Melbourne, Australia

Window Cleaning Melbourne Without the Streaks, No Shows or Bill Shock

What Does Window Cleaning Cost in Melbourne and What Is Included?

Independent Australian cost guides put commercial window cleaning between $2 and $7 per pane, or $30 to $50 per hour for standard low rise buildings, with a small shopfront clean starting from around $50 per visit. A proper commercial clean covers the glass inside and out, entry doors, sills wiped down and cobwebs cleared, with regular service contracts typically reducing the per visit cost by 20 to 40 percent.

OneDrop FM quotes the whole job as one fixed number before we start. No hourly rate that grows on the day, no revised invoice after the job. Ring 0402 160 946, tell us the premises type and roughly how many windows, and you get a straight price.

Local knowledge

Professional Window Cleaners Melbourne Businesses Rely On

Your glass does the first handshake. Before a customer reads your signage or meets your staff, they see your shopfront. Smudged entry doors, water spots and dusty sills tell people something about your business before you get a say. Melbourne makes this harder than most cities. The Bureau of Meteorology records rain in Melbourne in every month of the year, and the city is known for turning on four seasons in one day. Dry, dusty spells load the air with grit. Then rain carries that grit onto your glass and dries in spots and streaks. Add traffic film along main roads, and salt in the air near Port Phillip Bay, and a shopfront that looked sharp last month can look tired by the next.

That’s the problem we solve. Our team removes built up grime, water marks, fingerprints and traffic film, and leaves a streak free finish on every pane. Because our window cleaners are our own staff, trained to one standard, you get the same spotless result every visit. Not a different crew doing a different job each time.

Window Cleaning at a Glance

Mon-Fri

8am to 5pm, fixed quote agreed before we arrive

Inside and Out

Glass, doors, partitions, sills and cobwebs covered

Two Storeys Max

Ground and low rise commercial, no high rise work

Glass We Clean Every Week

Shopfront glass on strips like Puckle Street and Chapel Street

Office and partition glass along the St Kilda Road corridor

Clinic and practice windows across the western suburbs

Cafe and showroom glass through the inner north and south east

Foyer and common area glass for owners corporations

Glass we clean every week

Our Window Cleaning Services in Melbourne

Office Window Cleaning Melbourne

Clean glass changes how an office feels. More natural light comes through, the space looks cared for, and clients notice. We clean external office windows, entry glass and internal partition glass for suites and buildings up to two storeys, from the St Kilda Road office corridor to suburban business parks in Tullamarine and Airport West. If we already handle your office cleaning, window cleaning slots into the same schedule with the same team.

Shopfront and Retail Window Cleaning

Your display window sells before your staff do. On busy strips like Puckle Street in Moonee Ponds or Chapel Street in South Yarra, shopfront glass cops fingerprints, dust and traffic film every single day. We keep retail glass clear so your display does its job, with early starts available so we’re finished before your doors open.

Medical and Dental Clinic Windows

Patients judge a clinic on cleanliness the moment they walk in, and that includes the glass. We already provide medical cleaning for Melbourne practices, so our cleaners understand how to work in and around clinical spaces. Police checked staff matter here more than anywhere. You know exactly who is on your premises, every time.

Cafes, Restaurants and Showrooms

Hospitality glass has its own battles. Grease film on the inside, condensation marks, handprints at kid height, and street grime outside. Showrooms have a different challenge: when the product sits behind glass, the glass has to disappear. We clean both properly, and we schedule around your service hours so there’s no ladder across your entrance during the lunch rush.

Body Corporate and Common Area Glass

Foyer glass, entrance doors and ground level common area windows set the tone for a whole building. We work with owners corporations and building managers on scheduled cleans for low rise properties, with a written scope so everyone knows exactly what’s covered.

Window Cleaning Inside and Out, Done Properly

Ask our clients what they get and they’ll tell you: windows cleaned inside and out, no mess left behind. A standard commercial clean with OneDrop FM covers:

  • Exterior glass on ground and first floor windows and doors
  • Interior glass, including office partitions where needed
  • Entry and door glass where fingerprints build up daily
  • Sills and frames wiped down, cobwebs cleared from corners

Some clients only want exterior glass on a regular cycle. Others want a full inside and out clean before an audit, inspection or reopening. Your fixed quote lists exactly what’s included, so there’s no confusion on the day and nothing unexpected on the invoice.

Professional Window washing service at a modern commercial office in Melbourne building with floor-to-ceiling glass windows being cleaned to a streak-free finish, providing clear views and a polished business appearance.

One-off or scheduled

How Often Should Business Windows Be Cleaned?

Most Melbourne businesses get the best results from a professional window clean every four to twelve weeks. Where you sit in that range depends on your glass, your street and your customers.

Street facing retail and hospitality glass.

Street facing glass needs the shorter end of that range. Retail strips and hospitality windows pick up traffic film and daily handling fast, so monthly or six weekly cleans keep them presentable. Australian industry guides recommend monthly cleaning for shopfronts and customer entry glass, since fingermarks build daily and a long gap means a more expensive deep clean to bring the glass back.

Offices, clinics and quieter streets.

Offices set back from main roads can usually stretch to quarterly. Bayside businesses dealing with salt air off Port Phillip Bay often need more frequent attention than the same business would inland.

How we set the right schedule for your glass

Regular schedules are where window cleaning earns its keep. The same team returns each visit, already knowing your site, your access and your standard. And if OneDrop FM already looks after your commercial cleaning, your windows can run on the same schedule. One provider, one invoice, one standard.

One-Off Window Clean
Regular Scheduled Clean
Good for reopenings, audits and inspections
Keeps glass presentable all year round
Priced as a single job
Lower cost per visit, published guides show 20 to 40 percent less
New team learns your site each time elsewhere
Same OneDrop FM team, already knows your access
Grime builds between bookings
Small buildups never become restoration jobs
Book as needed
Monthly, six weekly or quarterly to suit

Window Washing Melbourne That Fits Around Your Trading Hours

Nobody wants a squeegee working across the shopfront while customers squeeze past. We plan every job around how your business runs. For retail and hospitality, that usually means an early start so the glass is done before opening. For offices and clinics, we work around appointments and meetings. Our cleaners turn up when we say they will, work quietly, and leave nothing behind. No buckets across the entrance, no water running under the door. We operate Monday to Friday, 8am to 5pm. If your site can only be cleaned on a weekend, we’re not the right fit, and we’d rather tell you that now than let you down later. Straight answers save everyone time.

professional window cleaning squeegee removing water and residue from large commercial office windows, leaving a crystal-clear, streak-free finish with modern Melbourne office buildings in the background.

Honest about scope

Do You Clean High Rise Windows in Melbourne?

No. OneDrop FM services ground level and low rise commercial buildings up to two storeys. We do not offer abseiling, rope access or boom lift work. There’s a good reason we hold this line. WorkSafe Victoria sets strict requirements for work at heights, and rope access window cleaning is a specialist trade with its own equipment, training and safety systems. Companies that do everything rarely do everything well. By focusing on ground and double storey glass, we keep our pricing sharp, our team expert at what they actually do, and our results consistent.

The honest truth is that most Melbourne businesses never need high rise access anyway. Offices, clinics, shopfronts, cafes and showrooms across the suburbs sit at one or two storeys. That’s our lane, and we own it. If your building is taller, we’ll tell you straight away instead of quoting for work outside our scope.

Simple process

How Our Window Cleaning Service Works

Step 1

Call or request a quote

Ring 0402 160 946 or send the contact form. Tell us the address, the type of premises and roughly how many windows. Most sites get a fixed price from those details. For larger buildings we arrange a quick walkthrough so the quote is accurate.

Step 2

Fixed quote in writing

You receive one number covering exactly what’s included: inside and out or exterior only, doors, partitions, sills. You approve it before anything is booked. No call out fee for quoting.

Step 3

The clean

A police checked OneDrop FM team arrives at the agreed time, Monday to Friday, and works around your trading hours. Glass, doors and partitions cleaned to a streak free finish, sills wiped, cobwebs cleared, no mess left at your entrance.

Step 4

Walk through and check

We walk the finished glass with you or your manager before we pack up. If anything isn’t right, it gets fixed on the spot, not after a phone complaint next week.

Who we help

Who Books Our Window Cleaners

Offices and professional suites

Regular scheduled cleans that keep workspaces bright, from single suites to two storey buildings, often bundled with their office cleaning.

Retail and hospitality

Shopfronts, cafes and restaurants on monthly or six weekly cycles, cleaned before opening so the display glass sells all day.

Clinics and practices

Medical and dental rooms where police checked, directly employed staff matter as much as the streak free result.

Building and facility managers

Owners corporations and property managers who need foyer and common area glass on a written schedule with one predictable invoice.

Why OneDrop FM

Why Melbourne Businesses Choose OneDrop FM for Window Cleaning

office building with floor-to-ceiling glass windows professionally cleaned to a streak-free finish, enhancing the appearance of the commercial property.

Directly employed, police checked staff

We never subcontract. Every cleaner on your site is our own staff member, trained by us and accountable to us. Franchise and subcontractor models mean a different person every time and a standard you can’t predict. Ours means the same faces, the same result.

Streak free glass, no mess left behind

Clean windows are a skill. Our team uses professional equipment and proven technique on every pane, wipes the sills, clears the cobwebs and leaves your entrance exactly as they found it.

A local western suburbs base

OneDrop FM operates from Taylors Lakes, minutes from Watergardens, and services businesses across metropolitan Melbourne. When you ring 0402 160 946, you speak to the people who do the work, not a call centre.

A fixed quote before any work starts

We quote after understanding your site, then we hold that price. The number on the quote is the number on the invoice. If hard water stains or paint spots need extra work, we tell you before we touch the glass, never after.

15 years of hands-on experience

OneDrop FM was founded by Metecan Kalkan, who has spent 15 years cleaning Melbourne homes and businesses personally. He knows what glass needs by looking at it, and he trains every cleaner on the team to the same standard.

Honest about scope

No high rise. No weekends. No services we can’t deliver properly. What we quote is what we do, done well.

Pricing

How Much Does Window Cleaning Cost in Melbourne?

Independent Australian cost guides put commercial window cleaning at $2 to $7 per standard pane, with hourly rates for low rise commercial work between $30 and $50 per hour, and Victoria’s average sitting around $35 per hour. A small shopfront clean starts from around $50 per visit, while a standard low rise office building lands near $180 per service. Regular service contracts typically bring the per visit cost down by 20 to 40 percent compared with one off bookings.

What moves the price: the number of panes, inside and out or exterior only, how easy the glass is to reach, the condition of the glass, and how often you book. First time cleans on neglected glass cost more than maintenance cleans, because built up grime takes real time to shift. One honest warning. If commercial cleaning sits at $2 to $7 a pane and someone quotes far below that, something is being cut, usually insurance, police checks, or the time to do the job properly. Cheap window cleaning Melbourne wide often costs more in the end, because you pay again to have it redone.

OneDrop FM quotes every job as a fixed price before work starts. Ring 0402 160 946 and you get a straight number before you commit to anything.

Per pane, published

$2-$7

independent commercial guide range

Hourly, commercial

$30-$50

Victoria average around $35 per hour

Small shopfront

From ~$50

per visit, published starting figure

Clear and Transparent Quotes

You get a fixed price before anyone shows up, quoted on your actual glass, agreed upfront.

  • Fixed price confirmed before work begins
  • Quoted per site, not a vague hourly estimate
  • No call out fee for quoting

No Hidden Costs

The quoted price is the invoiced price. Anything unusual gets flagged before we start, never after.

  • No surprise charges after the job is done
  • Hard water stains or paint spots flagged and priced first
  • No weekend surcharges – we work Monday to Friday

Long-Term Value

Regular cleaning keeps glass presentable for a predictable cost, with the same team every visit.

  • Scheduled cleans cost less per visit than one offs
  • Bundle with office or commercial cleaning on one invoice
  • Small buildups never become expensive restoration jobs

Credentials

Our Credentials

Police checked team

Fully insured

ABN registered business

OH and S compliant

Our own equipment

Directly employed team

Service Areas

Window Cleaning Across Melbourne Suburbs

Suburbs we service include: Melbourne CBD, Taylors Lakes, Sunshine, St Albans, Airport West, Moonee Ponds, Essendon, Tullamarine, Derrimut, Footscray, Brunswick, Coburg, Preston, Carlton, Fitzroy, Richmond, South Melbourne, South Yarra, Port Melbourne, Southbank and Docklands, plus surrounding suburbs across the north, west and south east.

Taylors LakesWatergardensSunshineSt AlbansAirport WestMoonee PondsEssendonTullamarineFootscrayMelbourne CBDSouth Melbourne+ All Surrounding Areas

If your suburb is not listed, ring 0402 160 946 anyway. If we can reach it inside our Monday to Friday schedule, we will quote it.

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About us

About Our Professional Window Cleaning Services in Melbourne

OneDrop FM is a Melbourne cleaning business founded by Metecan Kalkan, who has spent 15 years cleaning homes and workplaces across the city with his own hands and his own equipment. The business runs on a simple idea: directly employed, police checked staff, windows cleaned inside and out to one standard, and a fixed quote every time. Ring 0402 160 946, Monday to Friday, 8am to 5pm.

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FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

Both models exist. Published guides show per pane pricing of $2 to $7 for standard commercial glass, and hourly rates of $30 to $50 for low rise work. OneDrop FM skips the guesswork either way: we look at your actual glass and give one fixed number for the whole job, so the price is clear before we start.

A one off clean suits reopenings, audits, inspections and glass that has been let go. A scheduled clean keeps your shopfront or office presentable all year, costs less per visit, and the same OneDrop FM team returns already knowing your site and access. Published guides show regular contracts running 20 to 40 percent cheaper per visit than one off bookings.

Usually, yes. Streak free glass is harder than it looks: the wrong tools leave residue and streaks, and second storey work carries real safety risk. A professional clean covers the glass inside and out, the sills and the door tracks, done safely and quickly, while your first impression does its job for every customer who walks past.

Not straight away, and rain itself is not the enemy people think. Rainwater dries in spots because glass already carries dust and grime that the water moves around. On professionally cleaned glass there is little residue for rain to smear, so a fresh clean holds up well through Melbourne weather between scheduled visits.

Pay for the result, not the lowest number. If commercial work sits at $2 to $7 a pane in published guides and a quote comes in far below that, something is being cut, usually insurance, police checks or time on the glass. Check the price is fixed in writing and the quote states exactly what is included. A fair fixed price with a consistent team costs less over a year than redoing cheap work.

Yes. We clean commercial windows inside and out, including entry doors and internal partition glass, with sills wiped and cobwebs cleared. If you only need exterior glass on a regular cycle, we quote for exactly that instead. Your fixed quote lists what is included, so there is no confusion on the day.

It depends on your lease. Many commercial leases make the tenant responsible for their own shopfront and internal glass, while the owners corporation or landlord looks after common areas and the building exterior. Check your lease terms, and if the glass is your responsibility, a regular scheduled clean is the easiest way to stay on top of it.

Within our Monday to Friday, 8am to 5pm window, yes. For retail and hospitality that usually means an early start so the glass is finished before your doors open, and for offices and clinics we work around appointments. If your site can only be cleaned on a weekend, we are not the right fit and we will tell you that upfront.

Yes. Every OneDrop FM cleaner is police checked, directly employed and covered by full public liability insurance. We never subcontract, so the same team returns each visit and you always know exactly who is on your premises. We follow OH and S compliant work practices on every site.

Book Your Window Cleaner in Melbourne

Getting a fixed quote takes three steps. Ring 0402 160 946 or email Mattk@onedropfm.com.au with your address and the type of premises. For most sites we’ll quote from those details; for larger buildings we’ll arrange a quick walkthrough.

You receive a fixed price in writing, and once you’re happy, we book a time that fits your trading hours. That’s it. No obligation, no pressure, and no surprises later. For window cleaning Melbourne businesses trust, ring OneDrop FM on 0402 160 946, Monday to Friday, 8am to 5pm.

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