We clean tall buildings with IRATA rope access specialists who reach the windows that poles and cradles miss, abseiling on twin ropes. The fixed price and the paperwork are in your inbox before anyone clips on. No scaffold, no closed forecourt, no open ended day rate.
every specialist on your jobIRATA rope accessPublic liability insuredRAMS & method statementsFixed written quoteReferences checked
Abseiling window cleaners for the buildings other firms cannot reach
When a building runs past the reach of a pole and has no cradle, or the cradle cannot get to every elevation, the work goes on ropes. Our IRATA specialists clean high rise glass, atriums, curtain walling (full glass facades) and the awkward set backs and recesses that fixed equipment cannot reach. They work on commercial towers, managed residential blocks and mixed use buildings across the country.
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Rope access, no scaffold or cradle neededWe reach the elevations fixed access misses, and the building stays open.
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Planned schedules that cut the cost per visitQuarterly or to your spec, held on a fixed price.
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Documentation pack, every visitRAMS, insurance and a completion record for your files.
How high rise window cleaning works
There is more than one way up a tall building. We survey access first, then use the method that is safest and quickest for your building, often a combination.
All rope work runs on twin lines under an IRATA Level 3 supervisor, preceded by a site specific RAMS.
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Rope access and abseiling
IRATA technicians descend on a working line and a separate backup, cleaning each elevation on the way down. The method for high access glass, set backs and anywhere a cradle will not reach.
IRATATwin ropesHigh access
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Cradle and BMU
Where a building maintenance unit or cradle is fitted and reaches the elevation, we use it. Where it does not, ropes finish the job.
CradleBMUCurtain walling
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Reach and wash poles
Pure water fed poles for the lower floors and ground level glazing, spot free and fast, with no ladders.
Pure waterLower floorsGround level
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Planned maintenance
Most tall buildings are best on a regular schedule. We hold a quarterly or bespoke programme on a fixed price, so it is one less thing to chase.
QuarterlyScheduledFixed price
Not sure whether your building needs rope access, a cradle, or just poles? Send a photo of the building and a surveyor will tell you the right method and a price, straight.
On tall buildings windows are cleaned in one of three ways. IRATA rope access technicians abseil on twin ropes, a building maintenance unit or cradle is used where one is fitted, or reach and wash poles cover the lower floors. Rope access reaches the awkward elevations a cradle cannot, and needs no scaffold.
Is abseiling window cleaning safe?
Yes, when carried out by IRATA certified specialists on twin ropes, a working line and a separate backup. Work runs under a Level 3 supervisor, with the site specific RAMS, the safety method statement, in place before it starts. Every specialist on your job is vetted on their safety record.
How much does high rise window cleaning cost?
Cost depends on the building height, the number of panes and the access. After a free survey we give one fixed price rather than a day rate, and most tall buildings are cleaned on a planned schedule that reduces the cost per visit.
How often should high rise windows be cleaned?
Most commercial high rise buildings are cleaned quarterly, though exposure, pollution and the building profile change this. We recommend a frequency at survey and can hold a planned schedule.
Do you clean the facade as well as the windows?
Yes. The same rope access crew can clean the facade, clear gutters and inspect the envelope on the same visit, which is often more cost effective than separate trips. See our facade cleaning service.
