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How to clean sash windows?
Does anyone have a good way of cleaning high sash windows?
Do magnetic cleaners work well? Any other method been tried? I know it should be possible to do this by pulling the windows up and down. But first of all this is slightly dangerous high up, and secondly some of the windows do not go completely up or down. Any suggestions gratefully received. -- Timothy Murphy gayleard /at/ eircom.net School of Mathematics, Trinity College, Dublin |
How to clean sash windows?
On 10/02/2016 12:37, Timothy Murphy wrote:
Does anyone have a good way of cleaning high sash windows? Do magnetic cleaners work well? Any other method been tried? I know it should be possible to do this by pulling the windows up and down. But first of all this is slightly dangerous high up, and secondly some of the windows do not go completely up or down. Any suggestions gratefully received. I don't think there is an easy way, if you can't get at the outside with the windows closed. Cleaning the top sash isn't two bad. With that fully open, you can reach out over the top and clean the outside. Cleaning the outside of the lower sash is more difficult. You can get kits which allow the lower sash to be converted so that it still slides up and down like a normal sash but also hinges inwards so that you can get at both sides of the glass. Have you thought of fitting one? -- Cheers, Roger ____________ Please reply to Newsgroup. Whilst email address is valid, it is seldom checked. |
How to clean sash windows?
Timothy Murphy wrote:
Does anyone have a good way of cleaning high sash windows? Do magnetic cleaners work well? My mum and dad have a magnetic cleaner. The magnet is surprisingly powerful (I nearly trapped my finger just picking it up). It works well, even on double glazing, but they do keep letting it fall to the ground occasionally. I can also imagine it breaking the glass if not placed carefully. Any other method been tried? I know it should be possible to do this by pulling the windows up and down. But first of all this is slightly dangerous high up, and secondly some of the windows do not go completely up or down. Any suggestions gratefully received. |
How to clean sash windows?
Jonno wrote:
Does anyone have a good way of cleaning high sash windows? Do magnetic cleaners work well? £55 http://www.amazon.co.uk/18FT-WATER-W.../dp/B005GUEMQM I don't think this method (with a long pole) is practicable in my case, as some of the windows are on the fourth floor. But thanks for the suggestion. -- Timothy Murphy gayleard /at/ eircom.net School of Mathematics, Trinity College, Dublin |
How to clean sash windows?
Timothy Murphy Wrote in message:
Does anyone have a good way of cleaning high sash windows? Do magnetic cleaners work well? Any other method been tried? I know it should be possible to do this by pulling the windows up and down. But first of all this is slightly dangerous high up, and secondly some of the windows do not go completely up or down. Any suggestions gratefully received A window cleaner? -- -- Chris French ----Android NewsGroup Reader---- http://usenet.sinaapp.com/ |
How to clean sash windows?
Roger Mills wrote:
Does anyone have a good way of cleaning high sash windows? Do magnetic cleaners work well? Any other method been tried? I know it should be possible to do this by pulling the windows up and down. But first of all this is slightly dangerous high up, and secondly some of the windows do not go completely up or down. Cleaning the top sash isn't two bad. With that fully open, you can reach out over the top and clean the outside. Cleaning the outside of the lower sash is more difficult. I have tried this. But as I mentioned, the wife considers it slightly dangerous. You can get kits which allow the lower sash to be converted so that it still slides up and down like a normal sash but also hinges inwards so that you can get at both sides of the glass. Have you thought of fitting one? We are not allowed to do this, as the building is listed. (We got a grant to restore the windows, but weren't even allowed to install double glazing.) But thanks for your response. -- Timothy Murphy gayleard /at/ eircom.net School of Mathematics, Trinity College, Dublin |
How to clean sash windows?
Chris French wrote:
Does anyone have a good way of cleaning high sash windows? Do magnetic cleaners work well? Any other method been tried? I know it should be possible to do this by pulling the windows up and down. A window cleaner? I did ask one man, but he said he would need to use a cherry-picker, which I am sure would be very expensive. I'll see if I can find someone to do it the old-fashioned way, standing on the window-sill. -- Timothy Murphy gayleard /at/ eircom.net School of Mathematics, Trinity College, Dublin |
How to clean sash windows?
On 10/02/2016 13:21, Timothy Murphy wrote:
Chris French wrote: Does anyone have a good way of cleaning high sash windows? Do magnetic cleaners work well? Any other method been tried? I know it should be possible to do this by pulling the windows up and down. A window cleaner? I did ask one man, but he said he would need to use a cherry-picker, which I am sure would be very expensive. I'll see if I can find someone to do it the old-fashioned way, standing on the window-sill. You _sit_ on the cill/bottom of the frame with your legs inside and your body outside. It would be quite difficult to fall really. Tricky if you have very thick walls. Cheers -- Syd |
How to clean sash windows?
Timothy Murphy wrote:
Cleaning the top sash isn't two bad. With that fully open, you can reach out over the top and clean the outside. Cleaning the outside of the lower sash is more difficult. I have tried this. But as I mentioned, the wife considers it slightly dangerous. Slightly, yes - as are most things. In that case tell her to live with dirty windows: cleaning the windows in any way is slightly dangerous: the glass could break leading you to cut an artery and bleed out :( Of course you could also trip and fall on the glass and the risk of that may increase if there's less light because of the dirty windows :)) -- Robin reply to address is (meant to be) valid |
How to clean sash windows?
On 10/02/2016 13:11, Timothy Murphy wrote:
Jonno wrote: Does anyone have a good way of cleaning high sash windows? Do magnetic cleaners work well? £55 http://www.amazon.co.uk/18FT-WATER-W.../dp/B005GUEMQM I don't think this method (with a long pole) is practicable in my case, as some of the windows are on the fourth floor. But thanks for the suggestion. Not good for sash windows generally. In my case the angle required to get over the sill and down to the bottom of the lower sash means you would have to stand in the middle of the road |
How to clean sash windows?
On 10/02/2016 12:37, Timothy Murphy wrote:
Does anyone have a good way of cleaning high sash windows? Do magnetic cleaners work well? Any other method been tried? I know it should be possible to do this by pulling the windows up and down. But first of all this is slightly dangerous high up, and secondly some of the windows do not go completely up or down. Any suggestions gratefully received. http://window-cleaning-drones.com/le...-clean-for-you Cheers -- Syd |
How to clean sash windows?
On 10/02/2016 13:24, Syd Rumpo wrote:
You _sit_ on the cill/bottom of the frame with your legs inside and your body outside. It would be quite difficult to fall really. When I lived in the city centre cleaned the top sashes like this. Bottom sashes folded in so you could stand inside on the floor and do them but the upper sashes you had to wriggle out and put the sash as far down as they could go the idea was if you did start to tumble backwards the pane would catch your legs and stop you falling the four floors to the pavement/road, I was to feart to try testing this |
How to clean sash windows?
On 10/02/2016 13:52, stuart noble wrote:
On 10/02/2016 13:11, Timothy Murphy wrote: Jonno wrote: Does anyone have a good way of cleaning high sash windows? Do magnetic cleaners work well? £55 http://www.amazon.co.uk/18FT-WATER-W.../dp/B005GUEMQM I don't think this method (with a long pole) is practicable in my case, as some of the windows are on the fourth floor. But thanks for the suggestion. Not good for sash windows generally. In my case the angle required to get over the sill and down to the bottom of the lower sash means you would have to stand in the middle of the road You can put an angled extension on the end. |
How to clean sash windows?
On 10/02/2016 14:33, dennis@home wrote:
On 10/02/2016 13:52, stuart noble wrote: On 10/02/2016 13:11, Timothy Murphy wrote: Jonno wrote: Does anyone have a good way of cleaning high sash windows? Do magnetic cleaners work well? £55 http://www.amazon.co.uk/18FT-WATER-W.../dp/B005GUEMQM I don't think this method (with a long pole) is practicable in my case, as some of the windows are on the fourth floor. But thanks for the suggestion. Not good for sash windows generally. In my case the angle required to get over the sill and down to the bottom of the lower sash means you would have to stand in the middle of the road You can put an angled extension on the end. Cheers. I might look into that |
How to clean sash windows?
Chris French wrote:
Timothy Wrote in message: Does anyone have a good way of cleaning high sash windows? Do magnetic cleaners work well? Any other method been tried? I know it should be possible to do this by pulling the windows up and down. But first of all this is slightly dangerous high up, and secondly some of the windows do not go completely up or down. Any suggestions gratefully received A window cleaner? +1 |
How to clean sash windows?
On Wednesday, 10 February 2016 12:37:46 UTC, Timothy Murphy wrote:
Does anyone have a good way of cleaning high sash windows? Ask the local fire brigade round for a training exercise. Or get one of those garden sprayers with a lance and bend the lance into a J shape so you can put it out of an almost-closed window and spray the outside. Owain |
How to clean sash windows?
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How to clean sash windows?
Syd has got it right the traditional method involved sitting on the cill, I remember watching women do it that way as a child. I seem to recall they would stand on the internal cill and drop the top sash and lean out reaching as far as they could to clean it and then sit on the outer cill to finish the top sash and bottom sash.
Richard |
How to clean sash windows?
On 10/02/2016 19:26, Timothy Murphy wrote:
wrote: Does anyone have a good way of cleaning high sash windows? Or get one of those garden sprayers with a lance and bend the lance into a J shape so you can put it out of an almost-closed window and spray the outside. If this is feasible, it is surprising it is not advertised as such. Have you done the work already? If not, how about self-cleaning glass on the upper storeys? https://www.pilkington.com/en-gb/uk/...cleaning-glass |
How to clean sash windows?
On Wednesday, February 10, 2016 at 12:37:46 PM UTC, Timothy Murphy wrote:
Does anyone have a good way of cleaning high sash windows? Do magnetic cleaners work well? Any other method been tried? I know it should be possible to do this by pulling the windows up and down. But first of all this is slightly dangerous high up, and secondly some of the windows do not go completely up or down. Any suggestions gratefully received. -- Timothy Murphy gayleard /at/ eircom.net School of Mathematics, Trinity College, Dublin Self-cleaning glass from Pilkingtons. It added £200 to the total cost of replacing around 30 windows in the building we have. Jonathan |
How to clean sash windows?
GB wrote:
Does anyone have a good way of cleaning high sash windows? Have you done the work already? If not, how about self-cleaning glass on the upper storeys? https://www.pilkington.com/en-gb/uk/...cleaning-glass I don't think we would be allowed to do this. When we got a grant to re-furbish the windows it was specified that the old glass must be retained unless broken. But I'm interested to know if Pilkington's self-cleaning glass works? I've only seen Pilkington's ads. I've never seen any independent reviews. Has Which ever looked at this glass? -- Timothy Murphy gayleard /at/ eircom.net School of Mathematics, Trinity College, Dublin |
How to clean sash windows?
Timothy Murphy wrote:
Chris French wrote: Does anyone have a good way of cleaning high sash windows? Do magnetic cleaners work well? Any other method been tried? I know it should be possible to do this by pulling the windows up and down. A window cleaner? I did ask one man, but he said he would need to use a cherry-picker, which I am sure would be very expensive. I'll see if I can find someone to do it the old-fashioned way, standing on the window-sill. Are you in Glasgow? This guy comes recommended. ;-) http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/sc...8sEuquyy6pQ.97 Tim |
How to clean sash windows?
On Saturday, 13 February 2016 11:47:44 UTC, Timothy Murphy wrote:
When we got a grant to re-furbish the windows it was specified that the old glass must be retained unless broken. Well you missed an opportunity there. Owain |
How to clean sash windows?
On Saturday, 13 February 2016 18:52:15 UTC, wrote:
On Saturday, 13 February 2016 11:47:44 UTC, Timothy Murphy wrote: When we got a grant to re-furbish the windows it was specified that the old glass must be retained unless broken. Well you missed an opportunity there. an opportunity to make his windows not work and remove more of their character. NT |
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