Clean windows let in measurably more light. It’s not subjective — professional measurements typically show 40% more visible light transmission through a professionally-cleaned pane compared to one that’s gone a year without cleaning. You notice it immediately when you walk into a room after a window service; it feels like someone turned the sun up.

Why spring is the right window

Three reasons windows get filthy over winter:

• Salt and road grit from the plow trucks. Even a quarter mile off the road, you get spray on exterior glass.
• Cooking moisture + closed windows. Interior glass accumulates a greasy film all winter from the kitchen, heating system, and condensation cycles.
• Pollen, finally. Once pine, oak, and birch pollen start dropping in mid-April, windows fog within days. Getting clean windows before pollen hits gives you a crisp clean look for maybe a week — still worth it, but better strategy is mid-to-late April, after the first pollen wave settles.

What “professional” actually means

Hibaxum is an exterior service — we clean the outside, you handle the inside. Here’s what our exterior window cleaning includes (all of these, not just some):

1. Exterior glass. A streak-free clean on every outside pane. For the interior side, a quick wipe-down with a good glass cleaner on your end completes the picture.
2. Sills and tracks. The bottom track of a double-hung is the dirtiest part of any window — bugs, pollen, sediment. Vacuum + wipe on the exterior side.
3. Frames and casing. Wipe down of the visible exterior frame, especially bottoms where runoff collects.
4. Screen cleaning (if screens are in place). Removed, hosed, brushed, put back. If you want the screens off for the season we’ll pull and label them.
5. Exterior storm panels (if you have them). Cleaned on both sides — usually the biggest complaint area because storm panels trap everything.
6. Final inspection under angled light to catch streaks. If you’re watching from inside, you shouldn’t see any streaks on the exterior glass when we’re done.

What to clarify before the visit

• How many panes? Our pricing is per-pane for most windows, not per-window. A double-hung is 2 panes; a 9-over-9 colonial is 18. Storm windows double the count.
• Any inaccessible windows? Second-story over a roof pitch, bay windows over landscaping — we handle those with water-fed poles from the ground, so no ladder damage to beds.
• Interior access not required. Because we work the exterior only, nobody needs to be home. We can complete the job and be gone — just let us know if there are gate codes or access notes.

Pricing

Standard double-hung: $7 per pane, exterior side. French doors and multi-pane: $12/pane. Picture windows (large single panes): $22 each. Bay windows: $35. Storm window add-on: 50% of the base rate per pane. Screens: $3 each to clean, $10/season for remove-and-label-and-store.

Most one-story FXBG homes run $180–$280 all-in. Two-story with colonial-pane windows runs $350–$500. Get an exact count and price at hibaxum.com/request-quote — the widget asks about window type and count and gives you the real number.

Our honest cadence recommendation

Twice a year — once in April/May after pollen peaks, once in October before the leaves fall. Anything more is your call; anything less and you’re not actually capturing the “wow” moment from clean glass.