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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: prestige cleaners on May 21, 2010, 10:21:21 pm

Title: thinking of diversifying into roof cleaning?
Post by: prestige cleaners on May 21, 2010, 10:21:21 pm

just did my 1st roof clean, absolute nightmare, scraped off the dry dead lichen/moss.

just one side of the house took me 5hrs, and i only charged £70! gutted.  :'(

might start doing it if the competition brings wcing prices too low.

anyone else had a go?

btw, for anyone thinking of doing it, it is a killer! i can hardly move now! back is in half, blisters over my feet and hands, but if some one paid me £500 to do it i would be happy with it.

Title: Re: thinking of diversifying into roof cleaning?
Post by: prestige cleaners on May 21, 2010, 10:34:45 pm

these guys do it

http://www.seerclean.com/roof-cleaning/

Title: Re: thinking of diversifying into roof cleaning?
Post by: Alan McTernan on May 21, 2010, 11:18:38 pm

So do we ;)

Title: Re: thinking of diversifying into roof cleaning?
Post by: Gav Camm lammy 283 on May 21, 2010, 11:35:17 pm

Quote from: dirty windows ltd on May 21, 2010, 10:21:21 pm

just did my 1st roof clean, absolute nightmare, scraped off the dry dead lichen/moss.

just one side of the house took me 5hrs, and i only charged £70! gutted.  :'(

might start doing it if the competition brings wcing prices too low.

anyone else had a go?

btw, for anyone thinking of doing it, it is a killer! i can hardly move now! back is in half, blisters over my feet and hands, but if some one paid me £500 to do it i would be happy with it.

you would do well speaking to richy wilts m8 e cud
point you in right direction regards price etc  ;)

Title: Re: thinking of diversifying into roof cleaning?
Post by: Dave Willis on May 22, 2010, 11:07:03 am

They do it with a pressure washer round my way. Mega money if you can find someone gullable enough.

Title: Re: thinking of diversifying into roof cleaning?
Post by: prestige cleaners on May 22, 2010, 07:51:05 pm

i know its not essential as long as your roof isnt leaking, but it does look nice when its painted. or even just cleaned, should have taken a before and after pic of my work.

Title: Re: thinking of diversifying into roof cleaning?
Post by: Squeegee Clean blackpool on May 23, 2010, 09:06:33 am

How doya do this then if ya do it with a pressure washer i would go everywhere?????

Title: Re: thinking of diversifying into roof cleaning?
Post by: Matthew JN on May 23, 2010, 04:22:02 pm

My father said in his cul-de-sac there were some pikey types offering to 'jet wash roofs' he didn't have his done but a couple of neighbours did have theirs done.

He said they were charging around £800 per house (i will double check that with him??) but he also said they had about 4 guys on the roof at any one time scarpering aroung.

Anyhow he also said from what he can see they did a very good job of it and has obviously made a huge difference to the appearance - looking almost new again.

If you have a head for heights and adequate insurance then i reckon this is a hugely profitable business to get into.