Clean It Up
UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: rob child on March 19, 2010, 03:45:20 pm
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Got a call from a new custy today to price up a large bungalow. Once i gave her the price she asked do you do the sills? i replied of course i do . My question is dosent everybody wipe the sills down when theyve finished?
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should do!
know some will just run the mop across after, to just tidy up the dirty water.
i like to wipe them clean with a microwipe.
i think most will tidy up the sills - alot of elderly customers will always ask that question.
got one old lady that asks that every time - been on my round for 5 yrs!
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yea and the frames, its easier, i know of a few wc that only do windows weather they are wfp or trad
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i think u should always wipe the sills off :) u put it on, u take it off ;D
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only if they pay extra
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only if they pay extra
ive always done them at no extra charge. maybe thats the bit extra the got me
such a big round :-\ it only takes a second but means a lot 2 the custy ;) 934 custys say...YER ;D
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A window, to my mind, is the whole thing; glass, frame and sill, so yes of course we do.
Christ, what next, just do the sills as they're quicker than the glass ??? ???
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Is that how many customers you've got HITMAN?? 934 - Thats a lot of customers!!
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Is that how many customers you've got HITMAN?? 934 - Thats a lot of customers!!
used 2 ave steveo ;) sold the round up about 8years ago, broke it down in2 4rounds :)
now ive only got about 109, but its enough 4me 2deal with at the mo :-\
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yep sills always!frames?on some better priced work yes.i will do all frames on all my custys houses when i go wfp though.
regards
dazmond
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Sills are generally clean until we dirty them.... how can you charge extra for them?
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I clean sills, frames and plastic doors. The price I quote includes these.
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i think u should always wipe the sills off :) u put it on, u take it off ;D
When you say wipe them off do you mean clean them or wipe them off dry??
I presume you don't wipe the sill dry?? If so how do you wipe the top sills?
Cheers
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i think u should always wipe the sills off :) u put it on, u take it off ;D
When you say wipe them off do you mean clean them or wipe them off dry??
I presume you don't wipe the sill dry?? If so how do you wipe the top sills?
Cheers
i USED 2wipe them with a scrim ;D as 4 the top sills.... up the ladder.... how else ??? ???
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first time i clean the lot, sills/frames ,then flick a rag over them each time to keep them looking good. hardly anybody ever mentions my efforts on the frames ,but i feel they must notice the shine .
way i look at it , its a very competitive game now and i dont want them to have any reason to drop me for another guy
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Sills are generally clean until we dirty them.... how can you charge extra for them?
around here a lot are very dirty,and the clean ones are still clean when the water dries
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Do you know for years I would never clean a sill, just left them to dry without thought. Now I cant do it, it's like OCD. I just have to wipe clean every sill I come across and leave them all shiny like. Funny that ??? ;D
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thats a GOOD windy ;)
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i wipe down the sills and frames, the other day an old lady came out and shook my hand and said you are the first window cleaner i ve ever seen wiping the frames and sills, i just assumed everyone does it as it looks much better afterwards.
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i wipe down the sills and frames, the other day an old lady came out and shook my hand and said you are the first window cleaner i ve ever seen wiping the frames and sills, i just assumed everyone does it as it looks much better afterwards.
here here! thats wot its all about... custy satisfaction ;D ;D ;D ;D
makes a good windy a better windy
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I always assumed other cleaners wiped the sills, but the number of people who tell me their previous cleaners haven't is amazing.
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thats another reason y they aint there anymore ;)
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only if they pay extra
ive always done them at no extra charge. maybe thats the bit extra the got me
such a big round :-\ it only takes a second but means a lot 2 the custy ;) 934 custys say...YER ;D
just counted up 670 customers a month, 12 have sills wiped
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just the way i cean stan, always done the best i could.
i always say if u aint gonna do it rite..... dont bother. ;D
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only if they pay extra
ive always done them at no extra charge. maybe thats the bit extra the got me
such a big round :-\ it only takes a second but means a lot 2 the custy ;) 934 custys say...YER ;D
just counted up 670 customers a month, 12 have sills wiped
hell stan thats some round!! how many can you do a day?
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Thats why all the good windys get more and more work as there are loads that dont do this. Why do so many worry about under cuttering and loads of new windys? If they are good windys then fair play to them but i think you will find there is many many more out there that dont clean the frames glass and sills and are part timers.
jay
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the only reply is YES
;D
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priced house up2 day in area i dont work but would like to get into nocked on door sayed who i was and she said i had them cleaned yesterday i said did u are u sure she said yes y havnt they dun a gd a job i said well yer sills are still dirty she said can u giv me a price then so i did and told i use wfp she said ok went to explain and she said they use that on windows at work.got job and allso the mothers an dher sister happy days ;D ;D
moral off story is allways do sills
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only if they pay extra
ive always done them at no extra charge. maybe thats the bit extra the got me
such a big round :-\ it only takes a second but means a lot 2 the custy ;) 934 custys say...YER ;D
just counted up 670 customers a month, 12 have sills wiped
hell stan thats some round!! how many can you do a day?
its not that special some are oap bungs,back to backs ,different sized terrace and upwards
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only if they pay extra
ive always done them at no extra charge. maybe thats the bit extra the got me
such a big round :-\ it only takes a second but means a lot 2 the custy ;) 934 custys say...YER ;D
just counted up 670 customers a month, 12 have sills wiped
hell stan thats some round!! how many can you do a day?
its not that special some are oap bungs,back to backs ,different sized terrace and upwards
wow thats a lot of customers stan for a 1 man band. You must have to put a lot of hours in to stay on target each month. I struggle with 400 custies so top respect there.
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If I've left dirty water on the sills of course I wipe it off...a good w/c always clears up after himself...it's a bit like having a poo and not wiping yer arse ::)
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If I've left dirty water on the sills of course I wipe it off...a good w/c always clears up after himself...it's a bit like having a poo and not wiping yer arse ::)
LOL ;D not quite.... but i kinda c where ur comin from.... god that cant b good :-\ ;D lol
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i wipe em , takes a second i carry a cloth/rag to do it, ring it out when its soaked, easy peasy
trad - i dont do frames, but if its a good priced job i might give em a quick wipe when they look minging
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If I've left dirty water on the sills of course I wipe it off...a good w/c always clears up after himself...it's a bit like having a poo and not wiping yer arse ::)
;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
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Sills get a wash and the frames a wipe every time.
John.
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Sills get a wash and the frames a wipe every time.
John.
thats cause ur a pro windy m8 ;D u do a proppa jog ;)
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always do the frame and sills on my cheap custys that i dont like i did think about not bothering but in the end i cleaned them without realising just cant help but do it i guess
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I think it come back to the two markets goups we have in this industry.
How much can I do for how much will I charge?
Or
How little will do for how little I can charge.?
Focus on price to compeat.
Focus on value to compeat.
The real question is which market are you in?
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To be honest, I think that a lot of WFP guys are dreaming if the believe that they are leaving the sills clean every time. How many times have we scrubbed bird muck off downstairs sills, we don't even know if it's there when we do tops.
I always did the sills when I was trad, and I run the brush over them now with WFP. I can't say that the top sills are clean though, I don't go up and check them, so I just hope.