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Spick & Span window cleaners were called out to clean windows in East Dulwich SE22 today after yet another recommendation.The two bed Victorian end of Terrace in The Grove vale area of East Dulwich was cleaned using traditional methods of window cleaning at both the front and back of the property.

Today Spick & Span window cleaners were called out to  clean a very modern and stylish studio flat in the South Central East complex near the Elephant & Castle. The Studio flat had floor-to-ceiling glazing on two sides of the property, the highest pane being about 4m high. The property also had floor-to-ceiling glazed doors, the total sq meterage of glass in the property being approximately 27sqm. The windows had not been cleaned since construction because of the difficulty in accessing the windows.

Today Spick & Span window cleaners were called out to wash the glass of a  3 bedroom Edwardian terrace house overlooking John Ruskin park in Herne Hill SE24. The windows were in urgent need of cleaning as a building firm had recently finished working on the  exterior of the property and had left marks on the windows. Spick & Span initially were called out to clean the windows of the property on just a one-off basis , but after the work was completed the homeowners  requested a repeat service  on a bi-monthly basis.

Today Spick & Span window cleaners cleaned a four storey Victorian property that was built in 1848. The property which is in East dulwich overlooks Peckham common and is cleaned by us on a monthly basis.

Today Spick & Span window cleaners cleaned a 6 bedroom Edwardian house in Herne hill. Although it was raining lightly throughout the day we were able to bring up the windows to a very high sparkle, using both the water fed pole method as well as ladder and squeegee techniques.

Today Spick & Span window cleaning cleaned the front and back of victorian mid terrace in East Dulwich. The property had a dormer loft extention to the rear which we were able to reach using a waterfed pole.

Today Spick & Span window cleaners went down  to Sydenham Hill SE21 close to Dulwich Village to clean the windows of a 5 bedroom detached home set in a private road.

The homeowner contacted Spick & Span window cleaners after visiting the East Dulwich Forum and seeing a positive recommendation placed on there. Her previous window cleaner for some unknown reason had vanished without giving any notice.

Spick & Span arrive at the location in SE21 in good time and well equipped to clean the double glazed windows and uPvc frames of a very large 1960’s type property. This property in SE21 had lots of glass within it many of which were very large paned. For instance there was two sets of rather large patio doors with floor-to-ceiling glass that required cleaning as well as a glass porch and glazed front door area. Architects had really designed the house to allow plenty of light to enter this building.

Spick & Span used a method of window cleaning that suited this style of building, which had many windows, by employing the reach and wash method, a ladder less form of cleaning that uses purified water to clean window. Because this method of cleaning was employed to time to clean the windows was greatly reduced and an additional benefit was that the many Upvc window frames could be cleaned at no added cost to the client.

In some areas window had to be cleaned more than once to ensure that the detergent that was use by the previous window cleaner had been completely rinsed away from the rubber seals within the double glazed glass, which leaves spots when dry when using purified water cleaning.

The client on a couple of occasions came out to inspect what was taking place, as this cleaning method had never been seen by her before, but she was very impressed with the health and safety factor, with the window cleaner having both feet on the ground at all times as she expressed that ladders were dangerous.

After the window cleaner had completed the work at this location in Sydenham Hill he asked the client to inspect the work to make sure that she was entirely satisfied with the window cleaning. This is a comment that she later placed on the East Dulwich Forum:

“Mark  of Spick & Span window cleaning services  is the best cleaner I have ever had – routinely cleaning the frames as well as windows. The windows are sparkling, plus he’s a charming and helpful worker. Highly recommended!”

Today Spick & Span window cleaners  cleaned the windows of  a three bedroom one bathroom Victorian mid terrace home, local to their area in  Camberwell SE5. Spick & Span window cleaners , local to Camberwell took just a few minutes to arrive at the house from where they are based in Camberwell where they were met by a young couple.

The young family who had just recently moved into the period property in Camberwell  SE5 were very desperate for a window cleaner, and for all the windows of the house be cleaned internally and externally. The windows of their new home had been badly neglected  by the previous occupants, who rarely if ever had their windows cleaned, and so they required professional window cleaners to come down to the house in Camberwell to give them a very thorough and rigorous cleaning.

The homeowners had had recent renovation and building work  carried out at the property and because of this there was a lot of thick dust on the windows, and also paint marks which needed scraping off, which was done without damaging the glass.The windows were black and restricted needed light from entering inside the home, Spick & Span attended to this by using a strong cleaning detergent window cleaning scrubber and squeegee .

In addition to the house windows that were cleaned internally and externally, Spick & Span window cleaners also cleaned a sun room at the rear of the property that has green algae growing on top. This algae  was removed by Spick & Span window cleaner, who used a ladder to reach the lean-to roof and window cleaning scrubbers . The total amount of time spent at the job was about three hours. After completion of the work the homeowner said  “It’s so nice to be able to see through the windows again!”

Today Spick & Span window cleaners went down to Brixton Hill, to what is a very busy thoroughfare of London, to help freshen up the internal and external appearance of a two bedroom Art- Deco flat, by cleaning the properties windows on both the inside and the outside.

Because this properties was located on such a busy thoroughfare  on a major artery of London the windows of the home in this SW2 postal area of Brixton needed rigorous window cleaning.The windows of this two bedroom Art-Deco flat had been badly neglected over the years and were in a very poor and dirty condition.Thousands of vehicles including buses travel up this busy street in Brixton, which no doubt accounts for why there was thick dust and soot laced over the glass and frames of the windows , making the outlook of the property misty in the extreme.The occupant of the home had never managed in the many years that she lived in the property to clean the windows herself or find window cleaners local to her area, which was why the windows were in such a poor and neglected state. She came across Spick & Span window cleaners after being referred by a local community forum and she was delighted  to learn that Spick & Span window cleaners are professional window cleaners local to Brixton,  being based just a 10 minute drive or so from her home.

Within a short time of being at the property the homeowner commented on  the efficiency and professionalism in which Spick & Span attended to the window cleaning. All the windows of the property were cleaned internally and externally as was a communal window.

Span and Span cleaned the windows with a strong window cleaning solution added to water, a window cleaning pad and squeegee and used a scrim to detail the windows making sure that no water marks were left. Within the front room the two windows there also had secondary glazing panes, which also needed cleaning. All windows were cleaned from inside the flat as there were very busy shops below making window cleaning from a ladder both impractical and dangerous from a health and safety standpoint.Although the cleaning of this property required very rigorous and thorough cleaning the diligent efforts of the window cleaners were rewarded when the  happy resident said at the conclusion of a later conversation with staff members:  “My windows look lovely, I am fully appreciating all the autumn colours through them!”

It is common knowledge that sunlight effects our mood. SAD syndrome, and the like, have become familiar household terms to many . In lands where there is regular sunshine people tend to be happier, whereas in lands that have less daylight and sunshine, depression runs high, even suicide.

Could this well researched and now scientifically proven fact be of any interest to window cleaners and homeowners ?Well up until recently, I thought very little about the subject until I received and email from a very satisfied client who said “that it was great to live with clean windows!” I began to think about this statement  and then to think of the reactions of many of my clients, who often exclaim how nice it is to be able to see outside again and to enjoy the view into the world outside.

There is no doubt that dirt on windows does restrict nautral light from entering into a prperty and that when a window is dirty there is an increase of shadows. This leaves the occupant of the home regularly in an environment that is light deprived and dull .Clean translucent glass, that window cleaning causes maximizes the suns rays that enter the living space enhancing the properties feel and ambience.

According to a study by researchers at the University of Michigan, U.S.A., employees with a window view perform better. Contrary to popular belief, having a view does not necessarily encourage daydreaming. The magazine Business Week reports that a 1,200-person survey revealed that “workers with views of the outside world show more enthusiasm for their jobs, less frustration, more patience, better concentration, and fewer physical ailments.” In contrast, workers in windowless cubicles are likely to be “less imaginative and more irritable” and have more problems with concentration.

Windows that are dirty could negate the potential benefits that windows serve increasing enthusiasm and  a well-being.

If the above hypothesis is true then  window cleaners are not merely “window cleaners” but “Mood Doctors” bringing a sense of well-being and brightening up the lives of the clients they serve, changing outlooks literally, and metaphysically.

There is no denying the fact that when a person has their windows cleaned they almost always comment on the immediate difference they notice.

Could it be that there is a link between clean windows and good health?

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