:41:39 GMT
Has anyone found a way to clean a window when you just cannot physically reach the window from a ladder or from inside? I have seen little cleaners that have magnets and follow the pattern of what you do on the inside, but I don't know how effective they really are. I'd like to find something that I can do as opposed to hiring a business so that I can do it monthly during the really bad months. Right now my windows can easily open and I can get my hand about a foot on the outside, but that is it. TIA
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Post by ScrapbookMyLife on Nov 16, 2023 3:50:41 GMT
If you are able to reach outside the window, have you tried using a medium or long handled squeegee.....instead of just reaching with your hand?
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Post by quiltz on Nov 16, 2023 3:51:14 GMT
Hire someone who has excellent worker's insurance. Have windows installed that you can turn about to clean both sides (these do exist). Don't live in a house that is 3 stories high. Sorry it is late and I'm bored.  |
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Post by Basket1lady on Nov 16, 2023 3:55:07 GMT
We had a house like that. The window was above the covered front entrance and didn't open, so you couldn't wash the outside from the inside. The only way to have cleaned the window was to have put up scaffolding around the front and over the tin roof that was covering the front porch area. It was small and just decorative, so I had no faith that you could even brace yourself with a foot on the tin roof. I used Windex Outdoor. You attach a hose to the bottle and then spray the windows.
It did help, but it wasn't perfect. If your windows haven't been cleaned in the past year or two, I'd have them professionally done and then maintain them myself.
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Post by 950nancy on Nov 16, 2023 4:09:26 GMT
If you are able to reach outside the window, have you tried using a medium or long handled squeegee.....instead of just reaching with your hand? Yes, super awkward and I make more of a mess than clean the dirt. I can't spray the window well either. |
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Post by 950nancy on Nov 16, 2023 4:11:37 GMT
Hire someone who has excellent worker's insurance. Have windows installed that you can turn about to clean both sides (these do exist). Don't live in a house that is 3 stories high. Sorry it is late and I'm bored. We have had people up those three stories for painting and it was brutal to watch. No chance on new windows. New to us house and we've already spent 160k on upgrades. Can't move. The deer and turkeys have become family and I love almost everything about the place. |
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Post by 950nancy on Nov 16, 2023 4:13:42 GMT
We had a house like that. The window was above the covered front entrance and didn't open, so you couldn't wash the outside from the inside. The only way to have cleaned the window was to have put up scaffolding around the front and over the tin roof that was covering the front porch area. It was small and just decorative, so I had no faith that you could even brace yourself with a foot on the tin roof. I used Windex Outdoor. You attach a hose to the bottle and then spray the windows. It did help, but it wasn't perfect. If your windows haven't been cleaned in the past year or two, I'd have them professionally done and then maintain them myself. I have thought about the Windex Outdoor. I just didn't know how well it worked. Also have considered a professional company to do the really tall windows. I have their pamphlet in a pile ready to call. |
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Post by revirdsuba99 on Nov 16, 2023 4:38:23 GMT
That is not a DIY job!!!
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Post by katlaw on Nov 16, 2023 4:56:13 GMT
The Windex Outdoor works but only if your windows are reasonably clean. I would hire someone to do a good cleaning and then use the Windex Outdoor on a regular basis, if you can spray them.
I also have windows 3 stories up and have to hire someone. I cannot spray them very well.
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Post by wellway on Nov 16, 2023 10:38:02 GMT
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Post by Bridget in MD on Nov 16, 2023 12:51:32 GMT
Hire someone who has excellent worker's insurance. We have had people up those three stories for painting and it was brutal to watch. No chance on new windows. New to us house and we've already spent 160k on upgrades. Can't move. The deer and turkeys have become family and I love almost everything about the place. This is what we have had to do, hire a company, that is insured, to wash our windows and the siding of our house. They also cleaned out gutters that were clogged. Don't watch if possible. Just make sure they are insured. We had companies come out and do estimates, and some flat out told us they couldn't do the job. |
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Post by iowgirl on Nov 16, 2023 14:14:07 GMT
My strong recomendation - buy some nice shades, and pull them when the sun shines through and shows how dirty the windows are.  I live in an old 3 story farmhouse. The main floor windows require a very tall ladder (not a step ladder) to wash. The second floor and attic windows are a no-go. I have washed them once! I can take the storms off from the inside and I do wash them (not very often). But one time I had my husband bring down our big tele-handler with the platform. I washed every window. My son, who as about 12 or 13 at the time was in charge of moving me around the house. I would have to yell at him to come out and move the rig! LOL One time I had to climb in the window to find him. Once was enough. Plus the yard had to be extremly dry and hard, or that big machine leaves deep ruts. Hire someone who has excellent worker's insurance. This! I wouldn't hire anyone that couldn't prove insurance. Both for their injury and breakage on your windows. Make sure that is upfront! Have windows installed that you can turn about to clean both sides (these do exist). That would be awesome! I have 36 windows in my house. A few are BIG ones. They are original to my house, window weights and all. I still have the old storms/screens that you used to change seasonally. They hung in front of the house windows and were secured with hooks. 30 years ago we had the house re-sided and storm/screen windows installed. There is no way I am taking out my original double hung wood windows though. Most have the original glass that has the slight wave in it. Don't live in a house that is 3 stories high. Sorry it is late and I'm bored. I question how much I am going to like this when I get to my 70's and beyond - if I do! It's a long haul from the basement to the upper floors with a laundry basket! |
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Post by littlemama on Nov 16, 2023 14:17:49 GMT
We use windex outdoor. You attach it to your hose. It does a good job.
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Post by dewryce on Nov 16, 2023 14:26:18 GMT
I agree with the winded outdoor suggestion, after you have them professionally cleaned. I’d also look I to having them put RainX or something like it on the windows, test it out on lower windows first.
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Post by 950nancy on Nov 17, 2023 3:44:16 GMT
Don't have to worry about me trying that! |
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