All part of the learning curve

[Jackwindowcleaner]

I've attached some before and after photos here.

Went round to quote the windows, I said £20 which I thought was fair. However, the customer wanted her fascia doing as well which you can see was filthy, complete curveball because I didn't have a clue how to price it so I somehow come up with (don't laugh too hard) £18 lol.

Didn't anticipate how long it would take or how much there was at all. Trying to do it on a pole was difficult above the conservatory. Didn't have to do the conservatory roof. Also I couldn't clean the ledge of the window very well with just a pole so think id need to get inside to do that. Think they came up as nice as they could without a restoration.

Anyway s**t money for a bank holiday considering there's two of us but it's only on of two days off I have at the moment so not too upset as I'm being paid to train really. Just hope she's happy with it! View attachment 4106

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[Smurf]

Nice job...:thumbsup:

 

[Jackwindowcleaner]

Nice job...:thumbsup:

Cheers Smurf

 

[boarcity]

you did well there jack . extra point for the trackies/p.j

 

[peter rogers]

i run my quotes on stuff like tht as i judge per hour standard semi upvc clean is around 60 -80 depending on how bad it is as takes around 2 hours

 

[norm]

nice one :thumbsup:

keep an eye on your ladder safety as its sore if you fall

talking from experience :gush:

 

[Tuffers]

The neighbours cladding looks like it needs cleaning too :thumbsup:

 

[Posh]

Looks good to me

 

[Jackwindowcleaner]

Cheers guys, yeah that's my mate with the trackies I made him put on a matching polo as me the scruff lol.

@Tuffers they're all filthy but it's a rough council estate. @norm always try my best to I'm still a bit nervous up ladders. @peter rogers I think that would be a fair price

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[ftp]

Why is everyone so polite on this forum? What the guy is doing there is madness - perfect photo for the health and safety guys if ever I saw one.

You need bigger cardboard boxes than that to land on!

 

[Smurf]

Because we are?

Myself I was referring to the finished results not methods used and was waiting for someone like you to jump in. After all he did say it's a learning curve to start with and I'm sure he is aware after doing that one the H&S issues that arouse.

Why is everyone so polite on this forum? What the guy is doing there is madness - perfect photo for the health and safety guys if ever I saw one.You need bigger cardboard boxes than that to land on!

 

[Dave B]

Why is everyone so polite on this forum? What the guy is doing there is madness - perfect photo for the health and safety guys if ever I saw one.You need bigger cardboard boxes than that to land on!

Because we are the civillised forum..ciu is for the numptys who like to slate each other all day

There were 2 of them and i daresay they were safe with the ladders with footing etc and we've all done a bit of roof walking if we're honest about it

Personally i would use my ankalad and either microlite or mini standoff but used to do it that way

 

[Dave B]

Very good job Jake

 

[Dave B]

Smurf that mini standoff i have is perfect for these jobs

It will sit on that roof easy and can usebit easier than the microlite

I try to use that whenever i can as itnlives on my ladders

 

[Jackwindowcleaner]

We didn't walk on the roof anyway used to a harris pole to do best job I could but said would need access to inside to do the ledge properly because it would have been too dangerous. Cheers, Dave yeah I could do with them ladders but pricey aren't they..

 

[peter rogers]

they only saying to him after all as he goes he will get better on ladder

 

[Smurf]

Never used a mini microlight myself but might see if I can pick one up cheap local and give it a go :thumbsup:

 

[Smurf]

We didn't walk on the roof anyway used to a harris pole to do best job I could but said would need access to inside to do the ledge properly because it would have been too dangerous. Cheers, Dave yeah I could do with them ladders but pricey aren't they..

Best keep an eye out on fleebay, gumtree etc as you can pick up good kit like the ankalad and microlite standoff as new sometimes very cheap.:thumbsup:

 

[Dave B]

Especially when i am doing some of the roads near me..i have to go through the house to the back

I get my old diy rated 3 section 7 rung out

It has the wider bar at the bottom like bps ladders and can stand that up and still walk it through a house with the mini standoff on it..i never do windows without it on as i don't rest on sills then

Don't like the small ladder as is not trade but gets used a couple of times a day so not much wear on them

 

[Jackwindowcleaner]

@daveyboy1 how would you use the standoff to do the window above the conservatory? It's about 7ft deep to the above windows so would be a dodgy angle for the ladder

 

[Smurf]

You can't safely is the answer...

What you can do is use the ladder with the standoff either as a fulcrum to take the weight off the pole and steady it or get closer to the window by getting on the ladder to pole it instead