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Window Cleaning Forum / Re: We're okay this month brigade.

« Last post by AuRavelling79 on October 16, 2025, 09:06:42 am »

Quote from: Klean07 on October 16, 2025, 07:47:23 am

I think this topic has been mentioned before but just lately I'm getting a few like this which after two consecutive months of getting the brush off I just delete from my schedule. Does everyone on here do the same or do some of you persevere with them?

I'm more severe. And I only pre-warn less than three or four of my customers.

If I arrive and it's couched to me as 'we're ok this month' or 'give us a miss' then I haven't trained them right.

If anyone says that and after I respond with 'is there a reason for that that I haven't taken into consideration?' and they just don't want it doing, then it is an instant dump.

Now to qualify the above - if I arrive and scaffolding is up (for example) and they say 'I'm so sorry we're having the roof fixed and I forgot to let you know.' Then I'll give them a free pass.

Window Cleaning Forum / Re: What Age Do You Plan to Retire at?

« Last post by dazmond on October 16, 2025, 08:54:11 am »

Quote from: Klean07 on October 16, 2025, 07:59:16 am

I'm 67 next week my pension kicked in last October but the last 5 years I have only been working three days a week which has given me the best of both worlds. Myself and my partner ( who retires next year) have done loads of things including a 14 week trip travelling around the world last year. Buying a static caravan in Wales this year has been amazing especially has its been a great summer too. Next month we're going to Perth Australia for a month mainly to watch the first Ashes Test there then we're travelling around for a couple of weeks before flying home from Adelaide via Kuala Lumper for a 3 night stop over. Paid mortgage off two years ago too.
I know people that retired a couple of years ago but said they got bored with their lives so went back into work in some capacity.

That's the great thing about window cleaning....you can cut down your hours to suit as you age. I bumped into a local window cleaner the other day and he's 81 still going strong (on ladders too). Looks absolutely fantastic for his age. He became a window cleaner at 18 years of age (so 63 years shining). Loves his holidays and he doesn't plan on fully retiring until he's 90 now he says.🙂👍

Window Cleaning Forum / Re: What Age Do You Plan to Retire at?

« Last post by Klean07 on October 16, 2025, 07:59:16 am »

I'm 67 next week my pension kicked in last October but the last 5 years I have only been working three days a week which has given me the best of both worlds. Myself and my partner ( who retires next year) have done loads of things including a 14 week trip travelling around the world last year. Buying a static caravan in Wales this year has been amazing especially has its been a great summer too. Next month we're going to Perth Australia for a month mainly to watch the first Ashes Test there then we're travelling around for a couple of weeks before flying home from Adelaide via Kuala Lumper for a 3 night stop over. Paid mortgage off two years ago too.
I know people that retired a couple of years ago but said they got bored with their lives so went back into work in some capacity.

Window Cleaning Forum / We're okay this month brigade.

« Last post by Klean07 on October 16, 2025, 07:47:23 am »

I think this topic has been mentioned before but just lately I'm getting a few like this which after two consecutive months of getting the brush off I just delete from my schedule. Does everyone on here do the same or do some of you persevere with them?

Window Cleaning Forum / Re: In the Scottish daily Mail

« Last post by dd on October 15, 2025, 10:00:33 pm »

I would be more worried about owning to reading The Daily Mail on a public forum (or a private forum for that matter).

Window Cleaning Forum / Re: In the Scottish daily Mail

« Last post by KS Cleaning on October 15, 2025, 07:16:52 pm »

Not many trad cleaners will be on £50 per hour with their mop and bucket!

Window Cleaning Forum / Re: RO in winter.....

« Last post by CleanClear on October 15, 2025, 06:57:50 pm »

Quote from: dazmond on October 14, 2025, 06:47:10 pm

Quote from: Simon Trapani on October 14, 2025, 04:42:30 pm
Quote from: dazmond on October 14, 2025, 08:01:46 am
Quote from: NBwcs on October 13, 2025, 11:35:05 am
Yeah, you've gone to all the bother of insultating it, it won't take 2 mins just to finish it off, anything on the floor will only help.

It's impractical to put anything on the floor as i wheel it out every day and position it at the back of my van for fill up. It'll make zero difference anyway as my RO is elevated off the floor(it's a mobile RO system on castors)so it's not in contact with the floor at any time.🙂👍

None of my business but..

For some reason I was assuming you were bringing the van to the shed or the shed to the van? I guess not then? So although running water is less likely to freeze, how is the ro & filters protected whilst you're filling up your tank for a few hours? You just going to wheel it out the shed and produce with it unprotected?

Yes. I'm sure the RO won't freeze while im using it to purify my water. When it's finished I'll simply wheel it back into the shed and put the heater on overnight if it's below freezing.👍

I think in modern day terms Daz, your RO has gone viral. Everybody knows about it now, and its snug shed.

Window Cleaning Forum / Re: Current pricing

« Last post by cgh window cleaning on October 15, 2025, 05:21:46 pm »

Quote from: Scottish Cleaning Service on October 14, 2025, 02:34:07 pm

I clean a care home with 100 windows and get a ton for it and it take's an hour. Now I realise why windies like cleaning care homes. Only got the job because no one would answer their phone and I answered mine. Alot of luck in this game but if you are willing to take all work then sometimes a nugget appears.

You may think £1 a window on commercial is good and as long as your happy that’s the main thing but people where charging a £1 a window in the 90’s.

Window Cleaning Forum / Re: In the Scottish daily Mail

« Last post by cgh window cleaning on October 15, 2025, 05:18:16 pm »

It’s in the daily mail so it must be true..

Window Cleaning Forum / Re: RO in winter.....

« Last post by deeege on October 15, 2025, 03:18:27 pm »

Quote from: dazmond on October 15, 2025, 08:50:21 am

Quote from: deeege on October 14, 2025, 10:11:07 pm
Can’t believe you’ve got a garage filled with your Mrs junk and this is your setup outside Daz 😂

Living together/marriage is about comprising!😄👍

Thanks for the advice Daz, 22 years I’ve lived with the Mrs now 👍🏼

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