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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: Okmate on November 18, 2020, 08:10:15 am
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Hi guys I'm looking at attaining some quotes for the building below as I'm new to buildings this large and don't have a clue as to the cost, are there WFP's that would reach this high' anyone currently do similar jobs. be a huge help to me as I would really love to win this work, I've not long started on my own and currently only have 15 clients, not a lot aI know, But its only the start of things to come hopefully
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Rope access.
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The top balcony would put me off.
If I was gonna do it though I’d be thinking ‘how many houses at x amount can i clean in that time?’ and then add some on for it being a ballache.
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£250 - £300.
Assuming its regular.
Its half a days work. But Daz would do it in 45 minutes.
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What Simon said ^^? How many houses can you see. You’ll need a very long pole. The higher up the building the harder and slower the cleaning will be so factor that into the price too.
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What Simon said ^^? How many houses can you see. You’ll need a very long pole. The higher up the building the harder and slower the cleaning will be so factor that into the price too.
This alone would put me off as a newbie.
I have a 40' and I doubt I could reach the top floor with it. I would check out it my pole would reach the top windows before I quoted. If it didn't or I had to buy a pole especially for the job I would decline it.
Quote, get the job and then they cancel after a couple of cleans. He will now have a 50' pole he will hardly every use.
Using an old SLX40 at full reach is hard enough. I would hate to consider another 10' as a first timer with no experience of using a pole at that height..
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£350-400 depending on frequency.
Easy job with the correct length water fed pole.
Hope you get it 👍🏼
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I’d only personally take it on if I had the equipment to reach. (Don’t go buying a shiny new pole just for this job only)
I’d put a full days money on it, not because it would take a full day, but because I wouldn’t be starting any jobs after I’d finished it.
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This sort of building is best left to an experienced window cleaner, not one for a newbie I’m afraid.
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Easy job as Slacky said with the correct pole and extreme brush the top ones would be fine I’d go along the ones with the railing first with the brush turned upright and then clean the tops of those panes and rinse down from there,350-400 for me I’d say you could do that with breaks in less than a morning quiet comfortably.
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Rope access.
No viable points on the roof to tie off,
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You don’t need rope access for that you can do it all from the ground the lost most you’d need would be a longer gooseneck depending on how deep the glass is away from those top bars,it’s only 50 odd foot easy enough job I reckon there’s nothing in the way of 99% of those windows.
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You don’t need rope access for that you can do it all from the ground the lost most you’d need would be a longer gooseneck depending on how deep the glass is away from those top bars,it’s only 50 odd foot easy enough job I reckon there’s nothing in the way of 99% of those windows.
Every time you go there the clean those windows behind the grills will be open. ;D
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You don’t need rope access for that you can do it all from the ground the lost most you’d need would be a longer gooseneck depending on how deep the glass is away from those top bars,it’s only 50 odd foot easy enough job I reckon there’s nothing in the way of 99% of those windows.
^^^^ This from the same person that has previously said that it takes a year to learn how to wfp properly, yet here he is saying it’s an easy job for a newbie, despite the job probably requiring a 60’pole😲🤣
You couldn’t make it up😁
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Rope access.
No viable points on the roof to tie off,
If you do decide to put in a quote you might want to factor in that a decent pole to reach that height will set you back in the region of £1500-2000
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Rope access.
No viable points on the roof to tie off,
Use a deadweight trolley or A-frame anchor.
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Good idea let's get the Newby window cleaner with hardly any customers and experience to tie himself to roof and abseil down, insanity
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Sorry completely didn’t realise he was a newbie I didn’t read that bit,so much rubbish on here usually I don’t bother reading all the posts.
If a newbie did that he could end up making them look worse when he’s cleaned them,I would get someone to do it with you or for you that had the appropriate pole get him to do the top 3 floors pay him for that and do the rest yourself.
Sub it out to most people they’ll nick it off you do the lower levels and make sure you’re there when it’s cleaned.
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so much rubbish on here usually I don’t bother reading all the posts.
😂😂😂
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Good idea let's get the Newby window cleaner with hardly any customers and experience to tie himself to roof and abseil down, insanity
That wasn’t the idea, the idea was to sub it to an IRATA qualified abseiler, who will probably already have the deadweight trolley.
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You need experience using a pole at that height even on a still day with no wind.
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so much rubbish on here usually I don’t bother reading all the posts.
😂😂😂
Lmao
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Unless someone uses hot water I can’t take em seriously 🤣🤣🤣
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Rope access.
No viable points on the roof to tie off,
Use a deadweight trolley or A-frame anchor.
If he’s asking how to do the job and doesn’t know how to price it he certainly isn’t going to be rope access qualified , it’s an easy job from the ground for an experienced Wfp Guy , why on earth would you want to absail that ?. We are rope access qualified but wouldn’t Evan consider doing that building that way , the risk assessment would never stack up for doing it that way . Wfp every time on that type of building .
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There isn’t even any pillars to go round when you move along to the next window it looks easy money to me,Wagga could that with his trolley 🤣🤣 and Ali pole.
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I'm only making assumptions so I apologise in advance. 15 regular clients and new to this ?. I'd reckon on you needing a 60 ft pole that you probably haven't got ( to be fair most of us don't ). They're not cheap. Doubtful you'd have many other jobs you'd need it for. Even at the prices experienced willy wavers are quoting for this, you'd have to clean it several times to even break even and pay for the pole. In the current economic climate and pandemic , I'd only consider it if I already had the kit to reach it. Sorry, but I think it's a non starter. So many easier residential jobs out there to clean without having to invest in a pole for such a height.
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so much rubbish on here usually I don’t bother reading all the posts.
😂😂😂
lol there's irony...
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Unless someone uses hot water I can’t take em seriously 🤣🤣🤣
The funny thing is, IMO, because you rattle on about hot as often as you do I can't take you seriously.
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Hot Water rules WFP m8 no discussion about it summer-winter-fall,I can’t grasp how anyone would want to use cold water and hose like wire to earn their corn m8.
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£350. Every2 months
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He could get a couple of additional sections to his existing pole or even better, borrow a longer pole from another cleaner.
£400 every two months for me.
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He could get a couple of additional sections to his existing pole or even better, borrow a longer pole from another cleaner.
£400 every two months for me.
I very much doubt he has a pole that would be suitable for 6 storey work, at that height it’s not just a case of adding a couple of sections to an slx , you need specialist poles .
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5 Harris poles glued together ?
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He could get a couple of additional sections to his existing pole or even better, borrow a longer pole from another cleaner.
£400 every two months for me.
A couple of sections🙈 you would need a 60’ pole for that building. If I had spent 2 grand on a pole I don’t think I would be loaning it out.......especially to someone who has just started window cleaning.
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5 Harris poles glued together ?
;D
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5 Harris poles glued together ?
Maybe stand on his van roof too?
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He could get a couple of additional sections to his existing pole or even better, borrow a longer pole from another cleaner.
£400 every two months for me.
A couple of sections🙈 you would need a 60’ pole for that building. If I had spent 2 grand on a pole I don’t think I would be loaning it out.......especially to someone who has just started window cleaning.
Exactly!!!!! you do get some funny comments on here just shows half theses people haven’t got a clue what they are talking about add a couple of sections lol 😂😂😂😂😬 pribebly haven’t done anything higher than a two storey house
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Working at six storey is not for those who are not use to working at height. I regularly do 5 and 4 storey work repeatedly and wouldn't want to be doing it as a newbie with no experience other than domestic houses. Higher the pole in the wind the more it bends and can be taken in gusty winds, not recommended for those not use to working against the weather elements.
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Good idea let's get the Newby window cleaner with hardly any customers and experience to tie himself to roof and abseil down, insanity
That wasn’t the idea, the idea was to sub it to an IRATA qualified abseiler, who will probably already have the deadweight trolley.
That’s an even better idea....let’s get a newbie with 15 customers subbying work out to specialist companies😆
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to the OP....your well out of your depth with this job mate.....your gonna need a 60ft pole.......with very little experience of WFP......i decent pole to clean this job would be an xtreme.....the best would be an ultimate pole which would be preferable but costs a shedload of money which you can ill afford when starting out....its just not worth it
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Hi Darren
Have a word with a more experienced window cleaner in your town and sub it out to him and put £80 on top for yourself, if you don't get the work you have lost nothing,
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To be fair, you only gain experience from giving things a go.
If this is a regular job, and looks like it’ll stick for the long term, then I’d invest in the ultimate pole, and go for it.
It’s not easy at that height, but you can only learn on the job.
Perhaps he can practice at lower levels in the meantime.
I love jobs like this, so I’m biased.
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If it’s 50ft which it is at least means you are gonna need a 60ft pole coz working at that height you need the extra length so you are able to stand back far enough to actually clean the glass,you also want
someone with you when working at that height if there’s obstacles etc.
At first I didn’t realise you were new to this as said it’s not newbie work.
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He could get a couple of additional sections to his existing pole or even better, borrow a longer pole from another cleaner.
£400 every two months for me.
A couple of sections🙈 you would need a 60’ pole for that building. If I had spent 2 grand on a pole I don’t think I would be loaning it out.......especially to someone who has just started window cleaning.
Not only that, if you'd invested 2K in something as specialist as a high mod carbon 60 footer you'd be cleaning those jobs yourself !
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7 floors at the back NO THANK YOU leave it to the commercial guys
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Disaster waiting to happen if you are new to WFP and you tried cleaning that on your own imo.
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Disaster waiting to happen if you are new to WFP and you tried cleaning that on your own imo.
Why do you keep chirping in? Can’t you just say what you’ve got to say in one reply?
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I say I say disaster waiting to happen
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Darren I hope we've covered all the bases for you, any thoughts as to your next move, re quotation of said job