A dish soap solution makes a powerful DIY window cleaner that cuts through grime without leaving streaks. Avoid cleaning windows in direct sunlight and be sure to use clean tools to avoid streaks.

Cleaning your windows is one of those tasks that feels almost insurmountable. It’s obvious when they need to be cleaned, but it’s also obviously going to be a lot of work. Still, you’d love to have a ...

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Whether you’re a clean freak or not, those streaks, smudges and cloudy film fogging up your windows are enough to ruin even the prettiest view. Although getting clean windows may sound like a (tedious ...

The heavy smoke has cleared but ash may still be lingering on windows and sills. Before you go outside to tackle this gritty dirt, grab a steel wool pad, says Kevin Lambert of FISH Window Cleaning in ...

1. Spray on a premixed vinegar-based cleaner or an ammonia-free cleaner. 2. Use horizontal and vertical motions to wipe away the cleaner with a soft, lint-free towel. 3. Wipe up cleaner promptly to ...

On the rare occasions when the weather is truly perfect, you probably enjoy opening your windows to let in some fresh air. On every other day, when they’re closed, you have no choice but to stare at ...

Summer fun is over, and now it’s time to get to work, but it’s not all bad. Gone are the days of extreme heat and humidity, and the sun blazing down for what feels like a solid twelve hours of the day ...