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Seasonal guides for homeowners in Northville, Novi, Plymouth and nearby: what to clean, when to book it, and what a Michigan year does to glass, gutters and siding.
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What we write about
The guides here answer the questions people ask us on jobs: why glass spots again two weeks after a cleaning, when to book the fall gutter visit, and what road salt does to a storm door over a winter. They cover residential window cleaning, gutter cleaning, pressure washing and soft washing, commercial window cleaning, new construction window cleaning, Christmas light installation and chandelier cleaning, the seven things we do.
National cleaning advice assumes soft water and an outdoor season that never stops. Here the tap water is hard enough to dry as a film on glass, and sprinkler spray that reaches a first-floor window can etch the pane after a few summers. Winter road salt lands on lower sashes and storm doors as a mineral crust that smears when you wipe it. Maples drop through October and oaks hold on past Thanksgiving, which is why an early fall gutter cleaning fills right back up. Outside glass gets cleaned from March to November, washing outside from April to November, and chandeliers and inside glass get cleaned all year.
The houses differ too. Older streets around downtown Northville and Plymouth have wood sash, true divided lights and separate storm windows. Subdivisions in Novi and Canton have fewer panes, with some of them two stories up over a foyer. Livonia is full of postwar brick ranches with big picture windows and aluminum storms. Each of those houses needs its own advice.
The blog is new, and the first posts are being written now. New ones will follow the seasons: gutters before the freeze, lights in the fall, glass in the spring. Glass Guru has been owner-operated in Northville since 2014, and the about page tells how it started. If you'd rather skip the reading, tell us what needs cleaning and get a free quote.
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The cost of Christmas light installation is set by how much roofline you light, how high it sits, how steep the roof is and which trees go in. Here is how each one moves the quote.
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The fall gutter cleaning that lasts comes after the oaks finish and before the first hard freeze. Here's how to time it in Northville and what the visit covers.
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The questions to ask any window cleaning company before you book, why each one matters, and our own answers where we have them.
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What sets the price of a gutter cleaning in Metro Detroit, from the height of the house to the gutter guards, and what to send us for a free quote.
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Ice dams start with heat leaking into the attic. Here's how to stop them, which trade handles each fix, and the part a clean gutter plays before the freeze.
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Doing it yourself works on a one-story house with a simple roofline. Two-story peaks, icy December ladders and January takedown are where hiring an installer earns its keep.
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A foyer chandelier hangs 18 to 22 feet over a hard floor, which is why it goes uncleaned for years. Here is what the job involves, how to tell it is due, and why a household ladder is the wrong tool.
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Outside glass waits for spring here, and inside glass gets cleaned all year. Here's what an interior window cleaning covers and how to get the house ready before guests come.
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Storefronts and restaurants need their entrance glass cleaned every week or two, offices and medical suites monthly. Here is what sets access and price, and how a route runs all winter.
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Take the screens out, vacuum them, wash with mild soap and a soft brush, rinse gently and let them dry. Here is each step, plus what to do with a screen that won't come out.
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Vacuum first, brush loose what's packed in, wipe with mild soap, clear the weep holes and dry the track. Each step for windows and patio doors, and what to skip on vinyl and aluminum.
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Winter leaves oak leaves, shingle grit and a wet mat in Michigan gutters, and spring adds maple seeds. Here's what to look for and when to book the spring visit.
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What sets window cleaning prices around Metro Detroit, from storm windows and divided lights to second-story glass, and what to send us for a free quote.
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Soft washing cleans with a cleaner at garden-hose pressure. Pressure washing cleans with force. Here is which one each part of a Michigan house needs.
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Late spring after the pollen drops, and fall once the leaves are down. Here's when Michigan's outside window season opens and closes, and why shade beats sun for a clean finish.
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What a house wash covers, why shaded walls turn green first, and how vinyl, painted aluminum and brick each get cleaned at low pressure.
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Each part of the property is priced on its own. Here is what moves the price of a house wash, a driveway and a deck in Metro Detroit, and how to get a free quote.
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Tree pollen lands on outside glass, screens and siding for weeks each spring. Here's how to clean it off without streaks, and why the cleaning to book comes after the drop.
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Pure water window cleaning scrubs outside glass with a brush on a long pole and rinses it with filtered, deionized water, so it dries clear. Here is how it works and what it can't do.
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Hard water spots on windows are minerals from sprinkler and hose water drying on the glass. Here is what takes fresh spots off, what to keep off the glass, and how to stop them coming back.
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Clean high windows from the ground first, with a pole outside and a pole or a properly set ladder inside. Here is how to do it safely, and when the arched window over the entry is worth handing off.
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The siding should barely see pressure. How to wash a house yourself safely, what goes wrong when it is done hard, and when it makes sense to hire it out.
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Salt, freeze-thaw and stains are what a Michigan driveway fights. Here is what pressure washing with a surface cleaner fixes, what it can't, and where pavers and sealing fit.
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Gutter guards cut down cleanings, and none of them end cleaning. Here's how each type handles oak leaves, maple seeds, pine needles, heavy rain and ice.
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A month-by-month list of outside jobs for a Metro Detroit home, plus three indoor safety checks, with the jobs Glass Guru can do marked inside our seasons.
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Hang Christmas lights in Michigan on a mild, dry November day before Thanksgiving, and turn them on when you like. Here is what the weather says and when to book an installer.
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