Service Area · Fairhope, Alabama

Window Cleaning in Fairhope, AL

For downtown storefronts and the homes Fairhope is known for.

Bay Windows provides window cleaning in Fairhope, AL for downtown storefronts and for homes from the bayfront out to the golf communities. We’re locally owned, licensed, and insured. We’ve been cleaning glass around Mobile Bay for 30 years. When we say we’ll be there, we’re there.

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Fairhope home with freshly cleaned windows near Mobile Bay

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Storefronts · Homes · Pressure Washing

Our window cleaning services in Fairhope cover storefronts and offices on a recurring schedule, homes twice a year or as often as you like, and pressure washing for everything the glass sits next to.

Downtown Fairhope

Storefront Window Cleaning for Downtown Fairhope Businesses

Downtown Fairhope is a walking town. People stroll Fairhope Avenue and Section Street with a coffee in hand, and they decide which doors to open by what they see through the glass. That makes your windows part of your display. Fingerprints at kid height, salt haze from the bay breeze, and a film of spring pollen all sit between a passerby and whatever you put in the window this week.

Storefront window cleaning in Fairhope is a small job that has to happen on time, every time. That’s the part most business owners have trouble finding, and it’s what Bay Windows has built 30 years of commercial relationships on.

Storefront window cleaning for a downtown business

01 · Recurring

Commercial Window Cleaning on a Schedule You Never Have to Chase

Most of our commercial customers are on a recurring schedule, usually every two weeks or once a month. We are the window washer that Fairhope businesses trust because we show up and get the job done right, every time. You will never look at your windows and wonder why nobody came.

We do everything we can to plan the visit around your hours, so nobody is standing between your customers and your front door with a squeegee.

Our commercial window cleaning in Fairhope, AL goes past the storefront too. We clean professional offices, restaurants, and multi-tenant buildings up to about six stories, and we work with property managers who want one less vendor to manage.

See how our commercial window cleaning works →

02 · The Whole Front

Awnings, Entrances and Sidewalks

Clean glass under a mildewed awning still looks unfinished. So does a spotless window above a sidewalk that has gone green at the edges. In Fairhope’s humidity, fabric awnings pick up mildew, and the shaded concrete by the entrance grows algae that turns slick after a rain.

We clean awnings and pressure wash entrances and sidewalks for the same storefronts whose windows we do. The whole front of the business gets handled by one company. Older brick and painted surfaces downtown get a low-pressure soft wash instead of a hard blast.

More on awning cleaning and pressure washing →

Shops, Restaurants, Galleries and Offices We Work With

Every kind of storefront has its own glass problem.

Boutiques and gift shops along Fairhope Avenue, Section Street, and De La Mare Avenue live on their window displays, and a display only works when the glass disappears! Restaurants and cafes deal with fingerprints on the doors and a film on the patio glass by the end of every weekend. Galleries need windows with no streaks or haze, because nobody stops for art they can’t see clearly. Professional offices want the front of the building to look as put-together as the people inside it.

We also work with property managers who look after several storefronts and would rather make one call than five.

Technician cleaning second-story windows from the ground with a water-fed pole

Residential

Residential Window Cleaning in Fairhope

People move to Fairhope for the houses as much as the sunsets. The neighborhood displays breathtaking bay cottages with wavy old glass, porches wrapped in windows, and newer homes with a two-story great room facing the backyard. You truly cannot beat the curb appeal of these homes when they are carefully cared for and maintained well on the outside.

Bay Windows offers residential window cleaning in Fairhope, AL for homeowners who would rather spend a Saturday at the pier than on a ladder. Most of our residential customers have us out at least twice a year and don’t think about their windows in between.

See our full residential window cleaning process →

What Mobile Bay Does to Your Glass

Many residents live in Fairhope because they want to be by the water. They choose this neighborhood to bring them closer to the Bay without realizing that same Bay makes it really hard to keep windows clean.

Salt

The breeze off Mobile Bay carries salt, and salt settles on glass as a fine film you can’t see until the afternoon sun comes through it. West-facing windows near the bluff show it first, which is a shame, because those are the sunset windows.

Pollen & Storms

The tree cover in Fairhope causes another challenge for the outside of the home. Live oaks and pines drop pollen from roughly February through April, giving windows an unappealing yellow tint. And if we deal with a Fall storm, the window views start looking extra hazy.

Hard Water

We often hear residents complain that whenever they try to clean the windows themselves with their hose, it just gets worse. The tap water carries minerals that dry onto the glass as spots. At Bay Windows, we use purified water with those minerals removed, so what dries on your window leaves nothing behind.

What’s Included in a Home Window Cleaning

A home window cleaning in Fairhope, AL from Bay Windows covers more than the glass. Every visit includes:

Every pane cleaned edge to edge, with no missed corners
Frames and ledges wiped down
Second-story and hard-to-reach windows cleaned from the ground with water-fed poles, so no ladders go into your flower beds
Purified water as standard, so the glass dries without spots

We don’t use razor scrapers on residential glass. A blade can leave permanent scratches, and on the older glass in Fairhope’s historic homes, that’s a risk we won’t take. Paint specks and stubborn deposits come off with special cleaning compounds instead.

Before your technician leaves, they’ll make sure you’re happy with the result. If something doesn’t look right, it gets fixed before we go!

Bay Windows technician at a residential property

Your Technician

Who’s Coming to Your House

Letting someone work around your home takes trust. Customers tell us all the time how much they like our technicians, and it’s the compliment we’re proudest of!

Here’s what to expect:

Your technician will tell you what they’re doing, ask before moving anything, and let you know before they come inside. They aren’t on their phone while they work. If you want to chat, they’re glad to. If you’d rather get on with your day, they’ll give you your space.

The goal is that you only have to find your window washer once. After that, when the subject comes up with a neighbor, you get to say, “We have people for that.”

Pressure Washing

Pressure Washing in Fairhope, AL

Bay Windows also offers pressure washing in Fairhope, AL for driveways, sidewalks, patios, pool decks, fences, and siding. The same humidity that fogs your windows turns shaded concrete green and leaves dark streaks down north-facing walls.

A lot of Fairhope’s homes are painted wood, and many of its downtown buildings are older brick. Those surfaces get a low-pressure soft wash, where the cleaning solution does the work and the rinse stays gentle. Driveways and concrete get the pressure they can handle.

See our pressure washing services →

Driveway pressure washing before and after

Fairhope Neighborhoods We Serve

We serve every neighborhood in Fairhope. If you’ve been looking for a local window cleaning company in Fairhope, AL, Bay Windows is the one to call.

Fountain near the Fairhope Pier with Mobile Bay in the background, home of Bay Windows’ window cleaning service in Fairhope, AL.

Pecan · Fig · Orange · The Bluff

Downtown, the Fruit and Nut District and the Bayfront

The oldest part of Fairhope is also the hardest on windows. In the Fruit and Nut District, where the streets are named Pecan, Fig and Orange, cottages sit under live oaks older than the houses. It’s like a scene out of a movie, but that beauty brings with it shade, pollen, and leaf debris that sticks to the glass, plus wood frames and original panes that need a careful hand.

Closer to the water, along the bluff and down toward the pier, salt is the main issue. Homes here have big windows for a reason, and the view of the bay is only as good as the glass you see it through. Homes this close to the water often do better with three or four cleanings a year instead of two.

Rock Creek · Quail Creek · East of Downtown

Rock Creek, Quail Creek and Fairhope’s Newer Subdivisions

Out in Rock Creek and Quail Creek, and in the newer neighborhoods east of downtown, the houses are bigger, and the windows are taller. Two-story foyers, transoms over the doors, and walls of glass facing the golf course are common, and most of that is out of reach of a stepladder.

These are the neighborhoods that really value our careful care of their landscaping and our use of the water-fed poles. We clean upper-story glass from the ground, which keeps ladders off your siding and out of your landscaping. We often hear homeowners complaining about the hard water from sprinklers and irrigation overspray that leaves hard water spots on the lower windows. If you haven’t tried yet, we’ll warn you now, those hard water spots are not easy to remove and the longer they sit, the more difficult it gets to clean them off.

Locally Owned · Licensed & Insured

Thirty Years of Showing Up Around Mobile Bay

Bay Windows has been cleaning windows on both sides of Mobile Bay for 30 years. We’re locally owned and we’re fully licensed and insured. That’s our side of the story. Here’s how customers tell it:

Sailboats docked at a marina on Mobile Bay in Fairhope, AL

“I’ve used them for years. They always do excellent work and make sure I’m happy before they leave.”
— Residential customer

“Bay Windows shows up every month without fail.”
— Commercial customer

Bay Windows holds a 5.0-star rating on Google and was named the #1 window cleaner in Mobile by the 2023 Quality Business Award program, with a quality score above 95%.

People around the bay talk to each other. A company that doesn’t do what it says doesn’t last 30 years here.

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Fairhope Window Cleaning FAQ

How often should windows be cleaned this close to Mobile Bay?

Most Fairhope homes need professional window cleaning twice a year, and homes right on the bay or under heavy tree cover often need three or four. Salt air, spring pollen, and year-round humidity put grime back on the glass faster here than inland. The usual rhythm is once in spring after the pollen drops and once in fall before the holidays. Storefronts are different. Most downtown businesses are on a recurring schedule, every two weeks or monthly, because customers see that glass every day.

What happens if it rains on my cleaning day?

If it rains on your cleaning day, you’ll hear from us before you have to wonder. Rain on its own doesn’t ruin clean windows, since spots come from dirt that was already on the glass. When the weather does get in the way, we work around it and reschedule with you directly. After 30 years of Gulf Coast afternoons, a thunderstorm is something we plan for, and your appointment doesn’t quietly disappear because of one.

Do you do window washing for both homes and businesses in Fairhope?

Yes. Bay Windows does window washing in Fairhope, AL for both homes and businesses. On the commercial side, that means storefronts, restaurants, offices, and buildings up to about six stories, usually on a recurring schedule. On the residential side, it means everything from bayfront cottages to two-story homes in Rock Creek and Quail Creek. Both get the same team and the same purified-water method.

Do you serve the rest of the Eastern Shore?

Yes. Besides Fairhope, Bay Windows serves Daphne, Spanish Fort and Malbis on the Eastern Shore, along with Mobile across the bay. If you searched for window cleaning near me from Fairhope or anywhere along this side of the water, you’re in our regular service area. Our Daphne window cleaning page has more on that end of the shore, or you can call.

Are you licensed and insured?

Yes. Bay Windows is fully licensed and insured for both residential and commercial work. If something were damaged during a job, the liability sits with us and not with you. We’re happy to send documentation before you schedule.

Fairhope, AL & the Eastern Shore

Take Window Cleaning Off Your List

You’ve probably had “get the windows done” on a list for a while. Call us, and it comes off.

We’ll ask a few questions about your home or your storefront, give you a free estimate, and add you to the schedule we’ve been keeping around Mobile Bay for 30 years.