Glass and cladding, cleaned safely at height
External glazing and cladding cleaned from the ground, with water-fed poles and from powered access, with rope access through a certified specialist we manage.
- Methods
- Ground, water-fed pole, powered access, BMU, rope access
- Rope access
- Managed specialist, certified
- Frequency
- A base cycle plus cleans after major dust events
- Anchors
- Used only with a current inspection certificate
- Summer midday
- No work in direct sun 12:00 to 15:00, 15 June to 15 September
Façade and window cleaning removes dust, salt and staining from external glazing and cladding. Low and mid-rise work is done by our crew from the ground, with water-fed poles or from powered access platforms. High-rise rope access is managed specialist work: a certified rope access company does it, and ITF plans, supervises and records it.
- 01 Enquiry
- 02 Site survey
- 03 Scope and quote
- 04 Mobilisation
- 05 Planned schedule
- 06 Execution
- 07 Monthly report
- 08 Management review
- 09 Next cycle
Glass and cladding, cleaned safely at height sits at step 6 of the fm operating cycle. You receive closed work orders with photo evidence.
Climate sets the frequency
Inland in Riyadh, a single dust event can grey a clean façade in an afternoon.
On the coast in Khobar and Dammam, salt settles on the glass and gets harder to shift the longer it stays. So a fixed calendar is only half the answer.
We set a base cycle for your building and add a clean after major dust events, because a showroom or a head office cannot look abandoned for two months waiting for its next slot.
Method by height
| Method | Where it fits | Who does it |
|---|---|---|
| Ground level and ladders | Shopfronts, ground floor glazing, canopies. | Our crew |
| Water-fed pole with purified water | Low and mid-rise glazing, spot-free without chemicals. | Our crew |
| Powered access platforms | Atriums, canopies, low-rise elevations, signage. | Our crew, with trained operators |
| Building maintenance unit | Towers fitted with a gondola. | Trained operators; the unit's inspection tracked by us |
| Rope access | High-rise elevations without a BMU, or areas a BMU cannot reach. | Managed specialist: a certified rope access company |
The file behind the clean glass
The façade cleaning plan
Every elevation divided into drops, with the method and the access equipment chosen for each.
The method statement
Written before anyone goes up, with the anchor and equipment certificates attached.
The cleaning record
Photographs per drop, so each part of the building can be checked against the plan.
The BMU and anchor inspection dates
Each certificate's due date, tracked so a lapsed one is found before the next clean.
The façade defect report
Sealant failures, cracked panes and loose cladding, photographed and located by drop.
The safety plan comes first
Work at height is planned in writing before anyone goes up.
- 01
Method statement
Method and access equipment written for each elevation, with the certificates attached.
- 02
Anchors
Roof anchors are checked against their inspection certificates. An anchor with no current certificate is not used.
- 03
Exclusion zone
The base of each drop is fenced, so nobody walks under the work.
- 04
Wind limits
Wind limits are written into the method statement, and work stops when they are exceeded.
- 05
Summer hours
From 15 June to 15 September, the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development bans work under direct sunlight between 12 noon and 3 pm. Outdoor drops are planned around it.
A corniche tower before an opening
A twelve-storey office building on the Khobar corniche has a salt film on its seaward elevation and a gondola whose inspection certificate expired last year. The landlord wants the building clean before a tenant's opening event.
We use water-fed poles on the lower floors and powered access for the entrance canopy. Because the gondola cannot be used until it is inspected, the upper elevations go to a certified rope access specialist, working from anchors whose certificates we check before the first drop. The base of each drop is fenced, and work is planned around the afternoon sea breeze. The crew reports two failed sealant runs and one cracked pane.
The landlord holds a façade cleaning plan by elevation, the method statement with anchor certificates attached, a cleaning record with photographs per drop, the gondola inspection booked with its due date in the vendor register, and a defect report for the sealant and the pane.
More than glass
Everything on the face of the building
Frames and seals, cladding panels, signage, canopies, skylights and, where fitted, rooftop solar panels on their own cycle.
The best inspection the building gets
While the crew is on the façade, it is the closest look the building gets all year. Sealant failures, cracked panes and loose cladding are photographed and reported, drop by drop.
Purified water first
Purified water on water-fed poles leaves glass spot-free without detergents. Where detergent is needed, runoff is controlled at ground level so it does not reach landscaping, pedestrians or drains it should not.
Asked before the first drop
How often should our windows be cleaned?
It depends on the building's exposure and its use. A base cycle plus cleans after major dust events is the usual answer.
Is rope access safe?
Done by certified technicians, from certified anchors, with a written plan and an exclusion zone, yes. That is why it is managed specialist work, delivered by a certified rope access company.
Can you use our building maintenance unit?
Yes, with trained operators and a current inspection certificate. If the certificate has lapsed, the unit stays parked until it is renewed.
Can you clean during working hours?
External work, usually yes. Inside atriums and above entrances, we plan around footfall.
Do you repair the defects you find?
Small sealant and glazing repairs can be quoted as works. Cladding faults go to the façade specialist.
Related scopes
Building fabric and minor works
Sealant, glazing and the small repairs a façade inspection turns up.
Read moreFMCommercial cleaning
The inside of the same glass, on a zoned scope with scored rounds.
Read moreSectorOffices and towers
Tall buildings with tenants, gondolas and a service charge to defend.
Read moreLocationKhobar
Coastal sites where salt sets the cleaning cycle.
Read moreTrainingRisk assessment
The work-at-height risk assessment method, taught to your own team.
Read morePart of one system
Every division keeps records to the same standard, so the second one you need works the way the first one did.
Book a façade survey
The survey walks each elevation, checks the roof anchors and any gondola against their certificates, and picks a method for every drop. The plan comes before the quote.