Clean It Up
UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: Milltown Cleaning on April 15, 2010, 02:23:49 pm
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I have been asked by another cleaning company to quote some water treatment plants to clean the windows. I went to see one of them today and took some pics. They are to be cleaned twice a year, at the minute they are filthy with cobwebs, i would be tempted to powerwash them first then go at them with WFP.
In the pictures you will see an internal view of them, i counted the number of panels - there are around 28 of them.
This would be my first job of this kind so would appreciat some assistance on pricing and who knows if i get the price right a risk assesment!!
So prices for inside and out....go lol!!!
Cheers
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close up of all the cobwebs lol!!
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:o :o bloody hell they r dirty :o :o £280 1st clean all other & £168 ;D
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dirty dosent even begin to describe them!!! And i have been told that is the cleaner of all the buildings!!!
out of interest how do you work out your price, i assume its by time? And how long do you reckon it would take? I thought about 4 hours.
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sometimes i count the windys other times i would look at how long it would take me.
then go 4 wot ever 1 is the greater ;D
ru doin it alone or ave u got help? i would put a boy on the inside ( i hate doin insides :P )
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only you can know the price mate
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For me, id say £120 first clean £60 for a monthly clean.....
Just a word on cobwebs, they are very hard to get off with wfp
Might be worth going over them with a dry bush first...
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a day :o :o :o ru sure ??? that must b 1 hell of a lunch break Michael A. Butcher... ;D
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So if you're planning on doing it for £280 first clean whats your day rate?
as much as i can get ;D 3/4 hours tops on that ;D
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Having a high daily post rate is generally inversely proportional to their hourly rate ;)
u know nothing about me Michael ;D i cant work like i used 2, as ive had 4 spine opps in the
last 4 years. thank you ;) im lucky if i can do 20 hours in 1 week. :(
not that i ave 2 explane myself ;D
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Is that because your spine is curved from the weight of all that money in your back pocket !!!
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Is that because your spine is curved from the weight of all that money in your back pocket !!!
lol ;D not anymore m8 :( just about get by these days :( not the sort of bloke
2do all the claiming stuff ;D only do about 3hours a day, 4 if im havin a good day ;D
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They are to be cleaned twice a year. Each time will be like a first clean.
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They are to be cleaned twice a year. Each time will be like a first clean.
then i would keep it at £280 ;D
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ladies please keep it on topic and clean!! Or else take it outside!!
I agree that only i can know the price, just like to put out a few feelers to get other ideas.
each clean will almost be like a first clean, but i don't believe they will ever be this bad again. The guy who was workin in the place has never known them to be cleaned before!
michael butcher - i don't intend to have a ladde anywhere near them so don't need to worry about that. Access isn't too bad
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good luck with tho m8 :) im sure u will put the rite price on it ;)
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Yeah, I agree. The first clean will be worse than the subsequent ones.
Maybe give a price, grin and bear it first clean and then it`ll be easier and better paid from then on.
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dirty dosent even begin to describe them!!! And i have been told that is the cleaner of all the buildings!!!
out of interest how do you work out your price, i assume its by time? And how long do you reckon it would take? I thought about 4 hours.
doesnt look like anything a good scrub cant handle but you wont know till you've tried
can you go and spot test one and make sure they are happy with what comes off, otherwise you might need to cherry pick the first clean to bring them up really good, or they might be ok with it and at least you wont have any issues getting paid if you go ahead wfping and they dont come up 100 %
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Have you thought of including the fascia board in the initial price and then doing it yearly. very dirty!!!
Rob ;D
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why not do just one pane, see how long it takes and then take it from there....
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it looks like i have landed these jobs! now to gather together a few pieces of equipment to ensure i can get the job done nice and handy!!!
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Will you be wearing a gas mask? :-X
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Will you be wearing a gas mask? :-X
huh?
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£280 sounds good, only half a days work there easy i have a hot water system and it get cobwebs off a treat good luck mate
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well i have been thinking about doing the insides of these windows, as they are about 10feet or so high i would need to pole them or use a set of steps. I have no real experience using a pole. the little i have was just an ordinary squeedge on a pole and i found it tough to use.
so i was doing a little looking around and was lookin at the wagtail. are these any good? would they be up to the dirt and grime of a fairly dirty first clean? how easy are they to use?
i came across this video on youtube which seems like a very good and simple idea!
http://www.youtube.com/user/MyWagga#p/u/30/dBSKHXKVVco
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well i have been thinking about doing the insides of these windows, as they are about 10feet or so high i would need to pole them or use a set of steps. I have no real experience using a pole. the little i have was just an ordinary squeedge on a pole and i found it tough to use.
so i was doing a little looking around and was lookin at the wagtail. are these any good? would they be up to the dirt and grime of a fairly dirty first clean? how easy are they to use?
i came across this video on youtube which seems like a very good and simple idea!
http://www.youtube.com/user/MyWagga#p/u/30/dBSKHXKVVco
I wouldn`t use a Wagtail Flipper if they are dirty. The pad`s not upto much.
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hmm thats what i suspected. what if i used a normal applicator on a pole and then used the wagtail for blading off. i like the swivel action on the shaft?
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hmm thats what i suspected. what if i used a normal applicator on a pole and then used the wagtail for blading off. i like the swivel action on the shaft?
Yeah, that would be ok. The Wagtail blade is good on biggish windows. You just need to detail a bit more.
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anyone else have an opinion on the wagtail? are there different types?
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think im going to purchase on. WCW are out of the 14" whirlwind and i think the 18" would be too big. Is there much differene between the 2 flipper varities?
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no one???
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sorry m8 aint gotta clue ???
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I tried for week's to get along with my wagtail but eventually had to give up. No matter what, I just could not get the thing to take all the water from the glass, it always left a fine film in the turn of the stroke.
Tried different rubber's and channels but had to admit defeat. It may be just me but anything that difficult to master get's the thumb's down from me.