Clean It Up
UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: euan78 on February 24, 2010, 10:10:52 pm
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hi im planning to go wfp in may and was wondering if my round is suited i have a few private estates and also council ones there all very compact especialy the council ones so im pretty quick with it being one house after an other would wfp be any quicker and if so how much
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i find it quicker, i do my work in about half the time now that the windows are clean, i just park my van up in the middle of the houses and walk from one end to the other, u might feel that it takes a while the first few times, till you work out where is best to park the van, and getting the windows spotless
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euan, just make sure you clean all the frames and sills with a cloth while you are up there on those ladders, before you go wfp, this will make it easier for you when you change over to wfp
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thanks mate. Ive read and heard a lot of opinions on speed difference some say its only 10 percent and some like yourself say as much as 100 percent id be happy with 25 percent surely thats acheivable
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with out a dout eaun, it will b loads quicker ;D iwould say once u got the hang of it
u could double ur work load :o if that aint good then i dont know wot is ::)
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i have compact rounds like you, it is 50% faster after the first cleans are out of the way, hence why i mentioned wiping down frames, before changing over, be prepare for sore muscles lol no one tells you that,
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is rite not 50 or 100% faster at all im v/quick trad
v/slow wfp lol
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sonds good to me mate . thanks for the info guys did yous lose any customers if so how many
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are u quick trad ? im very quick trad
im finding it a struggle first cleans were hard hard hard slow slow slow
im keeping trad jus wfp a few awkard windows
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sonds good to me mate . thanks for the info guys did yous lose any customers if so how many
not 1 ;D told them all wot i was doing n they were all ok with it ;D ;D ;D
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sonds good to me mate . thanks for the info guys did yous lose any customers if so how many
only lost 3 customers in 2 years, gained more than i lost, my advice is ask here if anyone in your area is prepared to take you out for a days training, you will learn the right way to use wfp and how to use it, and i promise, you will never look back,
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I think am about average speed i do about 9 houses every two hours with about 7to 10 windows on each are you quicker than that and a take it you dont like wfp im bricken it now dont want to spend all that money on a van system and end up hating it
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dont want to spend all that money on a van system and end up hating it
thats wot i did :-X :'( 4k in total. just make sure u do ur home work. then when u done that
do a bit more :o try n go with some 1 4a week 4 free..... better that than spending out on
gear u aint happy with ::) ;D
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I think am about average speed i do about 9 houses every two hours with about 7to 10 windows on each are you quicker than that and a take it you dont like wfp im bricken it now dont want to spend all that money on a van system and end up hating it
not that i dont like it just dont think its quicker
for me or my round baring certain houses leads georgian etc but trad i fly
through my work it helps that i njoy it ;D but this i mean big time try it
now iv got wfp im glad is gud tool to av but dont b thinking wfp is all people
say , il say this id put myself against any wfp man 5 easy houses id win me tradding
believe
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dont want to spend all that money on a van system and end up hating it
thats wot i did :-X :'( 4k in total. just make sure u do ur home work. then when u done that
do a bit more :o try n go with some 1 4a week 4 free..... better that than spending out on
gear u aint happy with ::) ;D
very true i was lucky gud friend is fully wfp
so he took me out as iv said gud tool to av , but dont discard trad
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thats quite a gauntlet u just thew down there lammy 283 :o :o :o
not sayin u aint quick at all fella, but i would like 2c that :)
i was v quick on the trad, but i know i couldnt do it :-[
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i think id win esp if was from pull up to finish ;D ;D
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it is not all about being quicker, the quality of wfp is far superior to trad, and you get a lot more money than you could ever have asked before, show me a trad w/c who does the glass, frames, exterrior doors, garage doors ,all on every clean,??? i do becouse i am wfp, and faster, not just that, there house looks better to, they get true value for money, my saying is, our window cleaning service is the equivelant of a full valeting service, beat that quote ;D
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i think you should give it a bit more time lammy.im not shelling out on 5grand+ on van and system to use it just on "awkward" windows!
im doing it for a few reasons:
1.safer
2.faster esp on my bigger accounts= INCREASED INCOME!
3.can build another round of bigger accounts too dangerous off ladders=INCREASED INCOME!
4.more thorough job(frames/doors/outside gutters)
5.easier for conny roofs/fascia cleaning=INCREASED INCOME!
NO BRAINER! ;D ;D
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it is not all about being quicker, the quality of wfp is far superior to trad, and you get a lot more money than you could ever have asked before, show me a trad w/c who does the glass, frames, exterrior doors, garage doors ,all on every clean,??? i do becouse i am wfp, and faster, not just that, there house looks better to, they get true value for money, my saying is, our window cleaning service is the equivelant of a full valeting service, beat that quote ;D
yes i get that n gud luck i see the extras like conny roofs etc
what im sayin is people think its the B all n end all which is aint yes it cleans all upvc
doors etc i no i do it but was talking glass whilst i clean glass the wfp man
is cleaning frames etc id win full stop lol ;D ;D n i dont charge £3. a house lol
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i think you should give it a bit more time lammy.im not shelling out on 5grand+ on van and system to use it just on "awkward" windows!
im doing it for a few reasons:
1.safer
2.faster esp on my bigger accounts= INCREASED INCOME!
3.can build another round of bigger accounts too dangerous off ladders=INCREASED INCOME!
4.more thorough job(frames/doors/outside gutters)
5.easier for conny roofs/fascia cleaning=INCREASED INCOME!
NO BRAINER! ;D ;D
hands up on a lil bit ov my run i wfp the lot esp one posh cul de sac
all big gaffs large connies etc 1st cleans were a nightmare took ages so il see nxt time they due n il b honest if quicker il say people did say though that the frames were better
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each 2 there own, lammy is more than happy wiv trad n so he should b at that speed :D
i only went 2wfp cause my back couldnt take it anymore n thats y wfp works 4me now ;D
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lammy its like any other tool, you need to know how to use it ;D i have never had to use trad since i went wfp, i have never come across anything yet i cannot clean, i dont understand this, or you must have some diffrent kind of dirt i dont know about :o i wfp every thing no matter what it is, its so simple, yet on these forums they have all these problems,
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yes jo as iv said m8 ov mine wfp everything also
its me i think im doing it wrong ;D il deffinatly keep trying
as iv said on other threads prob user error also cant get used to
leaving the windows wet lol keep wanting to squeegee them lol
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yes jo as iv said m8 ov mine wfp everything also
its me i think im doing it wrong ;D il deffinatly keep trying
as iv said on other threads prob user error also cant get used to
leaving the windows wet lol keep wanting to squeegee them lol
you will get over the squeegee lol, dont you know any one local who can show you the ropes, sorry i am in scotland or i would invite you lol
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thats how i feel lammy lol it still dont seem rite leaving them wet.
feels like i need 2stay while they dry, 2make sure they r ok ;D
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YEH BUT LAMMYS PUSHING 40!(LIKE ME!(38!)) ;D ;D
you will slow down as we both age lammy and its hard work!(16 years trad!)
i dont think my knees could handle another 16 years on the ladders either!
im thinking of the longer term.i enjoy trad and no doubt ill still do a bit but i really want to get rid of most of the ladder work.ive fell off twice.i was very lucky.i also have some very large houses that im sure would be so much easier with wfp after first cleans!
regards
dazmond
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dazmond bin on glass 25yrs when i get a better pole
n brush i think il b better but 1st cleans on sum m8 took 4ever
n think i was expecting too much too soon on my average houses
where they r much cheap i didnt want to spend all the same amount of time
also quite a few moaners but the posher custy loved it
funny aint it
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hitman, thats how we all felt the first time, once you tell your custs how it works, all will be fine, to be honest 70% dont care thats the truth of the matter, just as long as they are clean and smear free, they are happy
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dazmond bin on glass 25yrs when i get a better pole
n brush i think il b better but 1st cleans on sum m8 took 4ever
n think i was expecting too much too soon on my average houses
where they r much cheap i didnt want to spend all the same amount of time
also quite a few moaners but the posher custy loved it
funny aint it
im nearly 42 n remember elvis died at 42 ;D ;D
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lol im 40 next month :o was trad 4 about 20years ;D loved it :D
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lol im 40 next month :o was trad 4 about 20years ;D loved it :D
tidy see ow guds trad , trads the new wfp lol
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am 50 and loving it, wished wfp was here 20 years ago ;D
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right boys off too bed now speak soon take it easy
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gotta cut n run now guys :-[ the mrs wants me 2 go 2bad :( but not 2sleep :o ;D :P nite nite ;D
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i think its time for me to get to grips with wfp and embrace it!
ford connect high roof van 800 kg payload model
400 lt TANK twin DI ONLY SYSTEM(TAP WATER 27 TDS)
BRODEX 25 FT HYDRA POLE/22 FT SLX
AND GO FOR IT!!!! ;D ;D ;D
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nite guys, my nite of ;D dont work to hard tomorrow ;D
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Had 3 days on wfp now, all first cleans , using loads of water ,twice as much as i thought .I hope second time round i can cut down .
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your speed willbe determined by things like access, a lot of my houses i get easy access and makes life easy, but i have 3 bungalows which are a pain and can take 45 mins just to do these, yet i can do two semi detached houses next to each other both 4 bed in 30 mins, it evens its self out
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wouldnt it be easier to do the bungalows trad daz? i think i will keep mine trad when i get wfp.
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wouldnt it be easier to do the bungalows trad daz? i think i will keep mine trad when i get wfp.
yer.... i used 2 say that b4 i got my wfp :) now everything is wfp :o ;D
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i think its time for me to get to grips with wfp and embrace it!
ford connect high roof van 800 kg payload model
400 lt TANK twin DI ONLY SYSTEM(TAP WATER 27 TDS)
BRODEX 25 FT HYDRA POLE/22 FT SLX
AND GO FOR IT!!!! ;D ;D ;D
same as me 400l twin di just a lil up date got back
to two i done last month n honestly they were
MINT ;D ;D ;D
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Had 3 days on wfp now, all first cleans , using loads of water ,twice as much as i thought .I hope second time round i can cut down .
i was using loadsa water nearly all the 400l but as iv found
turning flow down , done a few for the 2nd time today
used hardly any water n they were MINT
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wouldnt it be easier to do the bungalows trad daz? i think i will keep mine trad when i get wfp.
i thought that when i started them, but its the access on them, they have stupid windows, to be honest i cant be bothered to go back to the van to get trad gear, as would need pole anyway
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so you dont have a 6ft single pointer then daz?? ;) ;)
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e s burn it lol after all the threads on ere ov
grands a wk wfp lol ;D ;D ;D