Window Cleaning in Devonport

The Homes We Clean in Devonport

Villas dominate, and many still have their original joinery, double hung sashes and in places the original wavy glass. Verandah windows, bay fronts and decorative leadlight are common, and a good number of homes sit within the character overlay so owners are rightly protective of the joinery. Around Cheltenham and Vauxhall there are seaside homes closer to the sand, and on the slopes of Mount Victoria and North Head Maungauika the houses climb and the views open up.

Common Window Problems in Devonport

Devonport is almost surrounded by water, so salt comes at these houses from more than one direction and there is very little shelter anywhere on the peninsula. On original joinery that is a real problem, because salt sits in the timber rebates and around the putty where it holds moisture against the frame. Old putty and painted timber are also easily damaged by aggressive cleaning, which is why so much heritage joinery in Auckland looks tired well before its time.

How We Work in Devonport

Our PureWash system uses purified water and no chemicals at all, which is the right approach for a suburb like this. Nothing corrosive touches the putty, the paintwork or the leadlight came, and because the water is pure there is no detergent residue left behind to attract dirt back. For the steeper streets around Mount Victoria we work from the ground rather than putting ladder feet on old paths and tiled verandahs.