THE SHORT ANSWER
Estimate window cleaning by unit, side, screen and access. A single window count is clearer when the estimate states whether interiors, exteriors and tracks are included.
This guide follows a fictional twenty accessible window units in Kelowna, British Columbia. The linked residential window cleaning PDF example shows the scope and 6 separate costs in Canadian dollars. Treat it as a worked document, then use measurements, supplier quotes and labour inputs from your own project.
1. Create a window schedule
Count openings by type and access. The 20 units in this example are accessible, single-storey windows, not a mix of skylights and high glass.
2. Define the cleaning surfaces
Separate interior glass, exterior glass, screens and tracks. This makes partial-scope requests easy to revise without guessing a package discount.
3. Record condition limits
Hard-water deposits, adhesive and construction paint can require restoration methods. The base cleaning scope does not promise removal of those conditions.
4. Plan home access
Agree room access, furniture protection and screen handling. Include a final check and cleanup so the customer knows what completion means.
Review the Canadian project address
For the twenty accessible window units in Kelowna, British Columbia, the example uses the measured trade units shown in its PDF. Residential jobs may mix square feet, linear feet, counts and supplier units; keep each line’s measurement basis visible. Confirm site access, product selections and existing conditions in person. Check any trade or municipal requirements for the actual location, and record changes before issuing a final price. The figures are fictional CAD inputs, not a local price survey.
Describe which products the customer supplies and which the contractor supplies. State how any site condition outside the visible scope will be assessed and priced. Do not copy an allowance from another city or assume a sample’s tax entry establishes the treatment for this client.
Work through the residential window cleaning quantities
The matching PDF lets the client check each extension of quantity and unit rate. For this example, two useful checks are:
- Interior glass cleaning: 20 each × C$18.00 = C$360.00.
- Exterior glass cleaning: 20 each × C$23.00 = C$460.00.
Adding all 6 lines gives a C$1,423.00 illustrative subtotal. The PDF records 0% tax and C$1,423.00 as its total, before any markup. These are chosen sample inputs, not prices observed in Kelowna, British Columbia. The measurement basis matters as much as the rate: a material purchase allowance may be larger than the installed area, while a fixture count is not interchangeable with hours of labour.
Check the scope before sending
- Count openings and access levels.
- Identify interior/exterior scope.
- Count screens and tracks.
- Record restoration exclusions.
Outside the illustrated scope: No high-access equipment, hard-water restoration, paint scraping, damaged-screen repair or storm-window disassembly.
Check the business and client names, property location, dates, quantities, unit rates and notes. Confirm tax, markup and any required approvals for the actual job. If selections or site conditions are unresolved, label the line as an allowance and explain how it will be updated.
Common questions
Should inside and outside be separate lines?
They are separate here so the included surfaces and any scope change remain clear.
Does standard cleaning remove hard-water staining?
Do not assume so. Inspect deposits and price restoration work separately if offered.
Open the itemized residential window cleaning example and its app-exported PDF to see these decisions presented to a client. You can adapt the structure while replacing every fictional project input with your own.
