Clean It Up
UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: S on May 04, 2011, 07:10:25 pm
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Hi, Had a call today from someone wanting their tiled roof cleaned. Has I have do not attend to climb on the roof. Would it be possible to clean with a water fed pole and chemicals? Has any one done roof cleaning before?
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never done it with wfp and anything other flat slate would be seriously hard work.
have done moss removal with gutter vac. - never again !
Darran
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Whenever I get these calls, I say no we clean windows and give them a guys number that does it.
Saves any stress on my part.
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Theres a guy around here that does it with a pressure washer working from the top down. Results are awesome. Roofs look like new. Think he charges about £300.
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Yeah we do
Strong wooden bristle brush drilled for two or if big enough three fan jets, easy no effective yes safe bloody right
It does actually work really well and having the lads stand on the ground makes me sleep easier at night ( yeah right I mean don't want sued )
Just like first time with wfp takes a bit of getting used too but safer and far far less mess to clean up after unlike pressure washing where it can go everywhere
Gordon
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Yeah we do
Strong wooden bristle brush drilled for two or if big enough three fan jets, easy no effective yes safe bloody right
It does actually work really well and having the lads stand on the ground makes me sleep easier at night ( yeah right I mean don't want sued )
Just like first time with wfp takes a bit of getting used too but safer and far far less mess to clean up after unlike pressure washing where it can go everywhere
Gordon
Hi gordon, sounds alright. Do you have a picture of this setup you could send me pls?
steven_71_uk@yahoo.co.uk
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After doing a few tiled roofs. Best was for me was with a roof ladder, and a preasure washer. The roof come up like new, after taking 40 years of crap off.
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£300 more like £500 thats wat me mate charges.
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Theres a guy around here that does it with a pressure washer working from the top down. Results are awesome. Roofs look like new. Think he charges about £300.
Hi mate would that be A T services by any chance if so he lives over the road from me
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I charged 400 for this job, should of been 500. Standard roof, I would charge 300ish. But well please with it.
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saw a bloke doing moss removal on 1 of my custys houses earlier this year 3 bed semi so i asked my custy how much he charged i was gob smacked £80
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have done moss removal with gutter vac. - never again !
Darran
I have too. But - never again! It's like trying to eat a plateful of peas with a straw ;D
Gordon. Your system sounds a bit clever. Like Steve I'd be very interested to have a look if you wouldn't mind. Is there any danger of knocking a tile loose with it?
Laurence
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I think its a lot harder and more dangerous doing it off a ladder. Better with a roof ladder, even just with a stiff brush
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Before and after pictures
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what method did you use on this job s? good job btw
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preasure washer
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I've been testing a similar system to this:
http://www.roofclean.co.uk/index.shtml
Results are far from instant, but it does work.
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The Yanks seem very big on roof cleaning, loads of videos on You tube,
here's one way...........
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ujcIqMNGVX8 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ujcIqMNGVX8)
This seems a really good way and safe too if ya harness up
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=35nzp3d-TLQ&feature=related (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=35nzp3d-TLQ&feature=related)
I Like the look of this one....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ca3UHsjTce0&NR=1 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ca3UHsjTce0&NR=1)
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I've been testing a similar system to this:
http://www.roofclean.co.uk/index.shtml
Results are far from instant, but it does work.
Hi Nathanael,
What equipment are you using this with?
I would have thought at a first look that this would be a good add on for our equipment. What ratio is the chemical to water mix and would a 7 litre pm Vyair pump work with the correct spray nozzle?
Spruce
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The Yanks seem very big on roof cleaning, loads of videos on You tube,
here's one way...........
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ujcIqMNGVX8 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ujcIqMNGVX8)
This seems a really good way and safe too if ya harness up
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=35nzp3d-TLQ&feature=related (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=35nzp3d-TLQ&feature=related)
I Like the look of this one....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ca3UHsjTce0&NR=1 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ca3UHsjTce0&NR=1)
good vids ;)