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To think ‘most people’ don’t get their windows cleaned this often?

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bigblueboots · 08/09/2025 18:05

Disagreement in our house today. Do ‘most people’ (which after some discussion was pinned down to people in 30s/40s in eg 3 bed semi with a kid or two 😅) have their windows cleaned every 6-8 weeks?

YABU - of course they do
YANBU - definitely not ‘most’

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PoshLady90 · 25/03/2026 07:37

Every 4 weeks here £10. Big house. Maybe 20 windows including patio doors x2 outside of windows only, cleaner does inside.
I thought monthly window cleaner was standard!

StrawberryElephants · 25/03/2026 07:35

Ours is every 6 weeks - they also clean the doors and the frames for £14. Its so worth it. I have a neighbour who doesnt have a window cleaner and the grot level is frankly disgusting. Her door has moss on it... it looks like some kind of Halloween haunted house door!

ilovepixie · 25/03/2026 07:34

The window cleaner comes Once a month here.

tommyhoundmum · 25/03/2026 07:33

OrangeStrip · 24/03/2026 19:01

I don't understand how people are paying so little. Ours cost £120 and it's 2-3 hour job.

Yes, mine too and if they do the shutters, an extra £30. I think it's a good deal. They are very careful and wear booties in my home.

ReyRey12 · 24/03/2026 21:23

OrangeStrip · 24/03/2026 19:01

I don't understand how people are paying so little. Ours cost £120 and it's 2-3 hour job.

My parents were quoted 600e so they're not having it done every 6-8 weeks 😅
Thankfully I get to do it for free when I visit.

I wasnt aware of this frequent window washing cause we have done it annually. I fo it myself but my bf sometimes has a window cleaner if they visit the neighbour. I googled this and Reddit had few questions about british window cleaning culture. Very interesting thing to learn after so many years in the country. This has never come up.

ReyRey12 · 24/03/2026 21:14

I am genuinely shocked by this thread. I've been under the impression that people wash their windows once a year. Twice if they live by a busy road.

OneNewEagle · 24/03/2026 21:12

Our window cleaner is monthly. I think once every three months would be fine but that’s the only way he will do it. I can’t clean the windows myself due to a disability.

stillchasingdereksheppard · 24/03/2026 21:11

Every 3 months here

ThinkAboutItTomorrow · 24/03/2026 20:03

Was thinking since the sun re-emerged that they look a bit dirty so should probably get them done. Last time was 18 months / 2 years ago.

blankcanvas3 · 24/03/2026 20:02

Once a month, think it costs about £50. I like clean windows

JustMarriedBecca · 24/03/2026 20:00

When it's sunny and I think "oh shit, they look a state". Which is about once a year.

FuchsiaFlingo · 24/03/2026 20:00

Also 5 bed with a sunroom

FuchsiaFlingo · 24/03/2026 20:00

We have a monthly window cleaner.. £8

godmum56 · 24/03/2026 19:56

OrangeStrip · 24/03/2026 19:01

I don't understand how people are paying so little. Ours cost £120 and it's 2-3 hour job.

Is that you Camilla?

gina9757 · 24/03/2026 19:26

Ours get done every other month so around 8 weeks, our neighbours are on the same rotation.

CanOfMangoTango · 24/03/2026 19:03

OrangeStrip · 24/03/2026 19:01

I don't understand how people are paying so little. Ours cost £120 and it's 2-3 hour job.

How many windows do you have?!

OrangeStrip · 24/03/2026 19:01

I don't understand how people are paying so little. Ours cost £120 and it's 2-3 hour job.

RNJ3007 · 24/03/2026 18:41

3 bed end of terrace, in London, ours get done every 8 weeks, just went up to £10 the start of the year (front, back, side, porch and doors!) and I’m 40.

sneezysbonnet · 06/02/2026 06:11

winnieanddaisy · 27/01/2026 21:11

4 bed detached here and windows are cleaned every month . He even washes our front door . The cost has just gone up to £12 .

You are getting a bargain.

2 bed bung here that gets windows cleaned once a month = £8.

I refuse to have them done more frequently because we live near the sea and they get crusted with salt spray.

CosyNavyLeader · 05/02/2026 17:11

I have mine done quarterly

bumphousebump · 03/02/2026 08:08

Every 6 weeks I think, he’s a little random but quite nice. Pay by bank transfer. Inside probably cleaned them 3 times in the 6 years I’ve lived here. There’s a point in the year when the sun comes at an angle that makes it really noticeable they need doing, if I hold my nerve that soon passes….

Iocanepowder · 03/02/2026 06:41

Bought our house 6 years ago and never had the windows cleaned.

Cleaner for the inside of our house is much a priority for us.

Olive42 · 03/02/2026 06:22

every eight weeks, costs £35 so wouldn't want it more often than that but do like a clean window. :)

Passedproblems · 03/02/2026 04:23

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Roundmirrors · 03/02/2026 00:35

bigblueboots · 08/09/2025 18:12

This is the relatable content I’m here for! Anyone else just not have a window cleaner…?

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No window cleaner here. I wash mine maybe once a year... Or once every 2 years 👏

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