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Title: Your views on this one then?
Post by: PurefectWindowCleaning on March 13, 2013, 05:06:08 pm
To clean all exterior metal.

This is unit 1:

(http://www.cleanitup.co.uk/smf/1363194166_001.JPG)

(http://www.cleanitup.co.uk/smf/1363194204_002.JPG)

(http://www.cleanitup.co.uk/smf/1363194265_003.JPG)
Title: Re: Your views on this one then?
Post by: PurefectWindowCleaning on March 13, 2013, 05:08:32 pm
Unit 2:

(http://www.cleanitup.co.uk/smf/1363194426_010.JPG)

(http://www.cleanitup.co.uk/smf/1363194465_006.JPG)

(http://www.cleanitup.co.uk/smf/1363194509_007.JPG)
Title: Re: Your views on this one then?
Post by: PurefectWindowCleaning on March 13, 2013, 05:11:44 pm
Its only half of unit 2.

The customer has told me to go ahead with the job when I can, as doesnt want a quote as they trust me, as also clean their house windows.


One man, im thinking it will take 6-7 hours?


Any ideas on the removal of that quality graffiti would be apprecated aswell
Title: Re: Your views on this one then?
Post by: Richard Shepherd on March 13, 2013, 05:51:15 pm
Looking at your pictures I would say the writings on the wall.. ;D
Title: Re: Your views on this one then?
Post by: PurefectWindowCleaning on March 13, 2013, 06:10:45 pm
Looking at your pictures I would say the writings on the wall.. ;D


I think its trying to tell me something  ;D
Title: Re: Your views on this one then?
Post by: britishwill on March 13, 2013, 06:19:06 pm
I would always agree a price just in case the client thinks it will only take a few hours and get a suprise when he is billed for as long as it takes! No hard feeling then!
Title: Re: Your views on this one then?
Post by: PurefectWindowCleaning on March 13, 2013, 06:30:21 pm
I would always agree a price just in case the client thinks it will only take a few hours and get a suprise when he is billed for as long as it takes! No hard feeling then!



What would you charge?
Title: Re: Your views on this one then?
Post by: niceandclean on March 13, 2013, 06:32:31 pm
Yep, never carry out a job until you have agreed a price!
Title: Re: Your views on this one then?
Post by: Cliff perkins on March 13, 2013, 06:33:26 pm
Should have tried a section see if it came off easy or hard and how long it took then estimate from there.
Just a thought
Title: Re: Your views on this one then?
Post by: Nick_Thompson on March 13, 2013, 06:47:18 pm
Should have tried a section see if it came off easy or hard and how long it took then estimate from there.
Just a thought
I was just about to suggest the same method Cliff.
Title: Re: Your views on this one then?
Post by: Richard60 on March 13, 2013, 06:52:08 pm
me thinks it will take more than a few hours 1 man
Title: Re: Your views on this one then?
Post by: PurefectWindowCleaning on March 13, 2013, 07:04:29 pm
Should have tried a section see if it came off easy or hard and how long it took then estimate from there.
Just a thought


I think it will come off easy enough.

I might go and start it Saturday for a few hours, see how I get on
Title: Re: Your views on this one then?
Post by: Richard60 on March 13, 2013, 07:23:25 pm
what r you using  james pressure washer or wfp .
Title: Re: Your views on this one then?
Post by: PurefectWindowCleaning on March 13, 2013, 07:38:54 pm
what r you using  james pressure washer or wfp .


WFP.

I have a another one lined up, so this one is my tester  :D
Title: Re: Your views on this one then?
Post by: simonr on March 13, 2013, 08:02:19 pm
fair play to you, but if my experiences with garage doors is owt to go i think your looking at a bit more than 6-7 hrs,, days mebbe , hope you crack it though
Title: Re: Your views on this one then?
Post by: MATT BATEMAN (OWC) on March 13, 2013, 08:06:58 pm
You need to TFR that first as well. Unless you have hot in which case use both.

If its only half of unit 2 showing Id be thinking along the lines of nothing less than 3 man days. .
Title: Re: Your views on this one then?
Post by: robbo333 on March 13, 2013, 08:17:18 pm
Never trust anyone that says "go ahead without a price...i trust you"!  ;)
Title: Re: Your views on this one then?
Post by: PurefectWindowCleaning on March 13, 2013, 08:17:41 pm
You need to TFR that first as well. Unless you have hot in which case use both.

If its only half of unit 2 showing Id be thinking along the lines of nothing less than 3 man days. .


Yeah, the clean half of unit 2 had been cleaned by someone else the other day.

Where is best for 'TFR'? What is it?



So you reckon it would roughly 24 hours?
Title: Re: Your views on this one then?
Post by: PurefectWindowCleaning on March 13, 2013, 08:20:05 pm
Never trust anyone that says "go ahead without a price...i trust you"!  ;)


This is a customer who ive dealt with for years. I shall charge a fair price, and they know Im not one to 'rip off'
Title: Re: Your views on this one then?
Post by: Nathanael Jones on March 13, 2013, 08:53:45 pm
I reckon there's 3 days in that WFP - - if you can get away with softwashing the majority you might get it done in one day,...
Title: Re: Your views on this one then?
Post by: PurefectWindowCleaning on March 13, 2013, 09:00:13 pm
I reckon there's 3 days in that WFP - - if you can get away with softwashing the majority you might get it done in one day,...

Whats softwashing Nathanael?

Lets say it takes 2 days... how much would you charge?
Title: Re: Your views on this one then?
Post by: Nathanael Jones on March 13, 2013, 09:08:47 pm
I reckon there's 3 days in that WFP - - if you can get away with softwashing the majority you might get it done in one day,...

Whats softwashing Nathanael?

Lets say it takes 2 days... how much would you charge?


Softwashing uses a pressure washer attachment to spray cleaning solution quickly over large areas - - use the right chem & you don't need to scrub at all, just spray on, leave to work for 20 mins & rinse off. TFR works on some jobs, but I mostly use sodium hypochlorite (Bleach basically) which dissolves that green algae very quickly.

WFP I'd charge min €200 a day - - I'd most likely go in at €700 & hope to be done in 2.5 days.
If I could softwash it in 1 day I'd charge €450 (I'd spend about €150 on chems & petrol)
Title: Re: Your views on this one then?
Post by: Richard60 on March 13, 2013, 09:36:52 pm
when i said more than the hours u stated i was under the impression it was unit 1 plus half of unit 2.
i have done a few of these without chems .that is if u have a outside tap .                                                              --------------------------------------
u then need connectors .hose reel n connect it to your wfp .the pressure from the tap water going through your wfp should be enough to do the clean .make sure u have a stiff brush on pole .
 if u use chems on it first to loosen gunge up .it will make it easier .for u .but like i said tap water pessure n a bit of elbow grease should b enough .let us know how u get on .