Brush advice

[Rocky]

Hi, just been asked to give a quote on a old building but the problem is which brush would be best for the job keeping in mind that the window are over 500 years old.

Any advice would be help full

Cheers.

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[spruce]

Either pass or make sure your insurance covers glass you are working on.

Old glass can and will be very fragile. I personally wouldn't take the risk. You have to be earning mega bucks out of it just to cover an accident. Your insurance policy will have an excess. So charging £250 for something your insurance company would want a £350 excess doesn't make sense to me.

My opinion though.

On old glass I would go for a flocked brush, low water flow and keep the pressure off the glass by taking the weight of the pole and brush in your arms.

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[Rocky]

Either pass or make sure your insurance covers glass you are working on.
 
Old glass can and will be very fragile. I personally wouldn't take the risk. You have to be earning mega bucks out of it just to cover an accident. Your insurance policy will have an excess. So charging £250 for something your insurance company would want a £350 excess doesn't make sense to me.
 
My opinion though.
On old glass I would go for a flocked brush, low water flow and keep the pressure off the glass by taking the weight of the pole and brush in your arms.
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Thanks for that, never thought about checking to see if my insurance would cover any damage.


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[David K]

Agree ! Know when to rock, and when to run !! Personally IMO def run !!

 

[Dave B]

Don't turn the water on while the brush is facing the glass

The sudden blast of pressurised water can crack old single pane glass very easily