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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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SardineJam · 08/09/2025 18:34

Ours are every 2 to 3 months

Dogaredabomb · 08/09/2025 18:34

NuovaPilbeam · 08/09/2025 18:15

The only time i asked a window cleaner to quote i did notice he was crafty insisting there was no option for a one off clean, it was sign up for an unnecessarily regular clean or get nothing.

I went for nothing.

Threads like these make me realise why I've got more money than most people, they are all pissing it away on window cleaners every two weeks and nails every 3, highlighs every 6 weeks, replacing all their pillows every 2 years and mattresses every 5 etc!

But my window cleaner is £10pm 🤷🏼‍♂️

endofthecorridoor · 08/09/2025 18:34

Once a month now but when money was tight we did our own

AInightingale · 08/09/2025 18:33

On this topic, I cancelled my window cleaner about five months ago to save money, and it stopped, but I got home today to realise that he or someone who works for him had cleaned them and put the payment chit through the door! I don't have to pay, do I?

Chobby · 08/09/2025 18:33

Ours are done monthly by a window cleaner.

naiveandrestles · 08/09/2025 18:33

Monthly. It was fortnightly but I realised that was too much.

I want to stop the monthly as well tbh (I dont see the point) but it's £2 a month and I feel bad because lots of people have cancelled him.

Serpentstooth · 08/09/2025 18:32

No idea what most people do. I live on a main road and my windows are filthy even though cleaned every 4 weeks. 2 weeks would be better but I don't want to spend £30 a month on window cleaning.

Dogaredabomb · 08/09/2025 18:32

Happygirl79 · 08/09/2025 18:10

Me too

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And me and I clean the insides every couple of weeks.

HÆLTHEPAIN · 08/09/2025 18:32

Happygirl79 · 08/09/2025 18:10

Me too

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Me as well!

Toomanywaterbottles · 08/09/2025 18:32

Once a year. We do them, but it’s a huge job and takes forever. I never see anyone cleaning windows round here.

Ihateboris · 08/09/2025 18:30

Sunnyscribe · 08/09/2025 18:29

Ive never had my windows cleaned.

And I bet they look absolutely fine! I've never had mine cleaned and don't intend to

Chemenger · 08/09/2025 18:30

We have a window cleaner every month. We’re close to the sea so if it’s stormy the windows get very crusty.

1offnamechange · 08/09/2025 18:30

I've had mine done twice in the 9 years I've lived here. Until a week ago it was once but since it's going up for sale thought it would be good for prospective views to be able to see out!

(jokes, they weren't actually that bad at all, I live in Wales so it rains a lot, and I do clean the insides)

How much do people pay for it to be doing it as often as most of you on this thread? A one off clean was £25, for the sake of a few hundred quid a year I'd buy an extendable squeegee and DIY!

myheadsjustmush · 08/09/2025 18:29

Ours whole house is done every 4-6 weeks. It can be longer if the window cleaner forgets is really busy.

Sunnyscribe · 08/09/2025 18:29

Ive never had my windows cleaned.

Pregnancyquestion · 08/09/2025 18:27

Every 6 weeks but I feel like that’s too much. Would be happier to have him every 8-10 weeks but cba to call the window cleaner to reduce

tuvamoodyson · 08/09/2025 18:26

Monthly.

Mutability · 08/09/2025 18:26

Monthly for us.

Ivyfanclub · 08/09/2025 18:25

About every 2 months. But often we are out and so only the front gets done. So the back only gets done about twice a year and they are filthy by then with rain splashes etc.
I can do the downstairs myself but obviously not upstairs.
I do like looking out of clean windows.

TheSoapyFrog · 08/09/2025 18:25

The window cleaner comes round every 6 weeks. I am in my 40s, in a 3 bed semi, and with a couple of kids. We get a lot of birds shitting on the windows, so it's necessary.

JaninaDuszejko · 08/09/2025 18:25

Our window cleaner comes every 6 weeks but before this house we never used a window cleaner so I'd say most people don't.

Icon15 · 08/09/2025 18:25

I'm know that some people do but I'm not among them. I've always cleaned the windows myself. Admittedly, in the past decade or so I've done it a lot less often (probably only 3 or 4 times in the past 10 years, if that!) and I'm beginning to think about paying someone else to do it now. I'm not getting any younger and just seem to have a lot less energy than I used to.

I think the "every 6-8 weeks" schedule comes from the window cleaning company, rather than the householders. Obviously, they want repeat business and want you to subscribe to a schedule, which is understandable. But I don't think it's necessary to clean them that frequently. About 3 or 4 times a year would be sufficient, imo.

GrannyAchingsShepherdsHut · 08/09/2025 18:24

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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Yep, me.

I do them once I notice they're dirty, as soon (or as not soon) as I can be bothered. Probably once a year ish. Every 3 months would probably be wiser, but I can't be arsed.

I can confirm no one here has suffered any adverse effects from having less than sparkling windows.

BretonStripe · 08/09/2025 18:23

Every other month here, but live on a busy main road so they get filthy quickly. And out the back is my snug with gorgeous views and I like the glass to be spotless (I ask our cleaner to do the insides of this room the same week window cleaner has been).

If you can afford it then why not I say.

Chasingsquirrels · 08/09/2025 18:23

I had new windows in Nov 2022. They've been cleaned no more than 3 times since then.