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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: g.brookes on October 22, 2012, 10:05:34 pm

Title: cleaning individual flat problems
Post by: g.brookes on October 22, 2012, 10:05:34 pm
Hi chaps, i'm in need of some advice.  There is a block of flats where a lot of the windows are cleaned by the council but not all residents.  I am cleaning the windows tomorrow of some of these residents. 
I want to clean them wfp but its a 2 storey flat.  The problem is the water dropping down form the windows im cleaning onto the people below, who i'm not cleaning. 
Is this avoidable?  Should i just do it anyway, or should i do it off ladders? Its not very high and its on grass so pretty safe, but I would obviously much rather do it wfp
Title: Re: cleaning individual flat problems
Post by: colin purewater on October 22, 2012, 10:16:57 pm
Just pole them mate if any one moans
Tell the its the same as rain. And give them a price
Even before they ask. I find this can make people
Who moan go away!
Title: Re: cleaning individual flat problems
Post by: Total shine cleaning services on October 22, 2012, 10:37:37 pm
ditto, I do 13 flats at an old peoples complex, the ones below I tell them it's just natural water were using, no complaints so far..!


graham
Title: Re: cleaning individual flat problems
Post by: wpclean on October 22, 2012, 10:38:19 pm
What arrangement do the council have with cleaning windows of the residents ?
Title: Re: cleaning individual flat problems
Post by: g.brookes on October 22, 2012, 10:43:38 pm
cheers for the advice.  Basically the council come and clean the communal windows and any of the residents who are renting off the council i think.  but the people who actually own flats in the block dont get their windows cleaned by the council.
Title: Re: cleaning individual flat problems
Post by: matthewprice on October 23, 2012, 08:10:01 am
most times i find that is our water that bounces of there sill and gets on the bottom of there window so i rinse off the first 8 inches with the brush off the glass ,and find it keeps them happy
Title: Re: cleaning individual flat problems
Post by: richard jagger on October 23, 2012, 09:56:55 am
What happens when the council clean there tenants? Do the others complain, and does the council clean all the others as well.?No!!
Title: Re: cleaning individual flat problems
Post by: Small but perfectley formed on October 23, 2012, 12:48:00 pm
I doubt the council clean communal or tenants windows it would be a contractor.
If you do upstairs and not the ones under just quickly squeegee the water off after just to keep them downstairs happy , you would probably end up with them as customers.
Title: Re: cleaning individual flat problems
Post by: dazmond on October 23, 2012, 07:39:03 pm
i clean a block of housing association flats and clean all of them bar 3 or 4 of em that are ground floor flats.2 of them are not bothered but the other 2 i blade off any water that gets on their windows from the upper flats.it keeps em sweet! ;) ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D


regards


dazmond
Title: Re: cleaning individual flat problems
Post by: g.brookes on October 23, 2012, 08:40:25 pm
yeah, did them today and no body came out to complain, so i think i'll be alright.  obviously gonna try and get as many as possible
Title: Re: cleaning individual flat problems
Post by: ascjim on October 23, 2012, 08:56:17 pm
I had a moaner the other day. Was cleaning the flat above and she said she was calling the council because i was water logging her window sill.

Shut her up by asking "what happens when it rains then?" Silly wench.

Peace
Title: Re: cleaning individual flat problems
Post by: William McCafferty on October 23, 2012, 09:05:21 pm
I do a lot of these type of cleans, and to stop the comments from the flat owner below, is I place a cloth on the bottom window sill, this catches the water and stops the splash  backs onto the glass
Title: Re: cleaning individual flat problems
Post by: keyser soze on October 23, 2012, 10:42:05 pm
i just rinse the windows below but if you get a moaner, they would moan whatever you do