Window cleaning in North Druid Hills.
North Druid Hills is the unincorporated stretch of DeKalb between Emory, the CDC and LaVista Road: 1950s and 60s brick ranches and split-levels on big wooded lots, with picture windows across the front and sliders at the back. We are on the Sagamore Hills side of it most weeks, and we cover Oak Grove, Briarcliff Woods and the streets off Briarcliff Road the same way.
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Picture windows, sliders and a lot of screens.
The houses off Briarcliff, LaVista and North Druid Hills Road were built in a hurry between about 1952 and 1968, and the glass shows it: a wide three-panel picture window on the front, aluminum or wood double-hungs down the sides, and one or two sliders onto a patio or a deck at the back. Split-levels add a row of high windows over the garage that nobody has cleaned since they moved in.
Almost every house here has full-height screens on every window, and the screens are where the pollen and the mildew actually live. We take them off, wash them, and put them back as part of the standard visit, because cleaning the glass behind a dirty screen is a waste of your money.
Newer infill — the two-story rebuilds that have replaced a few ranches on each street since 2015 — brings black-framed grid windows and twenty-plus front panes. Those are pole work from the ground, same as the view glass in Druid Hills.
Big trees, shaded lots, and the clay.
The lots here are quarter- and half-acre, and most of them have kept their hardwoods. That means heavy pollen in April, tulip-poplar honeydew in June, and leaf fall in October and November that fills gutters and sits on every sill. Lots on the north side of a street stay shaded most of the day, so frames and screens on that side grow the green film faster.
Georgia red clay is the other local constant. Summer thunderstorms bounce it off beds and lawns onto the bottom foot of every pane and slider, and because it is iron-rich it leaves an orange stain the longer it cycles wet and dry. It comes off with a brush and pure water on a normal visit; after a couple of years it needs more work, and we say so on the quote.
Water here is the same soft Chattahoochee supply as the rest of DeKalb, so mineral spotting from sprinklers is mild. The spot-free rinse still matters: the deionized water is what lets a slider dry without streaks after we have worked the clay off it.
Minutes from the streets we clean every week.
We have not yet completed a job with a North Druid Hills address. Our nearest work is the cluster on Rainier Falls Drive, Castle Falls Drive and Adelia Place in Sagamore Hills, and the Druid Hills streets west of Emory — five to ten minutes from Oak Grove or Briarcliff Woods. We are in this part of DeKalb most weeks, so a first visit usually lines up with a day we are already nearby.
When to schedule in North Druid Hills.
May, after the pollen, is the visit everyone wants, and it is the right one: the yellow film is off and the first storms have passed. A late-summer visit clears clay from the sliders and lower panes while the deck is still in use. A November visit, after the leaves, resets the screens and sills for the winter.
Homes on the shaded north side of a street benefit most from a late-winter visit to clear the green film before spring growth starts. Two visits a year is the common plan here; heavily treed lots go three.
How we quote in North Druid Hills.
Pane count, screens and the back glass over the slope set a North Druid Hills quote more than square footage does. The online quote tool gives a fast number; a call with your address gets an exact one, and nothing changes after we start.
Glass, frames, sills, screens — and the schedule to keep them that way.
Every North Druid Hills visit includes exterior glass, frames, sills, and screens with a spot-free 0 ppm rinse. Interior glass, screen deep-cleans, solar panels, and gutters are quoted on site and discounted on any plan.
Spring & Fall
10%off every visit · 2 visits a yearThree-Season
15%off every visit · 3 visits a yearYear-Round
20%off every visit · 4 visits a yearPlan discounts apply to everything on the visit. Price locked in writing. Cancel anytime with 30 days’ notice. Full plan details.
Pure deionized (DI) water. No soap film. Less buildup.
Our exterior system filters water down to 0 ppm, removing the minerals that normally dry into spots. It also removes residue and helps neutralize static charge on the glass, making it harder for pollen, dust, and grime to bind back onto the surface.
Many homes stay noticeably cleaner for around three months. Weather, tree cover, sprinklers, and exposure can affect how long the finish lasts.
A coating that keeps glass cleaner, longer.
After the clean, we can apply a clear nano coating that bonds to the glass. Water beads off instead of drying into spots, and dust and pollen sit on the surface instead of sticking — so the glass stays clear for about 3 months, and the next clean is quicker.
Proof, not promises: in lab testing, coated glass collected about half the dust of bare glass,[1] and coatings like this work best in dry climates like ours.[2] It doesn’t clean itself — it needs cleaning less often.
Sources
- Wang L., Liu M., Wu Y., Zheng H. “Progress in Studies of Surface Nanotextures and Coatings with Nanomaterials on Glass for Anti-Dust Functionality.” Nanomaterials 12(20):3677, 2022. doi.org/10.3390/nano12203677
- Hossain M.I., Ali A., Bermudez Benito V., Figgis B., Aïssa B. “Anti-Soiling Coatings for Enhancement of PV Panel Performance in Desert Environment: A Critical Review and Market Overview.” Materials 15(20):7139, 2022. doi.org/10.3390/ma15207139
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What to expect on service day.
Do you take the screens off, or clean around them?
Off. Every full-height screen comes down, gets washed, and goes back up. It is part of the standard exterior visit, not an add-on.
Can you get the orange clay stain off my lower windows?
Fresh splash comes off on a normal clean. Clay that has been baking on for a couple of seasons takes longer and we quote it after seeing the glass, never after cleaning it.
Do you clean the high windows over a split-level garage?
Yes, with a water-fed pole from the driveway. No ladder against the siding.
How and when do I pay?
There is no upfront payment. Payment is due after the work is complete and you have had a chance to review it.
How do you price a job?
We quote on site, free, after looking at the actual glass — the size of the home, the number and type of windows, access, and how much buildup there is. You get the number before we start, and it doesn’t change afterwards.
Ready for clearer windows?
Call us directly for a free, no-pressure estimate. Mon–Fri 10am–6pm.