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Is this type of window much more time consuming?

Jimroot

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I'm going to quote where all the windows are this sort, many panels in sash wood frame. Plan to wfp top, but how much longer than upvc would they take by hand can anyone guess? And any hidden pitfalls to avoid? I've only done new style upvc to date.

The house I'm quoting has several windows twice or three times this size too. Ta

 
Personally I would stay away ,they can be a real pane (no pun intended ) bad enough when pvc but timber frames if not in good nick can be a nightmare for WFP

 
Trad them with small applicator or end of big applicator and a 5-6 inch squeegee

Then get balled up microfibre and rub over the glass instead of trying to detail the proper way and job done

Couple of minutes per window if that size

 
have you heard of scrim?:rofl:

a nice properly damp scrim...or spray and microfibre...dont have many these days..

used to have one house all georgian took me a day outside and a day inside...scary.

you do have to be careful as some of them type frames are not that strong..

anyway good luck and keep us informed../emoticons/biggrin.png

and they dont take too long once you get into the swing of things.

 
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I wouldn't touch a window that antiquated without a liability waiver from the customer.

Even with insurance, one pane of glass £50, your insurance is always £200 + so you end could end up paying a fortune in replacing panes.

The pic you posted just looks like the frame is fooked. I would just say to them, sorry, not the job for us.

 
try not to think about them, think about something else and hey presto you will be finished doin them before you know it

 
I counted, 24 panes per big window x 2 plus door and small window front, haven't seen back yet.

They arnt exactly like my example pic, they might be better nic up close, will wait and see and discuss condition with the customer.

Glad I bought my 6" mop and squeegee !!

Thanks for replies btw it's all good, even 'avoid' (but I can't afford to follow that excellent advice;-))

 
For someone that don't like ladders much then I'm thinking will be a real challange to trad them.

 
To trad them is no challenge..to trad them quickly but a good job is the challenge

 
I can do a back door with 30 small panes in in about 3 minutes on a house i do

It is all about having the right size tools for the job

one hand is soaping a pane while one is squeegeeing the last one

 
I can do a back door with 30 small panes in in about 3 minutes on a house i doIt is all about having the right size tools for the job

one hand is soaping a pane while one is squeegeeing the last one
Do you work left to right or right to left with that method?

 
some times that old glass comes up gd WFP

i would do one window see how they come up bet they would come up gd

some plastic windows are worse than them

 
Plan on trad it's bottoms wfp tops, I never have any intention of using a ladder for window cleaning, as smurf said currently I despise them quite possibly through lack of experience/practice, and every time they come off the van i see the ghostly image of Frank in distorted reflections instead of my own face... ... ...

 
It's just experience jim

If you weren't wary at first I'd say don't ever climb one as no fear = dangerous practises

 
Thanks Davy. Im hoping this time next year I won't be complacent, but I will be fast and confident with them... :)

 
Gone are the days when i would be climbing them before the top had touched the wall

Am a lot safer nowadays..a fall tends to give you a reality check

 

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