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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: james44 on December 10, 2010, 03:46:53 pm
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Hi lads just thought i would add this, may help some of you who are unsure as to how some of your top windows have turned out,
Well when i first went wfp i was unsure if the tops were done ok as some were high up could not really see from the ground!
So a couple of years ago i bought a pair of opera glasses of ebay for £5
they are very handy as they are the collapsible pocket type binoculars,
so now if i am unse i just get the glasses out for a quick check to see if they are ok and they just fit into your top pocket these are they type i use,
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Vintage-Folding-Opera-Theatre-Glasses-Binoculars-/180596369224?pt=UK_Collectables_Theatre_Opera_Ballet_Theatre_Programmes_Brochures_Flyers_CV&hash=item2a0c61e748
and all you do is check the windows are ok from the ground they are very handy.
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your having a laff right?
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BRAVO!!! :D :D :D
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I use a microscope on the ground floor windows and one of those massive telescopes that bird watchers use for the top windows. Anything higher and it's the Hubble for me. ;)
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Why? i can walk away knowing my windows are fine as i can see them from the ground, and if they are spots or runs then i can see them and do something about it there and then rather than hope they are ok, i check my tops before i leave a house
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Dont check the bedrooms before you leave :D like confessions of a window cleaner
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I find these quite handy for checking windows as we work upto 40 miles from home sometimes.
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For thoses of you who mock the glasses how many times have you gone and done a first clean and where sure you had cleaned them right! only for the customer to tell you there was spots or runs!
Since i started using the glasses to check the tops on first cleans and cleaned what needed to be cleaned i have never had a call back since!
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James, you seem like a nice bloke and you do have the odd brainstorm now and again. However, put yourself in a residents place of a street you are working in using the bino's. What are people going to think when they see some geezer wandering about looking at upstairs windows with a set of bino's. Are you in BUPA? Might be a good idea to check on medical insurance mate.
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İozy, you can`t see all windows from the ground 20ft and over is hard to see if they are cleaned right from the ground, i use them mainly on first cleans to double check and as i have said never had a call back since using them, admit it may look odd but not had anybody say anything yet,
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You just have to trust that the equipments doing as it should and get on with it? if i checked every window above ground floor level everyday it would take a big chunk of time out my working day, if you clean them to the best of your ability and get a call saying thy've dried bad go and re do them, i personally have never had a problem so dont see the need to go looking for problems!! ::)
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I find these quite handy for checking windows as we work upto 40 miles from home sometimes.
lmao.
James some of your posts are superb.
When I work that far from home I normally check in to local b and b as it's not so far if I am called back.
Lee
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opera glasses are quite strong and have a range upto 30ft
I have been using them for a few years very good for checking your work on first cleans!
as i have said since using them i have had no call backs!
I have read many a post saying to customers any problems give us a ring and we will come round and do them again free of charge!
Me i would rather wait 10 mins or so to see how the windows have turned out and deal with them there and then why go back to a house you have already cleaned!
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i would rather wait 10 mins or so to see how the windows have turned out and deal with them there and then why go back to a house you have already cleaned!
10 mins waiting blimey can do another house in that time ;)
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Who was it that wanted to wear a welder's mask while wfping? Something about stopping the 'caustic' water from getting in his eyes.
::)
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Take hours to dry this time of year :o
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Take hours to dry this time of year
Yep your right that`s why i blade them to speed up the process!
First cleans can be a nightmare that`s why i don`t fancy going back to a house i have already cleaned!
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Take hours to dry this time of year
Yep your right that`s why i blade them to speed up the process!
First cleans can be a nightmare that`s why i don`t fancy going back to a house i have already cleaned!
whats the point wfp them if you blade them, may aswell just do them traditionally if your up the ladder anyway then you know there ok? ???
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I have tried them. But the customer saw me and drew the bedroom curtains.
My natural instinct was to start applauding when the curtains closed. Then she opened them again and took a bow.
It was all very strange.
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james have you met ewan?
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Just check the downstairs windows, they'll be the same as the upstairs windows :)
I do a couple of prisons and if the warden seen me staring at the joint with bino's there'd be hell on!
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serously i know im proberly mad bt i like the idea
have to spot check the lads work and i dont want to be getting the ladders off so may get a pair......might have to use the lenses for normal glasses or i may get arrested.
just imagine sorry mr police man i was justr making sure the windows were cleaned properly lol
slam.....4 walls and a hard bed for the night lol
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james or should i say lee???????
suds will agree
We would get shot up here if we wandered around with opera glasses cleaning windows!!!!!!!!!!
love it tho!!! ;D ;D ;D ;D
Happy days
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james or should i say lee???????
suds will agree
We would get shot up here if we wandered around with opera glasses cleaning windows!!!!!!!!!!
love it tho!!! ;D ;D ;D ;D
Happy days
kent.... i find that using a couple of t pieces and some extra hose i can clean windows faster.sticking two half poles up my jumper and one to my forehead ......what do you think
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I take my pet dog out with me! he wears the opera glasses and barks if i leave some spots!! saves me 23.4 seconds a house.
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I take my pet dog out with me! he wears the opera glasses and barks if i leave some spots!! saves me 23.4 seconds a house.
thats where i went wrong i only have cats. can they be trained to bark?
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james you are funny sometimes.
im upset that i didnt think of it first.
will have to get my thinking cap on. back in a sec.
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got it.
if your unsure of bino's just rig up an abseiling rig to the chimney and scale down to check for runs. but wait 2 hrs to make sure its dried to check for runs, as its hard to see when theyre wet.
also get a set of ladders and go up (dont worry about risking your neck) and check.
my customers loves it!
or go back the next day and clean them again just to make sure
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can stop laughing at the sight of a pervy windy checking out a bedroom. not good for your rep
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I find these quite handy for checking windows as we work upto 40 miles from home sometimes.
Does your boyfriend have binos like too Dozy?
I bet he inverts his so they appear to show your ugly mug at a distance.
:P
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whatever you do, dont put your hand in your pants the same time! ;D
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A think the 1600 customers thread is still open :P
or its kicking off in there poor guy
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i take it you drive and to pass a driving test you are required to read a number plate from about 60foot away. so to see bird muck or a spider sack on the 1st floor sould be easy. i suggust you get glasses if you are struggling to see
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that would be hard but as i was saying if you can read a plate from 60ft away a spider sack on a window from first floor (15ft away) will be easy.
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I always tell the new customer "as this is the first clean,you might get little dots and spots but it will be cleared off with the next clean"
If they ask me why,i tell them the frames were too dirty,but they will be much cleaner next clean so better results....
They are usually amazed to see their UPVC windows weren't actually grey,they are white,they don't complaint about the dots.
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Dots?
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Dots?
dots nont sount as bad as spots
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i was saying 15ft for a 1st floor
you want see spots till they dried (thats if your water isnt pre enough or you havnt cleaned the winow proply). dont know if you know the full concept of WFP.
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Have you tried these,
http://www.binoculars-uk.co.uk/acatalog/copy_of_Yukon_NVMT4_-_Goggle_Kit.html
After all, why go home when the light fades, why not work all night. ;D
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i just knock on the custys door and ask if i can go upstairs and check from the inside ;)