Hi there joined the forum even though I am not a window cleaner because I am finding it hard to find anything on a search re cleaning veluxes that talks about cleaning the frames and finding it hard to find a window cleaner willing to clean a velux AND the frame.
I have 13 veluxes! 6 of them I can just about do myself but 7 of them are challenging. We have only just moved to this property. I am a pensioner. Last week I stood on the top of tall steps and managed to clean the glass and some of the frame but I can feel mud/moss/leaves all down the channel between the roof tile and the frame which obviously isn't going to do the window any good at all and I can't reach from the top of the steps . The property is so close to the barn behind that it would be hard to get a ladder up from outside and we have brazilian tiles which we have been told are fragile. A guy came to do some work on the roof a few weeks back and he had to do it with a ladder up through the velux ! So what do people do? Is this more a roofers job than a window cleaners? And how often should I get this done? I assume this is going to be expensive and I am on a state pension. If I was to get a pole to try to at least do the glass regularly what would you advise for a little old lady? I bought an Igor pole but it's pretty rubbish or I am pretty rubbish at using it one or the other which is why I went up the ladder . Any advice. We live in the Crediton area.
I have 13 veluxes! 6 of them I can just about do myself but 7 of them are challenging. We have only just moved to this property. I am a pensioner. Last week I stood on the top of tall steps and managed to clean the glass and some of the frame but I can feel mud/moss/leaves all down the channel between the roof tile and the frame which obviously isn't going to do the window any good at all and I can't reach from the top of the steps . The property is so close to the barn behind that it would be hard to get a ladder up from outside and we have brazilian tiles which we have been told are fragile. A guy came to do some work on the roof a few weeks back and he had to do it with a ladder up through the velux ! So what do people do? Is this more a roofers job than a window cleaners? And how often should I get this done? I assume this is going to be expensive and I am on a state pension. If I was to get a pole to try to at least do the glass regularly what would you advise for a little old lady? I bought an Igor pole but it's pretty rubbish or I am pretty rubbish at using it one or the other which is why I went up the ladder . Any advice. We live in the Crediton area.