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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: kris martin on August 22, 2008, 09:29:32 pm

Title: who does top frame
Post by: kris martin on August 22, 2008, 09:29:32 pm: i was just wondering how many of us do top frames and how many of us just glass, this may of been done before so if it has sorry guys but i wanna know..
Title: Re: who does above frames
Post by: NWH on August 22, 2008, 09:31:31 pm: PVC i do it all tops sides sills the lot,if it`s good conditioned paintwork i`ll do near enough the same anything else gets a squirt and run lol. ;D ;D
Title: Re: who does above frames
Post by: steve a on August 22, 2008, 09:42:44 pm: PVC frames ground floor, Yes.

1st floor sometimes, depends on the job.

Above that, No.

Also got to take into account if they have those dreaded vents.

Steve a
Title: Re: who does above frames
Post by: Oakley Windows on August 22, 2008, 10:40:40 pm: If they havent got vents then why on earth not? Nought above them to bugger the job surely the job'll be better if its all done.
Title: Re: who does above frames
Post by: LWC on August 22, 2008, 10:41:45 pm: i do on the first clean, after that just generally the glass
Title: Re: who does above frames
Post by: ronnie paton on August 23, 2008, 09:55:21 am: no on most i dont i find it can cause too amny problems on a lot of my jobs.
Title: Re: who does above frames
Post by: AuRavelling79 on August 23, 2008, 11:29:56 am: UPVC First clean - always and thoroughly including vented windows.

Then:-

Approximately every other time.
Title: Re: who does above frames
Post by: kris martin on August 23, 2008, 12:28:17 pm: Quote from: ronnie paton on August 23, 2008, 09:55:21 am
no on most i dont i find it can cause too amny problems on a lot of my jobs.
thats what i think, you just have to be careful not to splash the top frame when your doing the top of the window or that will cost you problems also...
Title: Re: who does above frames
Post by: macmac on August 23, 2008, 01:07:07 pm: Quote from: ronnie paton on August 23, 2008, 09:55:21 am
no on most i dont i find it can cause too amny problems on a lot of my jobs.

Ditto.
Master the technique of glass only wfp & you'll be flying. :D

Tony
Title: Re: who does top frame
Post by: Paul Coleman on August 23, 2008, 02:43:14 pm: Quote from: kris martin on August 22, 2008, 09:29:32 pm
i was just wondering how many of us do top frames and how many of us just glass, this may of been done before so if it has sorry guys but i wanna know..

Depends. I do top frame where reasonably practical. Sometimes it's too awkward to do if brickwork is too close and sometimes tile hanging is too close so I leave it on such jobs as the quality control or the danger of breaking tiles is too difficult. Occasionally I won't do it if I'm in a hurry too. Leaving it once in a while won't hurt so long as it's usually done regularly.
Title: Re: who does top frame
Post by: steven ainger on August 23, 2008, 04:11:56 pm: i always do the top frame, and i even do the vents on downstairs, on the first clean i do the vents first, then when i come back to do the final rinse of the glass i give the vent a wipe with a scrim. never had a problem and it makes the job look better as well.
Title: Re: who does top frame
Post by: matt on August 23, 2008, 07:35:22 pm: glass only

the brush does do the bevel of the bead, but thats it