Clean It Up
UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: alanwilson on April 17, 2008, 11:37:22 pm
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If all your round was bungalows and you could therefore reach every window from the ground - would you spend the money and go wfp or would you stay trad?
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Stay traditional
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stay trad
brett
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Probably would stay traditional, although saying that, I don't know, it's certainly easier to clean upvc frames with it I bet.
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stay trad
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WFP I have customers who wouldn't want it done any other way.
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Wfp is still quicker on most bungalows, so I would still use wfp!!
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groundhog isn't it about walking away leaving a top job rather than quicker and more money? that's just a bonus surely ;)
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groundhog isn't it about walking away leaving a top job rather than quicker and more money? that's just a bonus surely ;)
I do leave a top job, and earn top money as well!!! ;)
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groundhog isn't it about walking away leaving a top job rather than quicker and more money? that's just a bonus surely ;)
in a polite way..... NO........ I get out of bed for the money not my pride of doing a top job in a nutshell.
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I take pride in my work and personally cant understand how your happy doing a job just for financial benefit only, sure its great making good money but how loyal will your customers be if they start with the money first attitude ???
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Given that it's just so easy to wash the frames at the same time as the windows and the difference that it makes to the overall appearance, I think wfp is the way to go even on bungalows.
I have a brush attached to an telescopic broom handle for bungalows. It's about 3 foot collapsed and five foot extended. That's long enough to reach the difficult windows behind bushes etc and short enough so you're not decapiating garden gnomes with the back end of your 6 foot long pole.
If you want, you could always squeegee off, I suppose. But why would you want to do that?
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WFP
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There used to be a window cleaner in Ruislip years ago who only did bungalows. One of the Sunday papers did a story on him and he became a bit of a celebrity.
The story in the paper twisted the truth and made out he wouldn't climb ladders because he was afraid but the truth was he had a deformed leg and as he got older his hip gave out. I met him once.
However, it proves that it is possible to build a round of all bungalows and I have actually thought about it for when I get older.
It would mean you wouldn't have to worry about ladder bans or hosepipe bans. There are enough bungalows round here to do it. What an easy life
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When I switched my round was mostly bungalows, sometimes I would go out the whole day with only a point. I found that once your up to speed wfp that it is faster on bungalows and does a better job.
Many bungalows have been converted to houses with awkward dormer roofs that are ideal for wfp. I would probably spend the money as then you can happily widen out else where.
Oh and when I made the change I only lost one bungalow who had leaky windows. She was all on her own though, so it did me a favor.
Simon.
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same as last post
WFP
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If all your round was bungalows and you could therefore reach every window from the ground - would you spend the money and go wfp or would you stay trad?
go wfp, trad is to much like hard work in the rain
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thanks guys, I was wondering what I would have done but having thought about it I'm pretty sure I'd be wfp too, faster, easier, still top quality job too.
thanks
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There used to be a window cleaner in Ruislip years ago who only did bungalows. One of the Sunday papers did a story on him and he became a bit of a celebrity.
The story in the paper twisted the truth and made out he wouldn't climb ladders because he was afraid but the truth was he had a deformed leg and as he got older his hip gave out. I met him once.
However, it proves that it is possible to build a round of all bungalows and I have actually thought about it for when I get older.
It would mean you wouldn't have to worry about ladder bans or hosepipe bans. There are enough bungalows round here to do it. What an easy life
with wfp you can still have an easy life... later , as we get older...
doing tops and bottoms.... simply drop the awkward ones or above conservatories.
how hard is a straight forward semi. ?.... just keep it part time...
but i would hope i would be the chief ,in my office by then lol.
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Vince Green Said -
However, it proves that it is possible to build a round of all bungalows and I have actually thought about it for when I get older.
Im always thinking of building a round of just bungalows but i would have to travel miles to get enough.
Maybe build a mini round with just bungalows ;D
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part time.. for retirement purposes... better than golf....
what happens when most people retire?... dont say it.... :-X
so a round, part time... just bungalows.... ideal therapy.
and nice little earner. :)
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Vince Green Said -
However, it proves that it is possible to build a round of all bungalows and I have actually thought about it for when I get older.
Im always thinking of building a round of just bungalows but i would have to travel miles to get enough.
Maybe build a mini round with just bungalows ;D
you and 100's if not 1000's of others Good luck I have about 30 maybe 40 of them on my rounds. I wouls swop all my work tomorrow for b'lows anyday of the week if they are priced right.
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you had a drink ian....? ;D... priced price
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you had a drink ian....? ;D... priced price
lol, priced right even * ::)
corona and a slice maybe affecting my type
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whats a slice ;D
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I take pride in my work and personally cant understand how your happy doing a job just for financial benefit only, sure its great making good money but how loyal will your customers be if they start with the money first attitude ???
I agree, I like to provide a good service so customers will want to stay with me, I've been wc'ing for years now and have learnt to take pride in what I do, it's not just about the money!
I'm doing much better when it comes to picking up new customers and just generally doing better in business and I'm sure its because Ive got a more professional attitude ;)
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WFP, no question for me, I'm not going to claim WFP does a better job but I will claim it does a more thorough job and of course it is easier on the body and you can work quicker thereby earning more money.
Also of course, just like any other type of house, you have all kinds of different windows in different bungalows and on leaded and georgian windows WFP is most certainly better.
There are also a great many awkward windows on bungalows, just because they are lower doesn't mean they are not difficult to get at...
Ian
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I agree with Ian about the awkward windows. A lot of bungalows have the dreaded rose bushes at the front. This, I think, is because the bungalows tends to house older people who like their rose bushes.
It does make them more difficult to clean.
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i have a round of shops and bungalows only . forced into this after an accident of a ladder. been window cleaning for 16 years. i would prefer to do houses as more money can be earned. most of my customers are retired and want to talk to you when trying to collect the money so slows you down. i use trad and wfp and am looking to take on houses this year much easier with the system. have to change all my advertising and web site www.shopwindowcleaning.co.uk
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I would do both trad and wfp. If they are leaded then wfp is far quicker and easier. If the windows "sheet" well then I would use wfp even if they are plain glass.
I like wfp but I still think trad has its place.
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i have a few bungalows i use wfp only because there lead, if there normal traditianl baby
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some honest opinions there, thanks lads and laddesses, I would happily take a 20% drop in turnover if it was a;ll bungalows, thats being honest.
on a more honest note I shouldn't have drunk so much rounf the pub tonight, spent nearly £100 on drinkn and its tareting to shpow
nite ninte
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phew! gopd job yourt speelinng wasn''t affocted! ;D
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£100 ? You are definitely going to the wrong pub