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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: nathankaye on February 26, 2018, 12:56:28 pm

Title: Worse than juliet balcony
Post by: nathankaye on February 26, 2018, 12:56:28 pm

Flipping designers

(http://www.cleanitup.co.uk/smf/1519649719_Screenshot_20180226-125414.png)

Lets stick some reinforced glass in front instead of a juliet balcony. Forget getting a window cleaner, do them yourselves you lazy home owner is what they must be thinking

Title: Re: Worse than juliet balcony
Post by: Stoots on February 26, 2018, 03:33:25 pm

I hate these new build with the metal frames and stupid balcony's.

Thankfully I don't have any anymore

Title: Re: Worse than juliet balcony
Post by: nathankaye on February 26, 2018, 03:51:42 pm

Yea, this was a one off for a good customer who asked. Think its her daughters house. Initially I thought, great a new area I'll post some flyers whilst im there. Then i saw what they looked like and thought better of it

Title: Re: Worse than juliet balcony
Post by: Don Kee on February 26, 2018, 04:23:05 pm

Stick your flyers through anyway and just explain you cant do the bottom half of the window...?

Title: Re: Worse than juliet balcony
Post by: Den68 on February 26, 2018, 04:49:09 pm

Quote from: Don Kee on February 26, 2018, 04:23:05 pm

Stick your flyers through anyway and just explain you cant do the bottom half of the window...?

That’s exactly what  I do, apart from one enormous house where I do the insides every 8 weeks so I trad the windows and use a internal cleaning pad vikan easyshine as best as I can on the inside balcony bit of a pain I must admit.

Title: Re: Worse than juliet balcony
Post by: Bungle on February 26, 2018, 07:28:04 pm

Quote from: nathankaye on February 26, 2018, 12:56:28 pm

Flipping designers

(http://www.cleanitup.co.uk/smf/1519649719_Screenshot_20180226-125414.png)

Lets stick some reinforced glass in front instead of a juliet balcony. Forget getting a window cleaner, do them yourselves you lazy home owner is what they must be thinking

Lazy builder left a splat of white paint on the brickwork.

Title: Re: Worse than juliet balcony
Post by: the king on February 26, 2018, 08:32:55 pm

ive got a few of these jobs but one of them gives me the key to her house on the same day i clean the building she works in so i can clean both sides ect but the other ones i tell them sorry cant get to the doors

Title: Re: Worse than juliet balcony
Post by: britishwill on February 27, 2018, 03:17:57 pm

I have about 5 of these types of houses. The way I get around it is too put some pole hose on a brush head and go up a ladder and use it with my hand that way you can do all 3 sides of the glass. Works for me and I do not have to go inside anymore.

Title: Re: Worse than juliet balcony
Post by: Simon Trapani on February 27, 2018, 03:25:22 pm

I'd rather just ditch the job(s).

Title: Re: Worse than juliet balcony
Post by: nathankaye on February 27, 2018, 03:30:26 pm

Quote from: Simon Trapani on February 27, 2018, 03:25:22 pm

I'd rather just ditch the job(s).

Absolutely,, i did this as a one off clean for a good customer, but no way would i canvass the area for more work

Title: Re: Worse than juliet balcony
Post by: Blackadder on February 28, 2018, 01:24:24 pm

I have a set of new build townhouses where I have every customer, they all have these stupid balconies in triplicate, I have to do them on a Saturday or Sunday due to the fact I have to go inside every house to trad the balconies, it’s every 8 weeks and I get lots of tea and cake plus about £300....but I still dread the day it comes up  ;D