[SunShineCleaning]

How many of us in all honesty park up and use the 100m to its full advantage?
I've got one where I can cover 3 streets and a cul de sac without moving the van 21 houses in total.
I'd need a big mat for that

Maybe you could share some photos.

[DG Cleaning]

How many of us in all honesty park up and use the 100m to its full advantage?
I've got one where I can cover 3 streets and a cul de sac without moving the van 21 houses in total.
I'd need a big mat for that

Maybe you could share some photos.

Tbh I reckon most on here do the same as me.
I could do all you suggest and keep moving the van and putting the mat out (mats are unsafe by the way) but I'd half my hourly rate.
Photos? When I'm out there its to clean windows not faff taking photos.
The hose is bright yellow about 8mm thick and I make sure its laid nice and flat.
The problem with window cleaning is its very easy, some might say boring, so we invent issues to keep the old grey matter ticking over

[SunShineCleaning]

How many of us in all honesty park up and use the 100m to its full advantage?
I've got one where I can cover 3 streets and a cul de sac without moving the van 21 houses in total.
I'd need a big mat for that

Maybe you could share some photos.

Tbh I reckon most on here do the same as me.
I could do all you suggest and keep moving the van and putting the mat out (mats are unsafe by the way) but I'd half my hourly rate.
Photos? When I'm out there its to clean windows not faff taking photos.
The hose is bright yellow about 8mm thick and I make sure its laid nice and flat.
The problem with window cleaning is its very easy, some might say boring, so we invent issues to keep the old grey matter ticking over

Maybe some have 'evolved' further and improve the average.

Are you still part time?

[DG Cleaning]

Devolve I reckon.
Yep still part time, why?

[SunShineCleaning]

Devolve I reckon.
Yep still part time, why?

Just chatting.

Didn't get the chance at the Impact workshop. There were a couple of Barnsley lads complaining about the prices they could charge. I remember you saying the same for your work in Killamarsh.

I use the fact that I'm ahead of the pack in my area as a selling point to customers and therefore drive up the prices.

[DG Cleaning]

I'm out of Killamarsh now
I'm doing ok price wise on the new stuff but would like to charge more.

[SunShineCleaning]

I'm out of Killamarsh now
I'm doing ok price wise on the new stuff but would like to charge more.

I think the key is to keep looking for fresh areas/customers and keep your prices going upward.

I have none of the work I started with in 1991.

Like I said evolve and reinvention are key.

[jarvy]

I dont think its enough,you need to be towing this behind the van in case you run low on cones!

[Andrew Willis]

By the time you have pulled the hose round the
Back of the house then come back to the van
To put safety mat over hose on the pavement
Someone could of already tripped over the hose!
Unless you put cones out the you would be covered!

So wasted of time IMO

I work as follows:  I place the hosereel on the house side of the footpath, connect the reel to the van outlet with a patch piece of hose, cover the patch piece with the mat, then take the end of the hose to the house.  The hose acroos the path is only exposed for a few seconds till I cover it with the mat - and I'm in attendance anyway so can ward off any evil pedestrians :-) .

Usually one cone and one mat.  Very occasionally more of either if the path is very wide for instance but that is rarely an issue.

100% 

[Andrew Willis]

where'd you get your safety mat?  i'm going to get one

The one in the picture is just rubber matting which isn't really heavy enough so I'm still looking.

I'll ask Jamie in the office to put up a link to the supplier we sourced, nice mat, but pricey at £100 

[Dave Willis]

I just cordon the road off.

[Cliff perkins]

Park on the drive ?

[Jack Harris]

how many house you do each day?

[Dave Willis]

both of them.

[wfp master]

prayer mat at work whatever next.

[sunshine windows]

Personally for me, working with the rear van door open is a big no-no.

I think this has the potential to do someone more damage than a trip from a hose, especially on windy days.

[home6442]

What you want is a cable protection ramp.
www.pittmantraffic.co.uk

[SunShineCleaning]

how many house you do each day?

Who are you asking?

[GoodFella2006]

What you want is a cable protection ramp.
www.pittmantraffic.co.uk

Looks like the business.

[MATT BATEMAN (OWC)]

That's ridiculous that thing. You'll be tripping grannies up all over the gaff. It'll be like the bleedin' Somme!