Short answer
I clean flats in Wickford where I can reach the windows safely. Ground-floor and many first-floor outsides can be done with pure water from the ground; higher floors depend on height and what’s below. Insides can be done by hand on any floor if someone lets me in. Tell me the floor, the access and what’s below the windows.
Why are flats different?
A house is usually one household from ground to roof, with a garden and a side gate. A block of flats has shared paths, communal gardens, car parks, entry systems and sometimes a managing agent. The windows can be at different heights, over different things, and the land below may not be yours. So I ask more questions before I quote.
Are there many flats in Wickford?
Wickford has a mix of homes, and that includes flats. One example: housing association Sanctuary announced 122 new one- and two-bedroom flats at Gateway House in Wickford in April 2026. I don’t have a count of flats across the town, so I won’t claim one. What matters is your building.
What can you reach from the ground?
A water-fed pole lets me clean outside windows from the ground, upstairs included, within the height I can control safely. For a ground-floor flat, that’s straightforward. For a first-floor flat, often too. For higher floors, it depends on the height, the angle and whether there’s somewhere safe to stand: a pavement, a car park or a communal lawn. The HSE’s window cleaning guidance says to avoid work at height where reasonably practicable, so I won’t use ladders on blocks. What is a water-fed pole? explains the kit.
What do you need to know?
- Your floor, and roughly how high the windows are.
- What’s below: a pavement, a car park, a communal garden, a road.
- Whether I can get onto the land, and whether there’s a gate code or entry system.
- Whether there’s a managing agent who arranges communal cleaning.
- Balconies, and whether you want the glass on them done.
- Inside, outside or both.
Put it in the notes on the quote form.
What about inside windows in a flat?
Insides are done by hand with a washer and squeegee, and the floor doesn’t matter as long as someone lets me in. Tell me whether there’s a lift or stairs, so I can plan what to carry. Inside window cleaning in Wickford has more.
What if my building has a communal clean?
Some blocks have outsides cleaned by a contractor arranged by the managing agent. If so, you may only need insides from me. If the communal clean doesn’t cover your windows, tell me and I’ll see what I can reach.
What about balconies?
Balcony glass and the windows behind a balcony can often be cleaned from the balcony itself, by hand, if you let me in. I won’t lean out or over a balcony rail to reach anything.
What about maisonettes and flats over shops?
A maisonette over two floors is cleaned like a small house, as long as I can reach the windows. Flats above shops in a high street can be harder, because of shop signs, canopies and busy pavements below. Sometimes a pole works from the pavement; sometimes there’s no safe place to stand. I’ll tell you which before I quote.
Is a one-off clean a good fit for a flat?
Often. Some people want a clean when they move in or out, or before an inspection. A one-off clean covers that, inside, outside or both, with no regular visits unless you ask.
Common questions
Do I need my landlord’s permission?
For cleaning your own windows, not usually, but if I need to go onto communal land, the building’s rules apply. If you’re unsure, check with your landlord or managing agent.
Will the water drip onto the flat below?
A little water runs down from the glass and frames. It’s pure water with no soap, and it dries without marks, but if a neighbour’s window is directly below, I’ll take care.
Can you clean windows that don’t open?
Outsides, if I can reach them from the ground. Insides, yes.
Do you clean communal windows in stairwells?
I clean homes, so I’d only clean communal glass if the building asks me to. Tell me if that’s what you need.
