Clean It Up
UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: Scottish Cleaning Service on October 06, 2025, 08:28:12 pm
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Not sure if its because most of my work is wet but I'm certainly managing more cleans now bar one. I spent 5 minutes trying to get some marks off an upstairs window till the customer opened the window and told me kids had thrown a stone at in. Just wondering if I'm getting faster or everyone else is quicker when the windows are wet. 🤔
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Not quite sure if it's what you're getting at but I work noticeably faster when the weather is damp, as in the damp days of autumn, winter and early springtime. In some ways I prefer working in the winter than those hot, dry and very dusty days of summer when I work slower and use quite a bit more water.
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Not sure if its because most of my work is wet but I'm certainly managing more cleans now bar one. I spent 5 minutes trying to get some marks off an upstairs window till the customer opened the window and told me kids had thrown a stone at in. Just wondering if I'm getting faster or everyone else is quicker when the windows are wet. 🤔
I thought you had “been in this game” for 5 years?
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Not sure if its because most of my work is wet but I'm certainly managing more cleans now bar one. I spent 5 minutes trying to get some marks off an upstairs window till the customer opened the window and told me kids had thrown a stone at in. Just wondering if I'm getting faster or everyone else is quicker when the windows are wet. 🤔
I thought you had “been in this game” for 5 years?
Been in the game 6 years now and I am flying through my work when the weather is wet. I used to skip rainy days because I thought it would be miserable but now I'm finding it enjoyable. Work faster because windows are wet, customers see you are not just a sunshine cleaner and it can be difficult. Some offer me a cup of tea and ask why I'm out in this weather. I just tell them I have alot more customers now and it rains every second day in Scotland. Have plenty of light jackets, hats, caps and gloves to swap over when they are wet.
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Definitely quicker when its cooler, over cast, damp, raining.
Summer is the worst time, more stuff stuck to windows and you have to rinse longer to avoid spotting.
I like cleaning in light rain, its much more pleasant than sweating your nuts off.
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Definitely quicker when its cooler, over cast, damp, raining.
Summer is the worst time, more stuff stuck to windows and you have to rinse longer to avoid spotting.
I like cleaning in light rain, its much more pleasant than sweating your nuts off.
Less junk in gardens too in winter,less windows open and customers are less inclined to come out and talk to you slowing you down!
Winter definitely has its perks....
Downsides are making sure our equipment doesn't freeze but thats it really!🙂👍