Clean It Up
UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: mick hay on November 16, 2007, 04:29:59 pm
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Couple of pics i took as i was cleaning this one. Was a right pain the muck was stuck to the roof, got there in the end though!!!!
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v307/niceguy2702/Picture036.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v307/niceguy2702/Picture035.jpg)
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That looks good did you use just water or did you use tfr on it first
Dean
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Just water straight from the tap and a lot of elbow grease!!!! ::)
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Well done
would you let me use one of those pictures on my website as i think they look great and i will never get around to doing a photo myself
Dean
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As your no where near me..yea no probs!!
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;D
You're a star
Dean
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Nice.
I did a roof this week and didn't get paid for it.
We agreed a price, I cleaned it, then found she'd gone out. >:(
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mick a bit of tfr would of made that lots easier!!
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Hi Mick.
Try using tfr, makes the job so much easier.
Macc
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Tried some tfr, didnt make any difference. it just literally ran off the muck!!
If you can imagine baked on bird s**t, thats what it was like, i never had one like this before. Also had the tree sap "spots" under it!!
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tree saps a pain. i got a job with leaded windows it doesnt come off two well luckly its only a couple of windows
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Tried some tfr, didnt make any difference. it just literally ran off the muck!!
I agree.
I tried many times it when valeting.
It's a waste of time, you're better off with a detergent like flash or jif.
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how much did you charge to clean the roof? and how long did it take you to do it?
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was roof and (2) sides, £150.
Took longer than i thought it ....took 3hrs ;)
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3 hours? :o :o
Longest I've ever spent on a conservatory is about 25-30 mins!
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3 hours? :o :o
Longest I've ever spent on a conservatory is about 25-30 mins!
Christ......i do tons of these.....norm is bout 1 1/2 hrs...roof and sides....this took longer cos of tree sap....
Most ive done in a day is 4!
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Mick is this the one you was saying you wasn't looking forward too?
4 in a day :o......ahh yes i remember ;D
Wayne
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Hi Mick,
You guys must be in the south - in the North I am luck to get £30.00
for the roof and maybe another £10.00 for the sides. Even lost a few quotes at these prices, but refused to go lower.
Spruce
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3 hours? :o :o
Longest I've ever spent on a conservatory is about 25-30 mins!
same here
the most ive charged for a con roof is £80, but that was a big roof. do you clean it with conservatory roof ladders too, or is it just with the pole?
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I just use the pole these days.
Used to do it with squeegee on a pole.
Most I've ever charged is about £10 or £15 I think.
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Hi Mick,
You guys must be in the south - in the North I am luck to get £30.00
for the roof and maybe another £10.00 for the sides. Even lost a few quotes at these prices, but refused to go lower.
Spruce
i'm in the north too!!!....ask and yee shall recieve!!
Hi wayne, i remember you came out that day to see what went on.....was a hot day too....!!!
A lot of you sell yourself short...i have a minimum charge of £100. If they say no, i walk on....in the summer i am unindated, wayne (pittmonkey) can vouch for that, and i never really have any problem with the prices i quote!!
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I just use the pole these days.
Used to do it with squeegee on a pole.
Most I've ever charged is about £10 or £15 I think.
£10/£15 for a roof? :o
Why so little? you can get more than that
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What? For 10-20 minutes work?
That's still £30-40 per hour. ???
How much would you charge a 3 bed house that you do in 15 minutes?
I'm not in the habit of ripping people off.
I'd rather have a good reputation.
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I have found tfr not to be very effective and vastly overrated on here. Maybe i have the wrong brand or maybe its really a degreaser for traffic film and not an algae remover. I think something more detergent based that lathers up would be better.
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i did a seriously green roof the other day with just water, also did a whole houses plastic yesterday again only pure water, is seem's to eat the alge
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If your customers outside tap is connected to their hose etc.just keep a constant
Flow of water till ya start breaking down all the encrusted `muck` etc.Brushing
And squeegging etc.till ya get somewhere near then finish off with pure water.
If not,it`s a case of finding any detergent that will have good `cling` and `searching`
Properties in it because of the slope to virtually any conservatory roof.Can anyone
Suggest a product that’s an improvement on tfr,jif,washing powder or anything else
That nearly everyone has said.Everything I`ve used just runs off the glass and into
The gutter before it`s had time to work.Not enough `dwell` time because of that 30
Degree or more slope.I`ve 2 to do next week but nothing like as bad in Mick`s photo.
Replies appreciated.
Lewis Doubtfire ( The Blade Runner )
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mick im local to you but i wouldnt get £100 for a roof unless it was huge, my prices start from £30-£100 but the one you showed looks like a small one alough it is really dirty wouldnt get more than £50.
there are some pics on my site and i have plenty on my computer always get great results! good job were not working on the same patch ;)
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mick im local to you but i wouldnt get £100 for a roof unless it was huge, my prices start from £30-£100 but the one you showed looks like a small one alough it is really dirty wouldnt get more than £50.
there are some pics on my site and i have plenty on my computer always get great results! good job were not working on the same patch ;)
£45 min charge unless it is regular clean
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ian you are down south and i think you can get slightly more but hey i do well and earn good money from them but good luck to any one that can get mega money for them, iv tried a couple of times but just cant sell it(they would rather do it them selves)
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I just use the pole these days.
Used to do it with squeegee on a pole.
Most I've ever charged is about £10 or £15 I think.
:o :o :o
I only do regular cleans on a roof for that, if its a one off its between £50 & £125 depending on the state
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mick im local to you but i wouldnt get £100 for a roof unless it was huge, my prices start from £30-£100 but the one you showed looks like a small one alough it is really dirty wouldnt get more than £50.
there are some pics on my site and i have plenty on my computer always get great results! good job were not working on the same patch ;)
£45 min charge unless it is regular clean
I could only side 4 sides, :-\
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I just use the pole these days.
Used to do it with squeegee on a pole.
Most I've ever charged is about £10 or £15 I think.
:o :o :o
I only do regular cleans on a roof for that, if its a one off its between £50 & £125 depending on the state
I'll repeat my previous post... ::)
What? For 10-20 minutes work?
That's still £30-40 per hour. ???
How much would you charge a 3 bed house that you do in 15 minutes?
I'm not in the habit of ripping people off.
I'd rather have a good reputation.
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I just use the pole these days.
Used to do it with squeegee on a pole.
Most I've ever charged is about £10 or £15 I think.
:o :o :o
I only do regular cleans on a roof for that, if its a one off its between £50 & £125 depending on the state
I'll repeat my previous post... ::)
What? For 10-20 minutes work?
That's still £30-40 per hour. ???
How much would you charge a 3 bed house that you do in 15 minutes?
I'm not in the habit of ripping people off.
I'd rather have a good reputation.
10-20 mins work on a bad roof is very quick, maybe the other that charge more take there time and do a good job (not saying you dont in anyway before you think it) 10 mins is way to quick for a quality job on a con roof IMO and 20 is pushing it
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Like `Squeaky` I`ll repeat my orginal post.It`s what to use to soften up the
Crud and muck,not what ya charging ! No one can do a roof like whats in
Mick`s photo in 10 minutes,perhaps not in an hour and 10 minutes.Everything
Seems to come down to pounds and euros with some.I`ve never started a `flame
War` yet but I guess there`s always a first time.Any takers ?
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Like `Squeaky` I`ll repeat my orginal post.It`s what to use to soften up the
Crud and muck,not what ya charging ! No one can do a roof like whats in
Mick`s photo in 10 minutes,perhaps not in an hour and 10 minutes.Everything
Seems to come down to pounds and euros with some.I`ve never started a `flame
War` yet but I guess there`s always a first time.Any takers ?
What is a flame War? as it sounds interesting lol , Lewis without reading all the pointless posts what do you use? and where do you get it from?
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Unger gell?
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You can get a much better brush for rippin through the muck on con roofs and stuff than the standard window one. Vikan do a much harder bristle one which would eat that stuff on that roof wayyyy fatster than the one n the pic. 30 secs to change brush.
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3 hrs !!!!!!!!!! did you clean it with a tooth brush? ;D
i must be lucky because i have never come across a conservatory roof that took so long to clean
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3 hrs !!!!!!!!!! did you clean it with a tooth brush? ;D
i must be lucky because i have never come across a conservatory roof that took so long to clean
I've cleaned hundreds of conservatories, and not come across one like this...in fact, a toothbrush would have been a choice tool to clean it the muck was that thick and solid, as i said, it was like baked on bird s**t!!!
I usually finish a conservatory (top to bottom) in 1 1/2 - 2 hrs, whether i have to use a roof ladder or not.You can get a much better brush for rippin through the muck on con roofs and stuff than the standard window one. Vikan do a much harder bristle one which would eat that stuff on that roof wayyyy fatster than the one n the pic. 30 secs to change brush.
Do yu know which brush this is, would like to be prepared if i ever get another one like this .
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well done mick good photos, but this must have took a lot elbow grease or that
magical cleaning solutions you are waiting to introduce
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A very high flow of really HOT di water works better on algae than TFR as it loosens it up nicely without the need to wait 10-15 mins for the TFR to loosen the dirt.