[Davew]

Is there a technique for these? does the water sit on the rails and then drip down after cleaning?

[eddie d]

i clean the top section ,let the drips stop ,then clean the bottom half .
this method does work but is time consuming ,so charge extra.

[Paul Coleman]

i clean the top section ,let the drips stop ,then clean the bottom half .
this method does work but is time consuming ,so charge extra.

Not wanting to be contrary but I have a fairly largish job that is nearly all sashes.  I've been doing it for years by squeegee then when I switched to WFP, I cleaned them the way that you said.  After doing it a few times, I tried an experiment one day.  I selected four windows in a row and I cleaned the bottom half as soon as I had finished the top half .  At the end of the job I went inside to check and there was no problem with any of them.  Now I do them all like that.
It might be troublesome doing them my way on the first clean or two until the frame has been thoroughly cleaned but after that, it was just fine.
Maybe I just got lucky with this particular job.

[AuRavelling79]

The reason Shiner did well on sashes the way he described is because the upper sash overhangs the bottom sash (obviously) by the thickness of the sash (1.5/2"). The water drips past the lower sash and because the frame is quite deep at the bottom then any splash from the drips above tend to miss the glass.

Pay attention to the underside of the upper frame on the first clean and wipe it with the upper side of your brush with the water turned off (if you have that facility).


A word of caution:-

The above applies when you have well maintained and painted windows - flaky, rotten ones are best avoided with wfp.

In high wind the drips can hit the glass from the upper pane so do all the tops of the tops on one side of the building then all the bottom of the tops (if you get my meaning) .

[Davew]

Mmm thats what I thought, but on a normal pane I do it twice anyway otherwise water drips from the frame after the glass has been cleaned. Ive found a road of untouched houses with sashes but am really not sure of what my success rate will be. Perhaps I'll ask to experiment on one at a reduced rate first.

[EasyClean]

I agree with Malc (Gold). Spot on!