Are Window Washing Cleaners Worth Hiring, or Should You Do It Yourself?

For a few ground-floor windows, doing it yourself is fine. For second-story windows, skylights, a whole house, or any business building, window washing cleaners are worth hiring, because they get a better result, work safely at heights, and save you the afternoon. If you're on the fence, this guide walks through how to decide.

Why Do Windows Look Streaky After You Clean Them Yourself?

Almost everyone has been there. You spend an hour with a spray bottle and a roll of paper towels, the glass looks great, and then the sun moves and every streak shows up.

A few things cause it. Household cleaners can leave a film behind. Paper towels and old rags leave lint and smears. Cleaning in direct sun makes the cleaner dry before you can wipe it off. And the dirt you didn't touch, like the frame and the track, gets smeared back onto the glass.

Window washing cleaners use the right tools and technique for the job, so the glass dries clear instead of streaky.

What Do Window Washing Cleaners Do That You Can't Easily Do at Home?

They Clean the Parts People Skip

The glass is only part of a window. Tracks, sills, screens, and frames collect just as much dirt, and they're the first things that get skipped in a quick home cleaning. Dirty tracks make windows hard to open. Grimy frames make freshly cleaned glass look dull from the street.

With Excellent Window Cleaning, a full residential job can include the windows, mini-blinds, screens, frames, sun film removal, skylights, and tracks. Sun film is a good example. It's a hazy coating that builds up on glass over the years, and regular cleaner doesn't cut through it.

They Can Reach the Windows You Can't

Upper floors, skylights, and windows over stairwells or steep ground are where most do-it-yourself jobs stop, and for good reason. A ladder on uneven ground is a real risk, and Bay Area hills make that common.

Excellent Window Cleaning specializes in heights and hard to reach windows. For tall commercial buildings, the crew uses equipment like descent systems, water fed poles, man lifts, hanging platforms, and bosun chairs, depending on what the building needs.

When Is DIY Window Cleaning a Good Idea?

Doing it yourself makes sense when:

• The windows are on the ground floor and easy to reach

• There are only a few of them

• You have the time and don't mind the work

• The glass isn't heavily built up with years of dirt or sun film

It makes less sense when the windows are high, hard to get to, or numerous, or when you want the screens, tracks, and frames done too. Many people end up cleaning the easy windows themselves and hiring out the rest, and that's a perfectly good way to do it.

What Should You Check Before Hiring Window Washing Cleaners?

Not every company is the same, so a few quick questions help.

Are they insured and bonded?  If someone gets hurt or something gets broken, you want the company to carry worker's comp and commercial liability insurance. Excellent Window Cleaning is bonded and carries both.

How long have they been around?  A company that has worked in the same area for decades has seen almost every kind of home and building. Excellent Window Cleaning has served the Bay Area since 1986, with more than 30 years of service.

What does the price include?  Ask whether screens, tracks, and frames are part of it, so you can compare quotes fairly.

Do they give free estimates?  They should. You can't judge a price without one.

Do customers come back?  A large repeat clientele is one of the best signs a company does good work.

What Does Excellent Window Cleaning Cover?

Residential jobs include windows, mini-blinds, screens, frames, sun film removal, skylights, and tracks. Commercial jobs cover offices, stores, and high-rise buildings. The company has worked on well-known places like the San Francisco Airport, the San Francisco Public Library, and the San Francisco Opera House.

The crew serves San Francisco, Oakland, Marin, the South Bay, and Contra Costa. Each area has its own phone number, so you can call the office closest to you. Beyond windows, Excellent Window Cleaning also does gutter cleaning, pressure washing, construction cleaning, window caulking, and graffiti removal. If you need more than one service, you can use the same company for all of them.

The staff is timely, efficient, careful, detail oriented, friendly, and professional. Prices are reasonable and competitive.

Frequently Asked Questions

Are window washing cleaners worth the money?

For upper floors, skylights, or a whole house, yes. You get cleaner glass, a safer job, and your time back. For a few ground-floor windows, doing it yourself is fine.

How often should windows be professionally cleaned?

Two to four times a year works for most homes. Businesses with street-level glass often do better on a more regular schedule.

Do window washing cleaners clean screens and tracks?

With Excellent Window Cleaning, yes. A full cleaning covers screens, frames, tracks, mini-blinds, and skylights, not just the glass.

Is it safe to have high windows cleaned?

It is when the crew has the right equipment and experience. That's one of the biggest reasons people hire out the high ones.

Do you clean commercial buildings?

Yes. Excellent Window Cleaning handles homes and commercial properties across the Bay Area.

Conclusion

Whether window washing cleaners are worth hiring comes down to the job. Easy, low windows are fine to do yourself. High windows, skylights, big houses, and business buildings are better left to a crew with the right tools, the right insurance, and the experience to do it well.

Excellent Window Cleaning has been cleaning windows across the Bay Area since 1986. If you're not sure what your property needs, call for a free estimate and you'll know exactly where you stand.