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Not quarterly but a £30 20L bottle of Viro-sol would be a worthy investment for the first clean. @Part Timer once recommended to me to clean in the rain if you can too. That worked a treat for me as the rain helped wash down the chemicals. The only issue you would have after the first clean would be bird poo I reckon.Do you think a chem is necessary on every cladding clean?
Just like a conservatory roof mate, you need to judge the temperature on the day etc, don't let it dry to the building. Also check if that is ''self cleaning'' glass. If it is then you don't want to get chemicals on any of the windows. I know some of the lads on here swear there is no risk and they always do it but I wouldn't risk it with a company that have the financial power to sue you without batting an eye.Yeah I suppose 30 quid is nothing in the scale of things. How long do you leave it on for before washing off?
Sounds like you're going soft. Spending too much time with @Den I reckon ?I hope you're not looking at doing that on your own ? That looks circa 40' high and will be a very hard job. At that height even I wouldn't fancy doing that with my son in a weekend ?
No just getting old, joking aside access to water is vital as you'll need an awful lot to clean that, and the higher the flow the easier / quicker it will be.Sounds like you're going soft. Spending too much time with @Den I reckon ?
Very true. My example is less than 5 minutes from my house so never thought of that!No just getting old, joking aside access to water is vital as you'll need an awful lot to clean that, and the higher the flow the easier / quicker it will be.
Personally think you've got no chance in doing that yourself in 2 days. On a high flow you'll empty your tank in around 3 hours and 4 hours, that job has to be more than 2 thousand litres.Yeah it's about 20 mins away from me but I can only carry max of about 475-500l. I would have no issue doing it over 2 days may be sat and sun if price was good. I would do it on my own too.
How much did you charge for a job this size?Personally think you've got no chance in doing that yourself in 2 days. On a high flow you'll empty your tank in around 3 hours and 4 hours, that job has to be more than 2 thousand litres.
I did this building, all 4 sides glass only, and it took me a very hard 10 hours and approximately 800 litres. I'm quick on big commercials as well.
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I got £350 per wash, previous cleaner was £280 and I assume I've lost it to someone cheaper as they didn't answer my emails when asking for another contract last year.How much did you charge for a job this size?
Honestly don’t think £350 is expensive for a job that size. I’m not 100% on my quoting as it’s new to me but based on hours it’s not expensiveI got £350 per wash, previous cleaner was £280 and I assume I've lost it to someone cheaper as they didn't answer my emails when asking for another contract last year.
I wouldn't do it for any less but obviously someone is prepared to as the Office Manager messaged me every time I did stating how happy she was with my work. Unfortunately she didn't make the final decision so they've obviously accepted a lower price. Thing is now I'm a lot busier then when I first quoted this job and if they did ask me to quote again I'd be £400. One thing to remember when quoting on these jobs, when you're first starting, is unless you get one you won't learn anything about difficulty and timescale. I know some on here will disagree but the sharpest learning curb is getting some bad business on the books, commercial cleaning that is, it hurts turning up to do it but at least you've learnt.Honestly don’t think £350 is expensive for a job that size. I’m not 100% on my quoting as it’s new to me but based on hours it’s not expensive