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The Differences between Cradle Window Cleaning and Abseiling Window Cleaning

Dallas, Texas is a beautiful city that serves as the home to stunning skyscrapers. Thanks to modern construction, these high rise office buildings and tall apartment complexes are adorned with shiny and gleaming windows and glass sheets.  

If you are the manager or owner of any of these skyscrapers, you will soon have to deal with window cleaning. There are basically two options available when it comes to window cleaning and these are cradle cleaning and abseiling window cleaning. So, which of these two is the better option for your building?

All about Abseiling Window Cleaning

Abseiling is the term that refers to rappelling. This is the same procedure that people use when they descend from a waterfall, cliff, mountain, or other high structures. There are a series of pulleys and ropes usually used for abseiling. 

Strong and sturdy ropes used for window cleaning applications are usually attached on top of the building. A window cleaner or two armed with the necessary cleaning equipment will descend the building to start cleaning the windows. 

This form of rappelling lets the worker clean the windows within the short span of time. The main benefit of abseiling is that the window cleaner can have several ropes dropped with them that they can use as extra points they can attach to.

It allows the cleaner to switch ropes any time to cover more areas of the building’s window with no need to return to the roof and start from the top repeatedly. 

Here are the top benefits of abseiling window cleaning:

• Better flexibility

Abseiling window cleaning allows the window cleaning team to reach those parts of the building that would have been otherwise inaccessible if a different method is used.  

• Less equipment is required than traditional cradle systems

Abseiling window cleaners only need rope, suction equipment, some type of sitting harness or boatswain’s chair, safety ropes, and cleaning tools.

• Less stress

Less strains are placed on building mount points compared to heavier cradle systems. 

All About Cradle Window Cleaning

Another popular window cleaning system for high rise buildings is cradle window cleaning. This involves the use of a cradle platform to lower and raise the cleaning crew along the sides of the building for them to carry out the window cleaning operations.    

One benefit of using the cradle is that it allows the window cleaners to take more equipment with them such as cleaning solutions, water, and others.

The cradle is usually hooked to the sides or top of the building through the built-in pulley fixtures installed in the building during its construction. 

Two or more window cleaners can work on the building windows simultaneously depending on the cradle’s size.

Here are the top advantages of cradle window cleaning:

• Ability to carry more loads

The cradle crews will be able to haul more cleaning solutions, water, and others. This means that they will need to make fewer trips for replenishing their supplies as compared to abseiling window cleaners.  

• More capabilities to ascend

Since cradle platforms are all normally powered, the window cleaners can move down or up the building at their own leisure.

• Multitasking

Thanks to a dedicated platform, the team will be able to perform more tasks aside from window cleaning like replacing glass sheets, sealing areas, or doing intensive inspections. 

If you need help with window cleaning in Dallas, the team at Courtesy Building Services Inc will be more than happy to help.