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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: Dave Willis on July 30, 2015, 08:22:43 pm

Title: Tomorrows challenge.
Post by: Dave Willis on July 30, 2015, 08:22:43 pm
Someone phoned for a windowcleaner tonight. I started to tell her I had no more spaces left but asked her if I had been recommended by anyone. She said if she had been would I take her on? I tried to explain how difficult it was when people recommend me ad I turn them down. Anyway .............. she started to explain that the last couple of window cleaners they had tried used "long pole things and just squirted the windows and left them covered in spots" apparently they were always worse after they cleaned them than before they turned up.
Going to have a look tomorrow and try to improve things - might be a good reason they are so bad - we will see.
Title: Re: Tomorrows challenge.
Post by: Don Kee on July 30, 2015, 08:25:58 pm
How many posts until someone cracks a 'vision' joke do you reckon?
Title: Re: Tomorrows challenge.
Post by: Dave Willis on July 30, 2015, 08:44:03 pm
I've got loads lined up.
Title: Re: Tomorrows challenge.
Post by: Rich Wilts on July 30, 2015, 08:46:02 pm
You mean you've got loads of Vision?
Title: Re: Tomorrows challenge.
Post by: Don Kee on July 30, 2015, 09:13:06 pm
So much vision its almost x-ray...
Title: Re: Tomorrows challenge.
Post by: Jonny 87 on July 30, 2015, 10:44:10 pm
Someone phoned for a windowcleaner tonight. I started to tell her I had no more spaces left but asked her if I had been recommended by anyone. She said if she had been would I take her on? I tried to explain how difficult it was when people recommend me ad I turn them down. Anyway .............. she started to explain that the last couple of window cleaners they had tried used "long pole things and just squirted the windows and left them covered in spots" apparently they were always worse after they cleaned them than before they turned up.
Going to have a look tomorrow and try to improve things - might be a good reason they are so bad - we will see.

Options are......

Previously Terrible window cleaner
Or oxidising frames leaving spots.

There is also another option in that she is as mad as a ships cat but I hope for your sake Dave that's not the case.
Title: Re: Tomorrows challenge.
Post by: tlwcs on July 31, 2015, 08:08:14 pm
mines 20/20  ;D
Title: Re: Tomorrows challenge.
Post by: Dave Willis on August 01, 2015, 07:07:53 am
Turned out there was a massive oak tree near the front of the house and pine trees to the side. Took a lot of scrubbing though and had to go over it three times incuding G101 and then Viakal  :o
New build too so maybe the builders had hosed it down at some point. Unfortunately she wants me to continue with the regular clean.
Title: Re: Tomorrows challenge.
Post by: Smurf on August 01, 2015, 09:16:51 am
Turned out there was a massive oak tree near the front of the house and pine trees to the side. Took a lot of scrubbing though and had to go over it three times incuding G101 and then Viakal  :o
New build too so maybe the builders had hosed it down at some point. Unfortunately she wants me to continue with the regular clean.

Sounds like you worked hard on that one. How long did it take and how much did you charge?
Title: Re: Tomorrows challenge.
Post by: Dave Willis on August 01, 2015, 12:30:59 pm
£60 an hour - took me ten minutes.
Title: Re: Tomorrows challenge.
Post by: Smurf on August 01, 2015, 10:53:11 pm
£60 an hour - took me ten minutes.

So are you saying ten squid then?
Title: Re: Tomorrows challenge.
Post by: Bungle on August 01, 2015, 11:07:18 pm
£60 an hour - took me ten minutes.

So are you saying ten squid then?

Well worked out  ::)roll
Title: Re: Tomorrows challenge.
Post by: Smurf on August 01, 2015, 11:20:41 pm
£60 an hour - took me ten minutes.

So are you saying ten squid then?

Well worked out  ::)roll

Thanks  ;D
Title: Re: Tomorrows challenge.
Post by: Smurf on August 01, 2015, 11:22:43 pm
That sounds very cheap to me  :o
No wonder they want it done regular now  ;D
Title: Re: Tomorrows challenge.
Post by: Dave Willis on August 02, 2015, 08:03:52 am
 ;D I never reveal my true earnings. That's between me, my accountant and unfortunately the tax man.