[Moderator David@stives]

I just thought i would post a typical day for me, to show how hard my job really is.

Thes photos were made up of one morning and the afternoon of the next day, in fact they are a bit muddled but it gives a good example of a typicall day.

House 1

[Moderator David@stives]

house 2

A B&B 
   

And a pair of semis

Also another B&b Not shown

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And more

[Moderator David@stives]

I do all 4 of them in the photo

[Moderator David@stives]

here they are individually

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The end 2

[Moderator David@stives]

Heres the view from the last set of houses and while there another connector started to play up, I fitted this one on monday.

[Pj]

Well, we can see who does all the work!

Is that next to the golf course, Dave?
I hope you realize you are looking out on the most beautiful bay in England!  How can you call that working?  (Sue told me to say that.)

Pj

[Moderator David@stives]

Yes that is next to Lelant golf course.

Some one had to take the photos and someone had to do the work !

Didnt they lol

Dave

[jeff1]

Dave
what do you do after lunch  (only joking)

Do you get a lot of acces problems? and how about that conservatorie on the second floor do you have to do the roof glass? and if so again is there restrictions to your access? sorry for all the questions Dave Just curious.

[Sir Squeaky]

Wish there was house like those around me.

Better than doing 8-10 quid houses.....

[jeff1]

Ah squeaks but would you get much done???

I know if I had that area, That beach and the golf course would be a strong contender for my time.

[JM123]

I hope you realize you are looking out on the most beautiful bay in England!

Pj

Looks a little like Portstewart and Portrush bay over here in Northern Ireland - except they're much nicer!!

[macc]

Is that your mrs helping you with the long brunett hair. 

[Moderator David@stives]

Macc

Yes that is my misses

Jeff

I dont really have access problems, i use my ladder to get onto the balconies, unless the customers are home then they let us through the hose.

Out of the 3 modern houses in a row , one of them lives in America i have only ever seen the guy twice in 5 years, in another they go to South Africa for 6 months for the winter. they let the houses out for holiday lets at a wopping £1400 a week.

I have done the roof glass once or twice and can do 90% of it no probs, i Do all the glass on all the house apart from the roof glass unless they ask me.  I have cleaned the gutters on all the houses shown and have charged them all £100 a time usually once a year.

I used to hate doing those upstairs conservatories and really dreaded them coming around, now i am wfp i dont mind them at all in fact the job has changed 100% , i was once thinking about dropping the last 4, especially in winter with the blustery wind blowing off the sea.

Dave

[Moderator David@stives]

p.s the last 4 houses are worth about £800'000 each apart from the white one which you could not put a price on, most probably well over £1.5 million

[jeff1]

Thanks Dave
Nice houses though, I was just Curious about the glass roofs you do, it looks a bit tight with the cars & vans in the way?
well done though for getting nice accounts.

[Moderator David@stives]

Jeff

There are normally no cars or vans about when i clean the windows, the white van is the change over cleaners and the cars belong to some holiday makers next door , the pictures are decieving as they have got very big gardens with wide drives so access is always good.

None of these houses were doorknocked they were all obtained through recommendations although the 2 semis were from a round i bought, and the B&B i have had that 3 times in 8 years . the present owner called me 2 years ago and i have been cleaning it ever since, the georgeon house was reccomended from one of the semis which is opposite.

The 4 coastal houses were obtained as follows the white house in the last photo was a reccomendation who then sold some land to builder who built them one at a time, and as each new owner moved in they asked me to clean.



Dave

[Pj]

You don't need to name drop, Dave.  You have rich pickings, mate.
I know you graft for it.

Pj

[JohnL]

good work Dave 

JohnL