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Post by sleepymom on Jul 3, 2009 17:22:39 GMT -5
I know, I know, cleaning windows usually isn`t even on the radar when we are struggling with much more urgent basics. But every once in awhile, I make a stab at cleaning at least the inside parts of a window or 2. While washing the inside pane does make a small visible difference, it always bugs me that the worst grim is in between 2 nearly immovable panes of glass. Whoever invented this sort of window had to have in mind some way to clean inside?? The only idea I`ve had is to put a rag on a stick of some sort & swipe around as much as it can reach. That does help some, but makes whatever dirt it can`t reach that much more obvious.
I can`t promise I will be working on this any time soon, but I would be grateful for any better ideas.
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Post by paperpiler on Jul 3, 2009 18:19:36 GMT -5
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Post by Script on Jul 4, 2009 15:05:25 GMT -5
the previous owner of our OLD home (about 90+ years?) did a major addition of the dining room. He installed double-glazed windows in a lovely arch around a sliding glass door. When we bought the house (1980), we had the door replaced (with a modern metal slider, multi-part, sturdy, burglar-proof and $$$). The old one was wood, and the drafts were so bad the room was unusable in the winter. So far so good...............
but there has been water seepage INSIDE the double-glazed windows in the arch. They are uncleanable. Alas. I know because I checked with Mr. Hunk (Richard, our on-and-off contractor friend).
when I saw this post, I thought: YES: the answer. I followed your links, but am disappointed. Double hung NOT double glazed.
I am seriously considering buying-making some type of stained glass sticky thingy to disguise the very badly stained-from-the-inside-bits.
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Post by paperpiler on Jul 4, 2009 16:30:42 GMT -5
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Post by scribbles on Jul 4, 2009 16:47:31 GMT -5
There's a spray attachment and a special cleaning solution that you can buy. It attaches to a regular garden hose. You can stand outside your home and spray the outside of the windows. I don't think you even need to rinse it off.
I have Cleanie friends who do this, that's the only way I would know about it!
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Post by Meme on Jul 4, 2009 19:42:55 GMT -5
we had to replace the double glazed and replace window- the window hanger said the first window was not sealed properly but because we did not put it in or buy it - there was no guarentee--
the new window has not given us any problems- they are not suppose to get dirty inside if they are sealed at the factory-
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Post by sleepymom on Jul 4, 2009 23:25:25 GMT -5
Hmm, I think our windows have been in place so long the top part of the inside doesn`t move, doesn`t appear to have ever moved, but that may be just generations of paint. We also have aluminum frames on the outside with adjustable old panes & screens. Nothing as new-fangled as "tilt latches". They could be taken apart, with lots of effort and cussing, but last time I tried messing with window panes, I dropped one on my fingers. Guess I will stick with my rag on a stick- I was just hoping there was some magic trick no one had taught me yet.
And Script, I would go with the stained glass sticky thing. I was going to put one of those on the large pane of glass in our former front door, just for more privacy. Instead I got a new door, and I am really, really regretting it. Of course I don`t have a Richard either.
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