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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: Pure Glass on October 26, 2012, 05:42:01 pm

Title: New school to do Monday
Post by: Pure Glass on October 26, 2012, 05:42:01 pm
For those who do schools-do you trad or wfp?

Windows and frames are really mucky and the panels of glass are  big. It's a special needs school so all the windows are quite bad. I'm just curious to see what you guys do?

This is quite a new school (about 3 years old), with really dirty framework. Would it be better to trad it or wfp just the windows? I use a pure freedom hot system and it seems a waste to not bother and trad it all

Steve
Title: Re: New school to do Monday
Post by: TomCrowther on October 26, 2012, 05:45:42 pm
If you want to do a proper job then wfp the lot, including frames and sills.
Title: Re: New school to do Monday
Post by: Alistair@AWC on October 26, 2012, 05:49:59 pm

It's a special needs school so all the windows are quite bad.


 ;D
Title: Re: New school to do Monday
Post by: Dave Garrett on October 26, 2012, 06:14:05 pm
Steve

Luton by any chance ?
Title: Re: New school to do Monday
Post by: Window Washers on October 26, 2012, 06:17:12 pm
For those who do schools-do you trad or wfp?

Windows and frames are really mucky and the panels of glass are  big. It's a special needs school so all the windows are quite bad. I'm just curious to see what you guys do?

This is quite a new school (about 3 years old), with really dirty framework. Would it be better to trad it or wfp just the windows? I use a pure freedom hot system and it seems a waste to not bother and trad it all

Steve
Waterfed pole the lot
Title: Re: New school to do Monday
Post by: MWC on October 26, 2012, 06:52:12 pm

It's a special needs school so all the windows are quite bad.


 ;D

Isnt this a little racist? Are you suggesting window licking has occured?
Title: Re: New school to do Monday
Post by: Pure Glass on October 26, 2012, 07:09:21 pm
As my son goes to the school, I'll reserve comment. He does worse than window licking!!!

Jobs in my home town-the home of orange women-Basildon
Title: Re: New school to do Monday
Post by: simon w on November 30, 2012, 07:40:10 pm

Hi Steve

Have you got the 9KW pure freedom heater? how do you get on with power issues and maintaining your batteries so you can keep the heater working all day?
Title: Re: New school to do Monday
Post by: p1w1 on November 30, 2012, 07:43:33 pm
why did you buy the hot system if not to use it?..i would of thought that job would be the very reason to invest in a hot water system ?
Title: Re: New school to do Monday
Post by: Spruce on November 30, 2012, 09:02:05 pm
WFP the lot as Ian says.

It might take longer to get a good result, but it depends what they want and expect.

The first time we did the local school we had to prewash the windows with a chemical cleaner, then wash and rinse a second time. Didn't have to do that the next time, just once over WFP.
Title: Re: New school to do Monday
Post by: Rogue Trader on November 30, 2012, 09:32:32 pm
I dont agree,

the problem with schools is that the frequency is always terrible , if you are lucky you get a 6 monthly with schools but usually once a year if that.

Why waste all that time in wfp'ing, waiting for windows to dry then checking for runs , then doing them again / glass only / wiping runs or spots with scrim etc.

I say WFP glass only upstairs and trad downstairs nice and quick , get your money and come back when they are filthy once more and do the same,

IF and its a big IF the school is quarterly or better frequency then i agree to wfp the whole lot, though i bet the frequency is not regular and will make little or no difference to your annual turnover, hence dont waste your valuable time!
Title: Re: New school to do Monday
Post by: Pure Glass on November 30, 2012, 10:21:49 pm
Hi Simon

I had the 9 kw heater installed this time last year and used it for the whole school. I always charge the battery every night with the charger tat of supplied me-I think it was about £70.

Took me all day, but it did spot quite badly. Hadn't been cleaned in 6 years.

As rogue trader said, I had to go back over the whole school?, removing all the spots

They want me to do high level in feb, but I'm gonna dip out as it is a load of agg for not much more tan I would normally earn in a day

The heater came,m into its own today though

Steve
Title: Re: New school to do Monday
Post by: AuRavelling79 on November 30, 2012, 11:22:35 pm
As my son goes to the school, I'll reserve comment. He does worse than window licking!!!

Jobs in my home town-the home of orange women-Basildon

Basildon's in Norn Irn?  ;D

Wfp all of it. Frames and all - but carefully go back over the glass as each side stops dripping.