Artistic Window Cleaning reasons to clean your windows

Why Clean Your Windows?

It Brightens Your Home

Clean windows gives your home an bright clean atmosphere. It will make the whole house feel different.

Glass Degradation And Longevity

Contrary to what people believe, glass does brake down over time and will stain If not maintained. Since glass is porous, hard water deposits, dirt, oxidation and contaminates can settle into the surface causing damage that is difficult and costly to remove. Regular window washing is highly recommended a minimum of once a year to prevent glass degradation and to maintain your windows.

Increased Selling Price Of Your Home

Clean windows is the number one improvement when selling your home. On average, you can gain up to 768% return on investment. According to Money Magazine, 2000 real estate agents were surveyed by the real estate website HomeGain.com and published in the June, 2003 issue of Money magazine. Washing windows is the number one presale improvement that generates the best return on investment as measured by a higher selling price.

Safty

Keep in mind professional window cleaners are trained to work off a ladder. According to the U.S. Consumer Products Safety Commission, about 165,000 Americans require medical treatment for ladder-related injuries each year. Based on a 1990-2005 study published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine, that number is escalating. During the course of the study, from beginning to end, the number of reported cases in which Americans were hurt in incidents involving ladders climbed by more than 50 percent.

More than 2.1 million people sought emergency treatment in the United States for ladder-related injuries.
Of those injuries, almost 10 percent resulted in hospitalization or transfer to another hospital.
The most frequently reported injuries were fractures.
In cases in which the location where the injury took place was recorded, 97 percent happened at home.
(The above ladder statistics were taken from http://www.articlebase.com, an article on 2010 Ladder Safety Statistics.)