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GB Window Cleaning

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conny roof
« on: March 21, 2011, 01:25:45 pm »
this was the roof i did this morning, was a complete conny valet in the end, cos i forgot you can really do just the roof and get the sides dirty  ;D

£40 3 hours work  ::) you live and you learn hey  ;D

but the conny roof is quarterly (12 wkly) and the house is a £20 8 wkly too so it will pay off in the end! nice old couple too, doubt very much they will cancel anytime soon

GB Window Cleaning

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Re: conny roof
« Reply #1 on: March 21, 2011, 01:30:28 pm »
and after all that i didnt bother getting an after pic  :-[ i just wanted to get off to be honest!  ::)

I thought i'll get an after pic next time!

S.A.J

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Re: conny roof
« Reply #2 on: March 21, 2011, 01:31:39 pm »
Took the liberty of uploading it for you, saves opening the link all the time, hope you don't mind  8)



Wheres the after pic GB  ;D ;)

S.A.J

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Re: conny roof
« Reply #3 on: March 21, 2011, 01:32:33 pm »
sorry you posted again while I was typing about the after pic

Wc Solutions

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Re: conny roof
« Reply #4 on: March 21, 2011, 01:38:53 pm »
£40!! mate your doing yourself out of money!

a complete valt for us is:

pvc on roof
the actual roof panels
the norm really dirty bit is the lip on the roof that goes into the gutter (hope that makes sense)
the gutter
then ground floor frames and glass - in & out.

if we did the above on this job (hard to see everything from pic) id say a rough price

= £10 per roof panel at that state

= £15 - £20 for gutter wiped (cant see the gutter tho)

= £30 - £40 for glass and frames in/out (again i cant see the glass)

so all in would of been say £80 - £100 for a complete valet.

then come down from there for just roof etc ....

GB Window Cleaning

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Re: conny roof
« Reply #5 on: March 21, 2011, 02:39:08 pm »
thanks s.a.j  ;D nice one mate, i dont mind at all im thankfull!
After all you are the king of photos  ;D

sorry no after pic yet  :-[ i just wanted to get off from the job by the time i'd finished and this pic was from upstairs inside the house (abviously) and they were "yappers" so i thought i'd ask if i can go upstairs for an after pic next time, cos its a quarterly clean!

@wc solutions,  thanks yeah, i thought while i was doing it if this was a one off job i'd not fancy doing it for much less than £100! but that wouldnt include internals also im still biulding my round, if i was full up i'd charge a first clean price, but i wanted the job to test myself if that makes sense  ;D

thanks guys, i appreciate you input alot!!!

All the best, GB

dazmond

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Re: conny roof
« Reply #6 on: March 21, 2011, 07:44:05 pm »
GB still got a lot to learn mate!! ;) ;D

i would of charged a min of £60 for the roof and id of cleaned the windows/outside gutters on the conservatory as part of the service.

it would takes about 90 mins from pulling up to driving away.


this is what i would of done.


ladders and stand off(so there not resting on the gutters)climb up and spray a strong mix of tfr/warm water with pressure sprayer(already mixed before i set off for work) 2 panels at a time.

while thats soaks in.get the wfp out(with stiff vikan sill on the end!)spray another 2 panels and wfp the first 2 while the other 2 soak in etc,etc until there all scrubbed and rinsed well.

then concentrate on the ends of the roof and outside gutters with just the wfp.finally finish with a good scrub and rinse of the conny windows!(job done!!).

time taken about 90 mins.


regards

dazmond
price higher/work harder!

Blue Frog Systems

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Re: conny roof
« Reply #7 on: March 21, 2011, 07:57:36 pm »
Nicely said Dazmond.... but you missed one part ;)

First thing i do is spray the finals & clean them. Then work around the pannels as Daz said ;)
Only those who risk going too far will truly know how far they can actually go

dazmond

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Re: conny roof
« Reply #8 on: March 21, 2011, 08:06:36 pm »
no finials on that roof blue frog!!your not very observant today are you? ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

if it was a pitched conny roof with finials yes i would spray them first mate!


best wishes


dazmond
price higher/work harder!

Blue Frog Systems

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Re: conny roof
« Reply #9 on: March 21, 2011, 08:25:41 pm »
You got me... most connys have finals though ;) ;D
Only those who risk going too far will truly know how far they can actually go

giftedk

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Re: conny roof
« Reply #10 on: March 21, 2011, 08:40:30 pm »
How much tfr do you use ?. whats the mix ?

scud

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Re: conny roof
« Reply #11 on: March 21, 2011, 09:00:02 pm »
  The way I would of done that roof would be, "sorry mate, don't do lean to roofs"

  I just find them a complete pain in the ass to clean up due to the lack of fall on them, I don't need the work so steer clear.

GB Window Cleaning

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Re: conny roof
« Reply #12 on: March 21, 2011, 09:55:26 pm »
 ;D thanks for all the input lads! much appreciated  ;)

and yes i think i do still have alot to learn!  :-[

thnka again  ;D

GB

GB Window Cleaning

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Re: conny roof
« Reply #13 on: March 21, 2011, 10:57:04 pm »
@ dazmond...

Ive just read your response again and thought i need to thank you personally for your detailed response, i really really appreiciate it mate!  :)

GB

outdoor restore

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Re: conny roof
« Reply #14 on: March 21, 2011, 11:27:00 pm »
GB still got a lot to learn mate!! ;) ;D

i would of charged a min of £60 for the roof and id of cleaned the windows/outside gutters on the conservatory as part of the service.

it would takes about 90 mins from pulling up to driving away.


this is what i would of done.



ladders and stand off(so there not resting on the gutters)climb up and spray a strong mix of tfr/warm water with pressure sprayer(already mixed before i set off for work) 2 panels at a time.

Dazmond

Where do you place your ladder using a standoff?

while thats soaks in.get the wfp out(with stiff vikan sill on the end!)spray another 2 panels and wfp the first 2 while the other 2 soak in etc,etc until there all scrubbed and rinsed well.

then concentrate on the ends of the roof and outside gutters with just the wfp.finally finish with a good scrub and rinse of the conny windows!(job done!!).

time taken about 90 mins.


regards

dazmond

dazmond

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Re: conny roof
« Reply #15 on: March 22, 2011, 07:44:24 am »
i usually place the stand off on the window frame or above it.anywhere its not leaning on the glass!sometimes its impossible though because of the angle the ladder with the stand off so i just lean it against the gutter.i try not to if i can though.
price higher/work harder!

outdoor restore

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Re: conny roof
« Reply #16 on: March 22, 2011, 06:52:22 pm »
Thanks Dazmond

Neil