Home Trends from Ed Wang & Chris Wannamaker

THE W GROUP REAL ESTATE

Royal LePage Connect Realty

WINDOW WASHING 101

Along with new growth and sunshine, spring also brings with it numerous household chores that couldn’t be completed during the winter months. One such task is washing the windows in your home. Both interior and exterior. If you live in a condominium or other property where exterior window washing is included in your maintenance, consider yourself lucky. But you may still have a balcony door that you may want to clean now that spring is here. Either way, these tips can help make your windows shine. First, gather the right tools for the job. A bucket, dish soap or glass cleaning solution, lint free cloths or newspaper and a squeegee. If you have to wash exterior windows, ensure you have a ladder and a safe place to hold your bucket, cloths and squeegee. Next, you’ll have to create your cleaning solution by mixing

about 8 liters of water with a teaspoon of dish soap. Some homeowners also use a mixture of equal parts vinegar and water to make their windows shine. You may want to try both and see which one works best for your home. Using a lint free cloth (or newspaper) use the cleaning solution to scrub away dirt, dust and grime that has accumulated. Then, use your squeegee to wipe the solution off using horizontal strokes starting at the top of the window. Be sure the entire squeegee is in contact with the window to avoid streaks and missed spots. Use a clean, dry cloth to wipe the squeegee off between passes. When you’ve squeegeed the entire window, use a dry cloth to wipe up any missed spots and along the edges of the window.

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