[ben M]

i have an old manor with leaded windows and double glazing panels to clean (inside)
I can remove each panel, what is the best way to clean them(both side)?
many thanks
Ben

[8weekly]

Get someone else to do it. Sounds a pain in the backside job. Especially as a One-off. I did one similar last summer and would never do one again.

[ben M]

Get someone else to do it. Sounds a pain in the backside job. Especially as a One-off. I did one similar last summer and would never do one again.

it wasn't my question,was it? 

[Stephen Fox]

Are you on your own doing this?

[ben M]

Are you on your own doing this?

yes i am 

[Stephen Fox]

Ok, really need two people on a job like this - one takes the panes out and holds while the other cleans. You should fly through it when you get a routine going. Can you get someone in to help? On your own will be a bit of a mission

[ben M]

i know but i am on my own so what is the best way to do it then?

[Stephen Fox]

Slightly damp microfibre on the leaded, maybe another dry one if really dirty. I'd bring a few in as backups and replacements. squeegee the panes.

Personally i would take out all the panes first then clean the leaded. Then go back and clean the panes and put them back - tend to work faster doing the same job rather than chopping and changing (taking pane out, cleaning it, cleaning the leaded then putting panes back, etc). Without seeing the job it's a guess though.

[8weekly]

Get someone else to do it. Sounds a pain in the backside job. Especially as a One-off. I did one similar last summer and would never do one again.

it wasn't my question,was it? 

Just giving my thoughts.

I hope you have priced well. The one I did last year was well priced, but fiddly and even though it took a day and a half, you could tell that they thought £50 would be the right price. I decided when I finished that I wouldn't do another one like it. The biggest problems were that the windows were filthy inside and out and the amount of junk in front of the windows. I don't think they had been done for a couple of years.

The above said, as a two man job it wouldn't be so bad - as Stephen said.

[ben M]

Get someone else to do it. Sounds a pain in the backside job. Especially as a One-off. I did one similar last summer and would never do one again.

it wasn't my question,was it? 

Just giving my thoughts.

I hope you have priced well. The one I did last year was well priced, but fiddly and even though it took a day and a half, you could tell that they thought £50 would be the right price. I decided when I finished that I wouldn't do another one like it. The biggest problems were that the windows were filthy inside and out and the amount of junk in front of the windows. I don't think they had been done for a couple of years.

The above said, as a two man job it wouldn't be so bad - as Stephen said.

i do the outside every 6 weeks. £375 for the inside, should take me 2 days i reckon

[Michael Peterson]

id be charging a lot more than that for a pain in the bum one off taking 2 days

[jimiwindows]

take double glazing panels out to clean but make sure you put them back the way you took them out.if you are alone just lean panels up against wall if on carpet make sure you put something under panels when you clean.good luck its not that hard.

[Mike #1]

It can really depend on how easy or difficult the secondry glazed units are to remove and replace some can be real pain I do custys twice a year and it takes me an hour to do 3 windows which are 130cm x 75cm approx . Mik

[PurefectWindowCleaning]

id be charging a lot more than that for a pain in the bum one off taking 2 days

£375 plus the outside price... that's over £200 a day... by yourself!

Yet you would charge 'a lot more' than that?

What would you charge Michael?

I'd be happy with over £200 a day...

[PoleKing]

James-think most WFPers on here would charge more than c.£20p/h.

[PurefectWindowCleaning]

James-think most WFPers on here would charge more than c.£20p/h.

Its easily £25.00 plus, as there is still the outside price to take into consideration.

Your at one house, no travelleing.

Id be happy with that, didnt say you wouldnt, I WOULD.


My question was what would Michael charge.

[PoleKing]

That's fair enough.
I wasn't digging bud-just saying.
It'd probably depend where in the country someone is too.
Southern lads seem to charge more-probably because property is more expensive in general.
Be interesting to find out Micheal's hourly rate and where he is in the country-if he wants to share.

[8weekly]

id be charging a lot more than that for a pain in the bum one off taking 2 days

£375 plus the outside price... that's over £200 a day... by yourself!

Yet you would charge 'a lot more' than that?

What would you charge Michael?

I'd be happy with over £200 a day...

I think for a pain in the backside one off, you have to be earning more than for your regular work. If you would normally turnover less than £190 a day, then it's good money. If you t/o more than that, then it isn't so good.

[ben M]

thanks guys

[sunshine windows]

I did one similar last summer.

As said earlier, remove all the secondary double glazing and make sure you know which panes came from which windows.

When cleaning, make sure you have plenty of old cloths or towels to soak up all the dirty water or you'll be making stains on carpets or wooden floors.

If you are leaning them against internal walls to clean, make sure you have protection at the point of contact, you'll either damage the wallpaper or scuff the paint.

It took us around 22 man hours to do 72 large windows, both sides of secondary units and inside and out of main windows. They were absolutely plastered in fly poop and dead flies everywhere.

Good luck