Window Cleaning at The Club at Naples Cay. Every slider. Every floor.

The Club at Naples Cay is a 14-story tower at 40 Seagate Drive, built in 1990 inside the manned, gated Naples Cay community in the Seagate neighborhood. It holds 50 residences in a tight size range of about 1,305 to 1,445 square feet: two-bedroom, two-bath plans with a den and three-bedroom, two-bath plans. Residences are known for their views out to the Gulf of Mexico, although the building is set about a block back from the beach, which owners reach through the community’s beach access. Amenities include a landscaped terrace with a pool and spa, a fitness facility, BBQ grills and a tennis court.

Quick facts for owners

• Address: 40 Seagate Dr, Naples, in gated Naples Cay
• Built 1990; 14 stories; 50 residences
• Two- and three-bedroom plans with two baths, about 1,305 to 1,445 square feet
• Gulf views; about a block from the beach, with beach access
• Manned gate; pool and spa terrace, fitness, grills, tennis
• One pet up to 25 pounds; weekly rentals permitted

Small homes, quick visits

At roughly 1,300 to 1,450 square feet, a residence at The Club is one of the more compact homes on Seagate Drive. A full interior and terrace cleaning is a short appointment, usually finished within a morning, which suits owners who want the job done between a flight and a dinner reservation.

The view is the point

Buyers choose The Club for the water views, and in a smaller home the main slider wall is most of what you see from the sofa. Salt mist from the Gulf softens that view within weeks. We give the living room and terrace sliders the most attention, then check them from the far side of the room once we finish, where any streak would catch the eye.

Signing in at the manned gate

A guard staffs the Naples Cay entrance, so we arrive with your name, unit number and our company details ready. If you are away, a note to the gate and to the building office lets us in without a phone call to you.

Rentals by the week

Owners here may rent their homes weekly, up to 52 times a year with a seven-day minimum. If you rent often, consider booking glass cleaning every few changeovers rather than every one, since a compact home’s sliders stay presentable through a couple of weeks of guest use.

Pets under 25 pounds

One pet per home is allowed, with a 25-pound limit. Expect small nose marks along the lowest strip of slider glass; they come off in seconds during a regular visit.

Sand from the beach walk

With the beach a short walk away, sand comes home on feet, towels and chairs and ends up in the slider tracks. Grit in a track wears the rollers and makes the door hard to open. We vacuum each track, wipe it out and check that the slider glides before we leave.

Getting ready to sell

Listing your residence? Clean glass makes the Gulf view the centerpiece of the listing photos. We can clean the windows the day before the photographer arrives, and again before an open house if salt has settled in the meantime.

Den and spare-room windows

In the two-bedroom plan, the den often serves as an office or a room for visiting grandchildren. Those smaller windows are easy to skip, but they get the same care as the living room glass: inside face, frame, sill and screen if you want it.

Closing up for summer

Seasonal owners at The Club often lock up for the hot months. A visit on your way out clears salt before the rainy season sets in, and a return visit before you come back has the place ready on arrival day. Leave written permission with the building office and the gate, and we take care of the rest.

Spots after summer storms

Summer thunderstorms rinse the glass, but the drops dry into spots and wind-blown sand sticks to them. If your terrace glass looks speckled after the rainy season, those spots need a proper cleaner, not a quick rinse with the hose.

Our checklist for The Club

All inside glass, the outer face of terrace sliders, railing glass we can reach from the terrace, tracks, sills and frames, plus screens when requested. Glass that only a rope crew can reach stays with the association.