The jobs
Glass-heavy homes make this a steady category. Requests come from harbour-view houses in Point Piper, Cremorne and Clontarf with full-height glazing on two or three levels, from beach houses in Manly, Newport and Palm Beach where salt haze returns in days, from apartments in Bondi, Neutral Bay and Dee Why wanting inside cleans, and from homeowners everywhere with frameless pool fences and balustrades. Regular rounds, pre-sale and pre-tenancy cleans, post-renovation cleans to remove render and paint spots, and skylights or void glass that nobody else will touch all turn up.
Window cleaning needs no licence, so our checks are identity and ABN, public liability insurance, photos of recent local work and references, plus a conversation about how you work at height. We want to hear about water-fed pole systems and pure water for exterior glass to three or four storeys, what you do beyond pole reach, and how you meet the WHS Regulation 2017 for falls: anchor points, edge rails or a platform lift rather than a ladder leant on a gutter. We also ask how you handle tinted, coated and tempered glass, because scraper damage is the complaint we hear about most.
Homeowners here expect spotless glass with no drips on frames or sills, tracks and screens done when quoted, care around furniture and timber floors on inside work, and shoes off or covered. They expect you to tell them about a cracked pane, a failing seal or a loose balustrade panel rather than clean around it. They like regular cleaners who turn up on the same schedule and send a message beforehand. Strata jobs come with the extra expectation that you can deal with a strata manager and provide an insurance certificate without fuss.
What we check for this trade
Frequently asked questions
No licence applies. If you operate a boom lift with a reach of eleven metres or more you need the relevant high risk work licence, and we will ask to see it. Otherwise we check ABN, insurance, work history and your height-safety approach.
Yes, if you want it. Individual owners post inside cleans and some whole-building cleans come through strata managers. For common property glass you will quote to the owners corporation and show your certificate of currency. Tell us whether you take strata work when you apply.
Most houses in these suburbs are two or three storeys, in reach of water-fed poles from the ground. Some harbour and clifftop homes have glass over drops or above roofs that need anchors or a lift. You can set the limit of what you take on; just be clear in your quote about what is included.
They are not compulsory, but they are the method most tradies use for exterior glass here because they remove salt without residue and keep feet on the ground. On the verification call we ask what you use and why, and we look at your results. Method matters more than brand.
