Window Cleaning Question: How do I avoid causing water damage to the insides of a customers building when cleaning interior glass?
August 20th, 2007 Posted in Window Cleaning Q & AQ: How do I avoid causing water damage to the insides of a customers building when cleaning interior glass?
A: This is something more window cleaners need to be aware of. Just because you can drip your water all over the place when you’re cleaning the exterior of building, does not mean you can do the same thing when working inside the building.
The first thing you can do to prevent water damage when cleaning interior windows is to squeeze off the excess water on your strip washer. The less water that is on your strip washer when you scrub the window the less water will pool up on the window sill when you squeegee it off. You don’t need tons of water on your strip washer to effectively clean the windows.
The next thing you can do is carry around some extra white cotton towels to use to sop up your left over water. Some window cleaners prefer to use a sea sponge (natural sponge) to do this. Either way works just fine.
I also recommend that you bring one or more large white cotton drop cloths you can use to cover up anything at the base of the window you are cleaning. I usually use beach towel sized white towels or a large cotton bed sheet.
Be aware of light colored carpeting and rugs. The water you squeegee off a window is typically dark dirty water and will stain carpet. Always put a drop cloth down at the base of a window over light carpet and some will inevitably drip onto the carpet creating little black spots on light carpet.
