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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: sunshine windows on February 25, 2006, 06:29:27 pm

Title: Buying scrims
Post by: sunshine windows on February 25, 2006, 06:29:27 pm

Hello all,

I'm just about to buy myself a load of new scrims.

Can anybody suggest a good place to get them from.

Thanks in advance
Sunshine

Title: Re: Buying scrims
Post by: Paul Coleman on February 25, 2006, 06:59:38 pm

Quote from: sunshine windows on February 25, 2006, 06:29:27 pm

Hello all,

I'm just about to buy myself a load of new scrims.

Can anybody suggest a good place to get them from.

Thanks in advance
Sunshine

I don't know if they can be bettered but the cheapest place I used to go to was soap national
www.soapnational.co.uk

I suggest you get the grade A hemmed (Irish if they still do them).  It might pay you to get the pre-washed ones as it would save you boiling them etc.

Title: Re: Buying scrims
Post by: Grafters Cleaning Services on February 25, 2006, 07:59:59 pm

www.scrimcity.co.uk i like the prewashed ones
jay

Title: Re: Buying scrims
Post by: Paul Coleman on February 26, 2006, 10:36:18 am

I just looked at the other websites quoted.  Of the three, scrimcity appear to be the dearest.  Soap national look tobe the cheapest but, if you want to buy in multiples of 10, it looks like WC warehouse are slightly cheaper.
I don't know if any of the prices include VAT or what the postage charges are though.

Title: Re: Buying scrims
Post by: Londoner on February 26, 2006, 10:46:34 am

Whats wrong with buying unbleached calico?( Scrim actually is the old navy name for calico) You can buy it from any fabric shop and its really cheap. Only trouble is you need to give it a good boil but its all I've ever used.

Title: Re: Buying scrims
Post by: sunshine windows on February 26, 2006, 08:56:41 pm

Thanks for that guys. Just ordered from soapnational. Their delivery charge was £2 cheaper than warehouse. Still worked out 62p more expensive though. It was priced at £38.66 for 10 including delivery charge then when i accepted it jumped to £39.36. Where as warehouse total price was £38.78.

I was robbed  :'( :'( :'( :'(

Title: Re: Buying scrims
Post by: paul mac on February 27, 2006, 07:51:15 pm

try corwoods & co on 01606 43351 believe these are reasonable but excellent grade scrims

Title: Re: Buying scrims
Post by: scrim boy on April 26, 2006, 09:53:01 am

try e-bay you should be able to get 10 grade A new for £3o including delivery, I just looked and it seems the cheapest place on the net!

Title: Re: Buying scrims
Post by: scrim boy on September 09, 2006, 06:35:38 pm

and u reckon that would be correct membrane cos my system currently gives me water on demand (i fill tank on van with tap water and pump straight through system to my brush) also - do u know how to fit and do backwash - sorry to be trouble!