Window Cleaning at Island Shores. Inside glass. Balcony sliders.

Island Shores sits on the north end of Fort Myers Beach, with listings at both 392 and 394 Estero Blvd. A realtor directory describes it as a pair of condo buildings built between 1985 and 1987, and one listing gives 1987. The same directory calls it a Gulf-front complex with views of the Gulf and Estero Bay, a large pool overlooking the Gulf, under-building parking and private balconies. A listing adds shuffleboard and individual storage rooms. Sold records show two- and three-bedroom units. Sources disagree on pets, so confirm pet and rental rules with the association.

Quick facts for owners

• North end of Fort Myers Beach; listings at 392 and 394 Estero Blvd
• A pair of condo buildings, per a realtor directory
• Built between 1985 and 1987 per the directory; one listing gives 1987
• Directory describes Gulf-front, with Gulf and Estero Bay views
• Pool on the beach side, under-building parking, shuffleboard and storage rooms, per listings
• Two- and three-bedroom units in sold records

Which building, which unit

Because listings use two street numbers, 392 and 394 Estero Blvd, tell us your full address and unit number when you book. It saves the crew a walk around the property looking for the right entrance, and it lets us note on your file which building you are in so the next visit starts at the right door.

Parking under the building

Listings describe under-building parking at Island Shores, with assigned spaces in at least one listing. We ask the association or management office where vendors should park so we stay out of owners’ spaces. Our equipment is compact, a bucket, poles and a small track vacuum, so it goes up in one trip from wherever we are told to park.

Salt from the beach side

A realtor directory calls Island Shores a Gulf-front complex, and a listing places the pool on the beach side. On units that look out at the water, salt often dries on the sliders and lands in the tracks between rains. We loosen it with plenty of water before any squeegee touches the glass, which keeps grit from scratching the surface.

Bay-side windows get a different film

The directory also mentions views of Estero Bay, and one listing describes a Gulf-front unit with a bay view from two of its bedrooms. Glass on the bay side of a building like this often collects a softer film of humidity, pollen and dust rather than salt. If your unit has both, we treat each side for what is actually on it.

Older frames, gentler tracks

Listings date the buildings to the mid-1980s. In complexes of that age, sliders and window frames may be original in some units and replaced in others. We check how each slider rolls before we start, vacuum the tracks first, and wipe the rollers’ path so a door that already sticks does not get worse from sand ground into it.

Storage rooms and beach gear

A listing mentions individual storage rooms at Island Shores. Chairs, umbrellas and coolers that come back from the beach can carry sand up through the unit. Much of it settles in the slider track and along the sill. A track vacuumed before washing keeps that sand from smearing across the lower glass.

Family stays and fingerprints

The directory describes Island Shores as family-friendly. When children and grandchildren visit, the lower half of a slider often collects handprints, nose prints and sunscreen. We give the lower panes and the handle area a second pass, and a visit the day after guests leave puts the glass back the way you like it.

Before a sale or a listing photo

Island Shores listings describe Gulf and bay views, and sold records show both two- and three-bedroom units changing hands. If you plan to list, book a cleaning a day or two before the photographer arrives. Clear glass lets the camera pick up the water instead of streaks and salt haze, especially in the living-room shots.

Closing up for the summer

If you leave Island Shores for the off-season, a cleaning just before you go removes the film that would otherwise bake onto the glass through the hottest months. Tell us whether you close blinds or leave them open, and whether the association has a closing checklist, and we will leave the unit set the way you want it for your return.

Our Island Shores checklist

Inside glass on every window and slider; the outside of the balcony sliders and any balcony glass we can reach safely from your deck; tracks vacuumed and wiped; sills and frames cleaned; screens on request. Exterior glass that needs rope access or a lift belongs to the association’s contractor.