Windows
Bay and bow windows
A bay is three or five windows at angles. A bow is a curve of them. Each section has its own panes, its own sill and sometimes its own storm.
Bowfronts in the Back Bay and the South End stack a bay three floors high, and a triple-decker often has one on every level. We wash every pane we can reach safely from the ground, a pole or the second floor, and do the inside glass on every floor.
Included
Every pane in the bay, inside and out where reachable
Sills and window seats wiped
Angle joints and corners vacuumed
Storm panes and screens washed
Hardware wiped
How it is priced
How this one is priced
By the pane, and a bay has more of them. The large center pane of a bay costs more than a side pane, and the quote lists them apart so you can see where the total comes from.
Large center pane
Priced above a side pane, outside only or inside and out.
Side pane in a bay
Priced as a standard sash pane, outside only or inside and out.
Divided-light bay
Small panes are priced lower each, outside only or inside and out.
The visit
How a visit goes
- 01
Step 1: You send a photo of the bay
Straight on and from the side, so we can see how many sections it has.
- 02
Step 2: We text a price by the pane
Large center panes and side panes on separate lines.
- 03
Step 3: We wash inside, then out
Drop cloths under the window seat. Cushions come off first if you haven't moved them.
- 04
Step 4: We check the corners
The joints between sections are where water pools, so we look there last.
Before and beyond
What to do before we arrive, and what we leave alone
Before we arrive
Clear the window seat and sill
Move cushions and small furniture
Tell us which floors we can enter
Leave a path to the bay
What we do not do
Wash outside glass above the second floor from a ladder
Reach a bow from a roof or a porch roof
Remove paint or etching
Open a bay that has been painted shut
Questions about this
What don't you do?
We don't wash outside glass above the second floor from a ladder, clean skylights or roof windows, remove paint, etching or hard-water scale, or work on a wet ladder day. We'll tell you who to call for the ones we skip.
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.
Count your panes, or send a photo
We text back a written price by the pane. Sending a photo books nothing.