Clean It Up
UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: stuart webster on April 23, 2006, 07:33:25 am
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Any comments?
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All & conservatories & gutters & UPVC & cars and anything else that needs cleaning.
Rob ;D
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everything that can be.
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upstairs and conserv for me
the selling point on the conserv is that i keep the white frames clean aswell (of course it takes a 1/3 of the time aswell ;))
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I started off doing tops WFP and bottoms trad but that lasted less than a week. Now I just take the brush head off the pole and do the bottoms like that. Its so easy, it only takes seconds per window. I have to try and spin it out a bit because I am doing them so fast its embarrassing.
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Its so easy, it only takes seconds per window. I have to try and spin it out a bit because I am doing them so fast its embarrassing.
thats the issue i have, alot of my work are at home in the day ( OAP's etc) and they would be very shocked if i started the house and then tapped on the door in 5 mins for 10 quid
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I started off doing tops WFP and bottoms trad but that lasted less than a week. Now I just take the brush head off the pole and do the bottoms like that. Its so easy, it only takes seconds per window. I have to try and spin it out a bit because I am doing them so fast its embarrassing.
I started with tops only WFP, changed to doping everything by WFP, nowI'm back to tops only - but only because of the water situation here in the southeast. I reckon I save 60% on my water usage.
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when finished really quickly, I will walk over and do another 1 or 2 houses before going to knock for money.
It`s great when they are out though...10 mins and an envelope in the door...sorted. ;D
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WFP the lot why spend all that money on equipment and then do the bottoms by hand??????????? doesnt make sense to me :-\
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I agree with Ronaldo totally
my veiw is that if its dirty pole it, its a better quality ie frames too so why not give customers in bungalows the same quality
so I say tops, bottoms, conservatorys/roofs, upvc, cars, Whatever !!
Chris
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WFP the lot why spend all that money on equipment and then do the bottoms by hand??????????? doesnt make sense to me :-\
Probably because I live in the southeast and I've been to some drought order application hearings recently.
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Shiner just get on with it and stop winging about drought orders >:( if we had one up here i wouldnt give a fig about it i,d just get on with it .
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i agree with ronaldo its been p.....g down here for 2weeks not earnt a penny and all we here is people moaning about drought
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Shiner just get on with it and stop winging about drought orders >:( if we had one up here i wouldnt give a ###k about it i,d just get on with it .
Mentioning it as an issue is hardly whinging is it now? You seem to overlook that the people I'm cleaning for are all under a hosepipe/sprinkler ban with probably worse to come. It follows that while working for such people, it's reasonable to show a bit of restraint. Just because you don't give a xxxx about drought orders, doesn't mean that I shouldn't be. I realise that you being in Worcestershire means that you are well away from the affected area. You also seem to be out of touch with the stress and strain that many window cleaners are experiencing down this way.
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i agree with ronaldo its been p.....g down here for 2weeks not earnt a penny and all we here is people moaning about drought
What area of the country are you from then Derek?
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I clean tops only unless a customer asks specifically for bottoms to b done wfp, then i give a new higher price depending on whats to be cleaned.
I will also do gutters cladding and fascias too if asked
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Shiner just get on with it and stop winging about drought orders >:( if we had one up here i wouldnt give a ###k about it i,d just get on with it .
Mentioning it as an issue is hardly whinging is it now? You seem to overlook that the people I'm cleaning for are all under a hosepipe/sprinkler ban with probably worse to come. It follows that while working for such people, it's reasonable to show a bit of restraint. Just because you don't give a xxxx about drought orders, doesn't mean that I shouldn't be. I realise that you being in Worcestershire means that you are well away from the affected area. You also seem to be out of touch with the stress and strain that many window cleaners are experiencing down this way.
Your welcome to come and get your water off me, i,ll fill a 1000ltr ibc up for you every week if you want ?
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Mentioning it as an issue is hardly whinging is it now? You seem to overlook that the people I'm cleaning for are all under a hosepipe/sprinkler ban with probably worse to come. It follows that while working for such people, it's reasonable to show a bit of restraint. Just because you don't give a xxxx about drought orders, doesn't mean that I shouldn't be. I realise that you being in Worcestershire means that you are well away from the affected area. You also seem to be out of touch with the stress and strain that many window cleaners are experiencing down this way.
Good on you Shiner. ;)
Wfp user with a concience. ;D
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What are you rattling on about Squeeky? And then theres Shiner going on about stresses and strains! Has he forgot how to clean traditionaly then. And stresses and strains aint nothing to do with window cleaning in the south, try bringing up 5 kids on one wage in a 2 bedroomed house on a council estate surrounded by nutters and having to watch Birmingham City every week. GET IN THE REAL WORLD if you cant make it as a window cleaner do something else for a living its not the only job in the world is it?
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Its not the only job in the world but its the best job in the world.
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What are you rattling on about Squeeky? And then theres Shiner going on about stresses and strains! Has he forgot how to clean traditionaly then. And stresses and strains aint nothing to do with window cleaning in the south, try bringing up 5 kids on one wage in a 2 bedroomed house on a council estate surrounded by nutters and having to watch Birmingham City every week. GET IN THE REAL WORLD if you cant make it as a window cleaner do something else for a living its not the only job in the world is it?
Hardly forgotten Ronaldo. I had a pumping problem yesterday and got the ladders out for the day. Made a nice change. I fully accept that watching Brum playing every week must be seriously stressful :-) . It's bad enough watching Crawley Town and they actually managed to string a run together and beat the drop. Birmingham may yet stay up though as Portsmouth's run-in is no picnic either.
I know what you mean about being surrounded by nutters on a council estate. I don't have kids but keeping up with the debt levels I incurred from a previous relationship and then being unable to work for 6 months a while back have pushed me down financially. It's imperative that I continue working whatever the water companies think. So the window cleaning issues are only a part of the overall stress and I certainly couldn't keep up with my debt levels doing anything else. I earn decent money from cleaning windows and it's about to get even better.
As for your kind offer of water, I may take you up on that someday thanks. I do have an offer of help from nearer so I may not need to trouble you about that.
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Well if i can help with anything Shiner i would be more than happy to help you or anybody on the forum out ,and the offer for water is a genuine one and if you want a regular fill up let me no and i,ll get the production line started. ;D
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WFP the lot why spend all that money on equipment and then do the bottoms by hand??????????? doesnt make sense to me :-\
2nd that. ;D
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Hi Guy's
I'm a bit green to all this water production at the moment, but isn't all your water purification done behind closed doors?
and when you go to customers houses doing wfp, your not actualy useing a hose pipe connected to the mains,
Tell them a little white lie, that you get all your water from a well at the bottom of your garden, and that it cost you £1,500 for an extraction licence, or you buy it in.
Like I said I'm a bit green to your problems, and I don't have a problem with a water drought Living in the south east.
If I can help in any way then give me a shout.
But be gentle with me not understanding you problems properly. :-[
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Hi Guy's
I'm a bit green to all this water production at the moment, but isn't all your water purification done behind closed doors?
and when you go to customers houses doing wfp, your not actualy useing a hose pipe connected to the mains,
Tell them a little white lie, that you get all your water from a well at the bottom of your garden, and that it cost you £1,500 for an extraction licence, or you buy it in.
Like I said I'm a bit green to your problems, and I don't have a problem with a water drought Living in the south east.
If I can help in any way then give me a shout.
But be gentle with me not understanding you problems properly. :-[
the worst thing you can do is lie to your customers if one catches you out it could spread to the rest and you lose there trust.
better to tell them that you are registered as a buisiness and maybe just clean ups with pole like i do
gary
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Tackling a new subject this week, got asked if WFP would do static caravans.
Do garage doors with WFP and they come up a treat, so should work on
caravans.
It's a big world out there with WFP, bet there are other uses too.
Doug
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I clean my car & van with my wfp.
Going to bring caravan my home soon & give it a try on that.
I have read on a post before that wfp is ideal for caravan cleans
Craig