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[Part Timer]

Where are u staying on that Sunday mate? 

Somewhere cheap ?, will message you guys when I know for certain. Will try and get there early enough so everyone is capable of working the next day ?

 

[Iron Giant]

my 1 and only commercial job is now grossing me £1200/1500 pcm for 2x 8-2 days a month and will be increasing in Jan to £1800-2200 for 3x 8-2 days a month.

You've just pished all over @dazmonds cornflakes 

 

[swc1]

Im not experienced enough, my mate lost me in the bends Friday night he was on 125 lol

? time and experience you'll get him!

 

[steve garwood]

? time and experience you'll get him!

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Those low rider type bikes are nice to look at and lovely to ride on a dead straight road, however they suck the fun out of a ride out when it comes to winding, bendy lanes in my opinion.

My mate Mick has a Harley Sportster 1200 and is a very experienced rider. When a few of us go out for a run into deepest Kent, we always have to pull over to wait for him.

He’s now thinking of selling it and getting a Fireblade ?

 

[swc1]

Those low rider type bikes are nice to look at and lovely to ride on a dead straight road, however they suck the fun out of a ride out when it comes to winding, bendy lanes in my opinion.

My mate Mick has a Harley Sportster 1200 and is a very experienced rider. When a few of us go out for a run into deepest Kent, we always have to pull over to wait for him.

He’s now thinking of selling it and getting a Fireblade ?

Well if me and my sled ever get across the pond we should ride together. I've been riding daily for 35 years!

Love to ride hard and fast! ?

 

[HWCS]

Not had an update since July so here it is, the next step in the HWCS journey.

Juat ordered 2 sets (one for me and one for my oppo), Marshall Pro roof scrappers, brushes and double heads.

Going live on the roof cleaning from the 1st of November, a mate thata a builder has scaffold towers i can use as and when as long as theyre not using them (they said they use the 6mt & 8mt ones about once every 2 years lol).

Have done so many hours of youtube over the last week my eyes hurt lol.

Have 5 to quote in the next cpl of weeks with 2 of them pretty much 100% in the bag already, tempted to buy a Marshall Pro sprayer for the roof, at £135 do you think its worth it @Pjj i know youve made your own, but im a buffoon so i couldnt make one.

Next update will probably be before and after pics of my first job.

 

[Pjj]

Not had an update since July so here it is, the next step in the HWCS journey.

Juat ordered 2 sets (one for me and one for my oppo), Marshall Pro roof scrappers, brushes and double heads.

Going live on the roof cleaning from the 1st of November, a mate thata a builder has scaffold towers i can use as and when as long as theyre not using them (they said they use the 6mt & 8mt ones about once every 2 years lol).

Have done so many hours of youtube over the last week my eyes hurt lol.

Have 5 to quote in the next cpl of weeks with 2 of them pretty much 100% in the bag already, tempted to buy a Marshall Pro sprayer for the roof, at £135 do you think its worth it @Pjj i know youve made your own, but im a buffoon so i couldnt make one.

Next update will probably be before and after pics of my first job.

Well done , I have no idear what they are like but provided it gets the product on the roof in sufficient volume Ime sure it will be ok , if you are anything like me when you have done a bit you will modify stuff to work better for you that’s what we do , Ime always happy to see others set ups and learn different ways it techniques it do a job better easier or quicker . We do lots of soft washing but not that many roof cleans as people don’t want to pay much  generally round hear to clean a roof , and we are so busy with everything else that suites me . Looking forward to seeing the before and after pics let us know how you get on .?

 

[Pjj]

Just watched a e mackintoshes video of that spraying nozzle set up it’s very similar to mine but he can only go up and down the roof with fixed wheels , you need sideways movement not up and down as gravity will let it run down the roof if that makes sense , this is what I made below 

 

[Jamesmarshall]

Just watched a e mackintoshes video of that spraying nozzle set up it’s very similar to mine but he can only go up and down the roof with fixed wheels , you need sideways movement not up and down as gravity will let it run down the roof if that makes sense , this is what I made below 

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That’s very clever?wish I had seen that a week ago 
I have just done my first roof clean and the hourly rate was higher than my other add ons however I’m not in any rush to do another any time soon

i only ordered the specific tile scraper for the job. Customer paid obviously ? 

I did it off a ladder as I wanted the job and didn’t t think they’d take me up had a applied the scaffold hire charge. It came up well, didn’t take a before photo so didn’t bother with an after ! Always get to a job crack on and forget to take the before photo ?‍

 

[Jamesmarshall]

Are they ladder hooks?!

 

[Pjj]

Are they ladder hooks?!

No it was angle aluminium 3/4 inch a bit of threaded bar and a couple of casters 

 

[Robt100]

Not had an update since July so here it is, the next step in the HWCS journey.

Juat ordered 2 sets (one for me and one for my oppo), Marshall Pro roof scrappers, brushes and double heads.

Going live on the roof cleaning from the 1st of November, a mate thata a builder has scaffold towers i can use as and when as long as theyre not using them (they said they use the 6mt & 8mt ones about once every 2 years lol).

Have done so many hours of youtube over the last week my eyes hurt lol.

Have 5 to quote in the next cpl of weeks with 2 of them pretty much 100% in the bag already, tempted to buy a Marshall Pro sprayer for the roof, at £135 do you think its worth it @Pjj i know youve made your own, but im a buffoon so i couldnt make one.

Next update will probably be before and after pics of my first job.

Theres definitely a demand for it in East Anglia. I'd recommend getting the C&G Accreditation so you've got a nice fancy stamp to impress potential customers with (on top of the very good information it gives). My brother-in-law went from window cleaning to roof cleaning in about March. He is currently fully booked and has a waiting list until April 2022!

 

[HWCS]

Planned on starting the roof cleaning on 1st November, advertised it starting on 1st October but actually did my first roof clean today, was only a garage converted into a room.

Took me 3hrs to do made a cpl of errors that i wont make again but was a good little job to cut my teeth on ?

 

[ks789]

Planned on starting the roof cleaning on 1st November, advertised it starting on 1st October but actually did my first roof clean today, was only a garage converted into a room.

Took me 3hrs to do made a cpl of errors that i wont make again but was a good little job to cut my teeth on ?View attachment 25699View attachment 25700View attachment 25701View attachment 25702

I did a whole bungalow in the summer with a stiff brush, dusty as ****, thought my arms were gonna drop off end of the day

 

[HWCS]

I did a whole bungalow in the summer with a stiff brush, dusty as ****, thought my arms were gonna drop off end of the day

We scraped the roof with Marshall Pro scraper and the treated with Biocide

 

[Pjj]

Planned on starting the roof cleaning on 1st November, advertised it starting on 1st October but actually did my first roof clean today, was only a garage converted into a room.

Took me 3hrs to do made a cpl of errors that i wont make again but was a good little job to cut my teeth on ?View attachment 25699View attachment 25700View attachment 25701View attachment 25702

That’s the way to do it start small and learn then do bigger stuff ?

 

[ks789]

We scraped the roof with Marshall Pro scraper and the treated with Biocide

yes a scraper would've been a lot better. Some other firm did the biocide and i did the donkey work but dont reckon I'll do much if any more roofs. Mind you, if theres gap in the workload never know.

 

[HWCS]

That’s the way to do it start small and learn then do bigger stuff ?

Youd think wouldnt you lol ive booked a £900 bungalow in for the 21/22 October loo

 

[HWCS]

yes a scraper would've been a lot better. Some other firm did the biocide and i did the donkey work but dont reckon I'll do much if any more roofs. Mind you, if theres gap in the workload never know.

Ive combined a few of my smaller rounds and split some over a few rounds here n there so i how have 22 seperate rounds on 6weeklys so in theory i get 8 days in 30 to do the add ons and roofs, and can always bang in the odd saturday if needs be, amazing how much you can earn on a full weeks of add ons ?

 

[ched999uk]

Planned on starting the roof cleaning on 1st November, advertised it starting on 1st October but actually did my first roof clean today, was only a garage converted into a room.

Took me 3hrs to do made a cpl of errors that i wont make again but was a good little job to cut my teeth on ?

Great results, was it a hard sell having to say to custy that the bio takes months to kill remaining? Also any tips/what errors to avoid?

Cheers

 

[HWCS]

Great results, was it a hard sell having to say to custy that the bio takes months to kill remaining? Also any tips/what errors to avoid?

Cheers

I just explained that the real results will show in 10-14 weeks and she was fine about it.

Dunno about mistakes as this was my first, but i did make 1 error i wont make again, i did both sides then realised i should have done risge tiles first lol, coz when i did the ridge tiles it all fell onto the tiles again.

The best tip, ive had from experienced roof cleaners is, scrqpe it all down to the bottom 2 tiles and vacuum it off the bottom 2 tiles rather than just clog the gutter or cover the ground with the moss.