Clean It Up
UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: KLEENAWAY on December 01, 2010, 04:22:45 pm
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Im sick of sitting in so even if its -10 tomorrow im going out! If the water starts freezing im going old school with 2 microfibres if i have to! Rant over ;D
Danny
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mate... trad pole and screen wash if the waters freezing on the glass!
but as some have said on here it might be freezing outside but the glass isnt due to central heating
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tried today with heating on and it froze almost straight away and also froze were it landed on the front door step
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boldy
u must be working in some bad areas, did u phone that bloke?
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Boldy....words of insperation only please ;) ;D
Danny
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blue monkey yes i phoned him popping round next time im out that way i just e mailed you as i only just got my internet back ive tried 3 propertys now and its froze on all of them plus the slight leaks i have that drips out the van is freezing too i keep a heater in the van so that dont freeze
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its cold where i am, but no snow, got a leak on van which is turning in to a ickle becasue i left the van in the same sopt of over a week, put all my gear back in today, going to fill up wit hot in morning, as got a hotel to do, other than that think the week is over
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ive done nowt yet this week i got 3 pubs and a hotel due but were do you stand if it freezes and some one slips
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Just keep a bag of grit in the back of the van and just chuck it around after you are done??
Danny
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i saw a man watering his front path with antifreeze+water mix / snow melted straight away
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I wouldn't recommend spraying anti-freeze every where as if i remember rightly it can be pretty harsh stuff for plants and animals.
But there is an enviromently friendly one which is if i remember orange rather than blue ;)
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i done nothing all week , lets hope second half of winter is better
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I wouldn’t mess around with a traditional window cleaning pole, you just can’t clean those upstairs window properly.
Place the top of your ladder under the upstairs window sill for grip and place the bottom of your ladder on an upside down coconut mat.
Try it yourself before you go out cleaning. There is no way you can move that mat.
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I wouldn’t mess around with a traditional window cleaning pole, you just can’t clean those upstairs window properly.
Place the top of your ladder under the upstairs window sill for grip and place the bottom of your ladder on an upside down coconut mat.
Try it yourself before you go out cleaning. There is no way you can move that mat.
i dont agree mate!you can do an adequate job with a trad pole if you ve had plenty of practice(i have!)you need a new rubber on ya squeegee and a bone dry microfibre in a clamp for the detailing.
it will take you slightly longer than using ladders but it will allow you to earn IF the water doesnt freeze before you squeegee off!(it can even with screenwash in!)
also an angle adaptor on ya pole is essential to get to the bottom of windows with deep ledges or if the angle is steep.
dazmond
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Hi Dazmond
Many of my customers are very particular, and if they are paying good money to a window cleaner, who is already pushing it by turning up when it’s snowing, then I know they will be expecting all the frames and definitely all the sills to be cleaned each time.
I think that’s very difficult to do with a trad pole.
Nick
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yeh i agree to a point pal but if it goes into a second week or even third week are you going to take 3 weeks off before xmas? ;D ;D ;D ;D
if its only the once to take you past this bad spell then i can see it can be done.i did a few half days in the snow in jan to keep me ticking over and no complaints whatsoever!
its not ideal but a last resort! ;D ;D
dazmond
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I see.
Lets hope we aren't heading for another winter like we had in 1962/63 in the near future, 16 weeks of snow from December to March.
I don't think it would matter what method we used.
Nick
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It doesn't seem like a few months that we had a tough Winter earlier this year.
I've been on ladders all week and will continue to do so today; I can't be bothered with any faffing around to be honest.
And we're lucky here in SE Wales; it's nothing like as bad as what I've seen on the TV.
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It doesn't seem like a few months that we had a tough Winter earlier this year.
I've been on ladders all week and will continue to do so today; I can't be bothered with any faffing around to be honest.
And we're lucky here in SE Wales; it's nothing like as bad as what I've seen on the TV.
Same here tosh in st helens.
Its been snowing and still trying but i was out yesturday and the snow hadnt fully frozen so ive got away with using the ladders.
I dont know what its like in other areas of the north west but its not as bad as yorkshire and the east coast where i am.
If it does get really slippery ill be out but cleaning only the bottom windows at a discount price until i could get back on the ladders
Danny
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Are you mad using ladders in the snow. It only takes one slip and you could be lying there all day in someones back garden. I need the money badly but would rather have my health than a bad injury. I am going to buy a pole and start to practice BUT most of my customers are fussy and want a good job every time (that is the way I have built my round). Also do not think they will be happy if as soon as you clean them it is snowing straight onto them.
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Snow and ladders = no problems.
Ladders and ice = dead or injured.
I've used ladders in the snow many times and never had any problems. But anything that looks the slightest bit dodgy and I miss the window and reduce the price.
I'm a Geordie, but I'm not stupid, and I know how to use ladders safely.
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Snow and ladders = no problems.
Ladders and ice = dead or injured.
I've used ladders in the snow many times and never had any problems. But anything that looks the slightest bit dodgy and I miss the window and reduce the price.
I'm a Geordie, but I'm not stupid, and I know how to use ladders safely.
I am quite confident with ladders but still unsure. I have the round feet on mine would they help? If it is still like this on Monday I am going out regardless.
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ive never used ladders with round feet so cant say.
Im building my rounds and im always reliable so ill be out no matter what the weather.
Ive had a lot of success canvassing recently and turning up in all weather goes to further reiterate the point to the customer on my reliability.
If i cant clean the tops i just clean the bottoms and reduce the price while still making a profit.
Having said that some on the forum are struggling to get out the house which isnt good.
Good luck
Danny
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Think I might have a wander around some of my customers later and see what they say.
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Think I might have a wander around some of my customers later and see what they say.
If you cant clean any before christmas take a walk around anyway and explain why your not coming and wish them a merry christmas you may still get your tips
Danny
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dont trust ANY mat under your ladder. i trusted a Laddermat on a smooth surface and it slipped out on me and this was before winter . ive never tried a coconut matting and i never will.
but i do trust ladder spikes.i used them last winter with no problems at all
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Well i went out today for the first day this week and.........it realy wasnt that bad. If i was unsure of any slippery ground i didnt put my ladder up, simple! Today i told custies that i couldnt do a couple of window because of the conditions and they were fine. Most of them paid me the full price and said i deserve it for going out in this weather ;D i made as much money as usual so all in all i realy good day ;D
Danny
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Well i went out today for the first day this week and.........it realy wasnt that bad. If i was unsure of any slippery ground i didnt put my ladder up, simple! Today i told custies that i couldnt do a couple of window because of the conditions and they were fine. Most of them paid me the full price and said i deserve it for going out in this weather ;D i made as much money as usual so all in all i realy good day ;D
Danny
I am just worried that if I have a slip that I will get injured then I will be buggered.
So in normal snow the ladders do not slip?
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Are you mad using ladders in the snow. It only takes one slip and you could be lying there all day in someones back garden. I need the money badly but would rather have my health than a bad injury. I am going to buy a pole and start to practice BUT most of my customers are fussy and want a good job every time (that is the way I have built my round). Also do not think they will be happy if as soon as you clean them it is snowing straight onto them.
used ladders all day mate earnt a normal days wage
you ever used ladders trad cleaning its safer than leaving ice rinks behind you all day
ps not even one slight slip :)
I do not know what all the fuss is about its only a bit of snow
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managed to get in 9 houses today! and £150, better than nothing so well chuffed.
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managed to get in 9 houses today! and £150, better than nothing so well chuffed.
nice average price there mate
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Where I am they have not forcast anymore snow and actual sun, so it may melt away. I just worry as I am on my own and i do have a slip that I could be lyng there for hours.
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had a custy moaning about whether the water was going to freeze, just told him we would put salt down and he was "cool" then.
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Where I am they have not forcast anymore snow and actual sun, so it may melt away. I just worry as I am on my own and i do have a slip that I could be lyng there for hours.
fair enough
i would cherry pick my easiest jobs like i did wednesday
made 100 in a few hours doing easy accounts like pubs, bungs etc
but by yesterday just had to get stuck in as i need the money, got too much going out to sit back and watch it snow, there was 2 of us but we were only a little slower than would be normally, wore loads of layers and my walking boots so i didnt slip etc, just made sure ladder was dug in, on grass where poss, if not then footed and just worked away , did 6 hours and earned ok, i have had worse weeks than this this year money wise so i am chuffed, although i have wimped out of today gonna do tomorrow instead :)
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just been out this morning -7 water froze as i was putting on glass will be warmer next week i will be buzzin around knockin those custies off one by one 8)
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It doesn't seem like a few months that we had a tough Winter earlier this year.
I've been on ladders all week and will continue to do so today; I can't be bothered with any faffing around to be honest.
And we're lucky here in SE Wales; it's nothing like as bad as what I've seen on the TV.
At the moment, the problem is more about geting to the jobs than about the cleaning. Ladders and screenwash are fine if you take appropriate safety measures with the ladder. It's managing to travel that is the issue.
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Going to work Sunday regardless. Sick of being on here or stuck in the house. Also nearly skint.