Clean It Up
UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: robbo333 on June 16, 2015, 06:35:57 pm
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...never done it before, does anyone know of any courses?
Or does anyone fancy a hand so I can learn a bit. I'm based in Bournemouth.
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Go for it get yourself a £50 Karcher and your in business.
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Yeah i was sort of expecting that, thanks Rob.
I've already spoken to Ben at Rutland Pumps who was extremely helpful regarding investing in a reasonable set up.
I've also seen some of your work Rob and i'm very impressed. Your videos too are very good.
It's a shame you can't be slightly more informative, but I guess you have your reasons.
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You won't go far wrong as far a equipment from Ben is concerned
I moved into pressure washing just under 2 years ago - it was a great move, there is a far bigger learning curve than the window cleaning side of things, but if your sensible the basics are pretty easy
I'm happy to answer where I can a few q's either here or just email
Darran
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Cheers Darran much appreciated.
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If you go onto the General cleaning section, and mention add on pressure washing you will get lots of helpful advice ;D
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You are soooooooooo cruel!
Darran
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If you go onto the General cleaning section, and mention add on pressure washing you will get lots of helpful advice ;D
Actually there is some good info to be had from that section but I don't fancy offering myself up as a human sacrifice!
I guess these guys get fed up of newbies potentially upsetting their business by offering cheaper prices etc. Fair enough!
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going in all guns blazing about how great a window cleaner you are and would like to dabble in a bit pressure washing with a karcher from Argos tends to ruffle a feather or two.
darran
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going in all guns blazing about how great a window cleaner you are and would like to dabble in a bit pressure washing with a karcher from Argos tends to ruffle a feather or two.
darran
Well no probs there, i'm not that great a window cleaner! ;D
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Actually there is some good info to be had from that section but I don't fancy offering myself up as a human sacrifice!
Robbo your comment above made me laugh :), at least you've got a sense of humour, Listen to Darran, he offers good advice.
Best regards
Lal
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Thank you
Darran
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Darren does give exeptionally good advice ;D
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Pressure washing is a brilliant job - personally I'd have never cleaned another window if I could have gotten enough pressure washing to keep me going full time!
It does have a bigger learning curve and much higher equipment and running costs - but even so I found it more profitable. AND it has awesome job satisfaction,... washing windows that are fairly clean already never bought me much joy, but pressure washing a filthy driveway & seeing it completely transformed really feels like you're achieving something. :)
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I love it when some poor, unsuspecting window cleaner pops up on the general cleaning section. The reaction from the dark side is hilarious.
"How dare you" is the general trend followed by "it's amateurs like you that bring the prices down"
They are actually very informative but don't like window cleaners doing it ad hoc.
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Thanks guys, I appreciate the feedback.
Thing is, I have a few customers who want some pressure washing done. I did recommend a 'friend of a friend' but I don't think anything came of it and now I am reluctant to recommend other people as it's my reputation also on the block.
I'd rather learn to do it properly and offer it myself.
Also like Nat says, I'd probably get a great sense of satisfaction from it. I love first cleans for the same reason.
Just like my women...the dirtier the better!
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The only drawback with pressure washing, unless you have been established a long time, the work is very seasonal !
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The only drawback with pressure washing, unless you have been established a long time, the work is very seasonal !
That's a good point. But i've already got my established window cleaning round so I would probably only do it during the spring and summer anyway. Probably only for my existing custies. If I fancied doing it all year then there is a huge leisure industry (hotels) where I am and I'm pretty good at getting work.
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dont forget its also hard work!pressure washing gives you numb hands and a sore neck from looking down instead of up!its messy and noisy too.
id rather clean decent priced regular large domestic window cleaning jobs any day over pressure washing.
the extra faff,extra expense etc is not worth it for me as a sole trader plus you need the room in your van for lugging the extra equipment around.(which is heavy!)
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Personally I love pressure washing, as not only do you get brilliant cleaning results, and customers appreciation, but once you turn up for a job you can be there all day without having to move the van !
Time flies as well, you get in the " Zone " ;D
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Personally I love pressure washing, as not only do you get brilliant cleaning results, and customers appreciation, but once you turn up for a job you can be there all day without having to move the van !
Time flies as well, you get in the " Zone " ;D
i get all that cleaning windows!maybe move the van twice most days! ;D
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I know we spoke about this already as an add on (deep cleaning hard floors) perfect for any window cleaner as you know your clients and they all have hard floors, this segment of cleaning is wide open and is really untapped as most guys don't realize how easy it can be to tap into this market, set up costs are minimal 150 quid and you are in a position to start earning 50 quid or more per hour, no back breaking work required as when you have the right solutions these deep cleaning tasks are relatively easy to carry out with results that give great job satisfaction as your clients will be over the moon with the finished results, no training required as the method we have developed can be used safely and effectively on any type of natural stone or hard floor, i am happy to share more information under no obligation for any guys who are interested, we are so confident with the results that our hard floor cleaning system will achieve on your clients hard floors that if you are not able to earn 50 quid or more per hour or you are not happy with the finished results achieved we will offer a full refund of your 150 quid and we will also cover any return postage costs, regards Tadgh info@jskcleaning.ie
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Personally I love pressure washing, as not only do you get brilliant cleaning results, and customers appreciation, but once you turn up for a job you can be there all day without having to move the van !
Time flies as well, you get in the " Zone " ;D
i get all that cleaning windows!maybe move the van twice most days! ;D
You have a little goldmine there Daz, not many compact rounds these days. We have probably a 200 sq mile area to cover, and all spaced out !
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dont forget its also hard work!pressure washing gives you numb hands and a sore neck from looking down instead of up!its messy and noisy too.
id rather clean decent priced regular large domestic window cleaning jobs any day over pressure washing.
the extra faff,extra expense etc is not worth it for me as a sole trader plus you need the room in your van for lugging the extra equipment around.(which is heavy!)
Daz you've hit the nail on the head!
To be honest I don't know if I'll get on with pressure washing or not. After all i'm not the biggest of guys 10st 7. I'm built for speed. That's why I need to try it first before I commit myself to a bigger van etc.
Which brings me back to my original question of does anyone know any courses or fancy a hand for a couple of days?
Thanks again for everyone's input.
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I went on a course a couple of years ago run by the water jetting association https://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=5&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0CDgQFjAE&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.waterjetting.org.uk%2Ftraining&ei=DMaCVcaKKMe1sQSl2rLADA&usg=AFQjCNEIvHfnvQnIKWUZagFiwYZevaDEeg
They cover more the health and safety aspect, rather than the practical side, but it is very good, and you get a city & guilds qualification.
You are welcome to come on a job with us, or I can talk you through the setup, and methods.
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Thanks Samson much appreciated. I'll see if I can get an offer closer to home.
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Pressure washing is a brilliant job - personally I'd have never cleaned another window if I could have gotten enough pressure washing to keep me going full time!
It does have a bigger learning curve and much higher equipment and running costs - but even so I found it more profitable. AND it has awesome job satisfaction,... washing windows that are fairly clean already never bought me much joy, but pressure washing a filthy driveway & seeing it completely transformed really feels like you're achieving something. :)
Great post - that's why I haven't cleaned a regular customers windows for ages - cane bear it no more !!
Been pressure washing almost 2 years, booked up pretty much all the time, always something different coming along and if you window clean you have a great customer base to start from
Darran
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Windows windows windows windows windows windows .................
Everyday double booked tonight, me on windows and a lad pressure washing, got to be done by 9am in the morning, 2 different sites, me battery died about midnight, an I phones don't rush to come back on....... At 2 phone comes back on, and message from lad, one of the neighbours round kicking off about noise ( it's about 250 yards away ) took pics of van and am getting reported to council............
I give him til 7 then am going back wether he's happy or not !
I going to do a few jobs now so I hope he's up early for work.