High rise window cleaning in Plano, TX
Multi-storey offices, apartment buildings, churches and anything else that cannot be reached from the ground. Every building is surveyed before it is quoted — and the survey is free.
What counts as high rise
The honest definition is not a number of floors — it is anything that cannot be reached safely from the ground or a ladder. That is usually three storeys and up, but not always. A two-storey elevation above a sloping roof, glass over an atrium, or a tall stairwell window in a church can all need the same approach as a genuine tower.
It matters because it changes the entire job. Everything below that line is a cleaning task. Everything above it is an access task that happens to end in cleaning, and the access is what determines the method, the timescale and the price.
What we clean at height
Offices and multi-tenant buildings
Full exterior elevations, floor by floor, planned with the building manager so it works around the tenants rather than through them.
Apartment and condo buildings
Exterior glass and balcony glazing, including the panes residents cannot reach and would not be safe attempting.
Churches and tall single-storey buildings
Buildings with one enormous storey rather than several small ones — tall feature windows, clerestory glazing and the like.
Atriums and internal height
Internal glass above a stairwell or atrium, which needs the same planning as outside work and usually has to be done when the building is quiet.
Why it has to be surveyed before it is priced
Anyone who gives you a firm price for a multi-storey building over the phone is guessing. Four things change the job, and none of them can be assessed without looking:
- Height and elevation count. Not just how tall, but how many faces, and whether they are all reachable by the same method.
- What access the building already has. Some buildings have roof anchors or a permanent cradle system. Some have nothing, and access has to be brought in.
- What is underneath each elevation. A car park, a pavement, a planted bed, a road, a drop to a lower roof — each one changes what can be set up and what has to be closed off while work happens.
- The glass itself. Routine dust is one job. Hard-water spotting, mineral scale or post-construction residue at height is a considerably slower one.
So the first step is always a look at the building. It is free, it does not commit you to anything, and it is the only way to give you a number that will still be the number when the invoice arrives.
How the work is planned
Work at height is governed by real safety requirements, and the method for a building is settled before anyone starts — not improvised on the day. The access approach, the sequence of elevations, the route in and out, and anything that needs closing off are all agreed with the building manager in advance, along with whatever notice the tenants need.
What we commit to is our own part of that: surveying the building properly, giving you a price that holds, scheduling the work when it suits the building, and standing behind the standard of the finished result before it is signed off. If any elevation cannot be done safely, you will be told at survey rather than discovering it halfway through.
How often
Twice a year is the usual baseline for a multi-storey building. Quarterly makes more sense where the glass takes a beating: close to heavy traffic, next to ongoing construction, or with a lot of west-facing glass, which shows dust and hard-water spotting worst because of the afternoon sun.
The economics work the same way as they do on a house, just with bigger numbers. Buildings left for years accumulate mineral spotting that stops being dirt and starts being etching, and etched glass on a fifteen-storey elevation is an expensive thing to have created by saving money on cleaning.
For anything at ground and first-floor level — storefronts, offices, entrance glass — see commercial window cleaning.
Common questions
What counts as high rise?
Anything that cannot be reached safely from the ground or a ladder — usually three storeys and up, though an awkward two-storey elevation can qualify.
How is it quoted?
After a survey. Height, glass area, existing building access and what sits underneath each elevation all change the method and the price.
How often should we have it done?
Twice a year as a baseline; quarterly for buildings near traffic or construction, or with a lot of west-facing glass.
Will it disrupt our tenants?
It is planned around the building. Scheduling, access routes and elevation order are agreed with the building manager in advance, including any notice tenants need.
Arrange a survey
Tell us the building, roughly how many storeys, and what access it already has. We will come and look, and the survey and quote are both free.