Clean It Up
UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: dave f on February 09, 2012, 08:20:19 am
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iwas doing a house last friday custy came to door asked if a wanted a drink i said ok and told her to be carefull when she comes out its slippy any way dint get a chance to grit befor she comes out next thing shes slips lucky she was ok, coffee every ware this as realy put me off going out in freezing temps its only a matter of time before some on is seriousley injured so im stoping working on icey days it aint worth injuring some one or your self for a few quid or even a law suit this incident has realy freeked me out ,,,,,,,were theirs a blame theirs a claim .
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grit BEFORE you clean,... ::)
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What he said.
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sod being scared to work in case someone slips on water you ve left behind!! ;D ;D ;D
use some common sense.trad doors and some ground floor windows.dont clean frames on upper windows if they look clean,turn your water down a tad.its amazing how fast and with little water you can use on maintenance cleans.
take a broom with you and quickly sweep any water on paths away and put some salt/grit down.
you dont have to leave any water lying around if you do what ive suggested.
also if the window above a front door is pretty clean then miss it out and tell the customer why you have missed it.say youll clean that one twice for her next time!!! ;) ;D ;D ;D
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as above ;)
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sod being scared to work in case someone slips on water you ve left behind!! ;D ;D ;D
use some common sense.trad doors and some ground floor windows.dont clean frames on upper windows if they look clean,turn your water down a tad.its amazing how fast and with little water you can use on maintenance cleans.
take a broom with you and quickly sweep any water on paths away and put some salt/grit down.
you dont have to leave any water lying around if you do what ive suggested.
also if the window above a front door is pretty clean then miss it out and tell the customer why you have missed it.say youll clean that one twice for her next time!!! ;) ;D ;D ;D
excellent advice ;D
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Good advice, where people getting their grit from, is there a cheap place?
I have always thought if you could mix it yourself, some sand and cheap table salt, I'm probarly completely off the mark though.
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sod being scared to work in case someone slips on water you ve left behind!! ;D ;D ;D
use some common sense.trad doors and some ground floor windows.dont clean frames on upper windows if they look clean,turn your water down a tad.its amazing how fast and with little water you can use on maintenance cleans.
take a broom with you and quickly sweep any water on paths away and put some salt/grit down.
you dont have to leave any water lying around if you do what ive suggested.
also if the window above a front door is pretty clean then miss it out and tell the customer why you have missed it.say youll clean that one twice for her next time!!! ;) ;D ;D ;D
Well done Dazmond I like it
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Good advice, where people getting their grit from, is there a cheap place?
The council leave me a huge tub of it just at the bottom of my street. It's very kind of them, don't you think?
I find you don't need to use much, and you just put it down on the areas where it's needed.
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Yep get mine from same supplier as Tosh. Lidls also do a pretty big sack for £3ish
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hang on were deveating from the thread its not called where can i get grit from???this is a very sereious matter if it happend to some else they would be singing a different tune its in every ones interest. thanks for the ones who have contributed sensibly
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Your on. Thin. Ice
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Please can we not "SKATE" around the problem ;D ;D
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hang on were deveating from the thread its not called where can i get grit from???this is a very sereious matter if it happend to some else they would be singing a different tune its in every ones interest. thanks for the ones who have contributed sensibly
chill out
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the windows dornt seem to dirty know we have caught up,with no rain so its bump time,only problem its so fekin cold late start early finnish. :)
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I do not use grit. For a very good reason, the absolute mess it leaves behind afterwards. I've been using Sainsbury's basic 1KG salt bags. Works all right for me.
Like Nat said, salt before cleaning the windows. You will be too late after you finish the job.
Today it was around 1c here, so I didn't salt before doing the windows, but did put some salt down afterwards. Taking my broom out tomorrow to sweep some excess water away first.
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looks like only a couple are taking this seriously
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That many
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I am very interested to know if when she had dusted herself off, did she go and get you another coffee?
You should meet the nice lady at the kitchen door and perhaps that way you would get a biscuit too?
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Dave f,
I suspect a lot of people aren't taking it seriously because they prefer to keep their heads under the blankets.
The one I love is "we use hot, so it isn't a problem" - not seen it on this thread (yet).
Vin
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We use hot, so it isn't a problem.
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you cant educate pork only stuff it ;D
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i would have thought hot is more dangerous creating black ice or am i wrong
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;D
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25kg sack of grit from wickes £6. Couple of handfuls does nicely.
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i would have thought hot is more dangerous creating black ice or am i wrong
it creates hot ice ;D
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I think it will be just mild weather from now on. I think this was the winter, at least down south here. Good.