[Mike Halliday]

They are a nice set of ladders, i don't think I will be cleaning many until Easter time, so will keep an eye open for any customers that I get who have a dirty conservatory roof that they might let me practice  on with my WFP.

[Smudger]

Best results are at 20% mix.

Depending on how bad the conny is, I apply via a hand pressurised pump, no dwell time, simply start scrubbing - for lightly soiled jobs. Heavily soiled and ingrained jobs I apply through a backpack, we soak over the area with the mix, then 'dry' scrub ie.. Work the mix in with water fed pole brush, then turn on water and scrub clean.


For a conny that's pictured above in a really bad way would take around an hour and 1/4 for a complete clean top to bottom (finials, spars, panels, guttering, frames, windows and sills)

Darran

[Great Outdoors]

Best results are at 20% mix.

Depending on how bad the conny is, I apply via a hand pressurised pump, no dwell time, simply start scrubbing - for lightly soiled jobs. Heavily soiled and ingrained jobs I apply through a backpack, we soak over the area with the mix, then 'dry' scrub ie.. Work the mix in with water fed pole brush, then turn on water and scrub clean.


For a conny that's pictured above in a really bad way would take around an hour and 1/4 for a complete clean top to bottom (finials, spars, panels, guttering, frames, windows and sills)

Darran

Darran, how much would you charge for conny above 

[Smudger]

Between £90 and £110 for the outside, price varies dependant on how crappy they are and if bundled in a deal where we are doing the soffit fascia gutters or the insides as well.


This one ( as pictured earlier )


Was an in/out for £375 - slightly underpriced as 2 men on it for 4 hours

Darran

[Great Outdoors]

Funny how we all approach these slightly differently, yet costs are comparative.

 

[Smudger]

When you say costs are comparative, do you mean what we charge ?

Roughly how long would a conny of that size take getting up there cleaning with a paint brush and UPVC cleaner ??

Darran

[Aqua Power Solutions]

Time taken to complete job = £££ regardless of type of clean customers requires . Ed  

[Smudger]

Sorry that's too cryptic for me....


I've been happy to share, appears your not

Darran

[Aqua Power Solutions]

Sorry Darren I thought you was asking Great Outdoors !

To price yours external £125.00 WFP only or more hands on approach £195-225

About an hour wfp or two hours with deep cleaning all finials and crestings ect

Ed

[Smudger]

No worries mate, I'm interested to see how much difference in time it takes between straightforward WFP and getting up there to do by hand

Darran

[Aqua Power Solutions]

Darren , majority of the clean is done with the wfp we go over the upvc by hand with a product to enhance the white frames ect . Ed

[BDCS]

40 min to clean with a pressure washer and non caustic tfr. wfp windows. £120 outside only if done with another job. I also use hypo on conservatories but with Rogers secret ingredient 
We are in the poor south

[Smudger]

And 3 hours mopping up the insides ?

Darran

[Rob@Blast off]

I seem to be doing loads of these lately, so much easier with a carbon pole  
I remember the first one I did using trad window gear and a garden hose, took me most of the day and it was tiny.
Two hours tops and about £75

[chris scott]

Bleach and bubbles or Quats , Jiff , turbo nozzle , extending lance, rotary brush, pressure washer.

[BDCS]

And 3 hours mopping up the insides ?

Darran

possibly not 

[Great Outdoors]

Mike

These ladders are what we use !

Getting up close we find will achieve better results on all of the upvc  Ed

Aqua,
What's the make of your ladder please    as it does look like it has a good amount of height adjustment compared to the ones we use 

Just noticed shouldn't it have a stabilizing bar at the top of the first ladder ? This bar rests against the vertical panel to stop the ladder
from sliding forward (slip up the legs) on to the guttering. Cheers Mike

You run a risk using a pressure washer to clean conservatories, We work for a local conservatory company, on a referral basis, pressure washing is a no go as it invalidates the 10yr guarantee, same with most manufacturers, it doesn't matter if you just use it for chem application.
 

[chris scott]

Mike

These ladders are what we use !

Getting up close we find will achieve better results on all of the upvc  Ed

Aqua,
What's the make of your ladder please    as it does look like it has a good amount of height adjustment compared to the ones we use  

Just noticed shouldn't it have a stabilizing bar at the top of the first ladder ? This bar rests against the vertical panel to stop the ladder
from sliding forward (slip up the legs) on to the guttering. Cheers Mike

You run a risk using a pressure washer to clean conservatories, We work for a local conservatory company, on a referral basis, pressure washing is a no go as it invalidates the 10yr guarantee, same with most manufacturers, it doesn't matter if you just use it for chem application.
 

Same as pressure washing roofs then....not recommended by the tile manufacturers.
We use "controlled" pressure washing when cleaning conservatories .  
Conservatory ladders  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zIOy18bClGg
http://easi-dec.co.uk/store/conservatory-roof-access.html

[Kevin Miller]

Firstly I'm no expert when it comes to conservatory cleaning but using a pressure washer you are surely gonna blast of the seals in the roof and end up leaking inside the conservatory? Also I'm interested in how you would use hypo as I was always under the impression that it can yellow the upvc?

[Smudger]

Pressure washers do damage seals, and can make the conny leak, that's the main reason why we use WFP , many a time I've gone to a job where previously a PW was used and caused more damage, or the customer has ended up with floods inside.

However, it's always been done by amateurs or cowboys, not the skilled operatives that frequent this forum

Darran