Tips and tricks for cleaning your windows

If having clean floors makes the visitor’s steps safer, letting light in through the windows improves their morale. Dust, mist, bird droppings or even fingerprints are all attacks on the windows, thus blocking the sun’s rays. A brief overview of the different window cleaning techniques.

What cleaning products should I use to wash windows?

A real household ally, white vinegar can also be used on windows. To do this, all you need is a spray bottle that must be filled three-quarters full of lukewarm water and a final quarter of white vinegar. Spray your windows with the liquid thus obtained, clean with a clean sponge, and wipe without rinsing with a cloth. Baking soda is another legacy from our grandmothers. A true must-have for an ecological household, it is a 100% biodegradable mineral whose effectiveness is well established. At the rate of two teaspoons in a liter of water, baking soda cleans the most stubborn stains.

The other star of natural window cleaning products is lemon. It cleans, degreases, deodorizes, and disinfects. Squeeze half a fresh lemon into 50 cl of water which you will then use according to two methods. The 1st already in the spray, and the 2nd consists in soaking a newspaper with which you will clean your windows.

The use of newsprint

Rolled up into a ball, the newspaper turns out to be a formidable ally that leaves no trace of its passage on your windows. Not expensive, it is paradoxically ultra-absorbent support. The fact that it is made of coarse-grained paper retains moisture better.

Cleaning window edges and grooves

A simple method for scrubbing dirt from the crevices is to use baking soda and white vinegar. Sprinkle the corners of the windows with baking soda and then spray with undiluted white vinegar to create a chemical reaction in the form of a foam that you will leave for 10 minutes.

Then take a toothbrush and brush vigorously until you get a clean frame. Using a soft cloth, rinse with clear water and dry.

How often do you clean windows?

It all depends on the type of activity carried out by the company.

• Food store window: Professional cleaning service is recommended for monthly interior and exterior cleaning. Snacks or other chip shops will require more maintenance due to greasy splashes and will require weekly cleaning;
• Non-food shop window: it is advisable to clean the exterior windows once a month and the interior windows twice a month;
• Hospitality, Catering, and Accommodation sector (hotels, restaurants, coffee): these sectors of activity with drastic hygiene standards need cleaning every 15 days;
• Office windows: to maintain good light in offices, it is customary to wash your windows once a month.

Should windows be cleaned when it is sunny?

The sun should never be shining when you are washing your windows. Too rapid evaporation leaves unsightly traces. This is why it is advisable to wash the windows in gray and dry weather.

What equipment to equip to wash windows?

Guaranteeing a job well done, suitable equipment allows quick and efficient actions. If the bucket, sponge, and rag are related to household washing, there is a whole range of tools designed to facilitate the work of professional cleaning windows.

• The wolf’s head, to remove dust from the surface to be cleaned;
• The moistener, which makes it possible to moisten and soap;
• The scraper for raised dirt;
• The squeegee to remove water and residual dirt;
• The telescopic pole is fitted with a squeegee or one for large bay windows;
• The cloth in synthetic chamois leather or microfiber fabric for impeccable finishes;
• The magnetic window cleaner cleans both sides of a window in a single step.

What are the cleaning company prices?

Each company has different needs (number of panes, height, frequency of passage, etc.), it is advisable to make an estimate to obtain the price of a service. Precise costing can then be established according to the specificities and frequencies of intervention and after a visit to the premises.