Extending The Life Of Your Awnings

Awnings add character, luster, and value to any home that they are a part of. Their great beauty and fantastic designs belie a problem that all awnings have however. This being the fact that all awnings must be kept clean if they are to retain the high level of beauty and value they are associated with. Awnings are often thought of as high maintenance because they often reside under or near trees and bushes. Foliage attracts pests and can also drop a great deal of debris onto awnings that then dirty them up and even damage them after just short periods of time. The good news here is that awnings aren't overly difficult to clean. By cleaning them yourself or by hiring a professional on a regular basis you'll positively affect the longevity of your awnings and keep them looking great for longer periods of time. More to the point, cleaning them with regularity staves off the need for thorough deep cleanings and repairs.

As Simple As It Gets

Professional awning cleaners recommend that owners rinse their awnings off with water once a month. Home and business owners that do this will remove the majority of the dirt, debris, and pests that gather on their awnings. Running water prohibits dirt from embedding itself in the fabric of an awning which means fewer or no stains at all to worry about. It will also keep pollen and plant matter from building up. Best of all...rinsing them off 12 times a year negates the need for fabric replacement and any sort of repair.

A Couple Of Additional Measures

Those whom live in climates where extreme weather is the norm will want to go the extra mile for their awnings when engaging in monthly cleanings. One of the most important aspects of an awning is it's fabric. This fabric should be removed and washed in household washing machine and then air dried for maximum effect. Washing machines are great at removing stains yet gentle enough to leave awning fabric intact. Conversely, awning fabrics should never be dry cleaned nor put into industrial washing machines lest they be damaged.

Home and business owners can also use a ladder and a light scrubbing brush to remove both loose and caked in debris from their awnings and without too much trouble either. A mild dish washing soap, without detergent, will also be helpful in removing light stains as well as some obstinate debris. By applying this soap mixed with water to awning fabric and allowing to sit 10 minutes before scrubbing, individuals will save themselves a great deal of time and hassle.

Calling In The Professionals

Though the monthly rinsing of awnings keeps problems to a minimum and keeps them looking sharp year round, there will eventually come a time where awnings need more than running water to keep them healthy. While homeowners certainly hire professional awning cleaners so that they don't have to do any of the recommend rinsing themselves, awnings should be seen by and receive a deep cleaning from a professional on a biannual basis. This twice a year visit from a local pro will address all the small issues that build up over the course of the year. Left neglected these small issue become noticeable over time and are notoriously tough to fix. When professional awning services are used in conjunction with routine do-it-yourself maintenance, awnings can be kept in such a healthy state that they last for decades without issue.

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Cleaning and Maintaining Your Awnings

Homeowners that have awnings know the blessing that these can carry. These are options that can help with protecting certain areas against rain, snow, and even sunlight. Awnings are great for aesthetics and function as well. You can't take these things for granted, however, as many people will use these without maintaining them well enough. The following tips will help you keep these clean and clear of issues that could cause a great deal of problems.

Use Warm Water

The first thing that you should focus on is simple. Use warm water to clear up the fabric of your awnings. Do not let dirt, debris, and other elements cake onto the fabric. Cleaning on a monthly basis should help you with this and can help you ensure that the fabric is not too dirty. If you see that there is a bit of dust or any other debris building up you could always clean up before a monthly routine.

Deeper Cleaning

Awnings that are made of fabric and are stuck on a frame will require a bit of a deeper cleaning solution every now and again. To ensure that you are able to get focused cleaning you’ll want to use a light brush to dust and remove debris overall. Once you do this you can then apply water and use a very mild soap to clean stains. You can use a soft brush to get deeper cleaning with the fabric. You can use the cleaning options soak into the fabric a bit and then rinse it out completely. Let the fabric dry naturally and that’s it.

For Stubborn Stains

There are some stains that can embed themselves into the fabric a bit deeper than others. If you cannot get stains cleaned with the tips above you may need to use a harsher solution. Experts recommend bleach and soap to spot clean, especially when it comes to mildew. Hard chemicals will cause a bit of the awning’s fabric to become damaged. To limit that you may need to apply a protective finish option like scotch guard.

The best tip to pursue is to have your awnings clean and maintained with monthly cleanings. If all else fails, however, you may need to call in a professional to help you with getting harsh stains out and to ensure that your awning’s fabric gets clean and cleared with relative ease. Professionals can use pressure washers for instance which can send high pressure water streams to clean up dirt and debris overall.



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Let's Talk Cost

We talk quite a bit about our outstanding customer service and our high quality window cleaning services though we have rarely broached the subject of cost. In an effort to be competitive and fair to our clients, all of our prices are extremely affordable. It doesn't matter whether you're a homeowner with dirty windows or the owner of a commercial structure with the same problem, the cost of cleaning different types of windows is as follows.

• Single pane windows - $3.25
• Dual pane windows - $6.50
• French windows - $0.60 per pane
• Sliding glass doors - $7.00
• Bay/Garden Windows - $10.00
• Geometric shaped windows - $2.00 - $4.00

By charging per window and window type rather than by building size or location we help our customers save money. Should you have any questions about the costs of our window cleaning services or about any of our other services please do not hesitate to contact us.

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Stanley Window Care specializes in the following:

Orange County Window Cleaner, Orange County Awning Cleaning, and Orange County Glass Repair

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In order to differentiate ourselves from our competitors we not only provide the very best professional window cleaning services in all of Southern California but we offer a number of incentives is well. Many times owners of homes and commercial structures often shy away from hiring a professional window cleaner because of misconceptions about costs, commitment, and of course end results. In an effort to ease those concerns not only is our friendly staff  available for questions anytime but we also offer a special for new customers.

Any customer newly Stanley Window Care can save up to $75 on their first service call. In order to receive this an individual need only to contact us and schedule a service. It doesn't matter whether it's window cleaning, a glass restoration project, or even screen door repair, the new customer special is available to everyone. We believe that these types of specials go along way in not only helping people to hire a professional window cleaner but in helping to build rapport with clients as well.

Should you have any questions regarding our new customer special or about our services in general please feel free to contact us anytime.

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New Customer Discounts, Orange County Awning Cleaning, Orange County Glass Repair, and Window Cleaning Irvine

How Is Your Awning Looking?

So your windows and lighting fixtures have been cleaned professionally as part of your spring cleaning project. While many homeowners are satisfied knowing that these things are clean these same people often neglect their awnings. A homes awnings may endure things like wind, rain, hail, and even falling debris during the late fall and winter months. As many awnings are neglected during the cooler parts of the year all of the things that they endure can in fact harm them and cause expensive and sometimes irreparable damage.

Here at Stanley Window Care we understand just how important awnings are to homeowners and how difficult some of them can be to clean, especially after a long winter. Why spend hours or even days cleaning your awning when you may not even be able to clean it properly without professional grade tools and chemicals. Even those awnings that are easy to care for our often viewed as something that stands in the way of something else a home owner would like to be doing.

Don't spend days or weeks procrastinating about whether or not you're going to clean your awning or about how to get it done properly. Instead contact us, Stanley Window Care. We have a reputation as being Orange County's premier window cleaning service but we take care of awnings just as lovingly as we do windows.

Stanley Window Care specializes in:

Orange County Awning Cleaning, Orange County Screen Replacement, Window Washing Orange County, Orange County Pressure Washing, and Orange County Window Cleaning.