Window Cleaning Is Just One Of The Musts Before You Sell A Home

Posted on July 18, 2018February 7, 2023

It has come as a shock to many that Vancouver real estate sales are actually down 37.7% on June 2017. Even though Vancouver is seen as a seller’s market, a quick sale is never guaranteed. Both our professional cleaning team, and many of our customers, truly believe that a gleaming clean home exterior, and a spot of window cleaning, could improve your chances of selling in the Vancouver real estate market.

We get many calls from property owners, looking to improve the appearance of their home’s exterior before property viewings begins. Here are some things to remember when getting ready to sell your property.

1. First Impressions Count

Ginger Brokaw, a senior vice president at Town Residential real estate in Manhattan says that first on your list of things to do before selling your home, is washing your windows.

Whether your property is residential, commercial, a condo or single family home, you’ll be amazed by the impact clean windows can have on prospective buyers.

2. We Don’t Just Make Judgements With Our Eyes

Of course, you home needs to look good, but make sure it is appealing to our other senses too. The way a property smells can affect opinions. It’s quite well known that baking bread or cookies before a house viewing can improve your chance of a sale.

Similarly, touch is an important sense to be aware of when preparing your property for a sale. Yes – touch! Can you ever recall going to a hotel, and being put off by dusty shelves? The same could happen with people coming to check out your home. Be sure to clean up dust and pet hairs from any surfaces that people may be inspecting.

3. Vancouver Weather Is VERY Volatile

Your home could look very different on a sunny day, compared to a cloudy one. As per point 1, window cleaning is of course very important when you are wanting your house to look as bright as can be. Opening shutters and blinds, and cleaning both the inside and outside of your windows, will also make the room feel much brighter.

We’d recommend making an appointment as soon as possible so we can make sure to schedule in your appointment during the optimal conditions. It is actually better to clean windows on a cloudy day, opposed to a sunny one. To find a time that suits you, call us on 604-909-4711 to schedule in a window cleaning appointment from our professional cleaning team.

After reviewing several contractors’ proposals we hired IMAGINE Maintenance to perform the exterior window cleaning services at our newest facility on Hastings St. Due to a lack of anchors on the roof, preventing rope-style window cleaning, the previous company was only able to clean the first four floors of our six-floor building. They presented us with a proposal that utilized aerial lifts and ensured that every window would be properly cleaned. Also, their proposal included relevant insurance and WCB documentation, combined with a price that met our budget. I was confident we made the right choice. The work was scheduled for a weekend when we are less busy. The crew did a great job and they even managed to clean the difficult to access windows in the alley. I would not hesitate to recommend IMAGINE Maintenance, we have already booked them for next year!

– Union Gospel Mission

IMAGINE Maintenance has been maintaining the windows at our flagship location since our grand opening in 2010. Not only was it important to us that our chosen vendor be competitively priced, reliable, insured and with good references, but also to provide a plan for safe work around our inventory. IMAGINE has delivered on every promise and will continue to be our trusted window cleaning vendor.

– A.K. (Controller, Ferrari Maserati of Vancouver)

We began our relationship with IMAGINE Maintenance in 2013 when we started piecing out the more complex components of our maintenance projects to outside companies. We soon recognized the value in their service and their ability to adapt to our clients’ strict security, record keeping, and trades policies. They have had challenging logistics to work with and deadlines to meet and have proven to be more than capable. They conduct themselves professionally and with an emphasis on safety, which is of utmost concern for our organization. We continue to rely on IMAGINE when large challenging projects emerge and have every confidence in their ability to deliver. I recommend they be given serious consideration for your project.

– Compass Group Canada – Eurest Services

Our commercial building is comprised of mixed use tenancies which consist mainly of high-end retail. Thus, the appearance of this area is extremely important. We recently contracted IMAGINE Maintenance to clean the awnings at the retail level and found their work to be coordinated efficiently and completed in a timely manner which reduced any inconvenience to our Tenants. Their cleaning methods made the awnings appear almost brand new. We would definitely recommend this company.

– Warrington PCI (Property Management)

I had the IMAGINE team clean my fabric awnings on my home. They returned my email very promptly and set up an appt to give me an estimate for the cost of the work. Initial contact to arrival was within a few days. After that, they provided me with an estimate that I felt was very reasonable and told them to proceed with the work. Again from the time I gave the go ahead to the service appointment, it was all within a week. Very efficient. Two men arrived and carried out the work within 1.5 hours. They were pleasant, knowledgeable and professional. I will have them return when my awnings will be in need of service again. I would recommend this company as my experience with them was 100%. I am sure you will not be disappointed.

– D.D. (Home Owner, Burnaby)

Our commercial building is comprised of mixed use tenancies which consist of mainly high-end retail. Thus, appearance is extremely important. We recently contracted IMAGINE Maintenance to clean the awnings at the retail level and found their work to be coordinated efficiently and completed in a timely manner which reduced any inconvenience for our tenants. Their cleaning methods made the awnings appear almost brand new. We would definitely recommend this company.

– S.N. (Property Development Group)

We’ve been using IMAGINE Maintenance to do the annual top to bottom high dusting and window cleaning at our North Vancouver retail shopping center for 5 years. They have a proven track record for understanding our needs, planning ahead, staffing appropriately, and coming to the job prepared. They’ve proven time and again that they can meet our expectations on time and have provided valuable insight to the condition of our building above what we thought we already knew. Their clean uniforms and pleasant demeanour make them easy to identify and communicate with and their approach to customer service has made it very easy to sort out any discrepancies with minimal fuss. I have no reservations about recommending IMAGINE Maintenance to manage any property cleaning project.

– Lonsdale Quay Market