There’s nothing worse than seeing fingerprints on a window that’s been freshly cleaned. Ask parents of young kids how demoralizing it is to see your hard work getting the perfect, shiny, and streak-free window ruined by a toddler’s hands in seconds. But dirty window treatments are a close second to the fingerprints and handprints sullying a freshly cleaned window.
Window treatments like blinds, curtains, and shades collect dust and dirt over time. And all that dust and dirt trapped in your window treatments will eventually accumulate on the window itself. So, if you neglect to clean your window treatments as often as you do your windows, you’re fighting a losing battle. Dirty and dusty window treatments will ruin your clean windows as soon as you finish cleaning.
To avoid this cardinal cleaning sin, we recommend cleaning your window treatments at the same time as your windows. This will increase the workload of your annual window cleaning, but it will make the results last longer. The cleaning method you choose for your window treatments depends on the type of window treatments you have. After all, you wouldn’t clean vinyl shades the same as you would heavy fabric curtains. So, before you pick a cleaning method, research and find what works best for your specific window treatments. If you have specialty-installed blinds or shades, you may want to consult the manufacturer’s instructions to ensure you don’t damage your window coverings.
Another reason we recommend cleaning window treatments as often as you do your windows is to reduce the circulation of dust and debris in the air. These particles stick to window treatments like blinds, shades, or curtains and are dispersed into the air whenever these coverings are adjusted. Adjusting your window coverings may trigger allergies for those sensitive to dust or dirt or lead to more dust covering your home or workplace. Window treatments are an often overlooked source of dust exposure that can adversely affect people.
We know that adding cleaning your window treatments to the rotation of window cleaning doubles or triples the amount of work (depending on the type of window treatments you have). But it’s a crucial step that will leave your home or workplace cleaner, so please don’t skip it. So call us if you need someone else to take care of these dirty tasks. Our expert cleaning crew has the expertise to clean your windows and the window treatments you have in place, too!
