[d s windowcleaning]

cleaned a gutter fascia and soffit today using a vikan oval brush fitted with fan jets , my opinion was that fan jets for this type of work are far better than the pencil jets , ive done loads of this type of work but today was first time with the fans and really pleased i gave it a try .

[niceandclean]

Was that the small oval?

[d s windowcleaning]

Was that the small oval?

yes it was mate i think its around 11 inch .

[michael papworth]

How do you get to the part of the fascia just behind the gutter and how do you clean the upper part of the gutter support brackets?

[*Mr Tumble]

How do you get to the part of the fascia just behind the gutter and how do you clean the upper part of the gutter support brackets?

I don't think you can from the ground..

I met someone the other day who fits cladding and fascias and stuf and he says if asked to clean soffits etc he sprays tfr onto the plastic, leaves it for ten minutes and then rinses with a hose - and no scrubbing at all.

[d s windowcleaning]

How do you get to the part of the fascia just behind the gutter and how do you clean the upper part of the gutter support brackets?

wally im doing 2 more tommorrow i will take some before and after photos and some of the posistion i put the brush in for each section it will be easier than me tryin to explain .

[michael papworth]

Thanks. I'll look forward to that. It seems like a good area of extra work.

[Xline Systems]

we find a vikan hilo sill brush is the best brush for the job as the bristles get behind the guttering aswell. we use pencil jets, when finished rinsing we turt the water off and rubb our hands across the bristle shaking off the access water then wipe the underside of the guttering and facia boards with the brush removing all the water droplets left behind. 
hope that makes any sense

[*Mr Tumble]

Anyone use a sprayer for this kind of work?

[michael papworth]

I met someone the other day who fits cladding and fascias and stuf and he says if asked to clean soffits etc he sprays tfr onto the plastic, leaves it for ten minutes and then rinses with a hose - and no scrubbing at all.

Have you or anyone else ever tried this to report back on? It seems a little too simple somehow!

If it works it sounds great! It's got to be easier and quicker than working with a brush overhead and trying to get a large brush into small nooks and crannies.

[vivaro 013]

tfr will do nothing but loosen up the dirt ,not the discolourling on white plastic
ie black marks which can get en grained  on plastic
only way is getting scrubber with a upvc cream cleaner

[michael papworth]

I really have very limited experience of this, so please forgive me if I appear to be a spokesman from the Ministry of the Bleedin' Obvious.

I haven't found that ingrained dirt is a problem with guttering, fascia and soffits. The dirt is very loosely attached and just needs a fairly light brushing and a light water flow to simply loosen it and rinse it away.

The problem that I have had (and I've only done a couple of these jobs) is how to get 3" long bristles into a 4" deep crevice to clean the top of the fascia behind the gutter and the tops of those brackets. The brackets seem to get covered in spiders' webs which trap the dirt and look even worse when everything around them is gleaming.

My only solution is to get up close and personal with a microfibre and give it a hand job - so to speak.

That's why I've only done bungalows and had to turn down a few offers of work from regular 2-storey houses.

It gives me no pleasure right now to be turning down work !!!!

[*Mr Tumble]

This geezer reckoned he was being paid £350 for a 'deep clean' on the house he was talking about.

Maby more camel dung?

[d s windowcleaning]

a couple of pics from today battery went flat in camera so didnt get many

[d s windowcleaning]

attachment is too big and it wont allow me to post pics can anyone help maybe ian windowwashers 

[Art]

attachment is too big and it wont allow me to post pics can anyone help maybe ian windowwashers 

Dave, one way to do it is upload to photobucket.com and then just post the link 


Arthur

[d s windowcleaning]

im not that good on computors art i keep trying diffrent things but no joy 

[*Mr Tumble]

Right clcik the thumb and choose to resize - small.

then upload.

[d s windowcleaning]

Right clcik the thumb and choose to resize - small.

then upload.

ive tryed that mr tumble but i dont get anything that says resize

[windowwashers]

these are for Daveshaw

[windowwashers]

as are these for Dave

[d s windowcleaning]

cheers ian 

[windowwashers]

cheers ian 

Your more than welcome dave.

[d s windowcleaning]

just to show what can be achived from water alone using a brush with fanjets , van pic all though not all that clever is my new van will be getting sign written soon 

[michael papworth]

Nice pics. They certainly show the quality of your work. What's the thing on the long pole to the right?

[d s windowcleaning]

hi wally the thing on the right is a gutter cleaner just extend the pole it fits nice in any gutter use the scoop side first , then brush out after its a great tool just takes a bit to get used to .

[michael papworth]

hi wally the thing on the right is a gutter cleaner just extend the pole it fits nice in any gutter use the scoop side first , then brush out after its a great tool just takes a bit to get used to .

Three more questions then, Dave.

1 - How do you use it? When you say brush out, do you brush toward the downpipe?

2 - Where did you get it from, and how much was it?

3 - Do you use this as a matter of course, or only if the gutters are blocked?

[Tom Mac]

Yeh Dave, brill tool. Where did you get it?

[d s windowcleaning]

1, put the scoop section into the gutter and drag towards the stopend or angle corner do around 3 feet a time starting closer to stop end or corner , you then flick out the muck , once youve done this put the brush side in at the furthest point away from stopend or corner and drag the brush towards stopend corner .2 i got it from b&q  and it cost around £26 with pole you need toget the pole but then i took the top section of the pole out and slid it over a longer pole i had the original poles are not long enough even though you need to have it for the end that the cleaning tool fastens into  3 i only use this when im cleaning gutters out , i do most of my window cleaning customers each year .                ive inspected inside the gutters off ladders and results are great  

[jeff1]

If you need to Buy one of these, Clamp your cloth into it and stick it on the end of your pole.

[jeff1]

they look good wouldnt like to get fingers trapped in them
wher do purchase them...

The clamps are evil if you forget to take your fingers out

I don't know where you get them, I won 2 of them in an auction on the training academy.
I expect there available from most w/c suppliers.

[*Mr Tumble]

Unger do a plastic one.

[elite mike]

they look good wouldnt like to get fingers trapped in them
wher do purchase them...

got mine from these

www.windowcleancentre.co.uk/productdetails.aspx?ProductID=107&SectionID=13

[d s windowcleaning]

the soffit boards our fitted wrong on that house
 would make it easy to clean along ways.
how did you gey the droplets with the dirt in them away?

done two the other day and that was the only problem.

i was thinking of them gloves they use for cleaning cars attached to the end of the pole some how to mop up the excess water

how do you mean the soffit board are fitted wrong  and droplets with dirt in my customer was well happy ive just got his 2 daughters wanting theres done , like the clamp jeff .

[jeff1]

Craig is right, the soffits are fitted the wrong way, but don't upset the custy by telling them 
You can see here the way they should be.