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davetherave

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conservatory roofs?
« on: June 05, 2007, 07:28:18 pm »
does anybody know much about cleaning conservatory roofs? i was considering leaving trad window cleaning behind and going into driveway cleaning and i wanted to know if it is possible to do a good job on conservatory roofs with a pressure washer because if it is then this is another service i could offer my customers. 

I realise using a wfp on a conservatory roof would probably be the better option but forking the cash out for a wfp and pressure cleaner would probably break my bank account.

Any advice would be helpful
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Ian W

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Re: conservatory roofs?
« Reply #1 on: June 05, 2007, 07:33:56 pm »
My neighbour does his with a pressure washer and it seems to come up ok. I tried it once, but I thought it was a lot of effort for the result. I do mine with a pole and squeegee now.
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Do all the good you can, and make as little fuss about it as possible.
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davetherave

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Re: conservatory roofs?
« Reply #2 on: June 05, 2007, 07:45:34 pm »
ian w i did a conservatory roof recently with a pole and squeegee and it almost killed me, it was such hard work! lol

it surely cant be harder with a pressure washer?
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Ian W

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Re: conservatory roofs?
« Reply #3 on: June 05, 2007, 07:55:28 pm »
 ;D - I meant that it didn't seem any cleaner than mine for the time it took. What sleeve did you use? I am going to try a porcupine or even a brush next time - it did seem like I had a hard time with the algae that had formed using a standard sleeve.
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Do all the good you can, and make as little fuss about it as possible.
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davetherave

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Re: conservatory roofs?
« Reply #4 on: June 05, 2007, 08:24:33 pm »
yeah i used a standard unger sleeve.
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craig jwc

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Re: conservatory roofs?
« Reply #5 on: June 05, 2007, 08:28:01 pm »
Just be careful using a pressure washer on the con roof.
You'll find leaks appearing if your not careful
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edd

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Re: conservatory roofs?
« Reply #6 on: June 05, 2007, 08:43:55 pm »
check your insurance co you might not be covered to use a pressure washer
i personally find that its a lot of mess especially if its windy and some nieghbours
get ped off with all the spray especially if they`ve just paid to have windows cleaned
or washed the car

And also it can cause leaks that were not there before so be carefull cause we now
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drew86

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Re: conservatory roofs?
« Reply #7 on: June 05, 2007, 08:51:57 pm »
My mate installs conservatorys and he reckons pressure washing is a no no. This would probably invalidate any guarantee as pressure washing damages the seals.
Drew.
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davetherave

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Re: conservatory roofs?
« Reply #8 on: June 05, 2007, 09:05:05 pm »
yeah i have heard that pressure washing a conservatory roof can cause damage to them. Looks like i wont be offering that service after all. 
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Ian W

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Re: conservatory roofs?
« Reply #9 on: June 05, 2007, 09:13:34 pm »
Glad I didn't carry on with the pressure washer then!  ;D
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