Dictionary of Finance and Investment Terms for: affiliate. affiliate. In general: two companies are affiliated when one owns less than a majority of the voting stock of the other, or when both are subsidiaries of a third company.
1 Generally, window cleaning costs $2-$7 per pane. 2  For a 1,300-square foot home with 20 panes, the cost would run $40-$140. 3  For a 2,200-square foot home with 28 panes, the price would average $56-$196.4  Self-cleaning windows can be made easier with the proper tools. Some companies average the cost of sliding doors with small bathroom windows, to cut the price. 2  Some cleaners will include sills and tracks. 3  If not, the price runs .50 cents-$5. 4  While second-story work is generally charged the same as single story, third and fourth-floor ladder work runs $3-$5 extra per window.
Pilkington has about 5 percent of that market, and hopes the self-cleaning technology will increase its share to 10 percent. The self-cleaning glass, which Pilkington is calling Activ, will add about 20 percent to the price of basic windows, which typically cost $200 to $600.That makes the self-cleaning glass a more expensive option for home builders and remodelers, skeptics said.''I don't know how many working families are going to be able to afford self-cleaning windows anytime soon,'' said Brian Sansoni, a spokesman for the Soap and Detergent Association, a trade group.hat makes the self-cleaning glass a more expensive option for home builders and remodelers, skeptics said. ''I don't know how many working families are going to be able to afford self-cleaning windows anytime soon,'' said Brian Sansoni, a spokesman for the Soap and Detergent Association, a trade group.