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How Often Should Windows Be Cleaned in Texas?
DFW weather is hard on glass. Here's the cleaning schedule we actually recommend to Texas homeowners.
The short answer: twice a year, minimum
For most North Texas homes, professional window cleaning twice a year — typically spring and fall — is the sweet spot. Spring removes a winter's worth of pollen, dust, and tree debris. Fall takes care of summer's mineral spotting and prepares your windows for the holidays.
When you might need it more often
Homes near construction sites, busy roads, agricultural areas, or with lots of trees overhead often need quarterly cleaning. The same goes for households with kids and pets — handprints and nose-prints add up. Lake-area homes deal with extra humidity, mildew, and mud-dauber activity that builds up fast.
Seasonal considerations in DFW
Spring brings the worst pollen blooms — cedar, oak, and ash all coat windows. Summer's high heat bakes hard-water sprinkler overspray onto glass quickly, and once that mineral deposit etches in, it's much harder to remove. Fall is leaf and pollen round two, and winter is mostly dust.
Commercial properties
Storefronts in busy retail areas often clean monthly or bi-weekly. Class A offices typically schedule quarterly. Restaurants and medical buildings frequently choose monthly cleaning — first impressions there are everything.
Signs you've waited too long
Hard-water spotting, dull-looking glass even after rain, visible streaks from the inside, mud-dauber starts in window corners — these all signal it's time. Waiting too long doesn't just look bad; mineral spotting can permanently etch glass and require replacement panes.
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