Window Cleaning in Austin, TX: Streak-Free Results, Costs & What to Know

Windows are the one surface on your home you look through every single day — so when they’re filmy, you notice it constantly, even if you can’t quite name what’s off. In Austin, that film builds up faster than most people expect, thanks to a brutal combination of hard water, oak pollen, and construction dust. The fix is quick, affordable, and makes a surprising difference to how bright a room feels.

We’re a locally-owned exterior cleaning company serving Austin and the surrounding metro — Cedar Park, Round Rock, Pflugerville, Buda, and Kyle. Here’s what professional window cleaning costs in Austin in 2026, why our hard water makes technique matter, and exactly what’s included.

What does window cleaning cost in Austin?

Exterior window cleaning starts at $150 for a standard single-story home with regular double-hung windows. Two-story homes, large picture windows, and full interior-plus-exterior service price up from there. Here’s the breakdown:

Pricing reflects standard single-family residential service. Large picture windows, French panes, hard-to-access glass, and commercial storefronts are quoted separately.

Why Austin windows get filmy so fast

Three local culprits work against your glass. First, hard water. Central Texas water is some of the hardest in the country — loaded with calcium and minerals. Every time a sprinkler hits a window, or rain dries on the glass, it leaves mineral spots that build into a stubborn haze. Second, oak and cedar pollen. Austin’s spring pollen seasons coat everything in a fine yellow film, glass included. Third, construction and road dust — in a city building as fast as Austin, there’s always fine particulate in the air settling on your windows.

That combination means Austin glass needs cleaning more often than the national average, and it means the method matters more here than almost anywhere.

Why technique matters more than you’d think

A lot of “window cleaning” these days is done with a deionized-water-fed pole — spray it on, walk away, let it dry. That works fine in soft-water regions. In Austin, it can leave spots, because our hard-water mineral profile doesn’t always rinse clean with that method, and any residue dries into the haze you were trying to remove.

We use the traditional squeegee-and-rinse technique instead — hand-detailed, edge-to-edge, with a proper squeegee pull and a final detail of the frames and sills. It’s more labor, but it’s the only way to guarantee genuinely streak-free glass on Austin’s water.

What’s included

• Glass: Full exterior pane cleaning, hand-squeegeed and detailed corner to corner.
• Frames & sills: Wiped down so the whole window looks finished, not just the glass.
• Screens: Screen pop-and-clean included on request — we remove, rinse, and reinstall.
• Interior option: Add inside glass for a complete see-through-clean finish.

How often should you clean your windows in Austin?

For most Austin homes, twice a year hits the sweet spot — once after spring pollen season winds down (late spring) and once in the fall. Homes near heavy construction, on busy roads, or with sprinklers that hit the glass benefit from quarterly cleaning. If you’re prepping for an event, a home sale, or holiday guests, a one-time clean makes an immediate difference.

Where we clean windows

We serve all of Austin — including 78704, 78745, and central neighborhoods like Travis Heights, Hyde Park, Tarrytown, and Allandale — plus Round Rock, Cedar Park, Pflugerville, Leander, Buda, and Kyle. Same-week scheduling is available across the metro.

Cleaning the rest of the exterior too? See our driveway & concrete cleaning and gutter cleaning services.