Window Cleaning in Arlington, MA

A Town Built on Hills and Two-Families

Arlington, MA rises from the flat streets near Alewife Brook up through the steep blocks of Arlington Heights, and the housing changes as the elevation does. East Arlington is full of side-by-side and up-and-down two-family homes, many with front porches stacked one above another. Around Arlington Center you find Victorians and colonial revivals with deep roof overhangs, and up in the Heights homes sit on sloped lots where one side of the house is a story taller than the other. That variety makes window washing in Arlington a job that rewards planning: ladder angles, roof pitches and porch roofs all come into play.

Two-family owners often ask us to handle both units in one visit, cleaning glass inside each apartment and outside across the whole building. Single-family homeowners tend to focus on large living-room windows and sunporches that face the street or the backyard. Either way, our residential window cleaning crews bring the right ladders and water-fed poles for the height involved, and they treat each unit as somebody's home.

Trees, Ponds and the Minuteman Corridor

Few suburbs this close to Boston have as much tree canopy. Street maples shade nearly every block, Menotomy Rocks Park and Robbins Farm Park add woodland at the top of the hill, and the Minuteman Bikeway carries a green ribbon straight through town. Spy Pond and the Mystic Lakes bring moisture into the air as well. The result is plenty of leaf litter, seed pods and pollen landing on Arlington roofs and siding every year.

That is why so many residents rely on our gutter cleaning service, and why houses on the steepest streets benefit from it most. Water rushes off a sloped roof quickly, and a partially blocked gutter cannot handle the volume. Homeowners who would rather not think about it twice a year can ask us about gutter guards. Algae streaks on north walls and green film on porch floors and walkways respond well to power washing, using a soft wash on siding and stronger pressure only on concrete.

Screens, Lights and Business Districts

Arlington's many porches mean many screens, and those screens trap pollen and dust that blow back into the house. We wash and mend them through our screen cleaning and repairs service. Porch lanterns and entry fixtures can be cleaned with exterior lamp cleaning, and shops along Massachusetts Avenue in the Center, the Heights and East Arlington can schedule commercial window cleaning to keep storefront glass clear.

• Both units of a two-family in one visit
• Ladders and poles sized for sloped lots
• Porch screens washed or repaired
• Storefront glass along Mass Ave

Learn More and Nearby Areas

Our dedicated page on keeping Arlington gutters flowing explains the process in detail. Busy Bee is based in Northborough but serves all of Middlesex County, including neighboring Lexington and Belmont. We are fully insured, never require a contract, and every estimate is free.