Crystal clear

A window expert and a cleaning influencer share window-cleaning tips with LISA SALMON

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CLEANING windows is not most people’s favourite job. But unless you pay someone to do it for you inside and out, it’s a necessary evil - and it’s worth knowing how to do it properly.

There are plenty of old-school tricks which claim to get your windows sparkling - but do any of them work? Absolutely, says window and door expert Paul Oxley, whose company Clear View Bi-folding Doors tested the most popular window cleaning methods to find out what actually works and what doesn’t.

And cleaning content creator, podcaster and author Laura Mountford (@lauracleanaholic) also adds her top tips.

Vinegar and water is best