See what you mean, better than pricing it per window, problem is I’m not even sure how long it would take
Try and visually imagine doing the job, as strange as it may seem. You wont be far off with the time once you do that and come up with a number of hours
Looks identical to Charlie Binghams in wells Somerset, that I quoted about 12 - 18 months ago.
I cant rember figure, it was when they first opened through the construction firm, they wanted all windows done by hand as they were covered in cement which meant bringing in a cherry picker for the tower.
Will have to get one of those dusters otherwise I’ll have to just go over it with the brush. My pole reaches 35ft and I’ll have to do the balcony with traditional method, could bump price up?
Heavy duty brush just as good I suppose. Not sure if I would charge extra for using a different method, just my opinion these commerical jobs don't care what way you do it, they just want I done from my experience. As regards the balcony, I suppose it depends how proficient you are doing trad, lot of cr*p will drag from those frames, absolutely doable but will be tedious getting a finish on it with that sun. If you have a trolley, personally I would wheel trolley up and 25l barrel, wfp it, soak and scrub those frames to get the heavy stuff off and then trad it or blade pure off.... just my opinion. If you don't have the trolley, trad be ok just bit more work with those frames as they look in a bad way.
The only thing I can relate to this is when I worked for a window cleaner around 10 years ago we used to do an entire college in 2 days with 4 people, boss got paid £600 for doing it and we did the whole thing doing trad back then. They’re gonna tell me next week how often they want it done. I also remember my old boss saying these big jobs don’t usually expect absolutely perfect windows the first time
I agree with him to an extent alright. I'm all commercial and sometimes you can get away with that bit more in my opinion, i suppose you just have to gauge the glass for yourself. Are workers looking out of it or is it glass they wouldn't really notice? Light/sun showing through or is it in shade etc? Not saying do a poor job but sometimes you don't have to go full tilt, I am guilty of it myself and you get no extra thanks.
Since you’re all commercial it’s worth asking you. I read somewhere some jobs ask for a risk assessment? And do they require paperwork of some sort or you can literally turn up and to the job and get it done?
If anything they'll ask for a method statement or both. Never been asked for a risk assessment without supplying a method statement
Part timer is spot on, if they ask for one it won't be without the other. In 22 ish years of cleaning commercial work.. I have been asked 4 times. Public liability insurance though, now that is what I get asked to produce a lot.
That’s fine I can produce public liability insurance reference no problem, and I’m writing method/risk statements just in case. Thanks for the help!
