Window cleaning on high-rise buildings presents different challenges than cleaning windows on the ground floor. Tall glass facades, hard-to-reach windows, and limited space around a building can make traditional window cleaning a task that requires a great deal of preparation.
With professional cleaning drones, Washdrone offers an alternative way to clean glass at great heights. The drone is controlled from the ground and can access high and hard-to-reach glass surfaces without requiring a cherry picker or scaffolding in many situations.
How does window cleaning work for high-rise buildings?
With traditional window cleaning on tall buildings, the first step is to determine how the window cleaner can safely reach the windows. Depending on the building, this may involve using a cherry picker, a gondola, scaffolding, or rope access.
With drone window cleaning, the process works differently.
A professional drone operator controls the cleaning drone from the ground. The drone flies in a controlled manner along the glass facade and applies water to the glass.
This means a window cleaner doesn’t have to reach every window at height themselves.
Cleaning High Windows with a Drone
Accessibility to windows can be particularly challenging for large buildings. Think of tall office buildings, apartment complexes, hotels, and other multi-story buildings with large glass surfaces.
A cleaning drone can move along the facade and reach windows that are difficult to access from the ground.
This makes drone cleaning particularly appealing when traditional window cleaning requires a lot of equipment, preparation, or work at heights.
High-rise window cleaning with reverse-osmosis water
Washdrone uses reverse osmosis water for window cleaning.
Reverse-osmosis water is purified water from which minerals and other components have been largely removed. This allows the glass to dry after cleaning without leaving behind significant limescale or mineral deposits.
The cleaning drone applies the reverse osmosis water directly to the glass surface.
This method is therefore well-suited for large glass facades and tall buildings.
Less reliance on aerial work platforms and scaffolding
For high-rise buildings, using a cherry picker can require quite a bit of coordination. The machine must be transported to the site, sufficient space must be available, and parking areas, roads, or other areas around the building may be temporarily less accessible.
When cleaning glass with drones, this is often unnecessary.
This can offer several advantages:
- less work at heights;
- less heavy equipment around the building;
- faster start to the work;
- less obstruction of entrances or parking spaces;
- easy access to high glass sections;
- less disruption for residents, employees, and visitors.
For which high-rise buildings is drone window cleaning suitable?
Drone window cleaning can be a viable option for various types of high-rise buildings.
For example:
- office buildings;
- apartment complexes;
- residential towers;
- hotels;
- healthcare facilities;
- schools;
- commercial buildings;
- distribution centers;
- buildings with large glass facades.
It’s not just a building’s height that matters. The shape of the facade, accessibility, and the building’s surroundings also determine whether drone window cleaning is a suitable solution.
Window Cleaning for Apartment Complexes and Residential Towers
Window cleaning at apartment complexes can be particularly challenging. Residents must be able to access the building, parking spaces are often occupied, and a cherry picker can cause significant disruption.
With a cleaning drone, high windows can be reached in many situations while requiring significantly less large equipment around the building.
This makes drone window cleaning an attractive option for homeowners’ associations, association managers, and property managers responsible for maintaining apartment complexes and residential towers.
Is a drone suitable for every tall building?
Not necessarily.
Washdrone assesses the location and the work to be done in advance. This assessment includes factors such as the building’s height, the surrounding area, the type of glass, accessibility, and safety conditions.
Based on this assessment, we determine whether drone window cleaning is suitable for the property in question.
In some situations, a traditional cleaning method or a combination of different methods may be a better solution.
Window cleaning at height without traditional access equipment
Drone technology offers new possibilities for professional window cleaning.
Especially when windows are high up or hard to reach, it can be advantageous to bring the cleaning equipment to the window rather than the window cleaner to the window.
As a result, window cleaning for high-rise buildings can be organized more efficiently in many situations, and fewer accommodations are needed to make the facade accessible.
Window cleaning for your high-rise building?
Do you have an office building, apartment complex, or other tall building with a lot of glass?
Washdrone would be happy to assess whether window cleaning for your high-rise building is possible using a cleaning drone.
Learn more about our drone-based window cleaning services, or contact us for a no-obligation assessment of your building and the options available on-site.
