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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: Jackal on March 16, 2012, 08:34:48 pm

Title: 4 men 1 house
Post by: Jackal on March 16, 2012, 08:34:48 pm
saw this today as i was putting ladders on roof, 4 lads walking from house to van then as i drove past another estate car in front so 2 in each vehicle both with sh it loads of ladders on them,possibly did another house as only saw them pack up,never seen them before i would really love know what the money taken was for the day,they all looked young and would need alot of work keep them going,when i think about it now there must be at least 8 windys in the area i mainly work which is small area and none are wfp

Title: Re: 4 men 1 house
Post by: Gav Camm lammy 283 on March 16, 2012, 08:41:18 pm
where was it m8 fenton
Title: Re: 4 men 1 house
Post by: stuart mc on March 16, 2012, 08:43:02 pm
see  it all the time
Title: Re: 4 men 1 house
Post by: Jackal on March 16, 2012, 08:49:16 pm
where was it m8 fenton

no blythe bridge mate, i couldnt believe it how can they make any money working like this,they wont do many round there cuz aint seen them before,i reckon it £50 each a day type lads
Title: Re: 4 men 1 house
Post by: bobby p on March 16, 2012, 08:51:07 pm
on the very big houses i reckon it makes sense,if you have a days worth you could breeze thru them

50 quid a day isnt bad ,specially if they hav an evening job
Title: Re: 4 men 1 house
Post by: Jackal on March 16, 2012, 09:07:14 pm
on the very big houses i reckon it makes sense,if you have a days worth you could breeze thru them

50 quid a day isnt bad ,specially if they hav an evening job


suppose £50 ok if you still live at home
Title: Re: 4 men 1 house
Post by: Roy Cauldery on March 16, 2012, 09:51:29 pm
see  it all the time
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Ditto-suns out, girls are out,time for the dole brigade to get tanned up for the season
Title: Re: 4 men 1 house
Post by: Ryan @ Transparent, Carlisle on March 16, 2012, 11:53:52 pm
Stil do council estates trad... And iv seen 4 of us lads on 1house, makss time fly....

One xustomer commented how good pit musy be for us, 5er a house for 2mins work, until it was pointed oit that everyone is too pay, ad is ni, income tax, van to run, p.l insurance etc.....

Sorry for spelling, im typing on my phone.

Ther a chap round here, there is him n 4 lads, 5 in total, all they do is council hoises, and its not uncommon to see. All 5 of them 'grouping up' on one house.  Dont knock it, the lad is out ther doing it, n makimv a mint!
Title: Re: 4 men 1 house
Post by: KS Cleaning on March 17, 2012, 12:49:58 am
Thing is with these 'ladder squads'I would hazzard a guess they aren't insured,given what it costs for employers insurance these days.
Title: Re: 4 men 1 house
Post by: Ryan @ Transparent, Carlisle on March 17, 2012, 02:51:26 pm
Ks cleaning.... Dont tar them all with the same brush.... Some of the teams are legit, and some arent... Same in most occupations I guess
Title: Re: 4 men 1 house
Post by: KS Cleaning on March 17, 2012, 07:04:09 pm
Ks cleaning.... Dont tar them all with the same brush.... Some of the teams are legit, and some arent... Same in most occupations I guess
Ok,I won't tar them all with the same brush,the LARGE MAJORITY of 'ladder squads' will not be fully insured,IMO
Title: Re: 4 men 1 house
Post by: SB Cleaning on March 17, 2012, 07:14:31 pm
I have picked up quite a few custys because they didn't like a bunch of people doing their windows.
Title: Re: 4 men 1 house
Post by: Ian101 on March 17, 2012, 07:29:44 pm
Thers a guy near me who for a few years just sat in car whilst his 4 polish lads did the work

2 weeks ago they walked out and set up on their own ... the english guy has packed in and posted letters to all his customers telling them to find another windie but not to use the polish lads.

This was in Flint North Wales which I dont cover but may be of interest to Mr Gav Camm  ;D
Title: Re: 4 men 1 house
Post by: Dane on March 17, 2012, 07:47:16 pm
Ks cleaning.... Dont tar them all with the same brush.... Some of the teams are legit, and some arent... Same in most occupations I guess

deffo agree here, i'm a trad with my ladder but i have all the correct insurances in place and am paying all my tax and NI like anyone with a wfp system... granted i wish i was them and had a wfp system but being a fairly new starter i'm not in a position to be able to buy one yet, i'm working bloody hard towards it though
Title: Re: 4 men 1 house
Post by: KS Cleaning on March 17, 2012, 09:55:07 pm
Ks cleaning.... Dont tar them all with the same brush.... Some of the teams are legit, and some arent... Same in most occupations I guess

deffo agree here, i'm a trad with my ladder but i have all the correct insurances in place and am paying all my tax and NI like anyone with a wfp system... granted i wish i was them and had a wfp system but being a fairly new starter i'm not in a position to be able to buy one yet, i'm working bloody hard towards it though
You have picked me up wrong,I was talking about ladder squads(multiple employees...or doleys as is often the case)
Title: Re: 4 men 1 house
Post by: Gav Camm lammy 283 on March 18, 2012, 12:13:09 am
Thers a guy near me who for a few years just sat in car whilst his 4 polish lads did the work

2 weeks ago they walked out and set up on their own ... the english guy has packed in and posted letters to all his customers telling them to find another windie but not to use the polish lads.

This was in Flint North Wales which I dont cover but may be of interest to Mr Gav Camm  ;D

ian i dont do anything in flint
only the royal mail sorting office
i know the guy yr on about sebastion
i was going give one of his lads a go
il get on it  ;D ;D ;D