Window cleaning in Grayton Beach.

Grayton was settled long before the planned towns around it, and it still looks it. The streets around Hotz Avenue are narrow and sandy, oaks shade most of the lots, and weathered wood cottages sit next to houses built in the last few years. Grayton Beach State Park and Western Lake are on its east side.

Older cottages often have wood sashes with divided lights, several small panes per sash instead of one sheet of glass. Those take longer to clean than a single sheet of glass, so mention them when you ask for a quote.

The trees change things too. Shade means less salt but more pollen and leaf litter, and screens under the oaks go gray fast in spring. On a shaded Grayton cottage, screen cleaning often makes a bigger difference to how bright the rooms are than the glass does.

Parking is tight in old Grayton, especially in summer. If the house has a driveway or a spot off the street, tell us.