Window cleaning in the Eastern Suburbs

Glass is the surface that shows the Eastern Suburbs climate first. On harbour-facing houses in Point Piper, Darling Point and Rose Bay, and on the ocean side at Bronte and Coogee, a salt film forms within weeks of a clean and turns views grey. Modern rebuilds have floor-to-ceiling panes, skylights and frameless glass balustrades along balconies and pool fences, all of which hold water spots and salt crust. Older houses in Paddington and Woollahra have timber sash windows and leadlight that need gentler handling. Apartment buildings from Double Bay to Bondi present the hardest problem: windows several storeys up, often reachable only from outside, and usually common property.

Working at height is the main rule here. Water-fed poles with purified water clean glass from the ground up to three or four storeys without ladders, and for anything higher the tradie uses harness anchors, a rope access system or an elevated work platform, as the NSW WHS Regulation 2017 requires wherever a fall could injure. Window cleaning needs no contractor licence, so vetting rests on identity, ABN, public liability insurance and references from jobs in these suburbs. In strata buildings the outer face of a window generally counts as common property, which makes exterior cleaning and any anchor use a decision for the owners corporation through the strata manager.

Describe the glass when you post the job: roughly how many storeys, whether it is a freestanding house or a unit, inside and out or outside only, and whether balustrades, pool fencing, skylights or screens are included. Photos from the garden or the street help a cleaner judge access. We put it to vetted window cleaners already working in your suburb, and each one forwards a written quote stating the access method, what is included and when they can come. The service costs homeowners nothing and you can choose any quote or none. After the job we ask how it went.