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Serving the High Desert this weekHard Water Stain Removal for High Desert Glass
If Windex did nothing, it is not dirt.
That cloudy band along the bottom of the window is mineral left behind every time a sprinkler hit the glass and dried. A normal wash does not touch it. Restoration does, and we test one pane free before you pay for any of it.
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Hesperia · Tony on the squeegee
Tall arched windows
Apple Valley · Corner picture window
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Phelan · Screen washing in the yard
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Window cleaning $149 / $249
The base price covers 10 to 12 windows on a single story or 18 to 20 on a two story. Past that it's more glass, more screens and more tracks to do right, so it's a flat $39 more, single or two story.
One flat $49 for every window inside the house, with the tracks vacuumed and wiped dry. Most companies charge by the window for inside work. We're already there with the water and the tools, so doing the inside costs you far less than a separate visit.
Big custom homes vary a lot. Extra panes and screens are counted on site or from a satellite view, and inside and out can run $499 to $599 on some homes. You get the exact price from Tony before anything starts, so there are no surprises on the day.
What you get. More light in every room, a clear view, screens and tracks that slide the way they should, and glass that lasts because hard water never gets the chance to etch it.
Why now. Dust and sprinkler overspray build up fast up here. A cleaning every 3 to 6 months keeps hard water from setting into the glass.
Pigeon proofing $450+
Cheaper crews screw or bolt mesh into the panel frame or the roof. Every hole is a spot for water and a reason for a solar company to deny a warranty claim. Our clips grip the inner lip of the frame, hold in High Desert wind, and come off clean if a panel ever needs service.
Pick one so the price is right. A two story home adds $125.
$450 covers up to 12 panels. Each panel past that means more mesh, more clips, more cleanout under the array and one more panel to wash, so it's $50 a panel. Set your count in the panel box below.
2 to 3 spinners come free. A spinner's flash covers the side of the roof it faces, and a ridge blocks it, so bigger roofs or roofs with birds on both sides usually need one more. Tap "See what the spinners do" to watch it in 3D.
What you get. Birds out from under the panels, nests and droppings hauled away and the area sanitized so the smell goes too, panels washed, mesh clipped to the frame so nothing voids your panel warranty, and a lifetime workmanship warranty on the install, in writing.
Why now. Nests only get bigger. The longer the birds stay, the more there is to clean out, and the more droppings sit on the roof and the wiring.
Solar panel cleaning $7 a panel
What you get. Clean panels, and if we notice anything visible while we're up there, like a cracked panel or birds moving in, we point it out. $7 a panel, dried spot free.
Why now. There's almost no rain up here to rinse panels, so the dust stacks up and your output drops a little more every month.
Window screen repair per screen
Standard insect screening prioritizes airflow and a clearer outward view. We reuse a sound, suitable frame.
All-Weather Solar-Control Mesh is durable, pet-resistant vinyl-coated polyester for additional shading. It can reduce direct solar heat and glare; the denser weave also changes outward visibility, airflow and incoming light.
What you get. Air in and bugs out, a clearer view from inside, screens that pop in and out easily, and the scope explained in writing.
Why now. UV runs about nine months a year up here. Builder mesh goes brittle, then the wind finishes it off.
Hard water removal from $12 a pane
Hard water is minerals bonded to the glass, so each pane is treated and polished by hand, pane by pane. We test one pane free first so you see the result before you decide on the rest.
Roof soft wash from $599
New construction clean from $249
Gutter cleanout quoted on site
Pressure washing quoted on site
Trash bin cleaning quoted on site
Decal and vinyl removal from $129
Graffiti removal from $129
Storefronts and buildings $149 inside and out
When your promos change, we take the old sticker off clean and put the new one up straight while we're there, $10 a sticker. You bring the stickers, we handle the glass.
Specialty work is a starting price. Tony confirms it in writing before he starts.
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Visit 2 — Drop-off, Installation & Agreed Cleaning
Request a separate return appointment, or let Tony confirm it after inspection. Cleaning is limited to your written agreement. Pickup is not a completed job.
Desert dust and hard water come back, the same as a lawn grows back. On a plan Tony texts you before each visit, so you never have to remember.
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How to tell it's time
- Windows. Spots when the sun hits the glass, screens that look gray, or more than 6 months since the last clean.
- Solar panels. No wash in the last 6 months, or a sunny day in your solar app reading lower than it used to.
- Pigeons. Birds on the roof, droppings on the tile or driveway, cooing under the panels, or a sharp ammonia smell in the heat. They don't leave on their own.
- Screens. Tears, holes, mesh that bows out of the frame or crumbles when you press it.
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What's different about our window cleaning
- Screens come off and get scrubbed, then go back in.
- Tracks and sills wiped out. Included in the price, not add ons.
- Purified water finish, so the glass dries clear with no residue.
- Inside every window for $49. Most crews clean the outside and leave a muddy puddle in the track. We vacuum and wipe every track dry.
The Victor Valley makes hard water stains faster than almost anywhere
Mineral heavy water
Municipal water across Hesperia, Victorville and Apple Valley carries a high mineral load. Well water in Phelan, Oak Hills and the outer lots is heavier still.
Sprinklers that reach the glass
Most stains are on one side of the house, on the lower third of the panes, exactly where a rotor head throws. That pattern is the diagnosis.
Heat that evaporates it in minutes
Water hits the glass, the sun takes the water, the mineral stays. In July that cycle repeats every morning. A few hundred repeats and it is no longer a spot, it is a layer.
Lake and well irrigation
Spring Valley Lake, Silver Lakes and any home on a well get the worst of it. Some of that glass has never been clear since the day the sprinklers were installed.
Stage one comes off. Stage two does not, fully.
This is the single biggest factor in whether the job is worth doing, and the question to ask anyone who quotes you.
Stage one · surface deposit
- Cloudy or rainbow film, feels slightly rough
- Sits on top of the glass
- Comes off completely with the right compound
- Most High Desert windows are here
Stage two · etched glass
- Mineral has reacted with the glass surface
- Still visible after the deposit is lifted
- Can be improved, sometimes a lot, not erased
- Replacement is the only full fix
The free test pane tells us which you have in about ten minutes. If it is stage two we show you the best result we can get on that pane and let you decide whether it is worth doing the rest. We will not sell you a restoration that leaves you disappointed.
Four steps, one pane at a time
Test pane
We pick the worst pane, treat one half, and show you the line. Free. That is the quote conversation.
Mineral compound
A glass safe restoration compound worked with a white pad. No acid strong enough to damage frames or seals, no razor on dry glass.
Purified rinse
Deionized water takes off the compound and dries with nothing behind. This is where a hose rinse would put spots straight back on.
The sprinkler talk
We walk the heads with you and point out which ones are reaching the glass. Turn them a few degrees and the work lasts for years.
Spring Valley Lake, where the water does the most damage
Lake irrigated sprinklers, tall two story glass, and a cloudy band on every lower pane. Restored and cleaned in one visit. More on the lake.
What it costs
Priced per pane so you only pay for glass that actually needs it.
Added to a standard exterior clean · $149 single story · $249 two story · free test pane
- One pane tested free before anything is quoted
- Compound restoration on every pane you approve
- Purified water rinse, no spots put back
- Screens, tracks and sills done as part of the clean
- Written note on any pane that is stage two
- Sprinkler walk so it does not come back
A typical single story home with eight to ten affected lower panes runs $200 to $300 including the standard clean. Whole house restorations and shower glass are quoted after the test. If we find stage two etching we say so on the spot and you decide pane by pane.
Why we are the right call for etched glass
- 🔬 We test before we quote One free pane, half treated, so you see the result with your own eyes. Nobody else up here does this, which is why so many people have paid for a restoration that did nothing.
- 🗣️ We say when it is past saving Stage two etching is common in Oak Hills, Phelan and Spring Valley Lake. If that is what you have, we tell you what we can get and what we cannot. Pam's review on the reviews page, "all hard water stains gone", came from stage one glass and we told her that first.
- 💧 Purified rinse, not a hose Rinsing a restoration with tap water puts mineral straight back on. Ours dries clear. It is the difference between a job that looks good for a week and one that looks good for years.
- 📄 $12 a pane, in writing, before we start You approve the panes, you know the number. No hourly meter.
Related pages
Hard Water Stains on Windows
Where the white spots come from, which stage yours are at, and what a normal clean will not touch. Read more
Window Cleaning Plans
Twice a year is 15% off every visit after the first. Read more
Window Cleaning in Spring Valley Lake
From $149, screens, tracks and sills included. Read more
Hard water questions
How much does hard water stain removal cost?
From $12 per pane face on top of a standard exterior clean, so a single story home with a handful of etched lower panes usually lands between $200 and $300 all in. We test one pane free before quoting so you see the result before you pay for it. $149 job minimum applies to any visit.
How do I know if it is hard water and not just dirt?
Wipe it with a wet cloth. Dirt moves. Hard water does not. It shows as a cloudy or rainbow band, usually along the bottom third of the glass, often only on the side facing a sprinkler. If Windex and elbow grease did nothing, it is mineral.
Can every window be restored?
No, and anyone who says yes is guessing. Stage one deposits sit on the surface and come off completely. Stage two has started etching into the glass itself and can be improved but not fully cleared. The free test pane is how we find out which you have, and we tell you before quoting the rest.
Will it come back?
Only if the water does. The deposit is left behind every time a sprinkler hits the glass and evaporates. Adjust the heads so they stop reaching the windows and the restoration lasts years. Leave them as they are and you will be calling again in two summers.
Does it work on shower glass?
Yes. Shower doors are the same problem indoors. Same process, same test first. Interior work is scheduled with you home.
Why is it worse in the High Desert?
Mineral load in the water is high across the Victor Valley and worse on well water in Phelan, Oak Hills and Apple Valley's outer lots. Add heat that evaporates overspray in minutes and you get a deposit on every cycle. Spring Valley Lake, with lake fed irrigation, is the worst we see.
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