The “face” of any self-respecting housewife is three things: a clean and tidy husband’s shirt, snow-white bedding, and transparent, sparkling windows of her house. And if the first two tasks can be entrusted to someone else (laundry, for example), then washing the windows, especially if the apartment is above the second floor, becomes a whole problem.
If climbing equipment and a special permit for high-altitude work are not hidden in a desperate housewife, each demi-season general cleaning turns into a sophisticated circus performance with trash elements. To stay alive and healthy, and to be able to achieve the goal - clean glasses, you need to know how to wash the windows on the balcony from the outside, what tools and tools to do this are best used, and when it is wiser to trust the professionals from the cleaning company.
What to wash
Experienced housewives and professional washers recommend that the condition of the glass on the balcony and loggia be prevented from such a state that the outside world seems like a gloomy gray haze throughout the year, regardless of the time of day. It is better to do washing twice a year, while managing to do it before or after the onset of cold weather. Crackling frost, spiky snow or annoying rain are bad companions for such work.
How to wash the windows on the balcony outside to avoid stains? First of all, you need to know that the dirtier the glass, the more difficult and painstaking it will be to wash. When the pollution is very strong, first you can wash off the main part of it with plain water, and then use special tools:
aerosol wipers;
a solution of dishwashing liquid with water (six drops of soap on 2 liters of warm, but not hot water);
a mash of vinegar or ammonia with water.
Tools at hand
The only barrier to wiping the glass inside the living room can be only laziness, it does not require anything special, even the most inaccessible places lend themselves to a stool or a low step-ladder, but how to wash the window outside on a high floor? Particularly desperate purity lovers manage to achieve crystal purity by balancing on the edge of the windowsill, holding a bucket of water in one hand and a mop in the other, with a bunch of rags or pieces of paper wound around it. Nevertheless, home appliance manufacturers solved many problems when they came up with a beautiful lifesaver - a telescopic mop.
This is the most important device with which window cleaning is no longer an insoluble problem. A retractable handle allows you to reach, without risking your life, very far, so now even the most extreme corner of the balcony window will sparkle in the sun. One side of this device is a foam sponge wrapped in a special microfiber mesh cloth, which prevents the foam from scattering and drying out. The second part is a rubber strip tightly adjacent to the glass. It helps to drive water from the surface of the window without leaving streaks and streaks.
Other useful window cleaning tools:
rubber scraper for cleaning dried up dirt or “gifts” from pigeons and other birds;
rubberized anti-slip rug, which is better to lay under a bucket of water so that along with the windows you do not have to wash the entire balcony;
a rectangular container in which it will be convenient to rinse or wet the mop.
But what about the newspaper?
A couple of decades ago, few people wondered what and how to wash the windows on the balcony from the outside or inside. A simple cotton cloth was urinated in a bucket of water, the glass was wiped where the hand reached and brought to shine with a crumpled newspaper, which helped to clean the remaining dirt, lint from the material and soap solution.
Now things are much simpler: sponges of all sizes, good microfiber rags and soft paper towels are sold in manufactured goods departments. With their help, cleaning time is reduced by two to three times. In addition, the prices of these devices are very affordable, they will last more than one year, and it is better to use newspapers for their intended purpose - to read.
Caution! Height
Residents of penthouses hardly think about the question of how to wash a window outside on a high floor, however, apartment owners who need to do this procedure themselves, with a certain envy look at those who live below them. You can do with a stepladder, but only if you climbed a maximum to the second floor. Everyone else should observe basic, but very important safety rules:
you need to wash the windows, being in your right mind and with good health;
you should choose a sunny and fine day, it is also worth considering that the wind and drafts are always much stronger on the upper floors of the house;
even the most annoying speck is not worth life and health, so it should not be hung from the balcony, hoping to wash it off;
everything you need for work (water, a mop, sponges and rags) should be prepared in advance and put within reach.
To whom it is good to live, and to whom so-so
When ordering new double-glazed windows, few buyers immediately think about how to wash the windows on the balcony outside. The high cost of fittings and profiles leads to savings, as a result, customers choose options where only two are movable from the whole 6-8 glass span. In the process of operation, the disadvantages of such a solution begin to emerge, but there is nothing to do, you have to refine yourself to just put the glasses in order.
Such a problem is deprived of those who installed sliding double-glazed windows on the balcony, which ride special rollers along the guides. Such constructions are more convenient than swing windows familiar to all in many ways: they can be easily removed and washed in the shower, after which you can easily rub to the ideal state in the apartment, in addition, the problem of lack of space for opening and closing the shutters in a cramped room is eliminated.
Prevention
Perfectly clean glass, through which a magnificent view of the street opens, can not but rejoice, but, alas, they do not retain their crystal transparency for long, but you can cheat a little and treat them with a special solution after washing the windows. On the outside balcony, such a procedure should be done accurately, because the outside of the glass is exposed to many polluting factors (rain, dust, insects and birds leave traces of hardly washed out).
Resourceful housewives advise after washing to wipe the glass with a mixture of water and ordinary glycerin, which will create a transparent film on the glass. So they will be bright and shiny, in addition, this technique prevents the icing of the window in the cold season.
We will call for help professionals
Many residents of our country with some distrust of the services of washers from cleaning companies. Of course, you don’t always want to pay a person for the work that you can do on your own, but if washing windows becomes a problem, it is better to contact professionals. How much does it cost to wash the windows on the balcony outside? On average, the company's services will cost around 1,500 rubles for cleaning the window on four leaves, but the customer needs to specify some nuances:
So, for the grid you will need to pay 50-75 rubles, but with a "bulk" order, the company can make a good discount.
Everything is like people
The trend towards the use of safe detergents has been gaining momentum in recent years, and if a person can choose the ones that suit him and his family members for self-cleaning, then calling the cleaning company should pay attention to the wishes of the manager in advance. How and how to wash the windows on the loggia outside and inside must be clarified before the workers arrive.
Each company cares about its good reputation and regular customers, so there should not be any difficulties in providing choices. Most often, washers use the most common tools and tools for work (rubber scrapers, squeegees with a retractable handle, different sponges and rags). For quick cleaning of large panoramic windows, the company can use special water guns, but such devices are highly specialized equipment, which is rarely used in everyday life.