Screen cleaning in the Tri‑Cities, WA area.
Vacuumed, hand-washed, rinsed, air-dried, and reinstalled. Priced by screen count and screen type — window screens, slider-door screens, and full screen doors all bill differently.
You've probably noticed…
Why people end up here.
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The screens have that gray haze that dulls the whole view even when the glass behind them is clean.
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Pollen and dust build up in the mesh and blow into the house every time you crack a window.
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The sliding-door screen gets touched every time the dog goes in or out — and it shows.
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You've tried hosing a screen off and either bent the frame or made it worse.
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Pulling and reinstalling every screen sounds like an afternoon you don't want to spend.
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Older aluminum screens are getting brittle and you're not sure they'll survive removal.
Screen cleaning is one of those tasks where the labor is 90% of the cost. The mesh itself isn’t hard to clean — it’s the pulling, washing, drying, and reinstalling of 20+ individual pieces on a typical house, each with slightly different fit and function.
The distinction between a window screen, a slider screen, and a full screen door matters here. A window screen is a rectangle of mesh you pull, wash, and pop back in. A slider screen is a full-height door-sized piece that lifts on rollers and needs its track cleaned too. A screen door is a moving assembly with hinges and a latch that gets three times the daily handling of any other screen in your home — and it earns three times the attention when we clean it.
The goal on every job is the same: cleaner screens, still-intact frames, and every latch working the way it should when we leave.
What's included
Everything in the price.
- Vacuum pass to lift loose pollen, dust, and cobweb
- Hand-wash both sides with mesh-safe soap
- Fresh-water rinse and air-dry
- Reinstallation and latch / lock check
- Notation of any damaged, brittle, or fragile frames we recommend leaving in place
How we work
Start to finish.
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Assess each screen
Screens differ. A standard 3-foot-tall window screen pulls out with a thumb tab. A slider-door screen rolls on tracks and lifts out at an angle. A screen door swings on hinges and gets three times the daily touch. Each type takes different time and different care, so the first pass is inventorying what we're actually working with.
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Remove where safe
Most screens come out cleanly. Some — older aluminum frames, screens with corroded pins, or custom frames with hidden fasteners — carry real risk of bending or cracking on removal. If we see one of those, we tell you and either clean it in place or leave it alone. We don't break screens to get them clean.
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Wash, rinse, dry
Vacuum first to lift dry debris. Hand-wash both sides with mesh-safe soap and a soft brush that gets into the weave. Fresh-water rinse. Air-dry off the ground so nothing sticks to the mesh on the way back in.
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Reinstall and verify
Screens go back in the correct opening (they're often not interchangeable), latches get seated, sliders roll freely, and screen doors close and latch as they should.
FAQ
Common questions.
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Why isn't screen cleaning included in a regular window cleaning?
Screens are a different job with different tools and significantly more time — pulling, vacuuming, washing both sides, rinsing, drying, and reinstalling. On a house with 20+ screens, that's several extra hours of labor. Pricing screens as a separate line item keeps your window-cleaning quote honest instead of padded.
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How does pricing work — per screen?
Per screen, but the rate depends on the type. Standard window screens are one rate; slider-door screens are higher (bigger, more delicate rollers); full screen doors are higher again (roughly the size of two slider screens plus the hinges and latch). We give you the count and the per-type rate before we start.
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What's different about cleaning a screen door?
A screen door takes about three times the work of a window screen. The frame is larger, the mesh area is greater, and it sees far more handling — pet noses, kid hands, mud, sunscreen residue. It also has moving parts (hinges, closer, latch) that get checked and adjusted while we're on it.
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What if a screen can't be safely removed?
Some screens shouldn't come out — brittle aluminum frames, corroded pins, custom hidden fasteners, or screens that have been painted over. When we spot one, we clean what we can reach in place or note it for you to think about. Damaging your screen to get it clean is never on the table.
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Do you clean patio and slider screens?
Yes. Slider screens roll on delicate tracks and lift out at a specific angle — done wrong, the roller pins pop off. Priced higher than a standard window screen because of the size and the care required.
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What about pet-damaged screens?
We'll clean torn screens if you want, but note that cleaning won't fix the tears. If the tear is small we can point you at inexpensive repair kits that hold up well; larger tears usually mean a mesh replacement, which is a separate trade we don't do in-house.
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Can you repair torn screens?
We don't do screen mesh replacement or frame repair. If we spot a screen that needs re-meshing, we'll flag it and you can route it to a local screen shop — most Tri-Cities hardware stores offer this or know someone who does.
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How often should screens be cleaned?
Once a year for most Tri-Cities homes. Homes with heavy pet traffic through slider screens, or homes downwind of agricultural fields with seasonal dust, do well on twice a year.
While we're here
Other services we offer.
Most homeowners bundle. One visit, one crew, one price. Less hassle than scheduling four separate appointments.
Ready for screen cleaning?
We reply the same business day.