“Our windows have dozens of small panes. The quote counted every one, and the number at the door matched.”
Voula P.Two-family owner, Roslindale
Window washing in Boston
Every pane, counted and priced
Mirlande and Kameron wash old sash windows, bays and storm panes across Boston. Count your panes or text a photo, and we text back a written price by the pane.
- A written price before we start
- Photos welcome by text
- Two seasons a year
Two seasons a year
Spring and fall are when Boston windows get washed
Winter leaves a film of road salt on the glass, and fall leaves a layer of pollen and leaf dust. We book the year around those two weeks.
- March to May
Spring
Storm windows come down, screens go back in, and the winter film comes off the glass.
Book springGlass inside and out
Screens washed and rehung
Tracks and sills wiped
- September to November
Fall
Pollen and leaf dust come off, and screens come out before the first freeze.
Book fallGlass inside and out
Storm panes washed
Screens washed and put away on request
Winter: outside glass waits for a day above freezing. Inside glass books as we have openings.
The quote
How a per-pane quote works
A pane is one sheet of glass. A six-over-six sash window has twelve, a picture window has one. Count what you can and we check the rest from your photos.
Count or snap
Count the panes on one side of the house, or text a photo of each side. A rough count is fine.
We text a price by the pane
You get a written price for each kind of pane, inside and out, and a day we could come. Sending a photo books nothing.
We count again at the door
If the count is off, we say so before we start, and the price moves by the pane.
What we wash
Old sashes, bays and the glass around them
Most of Boston was built before the squeegee was common. The windows still work, and they take patience.
Double-hung and storm windows
Both sashes, the storm pane over them and the tracks they run in.
See double-hung windows
Bay and bow windows
A bay is three windows at angles. We wash every pane and the sill that holds them.
See bay and bow windows
Screens, tracks and sills
Screens hosed and brushed, tracks scrubbed, weep holes cleared.
See screens and tracks
After a visit
What the count looked like to them
“She texted a price by the pane the same afternoon. The screens went back in the right windows, which I did not expect.”
Nina B.Condo owner, South End
“I sent photos of the back porch windows. The price in writing was the price I paid.”
Xiaoyan L.Triple-decker, Dorchester
Sample reviews.
Who comes
Two people, one ladder
Mirlande Calixte writes every quote and washes the second-floor glass. Kameron Rollins carries the pole, the buckets and the screens.
The same two people come each season, so we know which sash sticks in your house and which screen goes where. We keep the crew at two so that nobody you haven't met comes through your door.
Mirlande Calixte
Owner
Where we wash
Boston, and the towns beside it
From Jamaica Plain out to Belmont and down to Quincy. Two people cover a short list well.
Boston neighborhoods
- Jamaica Plain
- Roslindale
- West Roxbury
- Dorchester
- South End
- Back Bay
- Beacon Hill
- Charlestown
Across the river
- Cambridge
- Somerville
- Medford
West of the city
- Belmont
- Watertown
- Needham
South of the city
- Quincy
We don't wash north of Revere, south of Quincy or west of Route 128. Staying close is how we keep spring and fall booked in order, and how we reach you when a day moves.
Questions
Before you send a photo
What counts as a pane?
One sheet of glass. A one-over-one double-hung window has two panes, a six-over-six has twelve, a picture window has one. If you can't tell, text a photo and we will count them for you.
Homes built before 1978: will you open painted-shut windows?
No. We clean the glass we can reach and leave painted-shut sashes closed. Homes built before 1978 can have lead paint on sashes and sills, so we don't scrape, sand or force paint. If we see flaking paint at a window we wipe around it, stop there and tell you.
Do you wash windows in winter?
Inside glass, storm panes and tracks, yes, when we have an opening. Outside glass waits for a day above freezing, because water ices on a cold pane. Most outside work books in spring and fall.
What if it rains on our day?
We text you the evening before if the forecast looks wrong for outside glass. We either do the inside that day or move the whole visit to the next open day, whichever you prefer. There's no charge to move for weather.
Per-pane quote
Tell us what you've got
Count your panes or text a photo of each side of the house. We text back a written price by the pane.