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Ideal Home
Lauren Bradbury

I stopped paying for a window cleaner and used these DIY window cleaning tools instead – they offer professional-looking results without the price tag

Looking out of a kitchen window with full view of a white sink with grey cabinets and pots on the wall.

Although my windows always look grimy after winter and I love to see them sparkling in the summer, I don't enjoy cleaning them. It's always seemed safer, more effective, and less time-consuming to pay a professional to do it for me, so I've shrugged off the best window-cleaning tools as a result.

However, I've since learned that nailing how to clean windows isn't as difficult as it seems - and cleaning windows from the outside doesn't have to feel like an impossible task if you're afraid of heights or don't own a ladder. You just need the right products and tools to hand to help you out, and we've tested a lot at Ideal Home.

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