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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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BurntBroccoli · 08/09/2025 19:12

BusWankers · 08/09/2025 19:00

And how dirty do they get in 2 weeks??

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I know! I had no idea people cleaned windows/had them cleaned so often!

I do my own downstairs as and when they need it! One off clean for upstairs though I’ve been eyeing up those extendable pole things so I can do those too.

Powerof321 · 08/09/2025 19:11

Ours are done once a month. Would have preferred every 2 months but he wouldn’t agree to that. Couple of other guys i priced wanted every 2 or every 3 weeks so once a month at a £10 (4 bed detached front & back including patio doors) is my compromise. That being said i’m in a new build estate and almost everyone here gets them done on one of the time frames above.

when we first moved in it was about 4 months before we sorted a window cleaner and the windows were bad at the front as winter & not so bad at the back but this way i don’t have to worry about it.

TwoBagsOfCompost · 08/09/2025 19:11

Once every couple of years maybe, if I'm organised 😬

ShodAndShadySenators · 08/09/2025 19:10

Ours get done once a month. Window cleaner has a van with tanks of de-ionised water in and long hoses. Neighbour two doors down has theirs done as well by the same company.

We are on a daytime busy road. We're in a semi and I can see my NDN's windows out of mine, and believe me I can tell theirs don't get done!

RoundRedRobin · 08/09/2025 19:10

Our window cleaner is once a month, then I clean windows inside once a week.

He cleans the whole street so everyone here has them cleaned once every 4 weeks.

WannaBeOrganised · 08/09/2025 19:10

Every 6 weeks usually.

Growing up, never! Or maybe they did get cleaned, but DIY and definitely not often.

Ours are grubby, busy road and by 6 weeks they definitely need doing. I never noticed them being dirty growing up, and parents still live there and they dont seem dirty now so I very much think it depends on your environment.

Can't DIY our upstairs - I tried because I hate paying for something I can do myself.

AnonKat · 08/09/2025 19:10

Mine are done every 2 months. We live near the coast, so they get filthy.

Willyoujust · 08/09/2025 19:09

RainBow725 · 08/09/2025 19:05

I have had mine cleaned once in 15 years. They looked exact the same after 2 days so I figure there’s just no point. 🤷🏻‍♀️

OMG 😆😆 They must be filthy! Get them cleaned…you’ll be amazed at the difference!

KillerMounjaro · 08/09/2025 19:09

I had new windows put in in 2018 (I can remember as scaffolders came round during Harry and Meghan’s wedding!)

They have never been cleaned.

I had got rid of the previous window cleaner who really pissed me off in 2007. So maybe in a few years I will be due for more new windows!

Flossflower · 08/09/2025 19:09

All those saying the rain cleans them, do you ever wash your car?

Willyoujust · 08/09/2025 19:08

I get them cleaned a few times over the summer. Then they stay dirty for 6 months over the winter 😆

Mylittlebobble · 08/09/2025 19:08

Every other month and pay £15. Can't say that I notice when they need doing. Window cleaner is a lovely chap with a young family so always say yes when he asks if I need them doing.

TribeofFfive · 08/09/2025 19:07

We’re mid 30s with 4 children. Our window cleaner comes once a month. This is pretty normal on my road. He does most houses.

GETTINGLIKEMYMOTHER · 08/09/2025 19:06

Our window cleaner calls every 6-8 weeks. In autumn he cleans out the gutters, too.

I wouldn’t like to say how often the insides of the windows get cleaned! Nothing like that often, anyway!

RainBow725 · 08/09/2025 19:05

I have had mine cleaned once in 15 years. They looked exact the same after 2 days so I figure there’s just no point. 🤷🏻‍♀️

FitnessIsTheOnlyWealth · 08/09/2025 19:05

Twice in 7 years. The window cleaner kept messaging me every few months, I kept saying No. He got the message 😂

window cleaning any more than 3 times a year seems wasteful to me. Why is everyone doing it monthly? They barely get dirty!

tinyspiny · 08/09/2025 19:05

My husband does ours so it’s about 3/4 times a year , my sister has a window cleaner monthly .

NewHome2026 · 08/09/2025 19:05

Every 6 weeks here - used to be every 4 but I had to switch window cleaners

amibeingaknob · 08/09/2025 19:05

Am i being thick but --- rain??? inside i get but outside?
Whats the point?

limescale · 08/09/2025 19:05

Every 6 weeks. Like many of my neighbours….cos that’s when he does his rounds.

LuckysDadsHat · 08/09/2025 19:03

Twice a year done by me, when the spiders cobwebs on the outside get too big!

The inside of my house, the windows get cleaned monthly by me, which is bonkers as you cant see out of them clearly cos of the outside 🤣🤣🤣🤣 i hate having to get the hose out etc.... too much effort and a window cleaner quoted £45 every 6 weeks to do them!!!

Notagain75 · 08/09/2025 19:03

I have no idea what most people do but our window cleaner comes monthly

PrivateMusic · 08/09/2025 19:03

Once a month for us. Though we’ve only had the window cleaner for the last 2 years. Before that we just struggled to (rarely) do it ourselves.

ChipsnGraveee · 08/09/2025 19:03

Ours get done every month. They don’t always need it, but our window cleaner doesn’t offer any flexibility on that and it’s only £8 anyway!

MadisonAvenue · 08/09/2025 19:03

We get our windows done every two months. Our house is three storey with 16 windows so a window cleaner is essential.