Debunking 5 Window Cleaning Myths in Nebraska

Nobody likes being duped! Here are five common myths regarding window cleaning that we want to clarify and debunk!

(1) “All window cleaning companies are the same.”

While all window cleaners are providing the same service, every company is providing a different experience.

One of my favorite businesses in town is Grease Monkey off of N 90th Street—Doug and Monte provide the same oil change service but with a unique experience. I’ve been to Firestone, ma and pa’s, Walmart, and others to get my oil changed: each one charges me (roughly) the same price for an identical hour-long wait and customer service experience.

However, at Grease Monkey, I get to experience the “Pit Crew.” Rather than sitting in a bland lobby, I get to sit in my car while several technicians simultanously change my oil, check my lights, refill my fluids, wash my windows, and all of this within 15 minutes. Every minute over is a dollar off my total at the end!

Same service, different experience.

Every window cleaning company in Omaha will clean your windows, but only Doctor Pane provides an experience backed by a 7-Day Rain Guarantee, a 100% Money-Back Guarantee, and a $2,000,000 policy. It’s the pain-free experience.

(2) “Rain makes your windows dirty.”

You have likely heard the phrase, “don’t shoot the messenger.” In regards to your windows, rain is not the culprit of your dirty windows but rather the messenger.

So why then do your windows look dirtier after it rains? Dirt circulates through the air and over time settles evenly on your window. Because the dirt settles evenly, it is hard to actually see that your window has become dirty. When rain comes along it acts as a messenger, telling you that your windows are dirty, by taking that dirty and making it clump unevenly on your window so that you can better see that your windows are, in fact, dirty.

So don’t shoot the messenger! Rainwater is pure—there are no minerals, chemicals, or dirt in it when it falls onto your windows. If rain falls and your windows seem dirtier thereafter, it’s the rain simply telling you that your windows were never clean in the first place.

(3) “You only need to clean your windows once every couple of years.”

I recently had a job for a lovely elderly couple and at the end of my services for them I offered recurring services on a 3 or 6-month cycle. My pride took a bit of a hit when the wife laughed behind me as I made the request to the husband who smirked and said, “yeah, we’ll call you in 3 years or so.”

While my pride was a little shot, this couple had bought the narrative that regular window cleanings aren’t needed. In one sense, sure, they’re right! No one needs their windows professionally cleaned. No one has ever died from “dirty window syndrome.” However, waiting until your windows look like a hazy swamp of dirt, bird bombs, dog drool, and crud isn’t necessarily the time to finally get them done either.

Last year we had a winter that dipped into the -40’s and a summer that saw heat rise into the 110’s. The constant baking and freezing of Nebraska dirt and pigeon droppings into your windows can result in damaged window panes that have a haze that no amount of soap and scrubbing can get out. A yearly or twice/year window cleaning ensures not only shimmering windows but protects your windows from getting permanently damaged by Nebraska weather, dirt, and animals.

(4) “Professional window cleaning is too expensive.”

Our average ticket is roughly $250. Every so often we will get a call and the comment will come across that we are “too expensive.” We completely understand; the economy is in a bit of a tiff and, after all, we are a luxury service. However, in response to the claim that we are “too expensive,” here are three facts.

• The CDC reports 500,000 ladder falls per year in the United States. We ensure that you don’t become one of those ladder falls.

• We are insured for $2,000,000 to ensure your property is taken care of and protected.

• Finally, the average 2-story home takes 4-8 hours for the homeowner to clean the inside and outsides of the windows.

So for $250, you receive not only a window cleaning, but guaranteed bodily safety, guaranteed home protection, and several of your precious hours back to spend with family and friends rather than 20 feet up on a ladder. Yes, we’re a luxury service and the luxury we offer protects you, your home, and your time.

(5) “I can power wash my windows clean.”

We’re setting our sights on the husbands with our final myth! No, John, you cannot power wash those windows clean. You’re simply going to replace the brown spots on your windows for white ones.

Here in Nebraska we have hard water. It is why your toilet likely has a ring at the water line you can’t get out; why your shower has white spots on the faucet; and why your sinks have white, pink, or orange grime around the fittings. Hard water is water that is full of minerals such as calcium and magnesium. While safe to drink and shower in, hard water is not good to clean your windows with. So the next time your husband tries telling you he can wash the windows himself with the power washer, point out to him all of the white spots on the windows when he’s done. It’s the hard water minerals that have now attached themselves to your window via his power washing.

Then give us a call!