Who Is Regular Window Cleaning Best For? (Not good for)

You’d rather not scramble up a ladder

You might not have ever cleaned your own windows.

Or maybe you used to — ladder out, bucket filled, bit of effort on a Sunday afternoon.

But that idea seems like something of the past in today's life?

You’ve got other things you’d rather be doing.

For a lot of people, regular window cleaning is simply about getting their time back. It’s one of those household jobs that you could do… but don’t really want to.

It’s a bit like mowing the lawn. Some people enjoy it. Others are more than happy to outsource it and never think about it again.

If you’re the kind of person who likes to set something up once and let it run in the background, regular cleaning tends to suit you very well.

If your life is action packed

You’re juggling work, school runs, travel, or just the general pace of life, organizing things repeatedly takes up mental space that could otherwise be spent doing more important things.

With a regular service, you’re added to an established cleaning route and cleaned on a predictable cycle; most window cleaning companies offer this on 4 or 6 weekly cycles typically. 

You don’t need to message every four or six weeks. You don’t need to remember to book and you’re guaranteed a spot in a window cleaners diary which should be organised. It’s a systematic cleaning routine. It just ticks along.

For many families and professionals, that structure is the real benefit — not just the clean windows, but the simplicity behind having windows cleaned and hopefully the payment method to which most professional window cleaning businesses have configured on a direct debit type of system (in the UK this is typically the service GoCardless)

If You’ve Got a Lot of Glass

The terrible joke here is... that window cleaning is a pain in the glass.

If your home has a whole lot of glass, bi-fold doors, a conservatory, large rear windows, or just a lot of glazing generally, you’ll know how quickly it shows up dirt simply because it makes up so much of your home.

Modern window cleaning methods are designed to maintain larger areas efficiently. And in homes with a lot of glass, regular maintenance usually works better than leaving it 3 months and starting again each season.

You might not notice it day-to-day, even sometime between cleans if depending on the location. But you’ll always have clean windows… It's maintenance.

If You Like Predictability

Regular window cleaning is structured.

It’s usually route-based. It’s often paid by Direct Debit after the clean has been completed. You don’t have to have cash ready. You don’t have to transfer money each time. You don’t have to be home in most cases.

If the clean hasn’t been done, payment isn’t requested.

For people who like systems and things being organised properly, this works very well.

It’s not about “commitment” in a heavy sense as most window cleaning businesses don’t have contracts. 

It’s typically about consistency and building a long term relationship based on reciprocal trust between you and the cleaning business.

Who might regular window cleaning Not Suit?

This is just as important.

Regular window cleaning probably isn’t right for you if you:

• Only want a clean once or twice a year
  
• You need a specific date and time for every visit
  
• You need to always be home when the cleaning is completed
  
• You want flexibility to skip scheduled cleaning when you’re added to a cleaning route which naturally has less flexibility with dates and times.
  
  

Because regular services are built around a “cleaning route”, they’re designed to be efficient and predictable. That’s why they’re usually more cost-effective per visit than one-off cleans.

Regular cleaning for a business is about delivering a consistent friendly service but in a travel efficient way which comes with less flexibility for you as the home owner as it relates to dates and times the cleaning is completed.

One-off window cleaning exists for exactly that reason, one - off cleaning can still be completed regularly and can be seen as a super premium service. You get a specific date and a time for the cleaning, and that way you get exactly what you want but comes at a cost.

One off window cleaning is a little bit like getting a guaranteed date and time for delivery of items in the post, it’s typically offered at a premium because you get that certainly much like one off window cleaning.

Squeaky Solihull loves cleaning your windows

It’s not about whether you care about your home more than someone else.

It’s about how you prefer to manage it.

Some homeowners love the idea of “set it and forget it.” on their regular window cleaning plan

Others prefer to stay in full control of each booking for a one off service

Neither is right or wrong.

It just depends on what you want.