Today’s little adventure

[matt1458]

Rest in peace to our necks in the morning ?

 

[Cghwindowcleaning]

Looks a nice easy one.Large windows,no balconies,easy parking and plenty of room to stand back and move around.
Some of the new blocks I’ve looked at recently are a nightmare.

 

[Part Timer]

We have 17 of these to do week on Monday

 

[ched999uk]

We have 17 of these to do week on Monday

At least the weather is looking better. Do you do the top windows from the ground and then the next ones down from the walkway or both top 2 from the walkway?

 

[Part Timer]

At least the weather is looking better. Do you do the top windows from the ground and then the next ones down from the walkway or both top 2 from the walkway?

We started off doing them the 1st method but changed to the 2nd method last time and it's a lot quicker that way, it is however rough on the neck as the walkway is only narrow

 

[Mattymarske]

We started off doing them the 1st method but changed to the 2nd method last time and it's a lot quicker that way, it is however rough on the neck as the walkway is only narrow

Do you run the hose through one bit of railing and drag along walkway so single vertical hose run or up the stairs or over the bannister of walkway and move hose along as you work? I do a couple of upstairs flats with stairs/landings but 17 blocks would be something else! ??

 

[Pjj]

Rest in peace to our necks in the morning ?

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The ledges on these types of Windows are a nightmare for holding water it then runs down the pane underneath causing spotting unless you sweep it of the ledges . Takes a lot longer .

 

[Part Timer]

Do you run the hose through one bit of railing and drag along walkway so single vertical hose run or up the stairs or over the bannister of walkway and move hose along as you work? I do a couple of upstairs flats with stairs/landings but 17 blocks would be something else! ??

We tie the hose on the railing and reach with pole hose so nothing really a trip hazard. The balconies cover 2 blocks so I pole downstairs and make sure to tell my son if any residents climb the stairs.
Each block is 8 maisonettes and we can do 4 blocks without moving. Takes 20 minutes, per block, to start off with, and 35 minutes towards the end of the day. Round the back, with the garden fences, we need the 44' pole so it's a long hard day.
When we first started doing them we were paid £68.50 a block. Get more nowadays but because of the initial price I still hate the job.

 

[Dave B]

We tie the hose on the railing and reach with pole hose so nothing really a trip hazard. The balconies cover 2 blocks so I pole downstairs and make sure to tell my son if any residents climb the stairs.
Each block is 8 maisonettes and we can do 4 blocks without moving. Takes 20 minutes, per block, to start off with, and 35 minutes towards the end of the day. Round the back, with the garden fences, we need the 44' pole so it's a long hard day.
When we first started doing them we were paid £68.50 a block. Get more nowadays but because of the initial price I still hate the job.

I’m trying to get the windows on the job where you were working opposite when I did the floor cleaning
Nice 7 blocks in total if I get it

 

[Part Timer]

I’m trying to get the windows on the job where you were working opposite when I did the floor cleaning
Nice 7 blocks in total if I get it

In Uxbridge? We're down there 16th and 17th of this month. There's a Spotless less than 10 minutes from there

 

[matt1458]

Better pics of the rest. Happy with this ?

 

[Part Timer]

Do you have to do the internal courtyard windows as well, if you do is it with a trolley or is there a safe way to get the hoses in

 

[matt1458]

Do you have to do the internal courtyard windows as well, if you do is it with a trolley or is there a safe way to get the hoses in

Yeah the whole thing, there’s an access gate bottom left hand corner of building 1 to run hoses, building 2 is road facing. Without 40 full size traffic cones and an entire 500m roll of barrier tape would have been an absolute nightmare.

Student accommodation.. say no more ?

 

[Pjj]

They are a couple of nice buildings ???? that will test the arm and shoulder muscles out

 

[Dave B]

In Uxbridge? We're down there 16th and 17th of this month. There's a Spotless less than 10 minutes from there

Yes mate those blocks

Underground car parks shared under every 2 blocks so will have to park and pull hose out the gates every 2nd block

That’s if I get it as it’s through a mate I got the floor job from

Will find out in the new year

 

[Fraggle]

At that height do you guys rinse with the brush against the top of the window?

 

[Part Timer]

At that height do you guys rinse with the brush against the top of the window?

At that height as long as you've washed with a decent flow rinsing isn't an issue

 

[Part Timer]

Yeah the whole thing, there’s an access gate bottom left hand corner of building 1 to run hoses, building 2 is road facing. Without 40 full size traffic cones and an entire 500m roll of barrier tape would have been an absolute nightmare.

Student accommodation.. say no more ?

What's the timescale for the job. My guess would be 2 men 2 days?

 

[matt1458]

What's the timescale for the job. My guess would be 2 men 2 days?

Exactly that

 

[Part Timer]

Exactly that

Have you just finished ?

 

[matt1458]

Have you just finished ?

I say days I mean weeks ?