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007 or what

My working wkend with pics and quiz
« on: September 15, 2008, 05:00:37 pm »
The building is exactly the same on the other side.
How long do you think it took me to clean all the windows? (by hand)  :o
How much water do you think i used?  ???
How much do you think i charged?  :-\
All done by my self with a cherry picker.

BIG thanks to mr love for the very long pole

More pics to follow

007 or what

Re: My working wkend with pics and quiz
« Reply #1 on: September 15, 2008, 05:07:33 pm »
Every single corner  :o

007 or what

Re: My working wkend with pics and quiz
« Reply #2 on: September 15, 2008, 05:08:37 pm »
Then i poled all of it.
Cant feel my arms today.

seandyer2003

Re: My working wkend with pics and quiz
« Reply #3 on: September 15, 2008, 05:27:50 pm »
9 hours?

DaveG

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Re: My working wkend with pics and quiz
« Reply #4 on: September 15, 2008, 05:44:17 pm »
Hi mate is that the building you had trouble with a while ago (spotty windows?)

Dave
You can't polish a turd

seandyer2003

Re: My working wkend with pics and quiz
« Reply #5 on: September 15, 2008, 05:49:00 pm »
come on then how long did it take?? The suspense is unbearable :)

SherwoodCleaningSe

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Re: My working wkend with pics and quiz
« Reply #6 on: September 15, 2008, 06:11:04 pm »
To get the frames as good as that, I'd say 9.30hr trad on the cherry picker and then if you poled them again afterward I'd say 3.5 hours and 400 liters of water.  I won't mention price, but did you charge extra for scrubbing the frames up seeing as you got the call to go back.

Simon.

seandyer2003

Re: My working wkend with pics and quiz
« Reply #7 on: September 15, 2008, 06:21:09 pm »
To get the frames as good as that, I'd say 9.30hr trad on the cherry picker and then if you poled them again afterward I'd say 3.5 hours and 400 liters of water.  I won't mention price, but did you charge extra for scrubbing the frames up seeing as you got the call to go back.

Simon.

That long to pole??? Id of thought an hr?! once they were clean and just wanted quick rinse, or did he get dirt of with pole??

SherwoodCleaningSe

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Re: My working wkend with pics and quiz
« Reply #8 on: September 15, 2008, 09:06:37 pm »
3.5 hrs is probably a bit over the top. It does look like 4 levels though.  Maybe 1.5 - 2hrs.  I don't think a quick swish would do it though even though they've just been cleaned trad.

Simon.

poleman

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Re: My working wkend with pics and quiz
« Reply #9 on: September 15, 2008, 09:30:48 pm »
Nick where is this job! I know its down poole! but its bugging me know lol  :-\  ;D

DaveG

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Re: My working wkend with pics and quiz
« Reply #10 on: September 15, 2008, 09:36:34 pm »
yeah me too Andy

(Dave G- new name ...under new management....LOL)
You can't polish a turd

Tim82

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Re: My working wkend with pics and quiz
« Reply #11 on: September 15, 2008, 09:54:17 pm »
half an hour? :)

MJH

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Re: My working wkend with pics and quiz
« Reply #12 on: September 15, 2008, 10:23:35 pm »
Did you squeegee then wfp? if so thats a time consumng method!!!

007 or what

Re: My working wkend with pics and quiz
« Reply #13 on: September 16, 2008, 01:19:25 pm »
ok ok its behind the light house, yes dave it is the job i had to go back too  :(
I thought it would be 8-9 hours off a cherry picker but because you are all ways moving the dam thing it takes much longer.

To clean all frames took 23 hours but i did them twice so it took total time of 33
hours just to clean the frames then it took 3.5 hours to pole them .
It will probably be quicker next time tho.
And 375 litres of water.

How much would you charge to pole the windows every 6-8 weeks?


poleman

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Re: My working wkend with pics and quiz
« Reply #14 on: September 16, 2008, 01:51:51 pm »
I know now! there just had a refit at the front of the building! I did the inside windows about 20 years ago for a local company nova

Andy
PS to pole the windows...£240
PPS what did you use to clean the frames!

SherwoodCleaningSe

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Re: My working wkend with pics and quiz
« Reply #15 on: September 16, 2008, 03:32:13 pm »
DOH I was right with my original guess on the pole. 33hrs ouch.  Had you settled on a price to begin with or did you just charge per hour?

Simon.

trevor perry

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Re: My working wkend with pics and quiz
« Reply #16 on: September 16, 2008, 04:06:45 pm »
why did you pole the windows would it not have been easier just to squeegee them at the same time as you cleaned the frames?
better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak out and remove any doubt

007 or what

Re: My working wkend with pics and quiz
« Reply #17 on: September 16, 2008, 07:32:24 pm »
It would but when i finished them the 1st time they were not happy with the results so i did them again  :'(