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g.brookes

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Conny roof ladders New
« on: July 10, 2012, 04:39:46 pm »
Does anyone use these rather than ladders.  i know there is a lucrative market out there for selling conny roof deep cleans and that you really need to use these to get the roof looking brand new again.
has anyone done this and have you got your money back? i currently clean using wfp and chemicals but am considering the whole 'get your roof back to new' idea and you can charge really good money for that sort of thing.

Londoner

Re: conny roof ladders
« Reply #1 on: July 10, 2012, 04:59:39 pm »
you can hire them from HSS Hire Shops. get one for a weekend and try it out.

gr cleaning solutions

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Re: conny roof ladders
« Reply #2 on: July 10, 2012, 11:00:58 pm »
Yeah i use them and wouldnt be without them on conny cleans ive done cleans with just wfp and just dont get the same finish as with using the ladders

Londoner

Re: conny roof ladders
« Reply #3 on: July 10, 2012, 11:12:05 pm »
Yeah i use them and wouldnt be without them on conny cleans ive done cleans with just wfp and just dont get the same finish as with using the ladders

Don't you find them quite slow and cumbersome to move around. Although they are good I have hired one a couple of times for jobs.

I am just an old* shiner though, there is nothing (much) I couldn't do off an ordinary ladder with a couple of boards.

* getting too f-ing old!

gr cleaning solutions

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Re: conny roof ladders
« Reply #4 on: July 11, 2012, 07:30:10 am »
no im use to them now , i have some customers who have woodern connys and want to hire them to paint there roofs

dazmond

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Re: conny roof ladders
« Reply #5 on: July 11, 2012, 07:34:24 am »
there is absolutely no need for conny roof ladders IMO.you can do just as good a job from the ground.if there is a need for em its usually to reach the panels that are right up against a fence but normal ladders with a stand off suffices.


regards


dazmond
price higher/work harder!

Re: conny roof ladders
« Reply #6 on: July 11, 2012, 07:48:37 am »
there is absolutely no need for conny roof ladders IMO.you can do just as good a job from the ground.if there is a need for em its usually to reach the panels that are right up against a fence but normal ladders with a stand off suffices.


regards


dazmond

Depends on what type of clean you are doing.If the customer is paying for a deep clean/renovation then it is highly unlikely that you will achieve the same results without a connie ladder.
How on earth can you get under conservatory roof capings/finials with just a brush.I have done endless amounts of jobs where the rubber/brush seals under the caps are to low to get a brush under effectivley.
What about when the rafter bars are ingrained and your washing up liquid  ;D wont get them clean,then again with a set of conservatory ladders you would be able to get to them and clean properly.
Proper tools for the job is why they invented them..... :)

g.brookes

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Re: conny roof ladders
« Reply #7 on: July 11, 2012, 12:40:34 pm »
yeah i agree with the last post.  obviously most customers are happy with having all the moss etc removed but a good fee, but im talking about getting the conservatory looking almost brand new shiny white again.  spending a good half a day on it.  even considering setting it up as a seperate website and selling it as a real deluxe extra.  im only talking ideas here but imagaine charging 200 quid for a 'brand new connservatory' clean and doing two a day. 

Re: conny roof ladders
« Reply #8 on: July 11, 2012, 01:27:12 pm »
yeah i agree with the last post.  obviously most customers are happy with having all the moss etc removed but a good fee, but im talking about getting the conservatory looking almost brand new shiny white again.  spending a good half a day on it.  even considering setting it up as a seperate website and selling it as a real deluxe extra.  im only talking ideas here but imagaine charging 200 quid for a 'brand new connservatory' clean and doing two a day. 

With the correct equipement and strong marketing it is defo a standalone business.Doing two deep cleans a day though is stretching it a bit imo as the customer is paying top dollar. :)

gr cleaning solutions

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Re: conny roof ladders
« Reply #9 on: July 11, 2012, 02:13:20 pm »
g.brookes have a look at my web www.procleanconservatories.co.uk

AuRavelling79

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Re: conny roof ladders
« Reply #10 on: July 11, 2012, 04:37:23 pm »
g.brookes have a look at my web www.procleanconservatories.co.uk

That's top stuff - really good!

Do you do the insides too - and what do you do when access is difficult?
It's a game of three halves!

Carl@Cwc

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Re: conny roof ladders
« Reply #11 on: July 11, 2012, 04:59:55 pm »
g.brookes have a look at my web www.procleanconservatories.co.uk

very good m8.
what chemicals are you using to revitalise them giving them that nearly new look

Small but perfectley formed

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Re: conny roof ladders
« Reply #12 on: July 11, 2012, 06:11:15 pm »
I also had one they are brilliant but exspensive to buy.
Spit and polish

g.brookes

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Re: conny roof ladders
« Reply #13 on: July 11, 2012, 06:31:09 pm »
good stuff GR, thats exactly what i was thinking about.  if you dont mind me asking, how much do you get for a deep clean for an average outside conny roof?

SPE

Re: conny roof ladders
« Reply #14 on: July 12, 2012, 10:12:52 am »
I've only a couple of regular conny roofs I do a couple of times a year.
I use my wfp , although the customers happy I still think they are far from perfect because of the problem areas already mentioned.
Its just a thought I'd had before, do you think a pressure washer connected to my pure water would work better than wfp ?
Simon

Ian101

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Re: conny roof ladders
« Reply #15 on: July 12, 2012, 10:20:01 am »
g.brookes have a look at my web www.procleanconservatories.co.uk

are you kept busy with the full valets ?

have thought about doing something simlair in my area ?

can a conny roof really take the weight of say someone about 19 stone ?

Ian101

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Re: conny roof ladders
« Reply #16 on: July 12, 2012, 10:24:39 am »
I've only a couple of regular conny roofs I do a couple of times a year.
I use my wfp , although the customers happy I still think they are far from perfect because of the problem areas already mentioned.
Its just a thought I'd had before, do you think a pressure washer connected to my pure water would work better than wfp ?
Simon

pressure washers bust the seals  :o

SPE

Re: conny roof ladders
« Reply #17 on: July 12, 2012, 10:26:19 am »
I've only a couple of regular conny roofs I do a couple of times a year.
I use my wfp , although the customers happy I still think they are far from perfect because of the problem areas already mentioned.
Its just a thought I'd had before, do you think a pressure washer connected to my pure water would work better than wfp ?
Simon

pressure washers bust the seals  :o
ok thats a no then  :D
just thought I'd ask

g.brookes

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Re: conny roof ladders
« Reply #18 on: July 12, 2012, 03:38:35 pm »
ian the guys who put the conservatory together spend many hours stood on top of it whilst theyre making it.  i think the can take the weight of a human easily as long as you dont start jumping up and down

Re: conny roof ladders
« Reply #19 on: July 12, 2012, 05:03:16 pm »
g.brookes have a look at my web www.procleanconservatories.co.uk

are you kept busy with the full valets ?

have thought about doing something simlair in my area ?

can a conny roof really take the weight of say someone about 19 stone ?

I am 17 stone  :-[...and i can.... :)