Glass, frames and sills cleaned from ground level using purified water. Period property and narrow city streets are no problem.
Inside the city walls and out through Wincheap, Northgate and St Dunstan’s, the streets are narrow, the parking is restricted and a lot of properties have no frontage at all. Getting a ladder to the back of a townhouse often means going through the house or down a shared alley.
We work entirely from the ground with a water-fed pole, which reaches further back than a ladder allows. That takes most of the access problem out of it, and on period property it means nothing rests against original glazing bars, painted timber or old brickwork.
We’re out across the Canterbury district regularly, including Whitstable, Herne Bay and the villages.
Window Cleaning
Purified water and a soft brush, with the frames and sills done as standard.
Ordinary tap water carries dissolved minerals, and when it dries on glass it leaves those minerals behind. That’s what spotting and streaking actually is. Purified water has had them filtered out, so it dries clear without needing to be squeegeed or buffed.
That suits older glass particularly well. Period panes are rarely perfectly flat, so any residue left behind shows up as streaking in the light. Cleaning with pure water and letting it dry avoids it entirely.
The frames and sills are done as standard, which on a sash window means the glazing bars and horns rather than just the flat surfaces. No detergents, so nothing running off onto painted timber.
Every four to eight weeks, though the coast and the city behave differently.
In the city itself it’s mostly dust, pollen and the tree cover along the older streets. Six to eight weeks tends to be plenty.
Out at Whitstable, Tankerton and Herne Bay it’s salt. Sea air leaves a fine deposit that hazes glass faster than anything inland, and it’s noticeably worse on anything facing the water. Coastal properties usually want a four-weekly round to stay consistently clear.
Most customers start with a one-off and move onto a round once they’ve seen the difference. There’s no contract and no obligation to continue.
Canterbury has a large rented sector and a busy retail centre, and both have their own rhythm.
For landlords and letting agents, the summer void is the sensible slot. Windows done between tenancies means the property shows well in listing photographs and there’s nothing on the check-in report about external condition. We work with a number of agents on exactly that basis.
For retail and hospitality around the city centre, a dirty shopfront is the first thing a customer sees. We can work to whatever schedule suits your opening hours so there’s no disruption to trade.
We also clean conservatory glass and roofs, Velux and roof windows, bifold and patio door glass, glazed porches and stained glass panels.
Where we cover
Wincheap, Northgate, St Dunstan’s, St Stephen’s, Hales Place, Thanington and Harbledown, plus Whitstable, Tankerton, Herne Bay, Chestfield, Sturry, Chartham, Bridge, Bekesbourne, Littlebourne and Blean.
We also work right across the rest of Kent, including Ashford, Folkestone, Maidstone, Medway, Tunbridge Wells, Sevenoaks, Dartford and Gravesend.
Not sure if we come out your way? Give us a call and we’ll tell you straight away.
We also cover Tonbridge, Dover, Deal and everywhere in between.
Window Cleaning
The things people ask most before booking.
Tell us what needs cleaning and we’ll come and look at it. No charge, no obligation, and a fixed price in writing before anything starts.
Usually yes. The water-fed pole reaches further back than a ladder would allow, so narrow streets and restricted parking are less of a problem than they'd otherwise be. Let us know when you book if access is particularly tight.
It depends on the size of the property and how many windows there are. A terraced house is at the lower end, a larger period property towards the higher. We'll give you a fixed price before any work starts and there's no charge for quoting.
Yes, and around Canterbury a fair bit of our work is exactly that. The summer void is the sensible slot, before new tenants arrive and while access is straightforward.
More often than inland. At Whitstable, Tankerton and Herne Bay, salt deposit hazes glass faster than dust does, so four weeks keeps it consistently clear where six or eight would be fine in the city.
Yes, including the glazing bars and horns rather than just the flat glass. Pure water suits older panes well, since there's no residue left behind to show up as streaking in the light.
