Cleaning upstairs windows

I used to clean my windows weekly using an extendable squeegee which is bought from 'Better Living', Canada (http://www.dispenser.com/ALTO_Extendable_Squeegee_P_N/ ). It's made of durable rust-proof aluminum and can be extended up to 18". If you are from Canada, please visit their showroom.

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Now there's an idea - I have several of those!

My sister solved part of the problem by using one of the small rollers decorators use. She found one with a handle long enough to reach the parts she couldn't. Never tried it myself but she seems happy that it cleans the bits she needs it to.

Rose quartz - yes you're right, I am recently retired . Full of plans, weighed down under lists and generally trying to find "the best way" to manage our roles/time but I'm beginning to see that things might fall into place naturally. Thanks to all who responded - we bought a really good kit from D**e*m and it will make a big difference to us thankfully.

Thank you! I do have an Aldi not too far away, I only go there once every month or so to stock up on certain items, so probably missed seeing them when they were in. If you see them I would be grateful - I used to get emails telling me when certain offers were available, would turn up and ours never had them!

Janerowena: sorry, have been away and not checked Grannet. I obviously didn't want to counternance thinking of lowly (but necessary!) household jobs when on my jollyjhol!

If it is not too late and you do see this, I bought my device at Aldi. There is a branch some six miles away from us and I usually trek there once a month as I do enjoy some of their products, which are of excellent quality and put some other brands to shame.

Oops, digress..... these devices are only available from time to time when tne shop stocks them. My husband was completely against my buying one, even 'though the price was only about £7-8 ish (can't remember the precise price but it wasn't much). For that money, as long as one has the wherewithal to hold the pole up to a first-floor window, I think it is great value and dare I say it (but only on a dry, sunny day!) good fun too.

If you would like to pm me, I would be more than happy to alert you when these devices are next on sale but you would obviously have to be within reach of an Aldi store.

Regards

Our bedroom has two windows, one facing East the other West. The East- facing one is above the conservatory and the window cleaner can't reach it.

Like jingl I sit on the sill and reach as far round as I can. But this thread has made me wonder if I could climb out onto the conservatory roof and reach it that way.

Unless I can find a mop that reaches round corners?

I clean the inside widow with damp news paper , out side with damp news paper wrap around the mop ,as far I can reach ,the rain do the rest.

We have a window cleaner, and although he does all the windows really well, including the conservatory, he won't do the high sloping glass roof of it ( for some reason) so we use a long handled cleaning thingie from Lakeland which does the job.

I'm hoping the same! Currently, I just squirt them with the hose!

I'm reading this hoping someone will come up with the name of a brilliant window cleaning device for outside upper windows. I can hardly see through ours after 20 years of very little cleaning. No chance of a window cleaner as we live in the middle of nowhere!!

Windows here all openb inwards, so easy peasy. So for those who live abroad- how do your windows open- in or out???

jingle hope you are all right. Get someone else to do them next time!

marmight take care

It's better to see through a glass darkly ..... or whatever they say

Marmight, how are you going to be able to phone anyone when you're lying unconscious after falling off the top step?

Jings At your age you should know better. Hope you are OK.

Jingle
I have 4 big Velux windows in my kitchen to which the flies and other aphids are attracted and leave a horrible mess. I have to climb up to the very top of my highest step ladder to clean them both inside and out (as the window cleaner can't get to them - so he says). I know I should wait until someone can stand at the bottom to steady the steps, but I do take my phone up with me in case of accident

Yep!

Small mercies, eh?

I'm fine thank you. I don't really blame the thread! The window looks nice and sparkly. At least I had finished it when I fell down.

julie56 you are obviously only just retired if you are sorting out a rota for cleaning your house.

Don't worry, after 10 or so years you'll get over it.

ps the window cleaner does the outside, I am supposed to do the inside .....

Oh my goodness Jinglebellsfrocks!!! 'Twas me who started this :-( I hope you're OK today and not too sore

J x

Good grief jingl, are you ok? I hate heigh, even standing on a chair makes me quiver, let alone going up a ladder (my palms are sweating just writing this!)
DH occasionally does the upstairs windows but luckily they don't get too grimy (if I take my glasses off they look quite clean). I did do them once by hanging out the window but they were so smeary I never tried again. Since then I've discovered micro clothes and water - utterly amazing for glass.

janer, does your DH have a twin who's living with me?

Housework is indeed bad for your health. And temper.

I keep looking at my splattered kitchen windows, they are set too far back behind the sink for me to reach. I am thinking window wipes, wrapped around the spongey end of my squeegee mop. Last time I climbed up and sort of knelt between the double sinks, crippling my knees and banging my head every few seconds on the utensils chandelier and hanging saucepans rack. A one-woman percussion band with no sense of rhythm. DBH was appalled - but I notice he didn't offer to help.

Poor you hope you've recovered now. Look out for concussion.
Never climb up on chairs, toilets etc, always use a short step ladder.
Having said that, I fell off one of those in March. Not doing housework.