Case Study
Commercial Exterior Cleaning · Fort Lauderdale, FL
Cypress Plaza, Fort Lauderdale: office window and facade cleaning case study
6365 NW 6th Way, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33309
Algae had streaked the panel joints, ledges and glass on all sides of this Fort Lauderdale office building. We cleared it from the ground in a single day, with no lift, no scaffold, and no drone needed.
- 1 day
- start to finish
- 40,000
- sq ft, three-story office, every elevation
- $2,200
- all in, about $0.055 per sq ft on an annual agreement
- Zero
- lifts, scaffolding or drone
Call / Text
(786) 292-3637Service Area
South Florida
Algae on every ledge, joint and pane
Cypress Plaza is a three-story, 40,000 sq ft office building off NW 6th Way in Fort Lauderdale’s Corporate Park at Cypress Creek, wrapped in light stucco panel bands and long runs of ribbon glass, with stepped corners on several elevations. South Florida humidity had done what it does to a building like that: dark algae ran down every panel joint, settled along each horizontal ledge, and left the windows dull and spotted.
The scope was the whole exterior: algae removal on every exterior window and glass surface, the stucco and panel facade on all elevations including the frames and ledges, and the concrete walkway at the entrance.
Cleaned from the ground, in one pass
- The right tool, not the biggest one: most occupied buildings of three stories or more are drone jobs. This one wasn't: from the ground around the building, our water-fed poles reached every pane on every elevation, so there was nothing to fly, and the ground rig did the job faster.
- Low-pressure soft wash from the ground rig on the stucco and panel surfaces, window frames and horizontal ledges, where the algae had taken hold, then a full rinse.
- Water-fed poles on the glass: every exterior window on every elevation, finished with purified water so it dries spot-free without a squeegee.
- Hot water at the entrance: the walkway and entrance concrete got a hot-water pressure wash with a surface cleaner, the first thing a tenant or visitor walks across.
Water-fed poles working the upper glass from the ground, and the ground-floor windows before we started.
Clean panels, clear glass, done in a day
By the end of the day the algae was gone from the ledges, joints and frames on every elevation, the glass was clear, and the entrance walk was clean. The full scope, windows included, came in at $2,200 all in: about $0.055 / sq ft across the 40,000 sq ft building.
That is below our standard commercial range of $0.12–$0.25 per sq ft, for two reasons that stack. Cypress Plaza is on an annual agreement, cleaned once a year, and recurring service takes 20–30% off each visit. And a building we can clean entirely from the ground, with no drone, lift or scaffold to mobilize, starts from a lower price than drone work at height. If your building fits the same profile, ask about annual pricing when you request a quote.
The same stretch of the long elevation: algae streaking down the panel bands and ribbon windows, then clean.
The panel band above the exterior light: algae running down from the window ledge, then clean. The after shot was taken while the wall was still drying from the rinse.
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Call / Text
(786) 292-3637Service Area
South Florida
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