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Cleaning a juliet balcony

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DaisyAnne Mon 02-May-22 22:34:17

Not all Julliet balcony "rails" are glass. Some are very close to the windows/French door. It seems many (most?) window cleaners do not climb ladders these days, so they are not able to clean between the window and balcony. Windows can be sliding ones, as well as opening inwards.

I don't envy anyone trying to clean them. I hadn't even thought about them until I moved. The retirement flats I have moved into have them on the first-floor flats. I know many have issues with them and find them challenging.

NotSpaghetti Mon 02-May-22 22:10:23

I see now, the balcony "rails" are glazed. I don't think I've noticed glazed ones like this... or maybe the glass is basically "invisible".

Now I understand the problem I think I would just do what you already have been doing! Sorry.

Aldom Mon 02-May-22 19:26:01

My Juliet balcony. Doors open and closed. The doors actually open and fold back. One can sit by the open doors and the Juliet balcony is the safety barrier.

Farmor15 Mon 02-May-22 19:18:51

I assumed balcony had glass sides and those were what OP was trying to clean

FarNorth Mon 02-May-22 18:50:32

Does the balcony have glass sides, rather than rails?

NotSpaghetti Mon 02-May-22 18:48:39

I still don't understand which glass can't be reached...
B9 andwhiteswan have you got it ??

Aldom Mon 02-May-22 18:44:16

Juliet balconies are for safety reasons only. Therefore the doors open inwards. My window cleaner cleans the outside of mine and I dust the inside of the glass and metal work with a long handled mop type duster. Been doing it this way for eleven years and it works well.

Trisha57 Mon 02-May-22 18:28:27

One of those magnetic window cleaning gadgets?https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/115327115946?chn=ps&_trkparms=ispr%3D1&amdata=enc%3A1D_BAMkrWR5KfSWk_bnfeOA76&norover=1&mkevt=1&mkrid=710-134428-41853-0&mkcid=2&itemid=115327115946&targetid=&device=c&mktype=pla&googleloc=1006793&poi=&campaignid=16781080297&mkgroupid=&rlsatarget=&abcId=9300844&merchantid=561513896&gclid=CjwKCAjwgr6TBhAGEiwA3aVuIUZ_tCMxxhpbBnsRr5pm0lnh9qQpTetKvpkTMdepUdAcnci_GbWdJBoChekQAvD_BwE

Knittingnovice Mon 02-May-22 18:24:30

If your doors don't open inwards, perhaps a hose pipe squirted against the windows will be better than rain?

tiredoldwoman Mon 02-May-22 08:53:41

It's a problem isn't it ? I have one of these at my work , terrible to clean just now due to being located on a cliff top with nesting birds flying over head . The only thing is to keep using your long handled squeezy thing , washing up liquid and maybe pop a dry cloth over the squeezy thing to dry the glass off quickly . Or hope for rain !

wildswan16 Mon 02-May-22 08:38:10

I'm glad somebody else tried to work this out. I didn't comment before because I thought I was maybe being slightly thick!

Maybe the OP will come back and explain.

B9exchange Sun 01-May-22 18:28:17

Puzzled by this one. If it is a Juliet balcony, which way do the doors open?

eddiecat78 Fri 29-Apr-22 19:06:12

We have a juliet balcony outside of full length doors on an upstairs window. Any ideas how to clean the outside of the glass on the juliet balcony? I can`t reach under it and can`t reach over far enough to do it all. I bought a long handled squeezy thing but it`s rubbish!
No I don`t have a window cleaner - all the other windows are easy access and within my capabilities