Now’s The Time To Wash Your Windows

My mom ( a long time Realtor) feels clean windows make the house feel clean and are a must whenever selling a home 9 or just wanting to live in a clean looking home for that matter) what she has found, and bestowed upon me is a fluffy scrubber and a squeegee with a product called squeegee off. It really does work wonders and much easier (along with completely streak and lint free job) than towels or newspapers.

That's on my yearly schedule for April, when it's much warmer. BUt I am going to try and use RainX on the outsides this year to see if it will help keep the outsides cleaner. I read somewhere that it helped.

I usually do one room a day, and wash the curtains as well, so April is good since I have time off for Spring Break then.

hmmm... I've never washed the windows in our home - we've been here 3 years (-ish). And I really don't think they were washed for years before we moved in. This is good.... it's spiritual, huh? I might have to get on this this week.

What a good idea. I never think to wash my windows but I need to start doing that. Ugh, thinking about it, I bet mine are awful, I don't know they last time they were washed.

Does this mean I only have to wash the windows every four years? AWESOME!!!

PS When we had central heat/air I used to change or clean the filter every month when the light bill came in; was easy to remember and easy to maintain.

I washed my windows over the weekend....and they were really grimy before (dust storms and such in Arizona). My 2 year old rode her bike right into the patio doors......my little hummingbird. She was so used to not being able to see through them, I guess?

(Note to self: clean windows every two weeks to avoid injury to youngest daughter...)

I, myself, am a fan of Windex and the Classifieds (black and white newspaper)

Hi there,

I agree with you on window washing. Clean windows make a huge difference. I recently did ours and the curtains. It is amazing how fast they collect dirt and dust! We are in the midst of a remodling project and you can bet they will need it again once this project is done.

Take Care,

Trixie

I have 3 dogs, 5 wall-height plate glass windows, and 5 glass doors. Every day should be window-washing day, but in reality, it's about once a week. I walk around the house with a bucket of water with a little liquid dish detergent in it, 2 microfiber towels (one wet and one dry), a dry microfleece cloth, and a Magic Eraser. This cleans most things that don't require disinfecting, including windows.

I have two windows I cannot reach from the outside without a scaffold, so all I can do is hose 'em off. They're not *too* awful. Three years ago, I replaced two plate glass windows with openable ones with special glass from Anderson. They shrug off dirt and water spots, and have never required washing - I just dust the frames.