Spring is the best time to get a head start on your window maintenance and cleaning. The weather is just perfect and it’s a liminal period between the hectic winter and the searing summer. As easy as this sounds, you can make your spring window cleaning endeavour even easier by keeping a few tips in mind.
Renewal by Andersen® of Rapid City, your local replacement window contractor, discusses more in this post.
The Best Cleaner
Spray glass cleaner may seem like the best choice for glass cleaning, but it’s actually not as efficient as regular washing soap and water. Warm water mixed with soap doesn’t leave static, which can leave streaks and flecks behind on the glass and make cleaning the panes a chore to do. It can also get into the tracks better, making cleaning sliding windows easier.
Check the Weatherproofing
Your windows experience everything from harsh sunlight to billowing cold winds. By spring, the protective rubber seal that gives your windows weatherproofing may have already broken down and is in disrepair.
Leaving this unaddressed will cause drafts to enter your home and affect its energy efficiency and overall comfort levels. If your windows have lost its weatherproofing seal, get in touch with your local window installation company as soon as possible so that you can address it before it becomes a bigger problem.
Don’t Forget About the Screens
Finally, don’t forget about cleaning the screens! Most screens are easy to remove from the actual window and cleaning it is pretty straightforward – all you need to do is prop them up and give it a good scrub. Use a non-abrasive brush and regular house cleaner for this, and rinse both sides with your water hose. Leave them to dry then simply pop them back in!
Keep these tips in mind for a more efficient window spring cleaning. Renewal by Andersen of Rapid City offers complete residential window services. Get in touch with us at (605) 341-7831 to learn more. We are a replacement window contractor in Rapid City, SD.
