Can you clean before we open or after we close?

Yes, if a provider can work those hours. Put the times in your request; providers quote for them, and evenings and weekends can cost more.

Can we have the windows done every month?

Each visit is a job on Cleanifiq. You can rebook a provider you liked for the next one, and paid business plans add one-click repeats for recurring jobs.

How are upper floors cleaned?

Usually with a water-fed pole from the ground, which reaches several storeys. Higher or awkward glass needs access equipment, and the quote should say so. Home window bookings stop at the ground floor and inward-opening windows, which is why business glass higher up is quoted here.

Do you clean signs and canopies?

Some providers do. Mention them in the request with a photo, and they are included in the quote if the provider can reach them safely.

Can a factor book the communal stair windows?

Yes. A factor, a managing agent or the owners together can request quotes for a building’s communal windows, and a business account can be invoiced.

On a paid business plan, each job is invoiced after completion on 30-day terms. On the free Marketplace account you pay per job at checkout, like a private customer.

Will I get commercial window quotes in Edinburgh?

Maybe only a few: there are no commercial window jobs on Cleanifiq in Edinburgh yet, and window supply here is small. Requesting is free. For a large building or a fixed date, call our sales team on 0141 846 7777 to talk it through.

Are providers vetted and insured?

Before a provider can take bookings we check photo ID, proof of address and public liability insurance, plus a criminal record check (Basic Disclosure Scotland or equivalent) and right to work where it applies. For companies we check a director’s ID, the business address, public liability insurance and Companies House status. Documents with expiry dates are re-checked when they expire. Every review on a provider’s profile comes from a booked, paid job. Cleanifiq’s insurance covers a new provider’s first three jobs while their own cover is being verified.

What if the windows aren’t done properly?

Tell us within 48 hours of the job, with photos or a short video of what isn’t right. Your provider gets 48 working hours to come back and put it right at no cost to you, and we hold their payment until it’s settled. If they can’t or won’t, you choose: the value of the unfinished items back as a refund or Cleanifiq credit, or a new, smaller job for just those items with another provider (you see the price before confirming anything).

How do cancellations work for business accounts?

Business accounts can cancel a booking on the day for free until the provider has arrived, picked up keys or is on their way; within 60 minutes of a notified arrival time, the provider’s minimum call-out fee applies.

Commercial window cleaning in Edinburgh

Painted shopfronts, tall sash windows in a townhouse office, a stair for the whole building: tell providers who cover Edinburgh what the glass is, how to reach it and when, and compare their quotes. Nothing is booked until you accept.

Book a call Sales 0141 846 7777

Free to request. Quoted per job: no contract, no minimum term.

Shopfronts and offices
Quoted for your building
Invoices on business plans
Vetted providers

Edinburgh: commercial window cleaning for shops and offices

4.9 / 5
Google rating from 113 reviews
5 min
median time to a first quote on Edinburgh requests

Height, access and timing

Quoted for your building, not from a table.

Home windows can be priced per pane because the rules are fixed: ground floor or inward-opening, a short ladder, a 2-metre pole. Business premises don’t fit those rules. A shopfront has a fascia sign and a canopy; an office has three storeys of fixed glazing over a car park; a restaurant needs it done before opening. That’s why commercial window cleaning on Cleanifiq is a quote service.

You describe the building and the timing, providers price that, and the way each part of the glass will be reached goes into the quote. Nothing is booked until you accept.

For upper floors, a common method is a water-fed pole: purified water pumped up a long pole and brushed onto the glass from the ground, which dries without leaving marks. Beyond pole reach, glass needs access equipment such as a cherry picker or a cradle, which is a different price and often a different provider.

Access in writing
Ladder, water-fed pole or access equipment: how each side is reached is stated before you accept.
Timed around trading
Early mornings, evenings or weekends, quoted for the hours you give.
Business invoicing
On a paid business plan each job is invoiced after completion, on 30-day terms.
Reviews from paid jobs
Every review on a provider’s profile comes from a booked, paid job.

Agree these before the first clean

which sides and floors are included, and whether that is inside, outside or both
how the upper floors will be reached, and any permission needed to work from the pavement
who lets the provider in out of hours, where they can park and where they can take water from
how often you want it done, and whether the same provider can keep the slot

Honest limit: Cleanifiq has no completed commercial window jobs yet, so we can’t promise how many quotes you’ll get. Glazing that needs rope access or a building cradle is specialist work; call our sales team on 0141 846 7777 before requesting it.

Requesting is free, and there’s no contract to sign.

Shopfronts, offices and shared buildings.

Commercial window cleaning covers any glass that a business or a building manager is responsible for.

Shops, cafés and restaurants
Street-level glass and doors, plus the frames and sills customers see up close. Often cleaned before opening, and more often on busy streets.
Offices
Inside and outside glass across one or more floors, and internal glass partitions and doors if you add them.
Signs and canopies
Fascia signs, projecting signs and glass canopies collect grime at awkward heights. Mention them with a photo; not every provider cleans signage.
Blocks, closes and shared buildings
Communal stair windows, entrance doors and glazed lobbies, booked by the factor, the managing agent or the owners together.
Showrooms and large glazing
Floor-to-ceiling glass and panes bigger than 2 m × 1.5 m, which home window bookings leave out.
Agents and landlords
Empty shop units between tenants and blocks you manage, requested and invoiced through a business account.

How the glass is reached decides the price.

Ask every provider how they will reach each part of the glass. The answer is the biggest difference between quotes.

Ground floor
Reached from the pavement with a squeegee or a short pole. Quick, and the usual shopfront job.
Upper floors from the ground
A water-fed pole reaches several storeys without a ladder, and suits offices above shops.
Beyond pole reach
A cherry picker, a cradle or rope access, sometimes with the council’s permission to work from the pavement. Specialist providers only, and priced separately.
Inside glass
Done during or outside opening hours. Say whether desks, displays or stock need moving, and who will move them.

What to send

Three details every provider asks for.

Commercial window jobs are priced from your description, so a full brief gets you comparable quotes the first time.

1
The building
The type of premises, how many floors, and roughly how many windows or how much glass on each side.
2
Access and hours
Opening hours, out-of-hours access, shutters, parking or loading, and where water can be taken from.
3
Photos of each side
One per side of the building, so providers can see the heights, signs and obstacles. Send them with the request or in the messages once providers reply.

Want a provider to see the building first? For jobs that need seeing first, some providers offer an in-person visit. Your first visit for a job is free (one free visit per postcode every 7 days); a second provider’s visit fee is shown before you book it and refunded if they cancel. A quote given after a visit is valid for up to 3 months. Paid business plans include more in-person visit quotes per job.

What commercial window quotes usually cover.

Providers quote for the glass and the times in your request. These are the usual parts of a job.

Glass
- Outside glass, with every floor quoted
- Inside glass on request
- Glass doors and entrances
Frames and fittings
- Frames, sills and ledges
- Signs and canopies, where offered
Scheduling
- One-off cleans
- Repeat visits with the same provider
- Before opening or after closing

Not included unless quoted

Rope access and building cradles
Repairs, re-glazing or re-sealing
Graffiti or etching on the glass
Condensation inside sealed double glazing
Gutter and roof work

The quote you accept is the scope. Anything added on the day comes through the platform as a separate request you can accept or decline.

Commercial or home window cleaning?

Business premises get their own quote.

The main window cleaning page is built around homes: priced per window from set times, with fixed safety limits. Commercial glass doesn’t fit those limits, so it is quoted per job instead.

Choose commercial window cleaning for

shops, offices, restaurants and showrooms
glass above the ground floor that doesn’t open inwards
panes bigger than 2 m × 1.5 m, signs and canopies
communal windows in a block or close, booked for the building
work outside opening hours, invoiced to a business

Choose standard window cleaning for

a house or a flat, priced per window
inside glass, frames and blinds, plus any outside glass that can be reached safely

Window cleaning in Edinburgh

From a brief to clear glass.

01
Describe the building
Floors, glass, access, hours and how often.
02
Providers quote
Providers who cover your part of Edinburgh price it, ask questions or arrange a visit.
03
Agree access and timing
The method for each side, the hours and the frequency, settled in the messages.
04
Cleaned, then paid
Pay per job, or get an invoice after each job on a business plan.

How much does commercial window cleaning cost in Edinburgh?

There’s no rate card. Each provider prices your building from what you send, and Cleanifiq doesn’t yet have enough commercial window jobs to publish an average.

A single shopfront is often a short job where the provider’s minimum call-out applies; offices over several floors are priced on the glass, the height and the access. Some providers price repeat visits differently from one-offs, so say how often you want the windows done.

What affects the price

How much glass, and on how many floors
Access: ladder, water-fed pole or equipment
Inside as well as outside
Timing outside opening hours
How often: a one-off or repeat visits

Why quotes differ

One provider may quote a water-fed pole for every floor; another may need equipment for the top storey. Compare how each plans to reach the glass and what they include, not only the price per visit.

Protected from request to sign-off.

Your payment is held
You choose at checkout: pay a deposit (20% of the job, or the provider’s minimum call-out fee if that’s higher) or pay in full. If you pay a deposit, the balance is due by 7:30am on the day of the job. Your money goes to Cleanifiq, not the provider, and release to the provider starts the day after the job, once they’ve completed it on the platform.
Not right? Tell us within 48 hours
Tell us within 48 hours of the job, with photos or a short video of what isn’t right. Your provider gets 48 working hours to come back and put it right at no cost to you, and we hold their payment until it’s settled. If they can’t or won’t, you choose: the value of the unfinished items back as a refund or Cleanifiq credit, or a new, smaller job for just those items with another provider (you see the price before confirming anything).
Checked before they quote
Before a provider can take bookings we check photo ID, proof of address and public liability insurance, plus a criminal record check (Basic Disclosure Scotland or equivalent) and right to work where it applies. For companies we check a director’s ID, the business address, public liability insurance and Companies House status. Documents with expiry dates are re-checked when they expire. Every review on a provider’s profile comes from a booked, paid job. Cleanifiq’s insurance covers a new provider’s first three jobs while their own cover is being verified.
Keep it on the platform
Always pay through Cleanifiq, including for anything added on the day. Work paid for privately falls outside our guarantee, our insurance and our dispute resolution.

Commercial windows in Edinburgh

Listed shopfronts, tall sash offices.

Edinburgh has no commercial window jobs on Cleanifiq yet, and 1 provider quoted for home windows here in the six months to October 2026, so quotes may be few. These are the details that shape an Edinburgh job.

Traditional shopfronts
Many shops in the centre have painted timber frames and fascias, often on listed buildings. Ask for a method that won’t harm the paintwork, and say if any frames are fragile.
Townhouse offices
Offices in converted Georgian and Victorian townhouses have tall sash windows over several floors. The top floors can be beyond some providers’ poles, so ask each one how they will reach them.
Busy streets and loading
On the busiest streets, kerb space is tight and loading is timed. Give providers the loading rules and the hours that suit you.

Where Cleanifiq works around Edinburgh

EH3
EH7
EH11
EH6
EH9
EH8
EH1
EH54
EH10
EH12
EH4
EH48
EH49
EH47
EH5
EH14

Postcode districts with accepted Cleanifiq jobs of every kind in the last 12 months, busiest first, Livingston, Bathgate and Linlithgow included.

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