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Today Spick & Span window cleaners went down to South Kensington, London,  SW7, near to The Royal Albert Hall to clean 2 properties and carry out Kensington window cleaning services on behalf of a Professional client who lives at this location, in a swanky  part of South Kensington.
The client was in need of a reputable Window cleaners who can perform careful and professional window cleaning in South Kensington in SW7.
Spick & Span window cleaners who are based in South London, just a short drive from South Kensington, were booked over the internet to come down to South Kensington to clean both properties.
1 property was a rented property, which needed to be cleaned as part of the terms of the Landlord. The 2^nd property was to be cleaned in preparation for moving into.
Both properties were set in Mansion blocks. The rented property was a ground floor flat and had three bedrooms. The windows were very large multi-paned Victorian sash windows that had not been cleaned for years.
All the windows of this apartment had to be cleaned on the inside and the outside.
The windows of the 2^nd Kensington property were all very tricky to window clean because they were on the top floor of the Mansion also had 3 bedroom, but was split over 2 levels. All the windows of these properties were cleaned using  modern window cleaning techniques along with traditional cleaning methods.
These quaint South Kensington properties  that Spick & Span window cleaners, cleaned both had spectacular views of nearby attractions such as Kensington park and the Royal Albert Hall. All the windows had multi paned sash window glazing.
In all the window work took around 4 hours to complete.
Spick & Span window cleaners were booked around 2 week in advance of the works commencement.
Spick & Span window cleaners regularly work around the Kensington area and so were more than happy to provide this client with the service.
Work began on the outside of the 1^st property using a portable window cleaning machine that has a pump that helps pump water that has been pre-purified, through a hose up to the top of a telescopic carbon fibre pole which has a brush at the end. This water is transported to the window pane and loosens all dirt. This dirt is then brushed and then rinsed off of the pane leaving the glass dirt and smear free, completely spotless.
The windows were cleaned on the inside of the property with a lint free cloth window cleaners squeegee and mop and water.

Today Spick and Span window cleaners were commissioned to clean all the outside of all windows at the front, side and back of a 5 bedroom house, located on a leafy street in Beckenham.
The 5 bedroom detached Edwardian period property in Beckenham was in desperate need of window cleaning as the house had recently undergone some repairs to the brickwork. Therefore the window frames, windows and window sills had all got rather dirty as a result of the building the process.
The job specifications for this window clean was that Spick & Span window cleaners give the windows and frames a thorough clean by hand from the scaffolding. The client was happy to pay extra for this specialized Beckenham window cleaner service. In addition to cleaning the window sills and window frames other work consisted of window cleaning the roof-lights above the kitchen extension. The roof-lights had easy clean glass, which meant that they could only be washed with pure water only, and without chemicals.
Because the windows at this property are all new windows (installed last summer) –We also had to take great care, whilst window cleaning, so that none of the glass panes got scratched from the dust or cement that had been left on the windows by the builders.
This is now the second time that Spick & Span window cleaners have been used by this client at the Beckenham property to clean the windows, although we have worked for them in the past at their previous property in East Dulwich.
Spick and Span window cleaners, local to Beckenham cleaned the windows as part of a post builders window cleaner service and in all the work took around 2 hours to complete.
The method of window cleaning used to clean the windows of this Beckenham property was the purified water method, which involves pumping water through a hose attached to a telescopic carbon fibre window cleaning pole which has a brush attached to it. The purified water is ideal because it rinses dust away from the frames and the windows.
After starting at the front work commenced at the side and then the rear of the property. The final windows to be cleaned at this property were the large glazed bi-fold doors. These were first of all scrubbed and then rinsed clean with purified water. After the completion of the work all the windows looked noticeably clear and bright and the frames were changed from being red from soot and dirt to their original white state.
All that’s left to be done now to conclude this building renovation project is for the scaffolders to remove the scaffolding.

Today Spick & Span window cleaners went down to Paddington W2 to carry out window cleaner services at a very stylish and spacious flat that is local to Paddington Station.

The flat which is housed within a period conversion townhouse had high, floor to ceiling windows, that had not been cleaned for many years, as well as other traditional glass, such as, sash windows and crickle windows which required thorough window cleaning.
This 2 bedroom Paddington property which was a raised ground floor flat had windows at the front and rear that were very difficult to access with ladders, making the work hard for average local window cleaners in Paddington.
Spick & Span window cleaners who work in and around the locality of Paddington cleaned the windows on behalf of the Russian homeowner without much difficulty. Spick & Span window cleaners are able to achieve this by using specialized professional window cleaner equipment.
Spick & Span window cleaners cleaned the windows in Paddington thoroughly inside and out, starting on the front at the outside. The external windows were scrubbed with a brush, which is specifically designed to sympathetically clean Georgian type glass, and then rinsed.
Once the work was completed at the front the window cleaner took a large stepladder inside the property, making sure to take great care not to damage the paintwork of the flats interior. The window cleaner used a window washer , squeegee and scrim to clean the large floor to ceiling windows inside the flat, and wiped out all smears and blemishes. Care was taken to catch water drips with the window cleaners applicator pad whilst window cleaning, and dust sheets were used to protect rugs and internal furnishings from getting wet.
Because the householder was unable to get access to the basement flat in advance, the side windows had to be cleaned from inside the property. This was achieved by sliding the casement window panes up and down and leaning out to wash them. The only exception to this method of cleaning was in the kitchen and 2 bedrooms where all external windows could be cleaned from the top of a rear extension roof.
The window cleaner that was booked to work in Paddington was at this property for approximately two hours and the homeowner was extremely relieved to have clean windows to look through, so much so that she even took photos!

Today Spick & Span window cleaners went down to Herne Hill, SE24 to carry out window cleaner services at a very spacious Victorian end of terrace townhouse that is local to Kings College hospital, and very close to North Dulwich.
The large 4 bedroom Victorian property which is located in Herne Hill SE24 is 3 stories high and had windows and skylights that required cleaning inside and out.
The types of windows were mainly multi-paned sash windows, but there were other types of windows, such as skylights, all of which required thorough window cleaning, because of the very wet winter that we have recently had.
This 4 bedroom Herne Hill property also had 2 sets of french doors, which Spick & Span window cleaners cleaned inside and out, using traditional window cleaners methods.
Thi Herne Hill property owner was also Keen to have the windows of a nearby 1 bedroom property cleaned also, which we were happy to do.
Spick & Span window cleaners who are fairly local to Herne Hill and East Dulwich and who have many years of experience of cleaning windows local to this area, cleaned  the windows on behalf of the Landlord/homeowner without much difficulty.
Spick & Span window cleaners achieve their window cleaning results  by using specialized and professional window cleaner equipment, which is adept at reaching windows that are high up, and achieving good cleaning results.
Spick & Span window cleaners cleaned the windows in Herne Hill thoroughly on the outside, starting on the front and concluding at the back. The external windows were scrubbed with a brush, which is specifically designed to sympathetically clean glass.
Once the work was completed at the front and back the window cleaner took his equipment inside the property, making sure to take great care not to get any water spillages on the carpets, which were in the process of being fitted.
The window cleaner cleaned the windows of the skylights as well as all the other internal windows using a window cleaners pad and squeegee, and dustsheets were used throughout to catch any spillages. After work at the first property was finished the window cleaner moved his equipment to the second property where work commenced. The tools used at the other property were a stepladder a bucket, and a window cleaners hand mop, squeegee and a scrim.
In all the work took around 4 hours to complete from start to finish. The homeowner was thoroughly please with the end result and said that he would recommend our services to friends.

Today Spick & Span window cleaners were booked to go down to Pimlico, SW1 in central London to carry out regular window cleaner services on behalf of one of our Pimlico clients at her stunning and spacious 2 bedroom period conversion Pimlico property, that is local to Pimlico Station SW1.
The 2 bedroom Pimlico period property, housed above a shop, which is located in Pimlico SW1 is 4 stories high and had sash windows and casement windows that required window cleaning inside and out by a professional window cleaner who works in Pimlico.
The types of windows at this property are multi-paned, Georgian sash windows, all of which required thorough window cleaning, because of the wet winter that we’ve recently had.
This  Pimlico property also had 2 sets of large french doors that needed window cleaning. Spick & Span’s Pimlico window cleaning service were able to clean these externally from the balcony.
Spick & Span window cleaners who regularly carry out window cleaner work in Pimlico and local areas offer a bespoke Pimlico window cleaner service to residents within Pimlico and other local areas. Because Spick & Span window cleaners have worked in the local area of Pimlico as window cleaners for many years we have gained a reputation of reliability and trustworthiness and therefore are repeatedly invited back to Pimlico by clients who require Pimlico window cleaning services.
Spick & Span window cleaners are able to achieve excellent end results because we use specialized and professional window cleaner equipment, which is adept at reaching windows that are high up, using ladders only as a last resort. Spick & Span also show flexibility and work at a time that is convenient to the client.
Spick & Span window cleaners cleaned the windows of this Pimlico property thoroughly from within the property .This was achieved by using a step ladder, and raising and lowering the sash windows so as to clean the window externally with the window cleaning equipment. The window cleaner cleaned all of the windows this way and used a window cleaners pad and squeegee, and dustsheets to catch any water spillages.

In all the window cleaner took around 2 hours to complete the work from start to finish.
We look forward to returning on many other occasions to Pimlico to carry out window cleaning services to other residents local to this area of London.

Today Spick & Span window cleaners went down to Camberwell SE5 to carry out window cleaner services on a very charming and spacious Georgian townhouse that is local to Denmark Hill Station, close to East Dulwich.
The large Georgian property which is housed in a leafy road in Camberwell SE5 is 4 stories high and had windows including dormers, that are difficult for average window cleaners to reach.
The types of windows were mainly multi-paned Geogian glass, but there were other types of windows, such as, sash windows and casement windows. All of which required thorough window cleaning, because the wet winter.
This 4 bedroom Camberwell property in a conservation area within Camberwell also had a large conservatory and sunroom, which Spick & Span window cleaners cleaned.
The homeowner was Keen to have regular window cleaning by window cleaners local to Camberwell as the windows at the front and rear of the property were very difficult to access with ladders, making them hard for average local window cleaners in Camberwell to clean.
Spick & Span window cleaners who work in and around Camberwell and East Dulwich and are local to the area, cleaned the windows on behalf of the Scandinavian homeowner without much difficulty. Spick & Span window cleaners are able to achieve this by using specialized professional window cleaner equipment, which is adept at reaching windows that are high up without the use of ladders.
Spick & Span window cleaners cleaned the windows in Camberwell thoroughly on the outside, starting on the front and concluding at the back. The external windows were scrubbed with a brush, which is specifically designed to sympathetically clean Georgian type glass.
Once the work was completed at the front the window cleaner took his equipment inside the property, making sure to take great care not to get any water on the carpets. The window cleaner cleaned the windows of the sunroom as well as its glass roof from on top of the Garage roof. From this position the window cleaner also took the opportunity to clean the roof of the conservatory. After work here was finished the window cleaner moved his equipment into the garden where work commenced on the rear windows of the property.
After all windows were cleaned at the rear of the property the rest of the conservatory was cleaned.

Today Spick & Span window cleaners went down to Camberwell SE5, to clean the inside and outside windows of a semi-detached, 4 storey, 4 bedroom Georgian property in leafy Camberwell Grove, which had attached to it a glass sunroom and a very large sun lounge/ garden conservatory.
Spick & Span window cleaners, who have gained extertise in cleaning solarium windows and other glass structures integrated into buildings, were able to clean this period property inside and out,  including these glass structures, in approximately 5 hours.
The Camberwell based client was keen to get all the windows of the house cleaned inside and out, but the clients main priority was that the garden conservatory and solarium windows get cleaned inside and out, this was because themain purpose of these areas is is to provide enjoyment to family so that they can enjoy the surrounding landscape and garden area.
The windows of the sunroom had been neglected, perhaps because many window cleaners find them difficult to clean. The effect of this was that they had become very grubby and were covered with green algae especially was this alge noticable on the roofs which really needed to benefit from a good clean.Light was seriously lacking from this part of the houses interior and provided annoyance rather than enjoyment to the homes owners. Rather than light flooding in as is the purpose of a sunroom the rays of the sun cast shadows into the home making it appear dull and dreary within. Not only did this look  unattractive, but was the bain of the homeowner.
Spick and Span were able to clean the roofs of both glass structures by using safe and effective methods that involve telescopic window cleaning poles abrasive brushed and purified water which is pumped to the brush head. All external window were cleaned thhis was excluding thos in the attic which were inaccessible by this means of window cleaning, these were cleaned from within the property.
The homeowner was very impressed with quality of the finish, her response was one of astonishment, at the amount of light that now flooded into the home via the roofs of the sunrooms, this gave the property a much brighter appearance.
Spick & Span window cleaners were very happy to provide their sunroom window cleaning service to this client, and to be a part of this glass solarium restoration project.

Today Spick & Span window cleaners went down to the Battersea Park area of Battersea SW11, to clean the windows on behalf of a high profile resident that lives in Battersea SW11 postal code area.
Spick & Span window cleaning who clean windows on behalf of professionals and residents within the Battersea and surrounding areas, were contacted by a personal assistant working for the property’s owner. From the initial phone contact to window cleaning’s completion there was a total time lapse of around 24 hours, as this was an emergency clean.
Spick and Span arrived just before arranged, at 1pm today, and met with the homeowner. A brief risk assessment was made and work commenced on the front of the property at the outside. In total there were 8 sash windows which needed cleaning including a bay on the ground floor.
The window cleaning method that was used was to clean was the reach and wash system as this always leaves windows clean and smear free.
While in the property dust sheets were used.
At the rear of the property access was restricted to the attic bedroom on the 3rd floor and also a bathroom window, because of a large kitchen extension and these windows could only be cleaned from inside the property.
On the ground floor at the rear were some very large panes which made up a glazed kitchen extension these looked much better after the cleaning, as they were originally thick with dust and sand deposits. As a complementary part of the service all the frames were wiped, as was the plastic tubing that protruded out beneath the patio doors.
The large glass roof light of the kitchen extension could only be cleaned successfully from out of one of the bathroom windows. This was cleaned with the aid of window cleaner’s extension pole.
When window cleaning the windows inside the house Spick and Span used damp micro-fibre cloths, this was to limit the use of water, and so as a result, minimize the risk of water spillage.
Spick & Span window cleaners have been very busy working in Battersea of late as this in now the 5th time that Spick & Span window cleaners have cleaned windows in Battersea within the last 3 weeks.

How on earth do you clean sash windows three floors up?
What do you do when it seems that there is no ladder on earth long enough, and your money is too tight to hire a cherry picker and yet you can barely see through the windows?
Your local window cleaner doesn’t seem to have the equipment or the know-how.
Is there some genius way of doing the outside without needing to resort to abseiling down the wall to get to them?
Some clients we work for speak of the days when they used to hang out of the windows, but thinking of people taking such risks makes my tummy wobble.
What do you do for instance with a bathroom window, that is not particularly high up but is very awkward to reach? Do you dare to lean out as far as can to wipe, even though most experienced window cleaners wouldn’t take such a risk?
Some wipe as far as they can reach or use cloths wrapped around a wooden stick to wipe and then chuck water at the areas that they can’t reach. It works for them, but it’s far from ideal.
What do the professional guys do?
Most traditional window cleaners would open the bottom of the window, sit on the sill with head outside, facing in. Clean the outside of upper pane. Open the top of window, stand on a chair/ ladder inside and andthen lean out to clean the outside of upper half pane, but if you attempt this be careful you don’t fall! Also be warned, it can be very mucky, which is why it’s such a hated job.
Most of us don’t have enough of a head for heights, and leaning far out of the window for most of us is not what we really want to do.
So what are the alternatives?
Well it could be that your fortunate enough to own the type of windows that swing inwards check whether there are catches at the top of your windows, and hinges that can be opened as this will make cleaning them a lot easier. Most Upvc framed windows can open in this way. If not then you will need to consider some other options.
A safe alternative to leaning out of your window might be to use a device, such as a magnet window cleaning sponge. It is like two sponges covered with magnets on a long string. The way it’s supposed to work is that one of the sponges is moistened and put it on the outside of thewindow, with string coming in through the window, then the other magnet from the inside the window is used to control the wipe motion on the outside . However be warned this will not result in a streak free finish.

To save yourself  from potential danger as well as the hassle associated with window cleaning, and to ensure you’re left  with the a spotless finish  even on windows located up to the 5th floor you could always find a chap with a power hose window cleaning system and invite him round…

Surely worth thinking about.

Today, Spick & Span window cleaners went down to Fulham in the royal borough of Kensington and Chelsea , to clean the windows of a very large property, on behalf of a property developer.
This fabulous 7 bedroom period property, which was set over 4 floors, was formerly the Guatemalan embassy and had just had undergone some recent renovation work.
Spick & Span window cleaners, who are based a short distance from Fulham, and who are often employed to clean windows in the royal borough of Kensington and Chelsea, were more than happy to provide the client with a professional Fulham window cleaner service.
The window cleaning for this property began bright and early in the morning, which was required, as a photographer was booked for the afternoon.
Spick & Span window cleaners were needed as the windows had lots of stains and smear marks left on them by a regular domestic cleaning company who had attempted to clean the windows, but were unsuccessful.
Because the property was being prepared to be placed on the market it was essential that great care be taken inside the house. New carpets had been laid throughout the property, therefore great care was taken to prevent water spillages, dust sheets were also used underneath work areas.
This Fulham townhouse was very tall, therefore to reach the outside windows Spick & Span window cleaners used a 47ft reach window cleaning pole which is able to reach the 5th floor windows from street level. After cleaning the outside windows, work commenced within.
It was observed, from inside the property that windows were looking much nicer and shinier outside now that that they were thoroughly scrubbed and rinsed with pure water, however the smeary marks on the inside of the windows were now more noticeable. Many of internal windows also had secondary glazing panels, which couldn’t be removed; this made the job more challenging. All the windows on the inside of the property were cleaned using a special window cleaning chemical which is particularly suited for hard water areas such as is the case in London. The tools used were a step ladder, dust sheets, a bucket, micro-fibre cloths and scrims, a mop applicator and squeegee. The window cleaning took around 5 hours complete. All the windows were thoroughly washed.
The effects of this window cleaning were that it enhanced the beauty of this property, making the renovation of it complete, making it much easier to sell, and making its appearance much more pleasant to any potential buyers.