When windows need cleaning
- The glass looks grey or streaky even on a bright day
- Dirt has run down from the frames onto the sills
- Building work has left dust and splashes on the windows
- The house is about to go on the market
- The shopfront looks dull from the street
Window cleaning in Swansea
Victorian and Edwardian houses in the Uplands, Sketty and Brynmill often have two-storey bays with three faces of glass on each floor. Upper panes are reached from the side of the bay, as the small lead or slate roof below should not be stood on.
On the seafront, windows are rinsed first to lift sand blown off the beach, which scratches glass if it is wiped while dry.
Get a quote in SwanseaSwansea windows: sea, sashes and flats
Onshore winds leave salt and fine sand on seafront glass, drying to a white haze that shows in low sun. In winter storms the spray reaches the streets behind.
Many bay-fronted houses still have timber sash windows. Old putty and paintwork crack easily, so frames are cleaned with a soft touch.
Blocks around the Marina have balconies, communal glazing and windows several floors up. Communal glass goes through the managing agent, and balcony glass facing the water dulls fastest.
Swansea Council has resident-only parking at more than 400 locations. Tell us whether there is a drive, a residents' bay outside or a lane at the back.
Areas of Swansea we cover
- City centre SA1
- Maritime Quarter SA1
- Uplands SA2
- Brynmill SA2
- Sketty SA2
- Killay SA2
- Blackpill SA3
- West Cross SA3
- Mumbles SA3
- Gorseinon SA4
What the window clean covers
Panes on the outside of the property cleaned at the interval you choose.
uPVC and painted frames, and the sills below them, cleaned during the same visit.
Cleaned by hand when someone is at home to let us in.
Glass and polycarbonate roof panels cleaned when you add them to the visit.
Glass, ground-level signs and door frames on shop frontages.
Entrance doors, stairwell windows and outside glass for landlords and managing agents.
How a window cleaning round is set up
- Property and interval
You tell us the type of property, roughly how many windows it has and how often you want them cleaned.
- Access to the back
Locked side gates, dogs in the garden and bin store codes are noted so the rear can be reached when you are out.
- Each visit
Glass, frames and sills are cleaned outside, with conservatory roofs or inside glass done when you have added them.
What the price depends on in Swansea
- The number of windows
- The height of the building
- How easy the back of the property is to reach
- How often the windows are cleaned
- Extras such as conservatory roofs, fascias or inside glass
- The number of bays, front and back, and the panes in each
- Glass on a block that needs its own access plan beyond ground or balcony reach
Window cleaning in Swansea: questions
Can the upstairs bay windows on my house in the Uplands be cleaned?
Upper bays are cleaned from the ground or from a ladder set clear of the bay roof. Say how many bays the house has, front and back.
My windows face the sea. Why do they look dirty again so soon?
Salt settles whenever the wind blows onshore, and it holds moisture, so it smears and attracts dust. Sea-facing glass usually needs a shorter gap between cleans.
Can a single apartment in the Maritime Quarter be booked, or does it have to be the whole block?
A single flat's balcony glass can be cleaned with the resident's permission. Windows reachable only from the outside of the building are for the managing agent to arrange.
Swansea windows to clean?
Send the street, whether the house has bays or sash windows, the number of floors, and for flats the block name and managing agent.
This service is carried out by Limeworks Outdoor Services, a Dragon Multi-Trade brand.