Window Cleaning
Professional Window Cleaners for Your Business or Office Building
Professional window cleaning services in the Pittsburgh region
High rise buildings such as 11 Stanwix Street, which was formerly known as Westinghouse Tower dominate the Downtown Pittsburgh skyline. Other distinctive buildings in the city include the forty-one storied 525 William Penn Place and the Romanesque Allegheny County Courthouse and Jail. The Allegheny Observatory has the distinctive architecture to suit its function of astronomical research while the old Allegheny Post Office houses one of the cities museums. The Armstrong Cork Company is a combination of Romanesque and Beaux-arts architecture and is more than a hundred years old. The Buhl building is built in the Italianate style and is part of the National Register of Historic Places. At the same time, the Burke Building is the last historic Greek Revival building of substantial size in the City of Bridges. The world-famous Carnegie Institute and Library and the Cathedral of Learning in Oakland are both centers of learning with the fascinating architectural value.
Access to windows in tall buildings
These buildings all require window cleaning services by professional, insured, and trained window cleaners. Windows at a reasonable height may be accessed by ladders, which are used according to the Working at Height Regulations of 2005. Some windows, however, are beyond the reach of the tallest ladders. The kind of window cleaning services these tall buildings require involves the construction of temporary scaffolding such as a swing stage, a boatswain chair, or elevated platforms like a scissor lift. Window cleaners around the world also use rope and window anchor systems. Windowsill access to the windows may also be used when the window is at a great height.
In-fact, windowsill access, rope and window anchor systems, as well as the use of scissor lifts and temporary scaffolding, make window cleaning an extreme sport rather than a safe, everyday cleaning job. Window cleaners of high-rise buildings are thus highly trained to use the equipment needed to reach and clean exterior window panes and must also be experienced and fully insured. Buildings that employ the use of such systems are also subject to inspections and certifications to ensure that their anchorage systems are secure and safe.
Traditional window cleaning methods
Traditional window cleaners use a chamois, which is used to dislodge the dirt and grime from windows. This is followed by the use of scrim, which is a softer material and is used to buff the windows clean. Water is mixed to the window cleaning solution, which may contain chemicals such as tri-sodium phosphate or etching salt.
Water fed pole window cleaning
Water fed poles can reach windows up to 70-75 feet and can reach up to 6 stories. Water fed poles may be of two types. Manual water fed poles which are built of components according to the height of the window and extending water fed poles where you have to carry the full weight of the pole even if the window is at a lower height. Previously the poles were heavy to lift while the use of lighter poles meant that the poles would start to bend and make it harder to clean. Now the poles are mostly being made of strong and lightweight carbon fiber to make them easy to use without any problem of bending even when used at its full length. The water used is de-ionized and pure from any minerals or ions. When this water is used to clean windows, the windows dry without any spots or streaking due to the absence of any minerals in the water.
Robotic window cleaning services
Some building owners may use robots that attach to the window panes by magnets to wash the windows while simultaneously wiping them dry and clean.
Extra window cleaning services
You may require window sill and window frame cleaning as well as windowpane cleaning. You may also need window cleaning services to clean the window tracks so that the window opens and shuts smoothly. Special tools will be used to clean out the clogged dirt from the tracks without damaging them in any way. Internal window panes are often cleaned at different rates from external panes. Pressurized power washing of windows may be needed to remove ingrained dirt and grime. Pressurized window cleaning requires carefully adjusting the pressure of the power washer according to the strength of the panes.
If you need spotless, streak-free windows in the Pittsburgh regioncontact Commercial Janitorial’s Pittsburgh office today.
Window Cleaning
If you have dirty windows, they reflect on your business and those dirty windows need cleaning. So if you are looking for a building maintenance that does clean windows, look no further than Commercial Janitorial for all of your window cleaning needs. From sunrooms, to showrooms, and skylights to storefronts, we do it all. We can also clean your gutters, mirrors, ceiling fans, in addition to window and glass cleaning.
So yes, we do clean windows! Window cleaning is not just something that is an afterthought cleaning your windows can be part of your building maintenance plan for sparkling clean windows! We’re a window cleaning company of friendly professional window cleaners, who will service your commercial business' windows or residential glass promptly, and at reasonable rates.
We are the affordable window cleaners you can count on for experienced window and glass cleaning. When we say affordable window cleaning, we don't mean cheap window cleaning or cut-rate window cleaning, we mean window cleaning done right and glass cleaning done efficiently using the latest glass and window cleaning products and window cleaning techniques.