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New punter wants gutters washed, not cleared out, just brushing the exterior. How much extra should I be charging? Pretty dirty, don’t look like they’ve ever been done.
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I work by the hour as you could be stuck scrubbing one area for ages.New punter wants gutters washed, not cleared out, just brushing the exterior. How much extra should I be charging? Pretty dirty, don’t look like they’ve ever been done.
Use this http://jigsaw-innovations.co.uk/product/vision-tfr-cc-caustic-concentrated/ the dirt just melts off I did a really bad f.s.g clean today and it was piece of cake, 50ml to 5 litres of water in a bucket dip brush quick scrub leave to dwell for a few minutes then another quick scrub with water on and a good rinse the house had white pvc guttering which was black and it came up like new and the plastics are 23 years oldI always test a small area to see how easy it is to clean first, then it'll give you an idea as to how long the job will take.
What’s it like if it dries on glass or plastics in the sun ?. I did a job years ago with TFR and ruined a conservatory turned it to yellow looked like someone had varnished it , used Virosol ever since and never had any problems with that .Use this http://jigsaw-innovations.co.uk/product/vision-tfr-cc-caustic-concentrated/ the dirt just melts off I did a really bad f.s.g clean today and it was piece of cake, 50ml to 5 litres of water in a bucket dip brush quick scrub leave to dwell for a few minutes then another quick scrub with water on and a good rinse the house had white pvc guttering which was black and it came up like new and the plastics are 23 years old
I’ve just started to use it instead of razor wash. It’s meant to me caustic but - from my limited use of it - it doesn’t seem that ‘harsh’. Give’s pretty good results but then the razor wash did too! The one plus for me (as I have a small spray bottle in my pouch for spot cleaning) is it doesn’t foam up as much as the other brands I’ve used - so washes off without too much fuss. I only clean FSG and Conny roofs in the rain so not had it dry yet. Might give it a go ‘neat‘ over the weekend to see if it makes the plastic bubble!!! ?What’s it like if it dries on glass or plastics in the sun ?. I did a job years ago with TFR and ruined a conservatory turned it to yellow looked like someone had varnished it , used Virosol ever since and never had any problems with that .
I've not had it dry on, but basically @AGlassAct has covered it, pretty certain it cautions you about drying on and getting it on painted surfaces like car paintwork, I prefer to do add on's on cooler overcast days anyway otherwise I'll be sweating like ?What’s it like if it dries on glass or plastics in the sun ?. I did a job years ago with TFR and ruined a conservatory turned it to yellow looked like someone had varnished it , used Virosol ever since and never had any problems with that .
Unfortunately we have work booked in weeks in advance so it is done come rain or shine I dont have any option that’s why I swapped over to Virosol Ime always happy to try new or better things but so far haven’t come across anything better .I've not had it dry on, but basically @AGlassAct has covered it, pretty certain it cautions you about drying on and getting it on painted surfaces like car paintwork, I prefer to do add on's on cooler overcast days anyway otherwise I'll be sweating like ?
I'll have a look at the info provided that I got sent with the my order and let you know, it's better than virosol in cleaning power and the lack of suds which is minimal is a bonus as well.Unfortunately we have work booked in weeks in advance so it is done come rain or shine I dont have any option that’s why I swapped over to Virosol Ime always happy to try new or better things but so far haven’t come across anything better .
I clean the windows as I go as there is a lot of dirt off the gutter clean so the brush needs running across the window frame to get the dirt out the brush I make sure a thoroughly clean and rinse the windows so there is no chemicals left to dry on the windows below then once I finished one side of the guttering and give the windows a final clean but I always use pure water to do a f.s.g cleanHi guys,
I've potentially got my first fascia, soffit, gutter cleaning job tomorrow. All of it's proper filthy so my plan was dipping my WFP pole brush into a bucket of chemical/tap water and scrub a lot and then use tap water from my Gardiner backpack to rinse. Any tips will be great. My main concern is the dripping of chemical/tap water onto the windows and leaving marks. I need to do the customer's windows anyway but not sure how others work around this issue other than rinse the windows that have drips with tap water from the WFP, or needing to swap onto pure water and rinse before chemical dries, but that would be constantly swapping.
Any help/ advice would be great.
Also, this may be a stupid question but how close do you clean fascias around power lines?
Thanks
Ed
Thanks, very helpful. I read other's use tap water and wanted to save my pure water but I guess most of the time it'd be scrubbing rather than jets on all the time.I clean the windows as I go as there is a lot of dirt off the gutter clean so the brush needs running across the window frame to get the dirt out the brush I make sure a thoroughly clean and rinse the windows so there is no chemicals left to dry on the windows below then once I finished one side of the guttering and give the windows a final clean but I always use pure water to do a f.s.g clean
I keep my water flowing near enough all the time apart from the initial scrub when applying the chemical the same as you after dipping the brush in the bucket with chemical. personally I see no point in using tap water as I don't want to mess on with a back pack or connecting to a custys outside tap when it's simply and easy to use my van mount as normal.Thanks, very helpful. I read other's use tap water and wanted to save my pure water but I guess most of the time it'd be scrubbing rather than jets on all the time.
Only 350L tank so will try best to spare pure water and use it just to rinse off chemical bucket water. Tomorrow's is so filthy though that if takes too long revert to customer tap water in backpack.As long as you're careful of where the water is going you'll get little or next to nothing on the windows.
Regarding using customers tap water, this will very much depend on how much pure you carry. If the gutter and fascia is particularly dirty you could use upwards of 300l's.
I have one that gets done every year. I would say every 2 or 3 years in general but it would depend if they're on a busy road or not.How often do you suggest to customers to get f/s/g cleaned?