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Title: Two men teams
Post by: dave0123 on July 29, 2009, 04:23:49 pm

I still do some houses trad.


Just wondering what would you say is best with two men working??

two lads on one house? one doing top windows and another bottoms.

or one cleaner for each house if close together? split when you get out the van and one does say no 4 and the other number 8 like that?


Thanks

Title: Re: Two men teams
Post by: DaveG on July 29, 2009, 04:26:30 pm

When i worked trad it was always one at the back and one at the front

Title: Re: Two men teams
Post by: john k on July 29, 2009, 04:30:31 pm

me too one at the back on at the front so you keep out of each others way ;D

Title: Re: Two men teams
Post by: mr D on July 29, 2009, 04:36:57 pm

one top one bottom IMO.

Title: Re: Two men teams
Post by: GWCS on July 29, 2009, 04:38:53 pm

i always used to do 1 top and one bottom.

The more experienced at the top and the less at the bottom.

Once the guys at the top finished he would then knock, or leave payment slip.

That way you only need one big and one small point ladder.

Title: Re: Two men teams
Post by: cozy on July 29, 2009, 04:41:40 pm

Same here, but if both know what they are doing, in a very compact round then 2 can work on different houses in the same street, then you don't get in eachothers way. It's trial and error really.

Title: Re: Two men teams
Post by: dave0123 on July 29, 2009, 04:58:24 pm

Thanks for the replys.

alot of people saying one at the front one at the back, i thought one per house would be faster as it cuts down alot of time.

if it takes 20 mins for one man to clean a 3 bed semi then two people doing one house in 20 - 25 mins is cutting some time. I understand the other person would not be as fast as me maybe and so on.

I might try the front/back way then.

Title: Re: Two men teams
Post by: Platinum NW on July 29, 2009, 04:58:28 pm

I did the other - i did the top and he did the bottom that way when i timed us we did the house in the same amount of time - we just did the front (In half the time)then jumped on the backs and that was it

Plus its extra company

Title: Re: Two men teams
Post by: martinsadie on July 29, 2009, 06:52:05 pm

a house apiece for me

Title: Re: Two men teams
Post by: ronaldo on July 29, 2009, 07:14:50 pm

One back and one on the front, and meet round the sides !

Title: Re: Two men teams
Post by: cozy on July 29, 2009, 07:16:13 pm

sounds like my hairstyle ???

Title: Re: Two men teams
Post by: Dean Taberner on July 29, 2009, 07:18:23 pm

Work together on the same house,

Either with 2 ladders or 1 top 1 bottom,

Best to stick together for footing dodgy climbs,

Even better go wfp and have 1 wfping the tops and 1 trading the bottoms,

Dean

Title: Re: Two men teams
Post by: STEVE-UK on July 29, 2009, 07:30:53 pm

Ive been thinking about this also but wfp only, if your charging £20 and your currently doing it in 25 mins on your own then 2 of you turn up and do it in 10mins, dont people get funny paying £20.00 for 10 mins  work(in there eyes) although we all know its the same, i already get comments now of 'thats quick'