New build in Pace — how do we get stickers and construction dust off the windows?
A question we often hear from homeowners in Pace.
We just closed on a new construction home off Woodbine Road and every window still has manufacturer stickers, bits of paint, and a film of drywall dust. The builder's cleaner wiped the insides but the windows still look rough. Is this a regular window cleaning job or something different?
Answer from the WAHOO! Team
Something different — and you're smart to ask before anyone starts scrubbing. Builder stickers, adhesive residue, paint specks, and drywall dust are bonded contamination, not ordinary dirt, and new windows often have coatings that need to be identified before choosing a removal method. Our post-construction window cleaning evaluates the glass first, then carefully removes the labels, adhesive, and jobsite residue, and finishes with a detailed clean of the glass, tracks, and sills. One honest caveat: cleaning removes surface contamination — it can't fix scratches or installation defects that are sometimes hiding under the mess, and we'll point those out if we find them. After that first deep clean, a normal maintenance plan keeps it easy: window cleaning in Pace. Congrats on the new place — call or text 850-378-3301.
Answer from the WAHOO! Team
One warning worth adding for anyone closing on a new build in Pace: post-construction cleans are a specialty for a reason. New-construction glass hides stucco splatter, paint overspray, silicone smears, and sticker adhesive — and dragging a razor or abrasive pad across it wrong is how brand-new windows get scratched, especially tempered panes which can have microscopic fabricating debris on the surface. We use controlled scraping techniques, the right solvents for each residue, and we check every pane in raking light before we call it done. Builders' 'final cleans' almost never include this level of glass detail, which is why so many new homeowners think their windows are hazy when they're actually just still dirty. Get it done once, properly, then normal maintenance keeps it easy from there. Free quotes: 850-378-3301.
Answers written by Paul Kunkleman and the WAHOO! Window Cleaning crew — licensed & insured, Pensacola, FL.