In the back of a wfp van!

How did you hang the gutter poles @Smurf? I want to fit a length of drain pipe against the roof, but there doesn't seem to be enough anchor points in the right place.

I just used the consevatory ladder roof section I carry about straped in inside to put them on.

You could custom fit either metal brackets or box it in. Good job it was an old van as it ruined the head lining and I ofter had shite drpping out of the pole onto the dash too./emoticons/biggrin.png

I still have in the garage a vintage surfboard fibreglass top box I use to carry them about on the roof too

You could custom fit either metal brackets or box it in. Good job it was an old van as it ruined the head lining and I ofter had shite drpping out of the pole onto the dash too./emoticons/biggrin.png

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Problem is that the only place to secure brackets to the roof is one place which is halfway along the roof. There is another place to fit brackets, but it's right next to the doors.

Yes, loads of scrim, sill cloths, microfibres, Virosol, uPVC solvent, Ecover, sticky stuff remover and cream cleaner, oh and WD-40.

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@Tuffers can you tell me what clothes would you use for what job? and what products you'd use for what task? i feel these are the trade secrets that only come with experience! but iv not got no 1 to learn from lol i feel confident watched to learnt all i can from vids about pole techniques and i will pick it up in no time with a little hands on time but just need to pick a few brains on the little things that make life easy

Welcome m8, I find its best to double up on everything that's breakable and thus usually is the case after a year or so ,I've a tub with all sorts in just incase , I find green pads, cream cleanser, virosol just some of the usual stuff I take daily aswel as a big bag of microfibre clothes I usually use 3 daily ,Allen keys, plies and screwdrivers also come in handy for pole repair and maintenance.

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cheers abs i can't wait to get started! any little tips you have you do to make they life easy as a window cleaner would be great to here

cheers abs i can't wait to get started! any little tips you have you do to make they life easy as a window cleaner would be great to here

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You'll learn more on the job ,like who's in who isn't where you can take a slash and where you can't /emoticons/smile.png

I always carry painkillers and a roadcone. Everything seems to work around that.

any more advice lad and ladies?

We try to dress smartly but nothing over the top - well presented. We try to keep our vans tidy and clean as we try to present a professional image at all times. We are in the cleaning business so we try to present that image.

Having grown up with a South African mindset of respect for employers and those 'superior' I still call most of my customers Sir and Ma'am (like the Americans do) even although I know most of them by their first names.

So we try to treat everyone in a courteous and respectful manner, even when they turn out to be 'scum of the earth.'

We also try not to take knocks personally. Be teflon coated. Resentment does more damage to you than the other person.

When you are new you can easily become discouraged as some of the new customers you find will be the ones other cleaners have dumped, messers. Accept that. Another forum's moto - 3 C's applies; canvass, clean, cull. You will eventually build yourself a good round if you stick to that moto.

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Road cones to mark hose running along or across pavements. Sometimes used to steal a little roadway and create a safe zone if working at the edge on a busy route.

Extending ladder to access flat roofs and used internally from time to time. Soft shoes (sitting on tank) for internal work.

Yellow hose is for filling the tank. Green and yellow hose is for wash downs guttering etc.

Various steps. A frame for the odd trad work.

Trad kit hanging from the roof. Stand Off hanging from roof.

Clear plastic tub contains rock salt/grit to make a doorstep or pavement safe if needed. (I try not to make areas wet if there is a real risk. I revert to trad for doorways etc.)

Srims, towels etc.

looks very like my car this morning smurfy...even got that same yellow tub in for tomorrow....not much space for me.../emoticons/biggrin.png

wish I could be tidy spcleaning...afraid....its all just shoved in....

Glad to hear you have got yourself a bigger van than what I started with as when you start offering other services could quite esaly end up looking like this
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**** smurf you got some kit in there dude

You should see my garage if you think that looks full of kit

i have just made a wooden tray with tarpauline covered with a ridge on edges, placed under reel, always excess water after working, i bought reel second hand , may reel it all out and check for any pinhead type leaks. cant see any connections dripping. too much water spilliage in tray to be left without checking reel.

is it common to get water from reel while using it for days work

i have just made a wooden tray with tarpauline covered with a ridge on edges, placed under reel, always excess water after working, i bought reel second hand , may reel it all out and check for any pinhead type leaks. cant see any connections dripping. too much water spilliage in tray to be left without checking reel.

is it common to get water from reel while using it for days work

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No mine is dry, even during use.

If it's not leaking at the connectors then check the other one inside the reel by unwinding the hose fully as sometimes starts to leak there that folk forget about.

My reel always seems to leak from the hozelock connected to the reel, but only after the pressure from pump is released. I drain everything i can after a days work ... still get water dripping somewhere lol

just finished today, tray full of water, around 3 cups full, fittings dry, off tomorrow, check the hose right to the beginning, a bit sick of it now. i started to put a towel down, soaking after work finished.

see tomorrow.

the suspense of it ,

hopefully find whats causing the leak