Clean It Up
UK General Cleaning Forum => General Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: cleaning4usussex on November 05, 2014, 09:40:46 pm
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just doing some research how much do you pay for hire on a boom all Internet prices have to ring up for a quote! What would say one cost for a day for hire, fuel and delivery to clean a standard two story house roof? I know they all very but I don't have a clue!
Jamie
Cleaning4u
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I'm not IPAF trained so need an operator
Full day with operator is £300 from one company - niftylift 170 or
A local tree surgeon who has a 21 meter reach on a a wagon who charges me £200
Don't fancy the roof walking anymore ??
Best regards
Darran
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Darren
Why not?
Rob ;D
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Rob, because I wasn't sure if the service was going to take off!
It's now on the list to do, most likely January in anticipation for the spring onslaught.
Next up tho is Kev martins hard floor course 😄😄
Darran
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just doing some research how much do you pay for hire on a boom all Internet prices have to ring up for a quote! What would say one cost for a day for hire, fuel and delivery to clean a standard two story house roof? I know they all very but I don't have a clue!
Jamie
Cleaning4u
You will be very lucky to clean a two storey house using a std boom with access from one side, you would need 21m plus. Very few of the properties we clean have suitable access / ground around the property for a boom. Look at the pics posted on here some show ops going over the ridge with boom and cleaning using tele pole, using this method its impossible to clean the tile tails properly.
Booms great for open business parks, supermarkets domestics you will be limited unless you target bungalows ;D
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Darren
As someone who has been on it, a great course and with Kevins ongoing support you can't go far wrong. I am talking to him at the moment about a project that has come in and though he is expecting me at his place tomorrow I am going to text him now and let him know I am on my way down today, en route to another last minute @ Bournemouth.
Rob ;D
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I'm looking forward to going 😃
Darran
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Great outdoors - I think that depends on what you use, we can clean all the tails no problem
(http://i1045.photobucket.com/albums/b458/huxleyhobbs/eab5bbc2fe40e69a8e08918e65a47ca9_zpsa3a60f48.jpg)
Darran
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Er no
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Great outdoors - I think that depends on what you use, we can clean all the tails no problem
(http://i1045.photobucket.com/albums/b458/huxleyhobbs/eab5bbc2fe40e69a8e08918e65a47ca9_zpsa3a60f48.jpg)
Darran
How many roofs have you cleaned?
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Why Chris ???
Darran
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Darren don't take this as having a dig,I don't do roofs hardly ever so wouldn't know what is really the best technique but, if that's one of your staff, get him to wear his hard hat.
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That's alright Neil - please explain...
Darran
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I was under the assumption health and safety wise that a hard hate must be worn in a boom, correct me if I'm wrong. Either way I always wear mine.
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Why Chris ???
Darran
Just interested.
Access is our biggest headache.
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Just wouldn't want a fine coming your way if someone was to report you.
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Not sure Neil, the guy who does our high access is a qualified trainer and has never mentioned it,
I can only say ( and not being padantic but what's going to fall on his head ?? ) but those on the ground should be wearing a hard hat :)
Darran
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Same with safety boots, I was told you must wear them but can't see why you can't just wear standard boots.
You could say the same about a cyclist though, nothing is going to fall on his head but if he fell off (same as falling out of a boom) then hard hat/helmet is a safety feature.
Someone will tell us soon.
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Yes I'm sure someone will know, do hard hats have chin straps ?
As regard to safety boots I always wore them when I was an engineer, they were supplied FOC but people still used to wear trainers, a lot of H&S is not mandatory law, you must supply PPE but does not mean people must wear it, (although these things change constantly)
Darran
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Trainers/ light weight walking boots "on the roof" they are flexible and afford more grip.
If it's a "construction" site it's different.
How many roofs?
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Well! as you may know Chris we only added PW to our services last September, hence the number of jumpy questions over the months, In the first year we have cleaned 22 roofs
Anything else you need to know ?
Darran
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Don't be so touchy I am not as bad as Kevin and "Big nozzle Bob" makes out ;D
I am asking because we struggle with access and I was under the impression you work only from booms ?
Did you do all 22 from booms?.
We could never do this we use cherry pickers ,scaffold ,roof ladders etc .
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I'm not touchy, just cautious 😄
Apart from the second one I did, yes all from high access. If there is one advantage leaving out on the backside of this country (norfolk) it's that many areas have front, rear, side access, unlike the civilised world of the city where they try to build 16 houses on an area suitible for 10
If high access was not an option then I'd price in scaffolding failing that I'd pass - even the four figure price tag would not get me walking on a roof
Darran
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Suppose it is a localised thing then.