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Title: glass veranda cleaning - advice needed
Post by: Jacqueline Kerr on October 17, 2013, 09:54:16 pm: Hi

have been asked to quote for cleaning the exterior and interior of a glass veranda, approximately 15ft wide and 22ft long. It is made from toughened glass. Although this had been professionally constructed, at great cost to the client, i intend cleaning the exterior of the glass roof with wfp. Just concerned about angle at which the water will run down the roof. In anyone's experience are these difficult to clean due to the slight angle for the water run off and can anyone recommend any other way to clean the interior of the roof other than traditionally?? Also, I am concerned about the glass scratching, is it more prone to scratching than traditional glass???
Any advise will be most welcome.
Title: Re: glass veranda cleaning - advice needed
Post by: colin purewater on October 17, 2013, 10:01:26 pm: Toughened glass is just normal glass that has had the edges
Polished and heated up to 600 degrees

It will scratch the same as normal glad but
Just won't break like it!

Any pics? I'm struggling to picture the job

Cheers
Colin
Title: Re: glass veranda cleaning - advice needed
Post by: Jacqueline Kerr on October 17, 2013, 10:14:39 pm: (http://www.cleanitup.co.uk/smf/1382044282_veranda.jpg)

Hi colin

thanks for the advice. I have copied a link to a pic of a similar veranda. Need to be able to clean the underside of the roof without getting all of the furniture wet as customer has expensive furniture in there. Also has had a lot of work done to his property so lots of sand, etc left on glass. Was thinking of rinsing the roof down first with hose to try and loosen/was away excess sand etc to limit the change of scratching the glass. Think the underside will have to be done traditionally though, but any other ideas are most welcome.
Title: Re: glass veranda cleaning - advice needed
Post by: Mitchellmoxo on October 17, 2013, 10:32:09 pm: Quote from: Jacqueline Kerr on October 17, 2013, 10:14:39 pm
(http://www.cleanitup.co.uk/smf/1382044282_veranda.jpg)

Hi colin

thanks for the advice. I have copied a link to a pic of a similar veranda. Need to be able to clean the underside of the roof without getting all of the furniture wet as customer has expensive furniture in there. Also has had a lot of work done to his property so lots of sand, etc left on glass. Was thinking of rinsing the roof down first with hose to try and loosen/was away excess sand etc to limit the change of scratching the glass. Think the underside will have to be done traditionally though, but any other ideas are most welcome.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3_rgeQ4PGbI

maybe this for underside?
Title: Re: glass veranda cleaning - advice needed
Post by: robert mitchell on October 17, 2013, 11:03:34 pm: i would want them to move any expensive items that they dont want to get wet/dirt splashes before i cleaned it.
Title: Re: glass veranda cleaning - advice needed
Post by: colin purewater on October 18, 2013, 07:13:17 am: Yep that's what I would do,

Just mop and squeegee the underneath
Of a step latter or a-frame, that will be the easy
Bit,

May be wet the top all down. Give it a scrub over,
Then if there is a bad run off maybe blade the muck
Of with an old sqeegee on a pole the scrub
Again and rinse till clean

I do one like this and have found if I just try and
Rinse the muck off alone it takes FOREVER!!

so an old sqeegee on a pole makes it a lot faster.
Title: Re: glass veranda cleaning - advice needed
Post by: Jacqueline Kerr on October 18, 2013, 10:31:55 am: Thanks guys for all of your advice. Going to have one last look at it this morning before pricing it. Any ideas on price for cleaning it??? thanks
Title: Re: glass veranda cleaning - advice needed
Post by: home6442 on October 18, 2013, 10:58:30 am: Quote from: colin purewater on October 18, 2013, 07:13:17 am
Yep that's what I would do,

Just mop and squeegee the underneath
Of a step latter or a-frame, that will be the easy
Bit,

May be wet the top all down. Give it a scrub over,
Then if there is a bad run off maybe blade the muck
Of with an old sqeegee on a pole the scrub
Again and rinse till clean

I do one like this and have found if I just try and
Rinse the muck off alone it takes FOREVER!!

so an old sqeegee on a pole makes it a lot faster.

Agree with this, but I would wfp the underneath with the furniture removed.
There wont be much dirt falling onto the tiles below and they will dry clean.
Title: Re: glass veranda cleaning - advice needed
Post by: colin purewater on October 18, 2013, 11:43:10 am: Just put your day rate on it then there's no hurry

Prob half a day work so you on to a winner
Title: Re: glass veranda cleaning - advice needed
Post by: Ian Lancaster on October 18, 2013, 07:32:17 pm: Hi colin

thanks for the advice. I have copied a link to a pic of a similar veranda. Need to be able to clean the underside of the roof without getting all of the furniture wet as customer has expensive furniture in there. Also has had a lot of work done to his property so lots of sand, etc left on glass. Was thinking of rinsing the roof down first with hose to try and loosen/was away excess sand etc to limit the change of scratching the glass. Think the underside will have to be done traditionally though, but any other ideas are most welcome.

DO NOT TOUCH THIS JOB until you have a signed disclaimer saying you will not be responsible for any scratches which become apparent after the clean. Loose sand on the (almost) flat surface will be difficult to rinse away and there will be a very high chance that your brush could drag sand grains along the glass and cause scratches. That's not your fault and it has to be at the customer's risk.