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Balcony Glass Cleaning in Tallinn | Kodukoristus Tallinn
Kodukoristus Tallinn washes balcony glass in apartment buildings in Tallinn and Harju County, and this work is part of a wider window cleaning service, which requires a different approach for balconies. The balcony is open on three sides and the glass panels do not have a sill to protect the glazing, so the glass wall is washed on both sides and the lower metal frame is cleaned with a separate cloth.
Kodukoristus Tallinn washes the outer surface of the frameless balcony glass from the inside of the balcony: the panels are pushed together at one end of the track and opened like the pages of a book, so no one needs to lean over the tracking. From 2013 to the end of 2025, the cleaners washed the glass walls of 720 balconies, a total of 3,744 panels.
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When Balcony Glass Needs Cleaning
There is a grey stripe at the bottom of the glass
On the street-side balcony of the three lower floors, the winter salty slush dries into the lower part of the glass as a 20-centimetre-high grey stripe that immediately catches the eye in the sunshine. The longer the salt stays on the glass, the stronger it is attached to the surface, and in the spring, this streak needs to be soaked separately before the squeegee.
Spring Pollen Turns Glass Yellow
Spring birch pollen leaves a uniform yellowish layer on the glass wall of the balcony in April and May, which sticks when wet with rain and attracts even more street dust. Looking from the room, the blurred balcony furniture behind the glass means that it is time to wash.
Panels Move Hard on Rail
Frameless balcony glass panels move on rollers in the lower track, and sand, leaves and insects accumulated in the track make it difficult to push the panel and cause the roller to creak. The same debris will scratch the lower edge of the panel, so clearing the track is part of every wash of balcony glass.
Why balcony glass gets dirty faster than a window
Balcony glass is not airtight: there are 2 mm gaps between the panels, from which the wind pushes street dust and pollen onto the balcony and onto the inner surface of the glass. A window with seals does not have these gaps. The glass, which the floor of the upper balcony protects from the rain, also does not get rinsed by the rain, so the lime and salt spots remain on it until someone washes them off.
The warm and humid air that reaches the balcony from the room condenses on the inner surface of the cold glass and moistens the dust settled there, which leaves a speckled glaze when it dries. Each subsequent condensation adds a new layer, therefore balcony glass that has not been washed through the winter looks like frosted glass across its entire surface in the spring.
How We Clean Balcony Glass
Rail Cleaning and Panel Opening
First, we vacuum the lower track with a narrow nozzle, because the grain of sand left in the track will scratch the edge of the panel that can be opened for washing. Then we push the panels one by one to one end of the balcony and open them, checking the locking latch and roller of each panel.
Glass Washing From Both Sides
We wash the glass with a 35-centimetre squeegee and a microfibre-coated washing tool with strokes from top to bottom, first the outer surface and then the inner surface, and wipe the squeegee blade dry after each stroke. Above the fourth floor, the ladder stands only in front of the closed panels, and at the opened opening, the cleaner reaches the upper edge of the glass with an extension arm.
Bottom Iron and Gaskets
Finally, we wipe the lower metal frame and track with a separate cloth and clean the rubber seals between the panels with a silicone-free product, because the next dust sticks to the silicone film faster. We push the panels back into place, check that each latch closes, and inspect the glass in the light with the customer.
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Glazed Loggias in Lasnamäe and Mustamäe
The loggia of Lasnamäe and Mustamäe panel houses has walls on the sides, and its 3-meter-wide front side is covered with uniform frameless glass in the renovated houses. Kodukoristus Tallinn asks before the work if the glass panels open, because the outer surface of a panel with a screwed or frozen lock cannot be reached from the inside, and it is marked for the next time on the list.
Balcony Glass Cleaning Prices and Timing
We price balcony glass washing like window cleaning: one glass panel on both sides costs from €12, so washing a loggia balcony with 5 panels costs from €60, and the first washing of a new glass wall with removal of silicone and protective film adhesive residues from €73. Washing a balcony with five panels takes 40 minutes for two cleaners: 10 minutes for emptying the track and opening the panels, 20 minutes for washing the glass on both sides, and 10 minutes for the lower metal frame and seals. The first wash of a new glass wall takes 1 hour, and we drive to Tallinn homes for free. In 2025, the glass walls of 102 balconies were washed.
First cleaning of new balcony glass on the fifth floor near Maardu Primary School
Home: Aime T., a pensioner who lives on the fifth floor of a renovated building without an elevator. Area: Near Maardu Primary School, Maardu.
1. The customer made a 1 meter wide strip free from the edge of the glass wall, and two cleaners carried the equipment to the fifth floor in one step in a stairwell without an elevator.
2. Cleaning the track and opening the panels: the lower track was emptied with a narrow nozzle vacuum cleaner, and the 5 panels were pushed one by one to one end of the balcony and opened, and the locking latch and roller of each panel were checked.
3. First wash: all 10 glass surfaces were removed from the installation silicone residues and protective film adhesive residues.
4. Washing the glass from both sides: first the outer surface and then the inner surface were washed from top to bottom with a 35-centimetre squeegee, and on the fifth floor, the ladder stood only in front of the closed panels, and at the open opening, the cleaner reached the upper edge of the glass with an extension arm.
5. Bottom iron and gaskets: The metal frame and track were wiped with a separate cloth, the gaskets between the panels were cleaned with a silicone-free agent, and all 5 locks closed.
Total invoice: €85.78 including 24% VAT (VAT €16.60): first wash of the new glass wall with removal of silicone and protective film adhesive residues, 5 panels, 1 × €73.00 = €73.00; drive to Harju County homes from our Kristiine base (Maardu), 18 km × €0.71 = €12.78.
Cleaning time: 1 hour for two cleaners (2025, job no. 70495).
After cleaning: The five new panels move freely on the track and there is not a single glue spot on the 10 glass surfaces.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can balcony glass be cleaned in winter?
Yes, the inner surface of the balcony glass is washed throughout the year and the outer surface is washed at an air temperature above minus 5 degrees, because in colder air the washing liquid freezes into streaks on the glass. The winter salt film is washed off in March, the first week with plus degrees.
How often should balcony glass be cleaned?
For an apartment with a balcony, we recommend washing it 4 times a year: in March after the salt season, at the end of May after birch pollen, in August and October before the heating season. The track of the balcony on the high floor facing the courtyard is also emptied every time it is washed, because the debris accumulated in the track prevents the movement of the panels.
Do I need to empty the balcony?
A 1 meter wide strip must be freed from the edge of the glass wall so that the panels can be opened and the ladder can stand firmly, so lift the flower pots, clothes dryers and balcony furniture towards the room. You don't have to move things that are further away, we protect them with film during washing.
Can balcony glass and windows be cleaned in one visit?
Yes, during the same visit, we also wash the windows of the apartment agreed on in the list, and washing the window on both sides costs from €12. When we order together, we start from the balcony, because the sand swept from the track comes into the room with the shoes, and in the room the windowsills and the floor are washed only after the balcony.
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Want to book by phone? Call +372 XXXX XXXX and the washing of the balcony glass can be done with the same phone conversation.