Are we doing too much...?

[Dave B]

Yep I like doing insides on a decent sized houseKeep a pack of overshoes in van ( plastic slip over your boots) and don't use applicator just a damp sill cloth then squeege

I just slip my trainers off on the doorstep

Insides is the only time i use a bucket as i can't spray water out my bottle everywhere

Only a little water in the bucket

I use a washing up sponge/scourer to applicate the windows if covered in spots of cack and squeegee off

Saves scraping

Saw that on a post or a vid somewhere..maybe on here

Saves time and effort though

 

[Taxlossloz]

I got 1 like that a couple months agoHad a wfp guy who didn't do insides

Now i do in and out each month and her parents and sisters outside each month

And their insides when needed

All because their guy wouldn't do insides i took all 3 houses from him

It pays to do it

I agree Dave

I lost a nice £40 outside WFP job cos I kept putting off doing inside due to nightmare conny roof

 

[Dave B]

Ouch

I hate inside roofs

 

[MrBump]

I use one of those unger spray bottles on a belt for insides, you should check them out daveyboy, beats carrying a bucket around imo :thumbsup: Although they can get in the way sometines, but I could guarantee I'd kick that bucket over at some point!

 

[steve garwood]

Everyone to their own. I cant keep up with what I've got, so id rather lose a job with insides than do them

 

[Dave B]

I use a sprayer sometimes but i like to have a choice of what to use in my bucket

I tend to use my wagulator when possible which goes well with a sprayer

If they're bad I'll use bucket and sponge and no scrubber on wag which is lighter and easier to use without it

Never knocked a bucket over in 26 years in a house

I tend to leave it near to doorway of whichever room i am doing so i can't step into it not looking

Stood in one in blockbuster video a few years ago and knocked it over though

 

[Dave B]

Everyone to their own. I cant keep up with what I've got, so id rather lose a job with insides than do them

Always time to do someones insides while you're already there

 

[Tuffers]

Leave bucket by door, slip shoes off, dunk applicator in bucket, mop window, blade window with applicator mirroring your blade catching the water, mop up any drips with a used cloth. Simples.

 

[MrBump]

I'd kick the bucket over all the time, my other name is Mr. Clumsy /emoticons/wink.png

 

[Jake]

Leave bucket by door, slip shoes off, dunk applicator in bucket, mop window, blade window with applicator mirroring your blade catching the water, mop up any drips with a used cloth. Simples.

+1 simple as that

 

[steve garwood]

Each to their own. Insides are just not for me personally

 

[steve garwood]

+1 simple as that

I thought you dreaded getting the squeegee out Jake?

 

[TolishAPurd]

Insides can be a pain, but if the house is nice and tidy, its quicker than doing the outside as no ladder needed, no extra petrol either.

One other reason I like doing them that rarely gets mentioned is that it makes my work outside look all the more impressive. When the glass is like a mirror and they look out, it makes them realise how good a job you do. I wonder how many of our customers look out the windows and moan how bad they look, whilst they've not cleaned the inside in 2 years.

 

[peter rogers]

nobody likes a jack of all trades folks stick to the basic window gutter and powerwashing an u do ok

no offense to anyone on here who does the offer of everything from putting a bracket up for hanging basket to putting xmas lights up on top of house lol

 

[sparkey74]

Mr Green,

Your plan what to stick to is good (in my opinion).

And for any newbies starting out on there own take on a lot less.

Stick to the basics, window clean, gutter clean, the odd easy painting job (on aspare day) & especially stay away from inside jobs unless commercial (or maybe the odd dear to help out).

 

[Taxlossloz]

I can't see why any window cleaner would not want to clean inside a nice big detached house - I do some nice half days at the same property - one inside takes me all day £160 inside only so I save it for bad weather

 

[Dave B]

How can you not clean insides when you advertise yourself as a window cleaner lol

 

[steve garwood]

How can you not clean insides when you advertise yourself as a window cleaner lol

I tell them from the start I don't do insides from the start. Never lost a customer through this, never been a problem in the 21years I've been doing this. As I said, each to their own

 

[steve garwood]

Anyway, goodnight all, and here's to a new week in the shiners game

 

[BenjiRixon]

I love doing the insides, usually get asked as I start the first window on the outside. So I say yeah no probs tell them to clear the way and I'll do them after I finish. No hassle. Boab with a bit of diluted ubik on the mop too and it's happy days. Same price as outsides. Nice that customer trusts you enough to just walk about their house too, I feel the bond is closer with the customer and less likely to replace you.

Another one I keep getting asked for is the back windows with no access than going through the house, done a few having to trail the hose through.....pain in the bum

Bought a back pack on the weekend do hopefully do them on the spot now instead.

 

[Dave B]

A bit of ubik is good on greasy insides