Clean It Up
UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: markybop on January 10, 2007, 06:53:38 pm
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Got asked to clean this bad boy of a conservatory! ;D
Not sure wot to price, still umin an arrin cos the glass is like paper....
Wot u guys think?
Any 1 hazard a guess on a quote? :-\
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Glass is like paper?
Run, Forrest, run! ;D
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Well you know wot i mean, its pretty old glass, wots it called picture glass, would need to be gentle on it wi ma brush!
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i would say around the £100 mark just to clean the glass, maybe a little more.
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I use to clean a conservatory like that but it was twice the size and half as high again and all the windows were georgian panes which I use to clean once a month. I packed it in after several months because after a couple hours work I was starting to see red spots before my eyes.
The largest greenhouse I've ever cleaned was 60ft high by240ft long by 120ft wide. Got a lovely sun tan from the glare and the heat coming off the glass was unbearable. on a hot sunny day.
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Do they want just the glass cleaning or the upvc too.
If its just glass and in decent nick I would warn them of the possibility of glass breakage and if they still want it doing charge about £80.
It would only take half hour with wfp. :)
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i think it would be worth pricing a little higher and taking a little longer. That way you can put less pressure on the glass and take a little longer on it. That was you will have very little chance on breaking anything.
i do agree though, you would have to warm them first.
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Just the glass and its not upvc, its flakey paint, u reckon it wud only take half an hr though???
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i think half an hour is a bit too quick.
£120 and take two hours if need be . £60 an hour isnt bad money at all!!
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It looks like it needs knocking down, not cleaning! ;)
Is it just the roof you are pricing for, all the whole thing?
Andy
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Overquote, take your time and use caution!
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whole thing im quoting for, but prob just do roof waterfed and wot i can reach trad........
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Tell them you'll do it once the painter's finished!
Look at it - when was the last time it was done? If it was trad, they needed sky-hooks.
You'll have to go along each level of panes twice, frames then panes, then down to the next level to do the same. Work out your price from that but then add on time for cleaning out your brush at least once every level.
It's not too clear, but are the sloping panels framed or are they overlapping :o
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Got asked to clean this bad boy of a conservatory! ;D
Not sure wot to price, still umin an arrin cos the glass is like paper....
Wot u guys think?
Any 1 hazard a guess on a quote? :-\
Just make sure u do it on a day im not with you !!!!!!!!!! :p
/ian
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Hi Markybop
start at 300 quid
and then you have got every event covered
if you brake or even crack one of those pains it going to cost you no less than 100 quid to get it repaired, and if you brake one of the beveled glass bits you can kiss any thing you thought you might earn goodbye :'(
as in malc(g)OLDS QUOTE .
RUN RUN RUN :-X
Andy
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It looks like it needs knocking down, not cleaning! ;)
Is it just the roof you are pricing for, all the whole thing?
Andy
I was thinking that myself Andy.
Are they sure they want it cleaned? It's probably only the dirt that's still holding it up.
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craig murry would do that for twenty quid!!
he would balance on the beams sqeege and soaper in one hand scrim over the sholder! ;D
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hes a cowboy !
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hey eddie
i seen craig cleaning windows yesterday he uses his motorbike with a trailer attached to it with his ladders in the trailer . i have never seen anything like it in my life.
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u gota b kiddin window wonder,
wot a state man
complete cowboy, better of gettin an old tranny van!
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has he got a licence yet ????
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sorry to go off topic for those who dont know
"craig murray" he was a small time actor that was pretty famous localy in dumbartonshire who left acting to simplify his life , he gave an interview in the local paper on how money was not important to him he simply wanted to make a living and feel like he had worked for it and he enjoyed working out side.
i have respect for the guy even though he is a bit excentric he is known localy to everyone
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he must have seen the light as well then. . . . . . .
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i think he did get a licence after his run in with the police
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with the police ????
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how much wud u quote for it then "window wonder"
wi ur b&q ladders an a holy scrim?
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Hav you got insurance and a licence urself window wonder?
camel rafter straw and eye comes too mind!
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licence to drive marky LOL
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Right back to the topic,
How much wud u or wudn't quote trad or wfp?
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ok, time wise it gonna take you a good morning & a bit to clean it properly look at the dirt on it, 2 guys a morning, so i would say 150-200 £
8)
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I think the old grannie wud have a heart attack on the spot if i told her that Eddie. :o
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Got asked to clean this bad boy of a conservatory! ;D
Not sure wot to price, still umin an arrin cos the glass is like paper....
Wot u guys think?
Any 1 hazard a guess on a quote? :-\
Before I would even consider the price I would get my steps out and thoroughly check the glass.
You may find the job will cost you more in replacing glass panes and leaks etc... than its worth.
Thats the trouble with these old conservatories, very elegant by very unstable.
Tread with caution??
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Hav you got insurance and a licence urself window wonder?
camel rafter straw and eye comes too mind!
yea licence to thrill!!
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I'd charge 80 quid if its a regular job, 3 or 4 times that if it's a one off and covered in moss and stuff- in which case I'd rather avoid it altogether though!
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Don't worry about having to pay for replacement panes - get the customer to sign a disclaimer first - you can't be responsible for the delapidated condition of the conservatory, if they want it cleaned they must take the risk.
Some years ago I was asked to quote to clean a job where the majority of the glass was over a pitched roof. The pitch was gentle enough not to make it dangerous to walk on, but the tiles were old clay ones, and many of them were cracked already. I told the owner that I wouldn't be responsible for any breakages as the only way to get at them (this was pre WFP) was to walk on the roof. He wouldn't accept that, saying that if I broke any, I should pay.
I didn't do the job >:(
Cheers,
Ian
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i would charge 120 to 150 and take all day if i had to. i certainly wouldn't rush a delicate job like that. ;)
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lot of work there £200