Window Cleaning at Naples Continental. Your view, restored.

Naples Continental is an 8-story beachfront condominium at 3443 Gulf Shore Blvd N in the Moorings, built in 1973. A Naples condo directory describes 128 residences with Gulf views and two-bedroom floor plans. It says owners may lease up to 12 times a year with a 30-day minimum, and that two pets are allowed for owners with no size limit. The directory lists an updated beachfront pool with a barbecue and picnic area, a chickee hut, a library, an exercise room, guest suites, bike storage, shuffleboard, common laundry and a secured lobby. It also notes that the building does not allow open houses for sales.

Quick facts for owners

• Address: 3443 Gulf Shore Blvd N, Naples (the Moorings), beachfront
• 8 stories, built in 1973
• Directory: 128 residences, two-bedroom floor plans, Gulf views
• Leasing: up to 12 times a year, 30-day minimum (directory and one listing)
• Pets: two for owners, no size restriction (directory and one listing)
• Directory amenities include a beachfront pool, library, guest suites and a secured lobby

Two-bedroom homes, a quick and predictable visit

Because the directory describes two-bedroom floor plans, most Naples Continental visits are similar in scope: living-room sliders, bedroom windows, kitchen glass and the balcony doors. That makes quoting simple. Tell us your unit number and whether your windows or sliders have been replaced, and we can usually give a written price from a few photos.

Salt on a beachfront building in the Moorings

The directory describes Gulf views from the homes here, and buildings this close to the sand often collect a fine, dry salt film on the balcony glass. It looks like light haze in the afternoon sun. We rinse that salt off first with plenty of water, so the grit is not dragged across the glass, and then wash and squeegee each pane.

Twelve leases a year means more turnovers

With leasing allowed up to twelve times a year, some owners welcome a new tenant every month or two in season. Glass that looks fine to one guest often shows handprints and sunscreen smears to the next. A short visit between stays, timed with the cleaner, means the view is clear when the next guest opens the door.

Two pets and the lower glass

The directory and one listing both say owners may keep two pets with no size limit. Dogs who watch the beach from the slider often leave nose prints and paw marks on the lower third of the door, and fur gathers in the track. We vacuum the track, then treat the lower glass on both sides before the main wash.

No open houses: make the listing photos count

The directory notes that open houses are not allowed for sales at Naples Continental. That puts more weight on the listing photos and on private showings. Book us a day or two before the photographer arrives, so the Gulf view through the sliders looks sharp in the pictures, and the glass is still clean when buyers walk in.

Common laundry and a secured lobby

The directory lists common laundry and a secured lobby. We arrange entry ahead of time, through you or the association office, so the crew is not waiting at the door. We carry our equipment in covered bags, keep it out of shared halls and laundry areas, and leave the corridor at your door as we found it.

Pool, chickee hut and sand in the tracks

According to the directory, residents have beach access, an updated beachfront pool with a barbecue and picnic area, and a chickee hut. Days at the beach and the pool often bring sand home on feet, towels and chairs, and much of it settles in the slider tracks. Grit in a track wears the rollers and makes doors drag, so we vacuum and wipe the tracks on every visit.

Guest suites and visiting family

The directory lists guest suites. If family is coming in season, a visit the week before has the glass, mirrors and slider doors ready when the visitors arrive. If you want the same before a holiday, book early; the weeks around the winter holidays can fill up quickly in Naples.

Closing up for the summer

If you spend part of the year away, a cleaning just before you leave removes salt and pollen before months of summer heat and humidity, and a second visit just before you return means the place is ready when you open the door. With your written permission, entry can often be arranged through the association.

Our Naples Continental checklist

Every window and slider inside your home; the outside of the balcony sliders, cleaned from the balcony; any railing glass we can safely reach; tracks vacuumed and wiped; sills and frames wiped down; screens on request. Exterior glass that can be reached only by rope or a swing stage is the work of the association’s high-rise contractor.