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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: john morris on April 26, 2008, 02:58:21 pm

Title: Cladding cleaning help.
Post by: john morris on April 26, 2008, 02:58:21 pm

Hi ,

 was asked to quote for window cleaning on a very big job, however when i met up again with top boss, he asked could i also do  the cladding.

I said yes, as i wanted the job & know i have no problems were the windows are concerned, but as i have never done cladding before i have a few concerns.

Can i clean the big panels traditionaly with pad and blade,, and as its new could i clean all lower level cladding with waterfed pole or would it scratch the material.

Starting it tuesday so need good advice, only got the go ahead yesterday.

Thanks.

Title: Re: Cladding cleaning help.
Post by: john morris on April 26, 2008, 09:02:43 pm

 ???

Title: Re: Cladding cleaning help.
Post by: stoner on April 26, 2008, 09:38:33 pm

if it was me id clean the lot with wfp ,quick and easy and never had any trouble with scratching

Title: Re: Cladding cleaning help.
Post by: Alex Wingrove on April 26, 2008, 09:55:27 pm

make sure you have a stiff brush and a stiff pole, a soft bristle does nothing

and some hard surface cleaner, oh and if the sun is shining sun glasses.

price it well, 100*5m took me 4 hours, and your not gonna want less than £200, it can hurt your shoulders and neck looking up at that angle for too long

Title: Re: Cladding cleaning help.
Post by: john morris on April 26, 2008, 10:10:57 pm

Thanks Alex,

Its priced up well at £6k, but just really concerned with scratching anything.

Lower level there is some bits of concrete (not much) whats best for that ?

Title: Re: Cladding cleaning help.
Post by: S.A.J on April 27, 2008, 08:36:05 am

Quote from: john morris on April 26, 2008, 10:10:57 pm

Its priced up well at £6k

 :o how big is this building. Good on you tho nice little earner  8)

Title: Re: Cladding cleaning help.
Post by: john morris on April 27, 2008, 02:20:44 pm

To be honest, it isnt huge.

It is big obviously, biggest i have ever took on. Thats why job must be done perfect.

Its for a major building company & they have no window cleaners on their database, only me now.

If the jobs a good result, i am then in a position to be introduced to the client, to see if i can continue to clean it.

The building is roughly 95ft high, so using bronto access equipment & hopefully a skylift scissor.

Just keeping my fingers crossed everything goes well, worrying myself a little.

Start tuesday & they want it finished by friday, will seriously struggle with that.

Title: Re: Cladding cleaning help.
Post by: ronnie paton on April 27, 2008, 02:50:41 pm

john you got 4 men on the job??? 4 days seems a short period un less you have the man power!

Title: Re: Cladding cleaning help.
Post by: john morris on April 27, 2008, 11:11:49 pm

Ronnie,

yes 4 of us will be starting it tuesday, just keeping fingers crossed things go ok