The south-easter, the lounge glass, and a dull blue roof

It usually starts in Somerset West, or a street back from the oak trees in Stellenbosch. The south-easter has been at the house for three days. From the sofa the lounge glass looks as if someone breathed on it. The phone comes out, and the words that get typed are window cleaners near me. An hour later the same person walks into the garden, looks up, and types solar panels near me. They do not want a brochure. The panels are already up. They want the glass washed.

That message is how most of our weeks begin. ClearPro Solutions is a Stellenbosch crew. The window cleaners on the van also cover Somerset West, Strand, Technopark and the nearby Cape Winelands. We do not cover the whole of Cape Town, and we say so before anyone books a drive we cannot make.

The glass, then the roof

The pole is a pure-water pole. Exterior glass dries without a soap film, which matters when the wind is still blowing dust at the pane you just finished. If the booking includes the inside, frames and sills come with it. The price is written before the morning, and the team is insured.

Three kinds of glass turn up on the same route:

• Houses in Stellenbosch, Somerset West and Strand, single storey from R499
• Shopfronts, from R149, often before the doors open
• Offices, including Technopark, from R649, and guest houses from R849

A short checklist for hiring sits in how to choose a window cleaner in Somerset West. The longer local read is window cleaning in Stellenbosch.

Same people, different glass

Solar panel cleaners, on our jobs, are not a second company. The same person moves the pole from the sliding door to the array. Dust, pollen, salt and the odd patch of bird droppings sit on that glass through a Winelands summer. Rain does not reliably lift pollen. We wash solar panels. We do not sell them, and we do not install them.

If the search was solar panels near me from Stellenbosch, Somerset West or Strand, this is the visit: insured, pure water, soft tools, and one written price. The windows can share the appointment. How often the roof actually needs it is in the solar panel cleaning maintenance guide. The service page is solar panel cleaning.

What we write on the quote

The glass has simple starting prices. Storefronts from R149. Single-storey homes from R499. Commercial visits from R649. Guest houses from R849. A bigger house, or glass we cannot judge from the photos, is priced from the pictures.

Solar panel cleaning is a set price for the roof in front of us, and these prices need easy access. A single storey is R449 for up to 10 panels, and R15 for each panel after the tenth. A double-storey flat roof is R649 for up to 10, and R20 after that. A double-storey arch roof is R849 for up to 10, and R20 after that. A house and a business pay the same.

A few roofs from this month, so the numbers are concrete:

• Eight panels on an easy single-storey roof: R449
• Twelve panels on that kind of roof: R479
• Eight panels on a double-storey flat roof: R649
• Twelve panels on a double-storey flat roof: R689
• Eight panels on a double-storey arch roof: R849
• Twelve panels on a double-storey arch roof: R889

A complex roof, and any roof with 40 panels or more, is priced after we have seen it. A repeat visit is 10% off the solar package. A one-off visit uses the prices above. Full glass prices are on pricing.

Where that morning actually is

• Stellenbosch, including Die Boord, Dalsig, Paradyskloof and the estates
• Somerset West and the Helderberg, where the south-easter does most of this work
• Strand, where salt film builds on the lounge glass and on the panels between the rains
• Technopark and the other offices on a booked route

The full list is on areas. If the property sits outside these towns, say so with the photos and we will tell you whether we can take it.

Questions we actually get

I typed window cleaners near me. Do you come to Somerset West?

Yes. We are based in Stellenbosch, and the same window cleaners work in Somerset West, Strand, Technopark and nearby Cape Winelands towns. We do not cover the whole of Cape Town.

I searched solar panels near me. Do you sell them?

No. The solar panel cleaners wash the panels already on the roof. We do not sell solar panels and we do not install them. The windows can be on the same visit.

What do the window cleaners charge?

Storefronts start from R149. Single-storey homes start from R499. Commercial visits start from R649. Guest houses start from R849. Larger homes and difficult access are quoted from photos.

What do the solar panel cleaners charge?

Easy access. A single storey is R449 for up to 10 panels, then R15. A double-storey flat roof is R649 for up to 10, then R20. A double-storey arch roof is R849 for up to 10, then R20. A repeat visit is 10% off that package. A one-off visit uses the full package. A complex roof, and 40 panels or more, is priced after we have seen it.