Window cleaning in Reigate — spotless sash glass, no ladders.

The short answer: window cleaning in Reigate (RH2) starts at £18 per visit for a regular exterior clean and runs to £35–£60 for a detached on Reigate Hill. We clean glass, frames and sills from the ground with a water-fed pole and 100% purified water — no ladders, no chemicals — on regular 4-, 6- or 8-weekly rounds. Because the Reigate/Redhill mains supply is very hard (about 280 ppm calcium carbonate [1]), purified water is what stops the white spotting that ordinary tap water leaves behind.

Before & after

Why is window cleaning in Reigate a different job to Redhill?

Right — Reigate is one postcode west of our Redhill base, but the glass is a different game. The Old Town and Priory Park frontages are full of period sash windows with Georgian glazing bars, and the Reigate Hill and Wray Common detached homes have gone the other way entirely — bifolds, big picture windows, double-height stairwell glass and orangeries. Both are a pain with a ladder and a squeegee, and both come up beautifully with a water-fed pole. That’s the whole reason we lead with pure water here rather than the old bucket-and-ladder routine half the town still gets.

What is “pure water / reach-and-wash” window cleaning?

Pure-water (reach-and-wash) window cleaning is a ladder-free method that pumps 100% purified water up a telescopic pole, scrubs the glass and frames with a soft brush, and rinses — all from the ground. The water is run through deionisation (DI) resin or reverse osmosis (RO) to strip out the calcium and magnesium that ordinary tap water leaves behind as white spots. Mineral-free water is “hungry”: it lifts the dirt off the glass, then dries with nothing left behind. No detergent, no smears, no ladders leaning on your conservatory, fence or flowerbeds. A carbon-fibre pole reaches windows up to roughly 60 ft (about 18 m), which on a three-storey Old Town townhouse means the top sashes get the same clean as the front-door glass. Working from the ground also follows the Work at Height Regulations 2005, which require avoiding work at height where it is reasonably practicable — falls from height are the single biggest cause of UK workplace deaths (36% of fatal injuries in 2023/24) [4].

Why do Reigate windows dry spotty after rain or a previous cleaner?

The short answer: if your windows dry spotty, that’s dissolved minerals in ordinary water drying onto the glass — and the Reigate/Redhill supply is hard enough to do it fast. The local mains water is classed “very hard” at about 280 ppm calcium carbonate [1]; on the USGS scale anything above 180 mg/L is “very hard” [2]. The geology adds to it: Reigate’s High Street sits almost on the boundary between the chalk to the north (Wray Lane, Reigate Hill, the scarp foot) and the Lower Greensand to the south (the Old Town, Woodhatch, South Park) [3], and chalk-area water carries a high calcium load, so the Reigate Hill side spots glass fast. A traditional cleaner using your outside tap is effectively rinsing the windows in the exact stuff that leaves the marks. Run that same water through DI or RO first and the minerals are gone, so it evaporates clear. That’s the trick — no wax, no polish, no chemical residue running into your borders.

What do you get on every Reigate window-clean visit?

A proper window clean isn’t just the glass. The pole brush reaches the frames, sills and doors too, so they get cleaned every single visit at no extra charge — which matters on the painted timber sash frames around Priory Park, where a build-up of grime in the corners is what actually makes a window look tired. We text before we come, there’s no tie-in.

• Exterior glass cleaned with 100% purified water — dries spotless, no smears
• Frames, sills and glazing bars cleaned at the same time, no extra charge
• Upper-floor sash and casement windows reached safely from the ground
• No chemicals — nothing harmful into drains, soil or borders
• A text before we come, and a note to say we’ve been
• No contract, no tie-in — easy to start, easy to pause

How often should Reigate windows be cleaned — regular round or one-off?

Most Reigate homes settle onto a 4-, 6- or 8-weekly cycle. The more often we come, the less build-up there is — so each maintained clean is quicker and cheaper per visit than letting it go a year. Recurring rounds are honestly where the big-glazed Hill homes win: a detached with a lot of glass looks dreadful three weeks after a one-off, but on a 6-weekly round it never gets the chance to. A first clean (or a one-off after a long gap) costs more, typically 50–100% above a regular visit, because there’s genuine dirt to shift. One honest heads-up: if your glass already has older hard-water spotting baked in — common on the chalk side — that first clean may not come up perfectly with pure water alone, and sometimes a one-off restorative pass is needed first. We’ll tell you what’s realistic before we start so nobody’s surprised.

Window cleaning prices in Reigate (RH2)

These are the same honest bands we quote across Surrey, set against public 2026 cost guides — the South East sits at the upper end of national rates. Exact price depends on the number and size of windows, access and frequency. The Reigate Hill detached homes land at the top of each band because there’s simply more glass; the Old Town terraces sit lower. A quick call gives you an exact figure.

Per-window guide roughly £8–£15. Committing to a 4–8 weekly round typically saves 15–30% versus one-offs. Conservatory roofs run roughly £8–£12 per panel — a small lean-to from £150, a large Victorian or Edwardian orangery from £300–£400. All figures are public-guide estimates — call 01737 652 515 for an exact Reigate quote.

Can one crew clean the whole Reigate exterior in one visit?

Yes. Because we’re already at your property with the pole and the pure water, we can do more than just the windows on the same visit — one trusted local number instead of three different trades. Several of these jobs use soft washing: a low-pressure method (typically under about 100 psi) that uses a biocide to kill moss and algae rather than mechanical force, so delicate render, roofs and conservatory glass aren’t damaged. On the same visit we can do:

• Conservatory & orangery roofs — soft-brush from the ground, plus soft-wash for the moss and algae that builds on the valley-side glass around South Park
• Gutters, fascias & soffits — cleared and brightened by pole while we’re there, common on the 1930s estates through Wray Common
• Render & cladding frontages — pure-water or soft-wash for algae streaking on the newer Skimmington and Reigate Heath builds

If you want the lot doing together, say so when you call — or see our full window cleaning service for how the pure-water method works in detail.

Areas we cover in and around Reigate

All of RH2 — the Old Town, Priory Park, Reigate Hill, Wray Lane, Wray Common, Woodhatch, South Park, Reigate Heath and Skimmington — plus the rest of Surrey within 20 miles of our Redhill base. Right next door is Redhill (RH1), and we also do Dorking, Banstead and Horley. See the full Reigate area page for what we know about RH2 properties, or the whole list of areas.

Want a rough figure before you call?

Punch your glass and frontage into the cost calculator for a ballpark, or get a free quote and Patrick will call back within 2 hours — Sundays too. Or just give us a bell on 01737 652 515.

Sources

1. Scott Jenkins Water Softeners — How Hard Is The Water In Redhill? (Redhill/Reigate mains water ~280 ppm, classed “very hard”): sjwatersofteners.co.uk
2. US Geological Survey — Hardness of Water (water above 180 mg/L as calcium carbonate is classed “very hard”): usgs.gov
3. British Geological Survey / Geology of Surrey — chalk of the North Downs scarp meeting the Lower Greensand south of Reigate: bgs.ac.uk
4. Health and Safety Executive — Work at Height Regulations 2005 (avoid work at height where reasonably practicable) and HSE fatal-injury statistics (falls from height = 36% of workplace fatalities, 2023/24): hse.gov.uk