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What can I use to clean inaccessible first floor windows?

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Robinonaspade · 03/04/2021 10:55

Has anyone got a good long handled window Squeegee and brush that can be used to clean first floor windows from the inside?

The upstairs windows are very wide, with opening panels at each side, so I could reach out to use a pole, but the long handled pole I have, the handle is too long to manoeuvre and clean properly!

I've researched the magnet cleaner gadgets, but not convinced by the reviews.

I've also seen a u shaped pole that looks easy to manouver, but the sponge is circular, I'm not convinced it would work too well.

Has anyone got a recommendation for something I could use to clean the windows from inside as I can't access from outside?

Thanks.

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KirstenBlest · 03/04/2021 19:34

get a stick of some sort, fold a duster to make a pad, put a glass cleaning cloth over it and secure with an elastic band or something.
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Spray window cleaner on the window, then use the glass cloth lollipop

Mumdiva99 · 03/04/2021 19:37

I find a window cleaner the best. He comes every two months and costs £15 for a reasonable size detached house....smaller propertywould be cheaper.

RampantIvy · 03/04/2021 19:40

Get a window cleaner. They aren't expensive. It costs us £12 to have a 4 bedroom house with conservatory cleaned. He comes every 6 - 8 weeks.

Robinonaspade · 03/04/2021 20:47

Thanks for the replies, a stick or long handle definitely needed.

We do have a window cleaner for the front, but he can't gain access to the back windows and they do need doing more often than I'm doing at the moment!

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Mumdiva99 · 03/04/2021 20:51

Why can't he access the back? Is he not allowed in the garden below? Or is it a commercial yard? My window cleaner is a bucket and ladder type but our old one was an extendable brush man - his brush would reach a long way....could reach over a fence for example.

TaraR2020 · 03/04/2021 20:52

Google double sided window spongers/wipers

You move the one on the inside of the window and the magnet pulls the one along on the outside.

Robinonaspade · 03/04/2021 21:04

The previous owners built an extension on the side return and 4m onto rear kitchen. The garden backs onto fields. Until we replace the windows with ones that have easier access for window cleaning it's a task for us.
I've seen the cleaners with magnets on, many reviews said the magnets were either too weak or so strong that the two pieces were too hard to separate and use! I wasn't sure which brand to try, but as reviews weren't great for any, I left it.

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