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Today Spick & Span window cleaners went down to Earl’s Court in SW5 London to clean the windows of a large two bedroom garden flat in SW5, located just seconds away from Earl’s Court tube station. This clean was part of a regular window cleaner service in Earl’s Court.

This busy area of Earl’s Court, SW5 London is a busy arterial route of the capital through which a large number of vehicles daily pass. This creates alarming levels of fumes and pollutants, which over time stain glass and cause windows to get dirty and murky, affecting the home’s view and hence the need for window cleaners in Earl’s Court.

This home that Spick & Span window cleaners clean regularly in Earl’s Court has Large floor-to ceiling windows in the kitchen and dining area , a large sash bay window in the front bedroom  and a large single sash window in the second bedroom, there are also windows in an outbuilding in the garden, which is used as an office, these get particularly dirty due to the flora and fauna.

The owner of this property is a working professional and so is time deprived, each time the windows are cleaned, Spick & Span window cleaners pre-arrange a time that is convenient for the homeowner, often at the same time when the domestic cleaner is working, and is able to provide access into to the property.

The windows of this flat in Earl’s Court are cleaned inside and outside by the window cleaner each visit, who uses both traditional and modern window cleaning techniques to accomplish the task. To start with, the outside of the windows at the back of the property were cleaned, including the annex room windows.  All windows were thoroughly scrubbed and then squeegeed leaving them sparkling clean. Next work moved to the inside of the back windows, these windows were quite tricky to clean because they were floor to ceiling windows, these windows were cleaned with a telescopic extension pole with a mop on the end. All internal areas were cleaned with great care, so as not to damage carpets, skirting and furnishings.

The last part of the property to be cleaned was the front. As this is a raised ground-floor flat, with a basement property below,  these windows are not able to be cleaned from a ladder, instead a water-fed telescopic pole with a brush attached is used . This pole system is fed with purified water, which is excellent for cleaning windows.

Today Spick & Span window cleaners went down to Barnes as part of a regular window cleaner service in Barnes, for a client who owns an attractive 7 bedroom property, which has 2 reception rooms, and 3 bathrooms, a kitchen, a study, a utility room and downstairs cloakroom . This spacious property located on a leafy street in Barnes, fronts a busy arterial road.

Busy traffic on this road, means that windows get dirty very quickly making the vista outside very obscure. This is why the homeowner required a regular and reliable, window cleaner in Barnes. Spick & Span provide a regular window cleaner service in Barnes and the local area. The windows of this property in Barnes are desperately difficult to clean for an unprofessional window cleaner, as like many other properties in Barnes, it has many large windows, and some that are quite awkward to reach, the windows at the front of the house are all leaded glass and are particularly difficult for novices to clean. All the windows of this property in Barnes are cleaned regularly for this client, both inside and out by Spick & Span window cleaners who are based just a 30 minute drive away from Barnes and provide regular window cleaner services in the area. The windows are cleaned by the window cleaner as regular as is required by the client, but generally they are cleaned every 4 -6 weeks both on the inside and out, this ensures that the windows are always neat in appearance and that the glass allows the maximum amount of light to penetrate into the building improving the overall feel and ambiance of the building.

The property stretches over four floors, and so to reach  the windows located at the very top of the building Spick & Span window cleaners use telescopic water-fed pole , which use purified water, and so thoroughly clean the glass, without leaving any marks or spots. There are four large Velux windows at the top of the property which are cleaned on each visit using traditional window cleaning methods, great care is taken to keep all carpets dry and walls clean, when using water inside the property. Because the windows of this property in Barnes have now been cleaned regularly for some time, the job takes less time, as the window cleaner has become used to the job, this is more convenient for the homeowner, who is very busy person.

Today Spick & Span window cleaners entered into a new bi- monthly window cleaning contract in Croxted Road, Dulwich, SE21. The professionals that own this stunning 6 bedroom property in Dulwich’s  Croxted Road, contacted Spick & Span window cleaners and requested a regular professional Dulwich window cleaner service as they had grown tired of the antics of there past window cleaner, who is also a window cleaner local to the Dulwich area. The reason for ending the contract with the previous window cleaners according to the owner of this property in Dulwich was that the window cleaner, cleaned the external windows only by accessing the property, which was not to the liking of the family as it interfered with the families privacy. According to homes owner, the window cleaner used to come inside the property and lean out of the windows to clean the windows externally. It has to be said  that many of the windows of this 6 bedroom property were difficult to access, especially the windows on the roof of this home in Dulwich, however with specialized, and professional window cleaning equipment, such as the reach up and wash, pole method of window cleaning, that  Spick & Span window cleaners use, all windows were able to be cleaned without stepping foot into the home.

There were approximately 15 Sash windows that needed the services of a professional Dulwich window cleaner, along with 3 very large roof-lights housed on the roof of kitchen extension, this extension had a number of glass doors.

The window cleaner started at the front of the property were all windows were scrubbed with a water fed brush attached to a 40ft. telescopic window cleaners pole, care was taken with the brickwork and after all windows at the front were cleaned they were rinsed with pure water. Some of the windows at the back of the Dulwich property could be cleaned from ground level with the 40ft. window cleaner pole, however, because of the kitchen extension some of the sash windows, at the back of the property could only be accessed from on top of the kitchen extension roof, after all these windows were washed, the glass kitchen doors were window cleaned. Finally the windows at the side of the  home were cleaned with the use of  purified water and the telescopic window cleaners pole . The glass roof-lights on top of the kitchen extension were accessed by a ladder and these were cleaned and then squeegeed dry.

The homeowner was very pleased with the services and arrangements were made to come back to the home in Dulwich to clean the windows in around 8 weeks time.

Today Spick & Span window cleaners went down to clean the windows of  property on a street located seconds away from London’s famous Portobello Road Market. This elegant property situated very near to Portobello Road had windows that had not been cleaned for many years and they were in desperate need of cleaning.

The windows that were cleaned were very high up, and at the front, where the window cleaning work began, the windows that were cleaned were, 3 large sash windows and 1 very large bay window. The windows were very dirty and had accumulated so much grime that they were very difficult to see through, and needed very thorough scrubbing with a window cleaning brush as well as rinsing with purified water, in fact because the stubbornness of the dirt and grime this window cleaning process was  repeated twice, once at the start and again toward the end of the job. The window cleaner used a very large 40ft. telescopic carbon fibre window  cleaning pole to reach and clean the two sash windows on the fourth floor, as the windows were extremely high and difficult to reach by any other means.

After all windows were cleaned on the outside at the front of the house, work commenced on the inside of the property were the window cleaner started at the top floor. This property, near Portobello Road, in total had 5 bedrooms, 3 cloak rooms, a kitchen and a lounge all of which had windows in that needed window cleaning. Traditional window cleaning methods were used inside the house and great care was taken not to drip water in areas of work. Particular care was taken in the lounge were a sash window was slightly restricted by the owners Piano. All windows after being cleaned were buffed with a lint-free cloth to leave a smear free finish.

Because there was no rear access at this house located close to Portobello Road all windows that were cleaned at the back of the property had be cleaned from inside the property, fortunately for the window cleaner most of the sash window slid without much difficulty although some of the windows were harder to clean because, they had been painted shut. The window on the roof terrace partly opened giving enough room for the window cleaner to climb out and clean from outside. The windows in the kitchen were cleaned by using a micro fibre cloth.

During the cleaning of the windows of this property in Notting Hill the homeowner had left the property to go to the bank and upon returning. She was thrilled to see through her windows, that were now sparkling clean.

Today Spick & Span window cleaners worked in Clapham Sw4, cleaning the windows for  a  first time client who wanted to get the windows of his new Clapham home cleaned in preparation for moving in with his family. Spick & Span window cleaners reached this home in Clapham very quickly as it is just a short drive away from from the work base.

The windows of this four bedroom Victorian terrace home in Clapham SW4, had 2 bay windows at the front that were extremely dusty due to an ivy bush that had become overgrown, the Velux windows in the loft were also particularly dirty.

The owner of this home in Clapham wanted a window cleaner to clean the insides and outsides of the windows of the property. This was made a little more difficult than usual as there were a number of  tradesmen in the home on the day as well as house cleaners, which meant that the window cleaner who was called out to this Job in Clapham had to work very methodically and around the other tradesman in the house. The owner of the house was also around, as he was cutting down the ivy bush at the front.

The Clapham window cleaner started at the outside of the property, working in the garden this Clapham window cleaner cleaned all the windows using a waterfed pole and window cleaner brush. The windows were double glazed uPvc framed windows,  these were quite filthy and murky with grime, but the grimy film and other deposits that were on these windows , soon were removed as the window cleaner in Clapham cleaned them with an up and down scrubbing motion, and with an abrasive window cleaners brush.

When cleaning inside the home an effort was made to not make a mess and dustsheets were put on carpets to prevent watermarks.

The Velux windows were reasonably straight forward to clean as these were able to open up, however there was one particularly difficult to reach Velux window on the hallway.

Finally the window cleaner finished up this Job on the outside at the front of the house by giving the Clapham Properties windows 2 bay windows a good scrub and then rinse, all the frames were also cleaned as they had collected a lot of dirt.

After a final inspection it was clear that the mission to smarten up this home in Clapham had been accomplished as the newly cleaned  windows sparkled and glistened.

Spick & Span window cleaners in were thanked for their services in Clapham.

Today Spick & Span window cleaners went down to W11 to clean the windows of a large Victorian townhouse on behalf of a client that was due to move in to the property within the next two weeks. This imposing but very beautiful 4 storey Victorian building, set in Holland Park  W11 had recently undergone building work and the windows were rather dirty as a result, which is why a window cleaner was needed there. Ordinarily the of windows of a building this height in W11 would’ve proved difficult to clean , especially if a window cleaner only uses ladders and traditional window cleaning methods, but Span & Span window cleaners are able to reach windows that are over 40ft.  by using telescopic window cleaning poles with brushes, this method of window cleaning is ideal for very tall buildings such as those in the W11 postcode area. The window cleaning method involves pumping purified water to the brush head which the window cleaner scrubs the glass with and then rinses clean with water.

Because the new owner of the property was not able to be present at the location at the time that the windows were cleaned it was prearranged that the work take place at the time that the general cleaner was home. The work took approximately 3 hours to complete, from start to finish, and all windows were cleaned outside only.

To get to the back windows of the property the window cleaner had to walk through the property, but great care was taken to avoid scratching paint work. Some of the back windows were tricky to clean as they had metal security bars, there were also french doors which were cleaned using a window cleaners mop and squeegee

Builders arrived before the work was complete and one of them noted how much better the windows appeared after cleaning.

Today Spick & Span window cleaners went down to Notting Hill to clean the windows of 2 flats on behalf of a Landlord who was in urgent need of a window cleaner for his properties in W11. He needed to have the windows cleaned within the week as new tenants were due to move in. Deeply grateful that Spick & Span window cleaners were able to come down and clean windows in Notting Hill at such short notice. He was anxious to make the window cleaning booking

These properties are managed by estate agents, and so Spick & Span window cleaners were instructed to pick up the keys to the property from Marsh and Parsons estate agents based in nearby Holland Park Avenue. Because the Landlord lives out of town payment for the work was done through a bank transfer,which he found very convenient, half of the total being paid up front.

The landlord was a delight to work for as he was very helpful in sending diagrams of the windows that needed cleaning. He also ensured that all of the windows within the properties could be easily accessed by ensuring the keys to window locks were on hand at the time of the window cleaning.

On arriving to clean the windows at this leafy street in Notting Hill it was noted that both flats that required window cleaning were within the same building, which was four stories high. The flats were both split-level, the first being a ground and first floor, 2 bedroom flat, and the second being a second and third floor, 2 bedroom flat. At the front of the property there was 1 bay window, 4 sash windows, and 1 Velux window. At the back of the property there was 1 glass roof, 9 sash windows, and 1 small casement window.

When Spick & Span window cleaners arrived to clean the windows, there was a team of around 6 cleaners who were spring cleaning the building preparing it for the new tenants and so window cleaning began at the front of building, so as not to interrupt them. The cleaners were unsure as to how the top windows could be reached due to the height and they were genuinely amazed, which could be seen when they peered out of the windows to see Spick & Span window cleaners extending their window cleaning poles, which poles can reach windows that are well over forty feet high, without the uses of ladders. The windows at the front of the property were all thoroughly scrubbed and then rinsed clean, before window cleaner work moved to inside. After consulting with the cleaning supervisor, it was agreed that the window cleaning should start at the very top of the building, and this is what took place. All windows including the Velux was cleaned using traditional window cleaning techniques, and dust sheets and overshoes were worn so as not to cause any mess. The glass roof was reached using a water-fed pole and the algae and moss that has gathered was loosened and the rinsed clean.

After the jobs completion the keys were left with the cleaning supervisor who promptly returned them to the estate agents, ready to be handed to the new tenants of this spotlessly clean property.

The Landlord was very please at how smoothly it all went.

Today Spick & Span window cleaners went down to Earl’s Court in south west London to clean the windows of a large two bedroom mansion flat in SW5, located just seconds away from Earl’s Court tube station. This client had used Spick & Span windows to clean the windows of their previous property,  but now needed a reliable window cleaner for the new property in Earl’s Court.

This busy thoroughfare of Earl’s Court, south west London is a heavily traveled part of the capital which is visited by a large number of vehicles daily. This creates alarming levels of fumes and pollutants, which over time stain glass and cause windows to get dirty and murky, affecting the home’s vista and hence the need for a window cleaner in Earl’s Court.

This home that Spick & Span window cleaners visited in Earl’s Court had Large floor-to ceiling windows in the kitchen and dining area , a large sash bay window in the front bedroom  and a large single sash window in the second bedroom, there were also windows in an annex room in the garden, used as an office.

The owner of this property is a working professional and was not home during the window cleaning so Spick & Span pre-arranged a time to clean the windows when the house cleaner was working and able to provide access into the this Earl’s Court property, and payment was made by a BACS transfer at a later time.

The windows of this flat in Earl’s Court were cleaned both internally and externally by the window cleaner, who used both traditional and contemporary window cleaning methods. To start with, the outside of the windows at the front of the property were cleaned. As it was a raised ground floor flat, with a basement property, which belonged to another person, these windows were cleaned without a ladder, but with a water-jet telescopic pole-brush purified water  cleaning system. These windows were thoroughly scrubbed and then rinsed leaving them sparkling clean. Next work moved to the back exterior, these windows, these windows were quite tricky to clean because they were floor to ceiling windows, these windows were cleaned with a telescopic extension pole with a mop on the end. All internal areas were cleaned with great care and using sheets to protect carpets and furnishings.

After all the windows were thoroughly cleaned the homes appearance was drastically improved.

Window cleaning in Belgravia

Today Spick & Span window cleaners went down to Belgravia SW1  to clean the windows of a Luxury 1st floor flat, set within a beautiful Georgian street in Eaton Place, Belgravia London, SW1. This first floor flat was located within yards of Belgravia Square and just a stroll away from London’s Sloane Street, SW1. The windows of this apartment, in Eaton Place, Belgravia, were cleaned at the behest of a personal assistant who was required by her boss to arrange for the window cleaning of this exceptional Belgravia property.

[gmap]2 Eaton Place, Belgravia, London, SW1[/gmap]

Eye for Detail

 The windows were extremely dirty and quite high up, and difficult to reach in places,all of the windows were cleaned on the inside and outside many of which were accessed from three balconies, others were cleaned by opening the sash windows and cleaning them with a micro-fibre cloth. Spick & Span window cleaners took great care in cleaning the windows around the property and whilst cleaning.

Rising To the Challenges

Each window cleaning job  whether it be in Belgravia SW1 or another area of South West London presents its own unique and individual challenges to a window cleaner, and window cleaning the windows of this property in Eaton Place proved to be no exception, however with the many years of window cleaning experience that Spick & Span have gained; challenges can usually be met successfully.

The main difficulty of this window cleaner job in Belgravia SW1 was that the windows had not been cleaned for a number of years and so were extremely dirty, also some of the windows were difficult open, there were also a number of french door glass that needed to be cleaned.Another thing that made this job quite labour intensive was that the windows that were all cleaned on the outside were multi-pane and therefore had to all be thoroughly scrubbed with two micro-fibre cloths.Another obstacle that had to be overcome was that the owner of this flat needed the windows cleaned within the day, and Spick & Span had to notify a security guard of their arrival. The window cleaning of this property in Belgravia also had to be carried out at the same time that the domestic cleaner carried out their duties.

Benefits

The end results of this window cleaning in Belgravia  SW1 were very pleasing, because the windows were noticeably cleaner. Making the property look even more attractive and appealing, the house cleaner was really impressed with the results.

Location

Today Spick & Span window cleaners went down to Chelsea SW3 to clean the windows of a fabulous 5 storey Georgian property, set within a beautiful Square within Chelsea SW3 . This 5  storey Georgian property was located within yards of the King’s Road in Chelsea SW3. The owner of this property arranged for Spick & Span window cleaners to come and clean the exterior windows of this property while the house cleaner was cleaning the inside of the property.

[gmap]41 Markham Square, Chelsea, London, W1[/gmap]

Eye for Detail

The owner of this luxury house in Chelsea needed window cleaning as the windows were extremely dirty and quite high up, and the regular cleaner of the house was not able to clean them.

Rising To the Challenges

Each window cleaning job  whether it be in Chelsea Sw3 or another area of London presents its own unique and individual challenges to a window cleaner, and window cleaning the windows of this property in Chelsea SW3  proved to be no exception, however with the many years of window cleaning experience that Spick & Span have gained; challenges can usually be met successfully.

The main difficulty of this window cleaner job in Chelsea SW3 was that the windows had not been cleaned for many years and so were extremely dirty , also some of the windows were not easy to clean as they had to be cleaned from inside the house, by leaning out of the windows.

Another thing that made this job quite labour intensive was that at the back of the property there was two large french doors and a glass conservatory.

Benefits

The end results of this window cleaning in Chelsea SW3 were very pleasing, because the windows were noticeably cleaner. Making the property look even more attractive and appealing in it’s location setting.