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#268303 11-Mar-2020 09:41

So, we had a reputable company we have used before come out to clean our windows, the house and treat our roof.

After they had almost finished we noted to them that the windows weren't really that clean, and they said something about bee pollen and to clean it, they would need harnesses and serious scrubbing and that wasn't included.

I would imagine, if you clean windows for a living, you'd know this was a likely scenario and make clear before starting, that it was excluded. I have no issue with requirement of safety gear, let's keep everyone safe, but if someone sells me a window clean, I would expect clean clean not sort of clean...

We have had our windows cleaned in the past, and whilst no company has ever got the exterior windows perfectly clean, it's usually acceptable, this fell short, I was wondering if anyone else had hear of bee pollen being excluded from Window cleans?

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#2436186 11-Mar-2020 10:06

Ha, no way is that acceptable, window cleaning is just that, you clean them! you use elbow grease as well as detergents, totally useless to offer to clean a window but leave it dirty.

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#2436210 11-Mar-2020 10:48

Bee pooh is problematic and can be excluded from window cleaning arrangements - but depending on the openness of the contractor you may not find this out until after the job is done. Our neighbour had hers done recently and had exactly the same experience as you.

The small yellow streaks are somewhat, but not totally, difficult to remove. It does involve localised rubbing. It’s for this reason that I now just grit my teeth and do my own.

I use the “30 Seconds” window cleaner that goes on with an applicator bottle on the hose. Then wipe the window firmly with a microfibre cloth that clips to a floor-mop type pad on a handle, then hose off. This gets about half the bee stuff off and the rest I get off by hand. Works pretty well but there’s no escaping the additional elbow grease.

Sometimes I just sit and think. Other times I just sit.

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#2436218 11-Mar-2020 11:07

We have very large windows in our home. After the summer period we use a soap mixture attached to our water blaster to wash such stuff off. It does the job and it's fun to do.

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#2436223 11-Mar-2020 11:11

eracode:

Bee pooh is problematic and can be excluded from window cleaning arrangements - but depending on the openness of the contractor you may not find this out until after the job is done. Our neighbour had hers done recently and had exactly the same experience as you.

The small yellow streaks are somewhat, but not totally, difficult to remove. It does involve localised rubbing. It’s for this reason that I now just grit my teeth and do my own.

I use the “30 Seconds” window cleaner that goes on with an applicator bottle on the hose. Then wipe the window firmly with a microfibre cloth that clips to a floor-mop type pad on a handle, then hose off. This gets about half the bee stuff off and the rest I get off by hand. Works pretty well but there’s no escaping the additional elbow grease.

Hi.

The issue is our two-story house. I don't mind cleaning windows, though often I struggle for the time.

It's a tricky one, but interestingly having had our windows cleaned every couple of years, the first mention of it in this house which is 12+ years old.