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Title: Britains Slowest Window Cleaner
Post by: Mike_G on April 01, 2011, 08:21:34 pm
We all know who's the quickest but who is the slowest? No prizes, but how long does it take you to clean a 3 bed semi with no conservatory, I reckon know more than 15 minutes from pulling up to leaving would be about average
Title: Re: Britains Slowest Window Cleaner
Post by: mci services on April 01, 2011, 08:23:12 pm
sounds about right quicker on some of the dead easy ones. and maybe slower on a few
Title: Re: Britains Slowest Window Cleaner
Post by: CLEANCARE WC on April 01, 2011, 08:24:55 pm
Im pretty sure I have had Britains number 1, 2 and 3 all work for me  ;)
Title: Re: Britains Slowest Window Cleaner
Post by: Llaaww on April 01, 2011, 08:30:53 pm
I am not entirely sure who the slowest window cleaner in the land is, but I think that the one that works for me may well be a close runner up......... ::)

10-15 mins ish would be ok for me, maybe more if they were in. It would be properly clean with doors frames, and a quick once over the garage door. Regulars only, first cleans and one off's take longer and cost more.

wfp all round if out, maybe trad patio doors and kitchen

added: Doh!!! cleancare beat me to it
Title: Re: Britains Slowest Window Cleaner
Post by: Paul Coleman on April 01, 2011, 08:50:46 pm
15 minutes.  Sometimes a bit less.  Sometimes a bit more.  Depends on what end of the day and if it's a comfortable day or 90F degree heat.  Depends if they are in or out too sometimes.
Title: Re: Britains Slowest Window Cleaner
Post by: Mike_G on April 01, 2011, 08:52:14 pm
Yep if they are in and come out to yap we've had it!
Title: Re: Britains Slowest Window Cleaner
Post by: Steven Shoreditch on April 01, 2011, 08:54:41 pm
26.45 mins
Title: Re: Britains Slowest Window Cleaner
Post by: Steven Shoreditch on April 01, 2011, 08:55:00 pm
£13.50
Title: Re: Britains Slowest Window Cleaner
Post by: petemg on April 01, 2011, 08:55:25 pm
how big are the semi :s were you live 15mins :o
Title: Re: Britains Slowest Window Cleaner
Post by: Mike_G on April 01, 2011, 09:13:45 pm
how big are the semi :s were you live 15mins :o

5 upstairs windows, 3 down with a patio door and front door thrown in as well....
Title: Re: Britains Slowest Window Cleaner
Post by: mci services on April 01, 2011, 09:35:41 pm
this wouldn't take more than 15 minutes

http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?q=fern+lea+grove+carronshore&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Fern+Lea+Grove,+Carronshore,+Falkirk,+Stirlingshire+FK2+8AF,+United+Kingdom&gl=uk&ll=56.029663,-3.780413&spn=0.012709,0.027595&t=h&z=15&layer=c&cbll=56.029656,-3.780413&panoid=wJ48R3vG0a8zFzBzcg1__g&cbp=12,313.17,,0,7.31
Title: Re: Britains Slowest Window Cleaner
Post by: Steven Shoreditch on April 01, 2011, 09:41:03 pm
No more than 8 mins.  £22.
Title: Re: Britains Slowest Window Cleaner
Post by: Ian101 on April 02, 2011, 07:34:24 am
Britains slowest thats an easy one .... its Graham Proctor "the window Doctor" lives in Manchester little village called Weatherfield  ;D .... however he has invested in a new piece of equipment as seen him last nite with an unger squeegee.
Title: Re: Britains Slowest Window Cleaner
Post by: Jackal on April 02, 2011, 08:34:59 am
is this 15 mins wfp or trad or both
Title: Re: Britains Slowest Window Cleaner
Post by: LWC on April 02, 2011, 08:45:32 am
I did a house a while back ago, said they had some scruff turn up asking so they thought ok, it was only a fiver...it was a small 3 bed with conserv. They said he was there about 3 hours. Having a fAg, sweating, and a sit down...SOD that lol...if anyone deserves this award, he did!
Title: Re: Britains Slowest Window Cleaner
Post by: Mike_G on April 02, 2011, 09:24:52 am
I did a house a while back ago, said they had some scruff turn up asking so they thought ok, it was only a fiver...it was a small 3 bed with conserv. They said he was there about 3 hours. Having a f*g, sweating, and a sit down...SOD that lol...if anyone deserves this award, he did!
 

Surely we have a winner
Title: Re: Britains Slowest Window Cleaner
Post by: Johnny B on April 02, 2011, 11:15:16 am
I always thought I was the slowest! I've even taught others to clean windows and they are faster than me!

It takes me about 35 minutes hour to do a 3 bedroom semi, probably about 25 to clean and 10 to check that all is well (I am a little obsessive when it comes to making sure that I haven't made any mistakes).

Guess how long it took me to write this!  ;D

John.
Title: Re: Britains Slowest Window Cleaner
Post by: groundhog on April 02, 2011, 12:02:47 pm
5 minutes at the most!!
Title: Re: Britains Slowest Window Cleaner
Post by: bad trippy on April 02, 2011, 12:25:58 pm
Frank is the slowest by far, he works 5 days a week and only earns £250
Title: Re: Britains Slowest Window Cleaner
Post by: petemg on April 02, 2011, 01:15:14 pm
my idea of a semi detached house is bay window top and bottom a window above front door side bathroom and lower kitchen then two top windows at rear then patio doors ofrench below £12 = 30 mins its the bays that take the time  :) petemg
Title: Re: Britains Slowest Window Cleaner
Post by: Jackal on April 02, 2011, 06:43:49 pm
my idea of a semi detached house is bay window top and bottom a window above front door side bathroom and lower kitchen then two top windows at rear then patio doors ofrench below £12 = 30 mins its the bays that take the time  :) petemg

same here mate most of my houses are bay fronts im trad and 25 mins normally for me,i dont drag my feet but the time just goes nowhere cant get any quicker its really frustrating but im not going get down from ladder until i no iv cleaned it properly
Title: Re: Britains Slowest Window Cleaner
Post by: Ross G on April 02, 2011, 06:53:41 pm
this wouldn't take more than 15 minutes

http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?q=fern+lea+grove+carronshore&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Fern+Lea+Grove,+Carronshore,+Falkirk,+Stirlingshire+FK2+8AF,+United+Kingdom&gl=uk&ll=56.029663,-3.780413&spn=0.012709,0.027595&t=h&z=15&layer=c&cbll=56.029656,-3.780413&panoid=wJ48R3vG0a8zFzBzcg1__g&cbp=12,313.17,,0,7.31


take me less than 15 Stu as i would refuse to do that front bedroom with the crappy Bairns scarf in the window  ;)
Title: Re: Britains Slowest Window Cleaner
Post by: Tom White on April 02, 2011, 06:55:13 pm
I took over a load of houses that a window cleaner (well a gardener mostly) in his late 60s let go due to him retiring.  I reckon he'd take about 90 minutes to clean a detached 3 bedroomed house; he was extremely fussy and did a spanking job.  He charged them about £7 each too.

A few of these customers have tried to give me trouble, and I've suggested to two of them that we part company (I'm charging £12 to £15 for the same job) due to problems with them trying to change the cleaning frequency on me, but I'm slowly knocking them into shape.  ;D
Title: Re: Britains Slowest Window Cleaner
Post by: mci services on April 02, 2011, 07:07:36 pm

take me less than 15 Stu as i would refuse to do that front bedroom with the crappy Bairns scarf in the window  ;)
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takes me less as well including that window ;D
Title: Re: Britains Slowest Window Cleaner
Post by: sf on April 02, 2011, 08:54:43 pm
stu it would take me 5 mins trad. with my do one window miss one window
technique lol
Title: Re: Britains Slowest Window Cleaner
Post by: DavidWright76 on April 03, 2011, 07:58:46 am
It depends on how dirty the windows are plus the size of them and the type. Where i live, if the windows are filthy old Georgian ones it will take a lot longer than 15 mins for a 3 bed semi.