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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: sparklebright on August 04, 2009, 09:44:08 pm

Title: Expensive disaster.
Post by: sparklebright on August 04, 2009, 09:44:08 pm
Knew that would get your attention.

Cleaning above a glass canopy today with my 45ft tucker pole when one of the clips caught the edge, not hard just caught it.
Being toughened glass it shattered. >:(

According to a double glazing friend of mine, in excess of £2500 worth. Luckily my Public liability will cover it, (i've checked) but there will be a £250 excess.
Got to fill the forms in and see how we go.


I was lucky though because I was so shell-shocked by this that on leaving site I didn't clamp on double 7metre ladders, drove home 4 miles away and they didn't fall off. :o
Now that could have been expensive

So what's your most expensive accident.
Title: Re: Expensive disaster.
Post by: Craig - CW Window Cleaning on August 04, 2009, 09:50:17 pm
only had one cleaning a lean to roof made of glass with the wire in it and droped my unger brush on to it which cracked the glass,
it cost £200 to replace.
Title: Re: Expensive disaster.
Post by: RK Cleaning Services on August 04, 2009, 10:10:30 pm
That remines me my P/L has run out.
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Post by: traps7 on August 04, 2009, 10:15:57 pm
So what clips fell and from what sort of height?
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Post by: stephen s on August 04, 2009, 10:58:10 pm
Knew that would get your attention.

Cleaning above a glass canopy today with my 45ft tucker pole when one of the clips caught the edge, not hard just caught it.
Being toughened glass it shattered. >:(

According to a double glazing friend of mine, in excess of £2500 worth. Luckily my Public liability will cover it, (i've checked) but there will be a £250 excess.
Got to fill the forms in and see how we go.


I was lucky though because I was so shell-shocked by this that on leaving site I didn't clamp on double 7metre ladders, drove home 4 miles away and they didn't fall off. :o
Now that could have been expensive

So what's your most expensive accident.















Is your name Frank Spencer ?   you sound like a walking disaster  ;D
Title: Re: Expensive disaster.
Post by: leapstallbuildings on August 05, 2009, 12:31:17 am
Knew that would get your attention.

Cleaning above a glass canopy today with my 45ft tucker pole when one of the clips caught the edge, not hard just caught it.
Being toughened glass it shattered. >:(

According to a double glazing friend of mine, in excess of £2500 worth. Luckily my Public liability will cover it, (i've checked) but there will be a £250 excess.
Got to fill the forms in and see how we go.


I was lucky though because I was so shell-shocked by this that on leaving site I didn't clamp on double 7metre ladders, drove home 4 miles away and they didn't fall off. :o
Now that could have been expensive

So what's your most expensive accident.

I broke and reimbursed for a £200 garden table.
Title: Re: Expensive disaster.
Post by: Mike #1 on August 05, 2009, 06:38:18 am
knocked a plant pot over once cost me £2.00
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Post by: AuRavelling79 on August 05, 2009, 08:32:13 am
knocked a plant pot over once cost me £2.00

I've told this before and it cost me three free cleans at £20 each.

Nice bungalow with conservatory on the edge of Bristol with a pair of planters, one each side of the front door (the sort with Thai or Balinese lions with foliage growing out of their heads).

My hose catches one and I watch it gracefully fall against the step and smash. Fragments and earth everywhere. I tell the custie who's a bit irritated but says he has a spare in the shed and I offer a free clean. He accepts.

No sooner has he shut the door and I turn round and pull the other one over with the same result. It was so bad that the custie was either gonna laugh or cry. I was so embarrassed and fortunately he laughed ... and got another two free cleans.

 :-[ ;D

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Post by: chuggers on August 05, 2009, 10:28:21 am
my marriage was my most expensive disaster
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Post by: sparklebright on August 05, 2009, 11:04:57 am




Is your name Frank Spencer ?   you sound like a walking disaster  ;D
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Yeah thanks for that.  ;D
First accident in 6 years of shining, perhaps it's a wake up call to be more careful....