[windows_chepstow]

I've a customer who wants me to do her insides; it's a big posh house in the countryside.

I suspect from her note that came with the cheque today, she's also going to want the inside roof of her conservatory cleaned too.

Firstly, how can I get out of doing it?

Secondly, when I buckle and say 'okay then; I'll do it', what's the most efficient way of doing it?  Step ladders and spray?

Cheers for any help.

Tosh. 

[Ian_Giles]

Clear the decks, extention pole and squeegee and be prepared to get dripped on
Rather depends on the shape of the roof Tosh, if it isn't a tapered type of one then you should be able to use an extention pole, your washer and squeegee
Other times you will need a step ladder, and generally I always try and squeegee them, you get a bit wet, but its only a bit of water


regards,



Ian

[rjswindowcleaning]

 I agree Squeegee and extention pole and you can be sure it will be the hottest day of the year the sun will be beaming down though the roof when you decided to clean it

[Paul Coleman]

I've a customer who wants me to do her insides; it's a big posh house in the countryside.

I suspect from her note that came with the cheque today, she's also going to want the inside roof of her conservatory cleaned too.

Firstly, how can I get out of doing it?

Secondly, when I buckle and say 'okay then; I'll do it', what's the most efficient way of doing it?  Step ladders and spray?

Cheers for any help.

Tosh. 

Tosh.  I once did a job like that.  The conservatory roof was a straightforward shape.  I did the following to minimise getting dripped on.  I got my backflip (vice-versa as it was then called) and I adjusted it so that when I used the squeegee part of it, quite a few of the drips landed on the applicator sleeve beneath it.  Between the applicator stroke and the squeegee stroke, I gave the applicator sleeve a squeeze (in situ) into the bucket.  Both myself and the floor still got dripped on and it was far from perfect.  However, it would have been a lot worse without doing it that way.  I found it worked better by doing the squeegeeing fairly slowly to give the liquid a chance to drip onto the sleeve.  You might have to do the lower end of the inside roof with more usual tools if the end of the pole is obstructed by the side of the conservatory.  For this reason, I also found it helpful to shorten the pole as much as possible so that I could get nearer to the edge with the backflip.  It's fiddly and I wouldn't relish repeating the experience.
Maybe you could get away with it by offering to do it with WFP   

[marc al]

  I have found the best way is to use a step ladder, I use my applicater and just scrim dry, its best on a warm day as there is less scriming to do but more sweating.

  Marc

[mark dew]

my 2penneth, if roof is glass or if you are using scrim to finish, i would recommend keeing the doors open to let fresh air in. Otherwise you'll be scrimming for ages trying to dry because the heat that comes off you will keep condensating on inside of roof.

mark

[windows_chepstow]

Cheers guys,

It sounds like there's no easy answer.  I've e-mailed them telling them I'll clean the interior next month, when their exterior is due; unless they want it done sooner.

It seemed like a really well priced account; till they wanted there insides done!

Still, Wor Lass, the 'nosey 'devil'' wants to have a look around; so she's happy to do the insides.

Thanks for the advice.

[rosskesava]

Tosh

Here's the answer.

Wor Lass, bless her cottons, wants to have a nosey inside so promote her to 'senior internal conservatory operative', make her a non executive director at the same time and ramble on about a giving a pay rise.

Then the good lady can do the insides and you just busy yourself doing the outsides but invent a few problems that are time consuming so as by the time you've solved these 'problems', Wor Lass has done the conservatory.

Seriously though, there is no easy way as well you know and you were either just hoping for a spark of genius from someone or for the sympathy vote - which you have already got from me.

The sad thing is, we've got a massive conservatory to do next week. Part of it serves as a greenhouse so it's doubly a bug*er of a job. The owner pays very good money and knows we hate doing it every 6 months. He did it once himself and it took him 2 days which is why he pays us to do it.

It'll take 3 of us about 2 to 3 hours and it's back breaking.

Cheers

[peterbarc]

hi

could try it like this depending how high it is get one of those multi ladders and set to trelis mode  and use spray bottle and scrim you will need to clear the area for access i have use this and as long as you dont go mad with the water you shopukldnt get to many drips

peter

[brett walker]

I once did one on a hot day
Big mistake, i did mine with a spray bottle and then wiped it with a scrim.

Brett

[dai]

I would say this is definately a job best done with a Wagtail.
Put dishwasher rinse aid in your water along with a cheap detergent.
This way the water goes on in a thin film. The Wagtail pad holds very little water but the rinse aid lets you spread that water a long way.
Before we used Wagtails we never put water into our belt buckets. 2 mugs of water in your belt bucket, using rinse aid will let you clean 4 to 5 houses. Less water going on, less water to drip off. DAI

[matt]

i do a roof on the inside on the odd occasion for a customer (its a very wel paid account)

i get them to empty it COMPLETELY, i mean nothing, i then get some dust sheets and old towels (ask a charity shop for old towels) and Ive set my WFP stuff LOW and did it that way, they were well happy

bagged the towels and sheets up and hung them on the line while i did the outsides

[rosskesava]

Hi Matt

I think if we used wfp inside (inside?) a conservatory our customers would go nuts.

What about the carpets or wooden flooring or wall paper or whatever?

I find that a bit odd. I just can't see it somehow.

Also, often is is not practicle for the customer to remove everything and what about where all the spars join at the apex? A brush would not get into it?

Then there is the time it may take to dry. In winter it could be hours.

Cheers

[matt]

Hi Matt

I think if we used wfp inside (inside?) a conservatory our customers would go nuts.

What about the carpets or wooden flooring or wall paper or whatever?

I find that a bit odd. I just can't see it somehow.

Also, often is is not practicle for the customer to remove everything and what about where all the spars join at the apex? A brush would not get into it?

Then there is the time it may take to dry. In winter it could be hours.

Cheers

its a tiled floor, and the walls are painted with emulsion, this house is 1 of the biggest accounts i have, and i wouldnt chance a shoddy job on it, its a glass roof

the tiles dont even get wet as its all soaked up by the towels, the cills stay dry by putting on rolled up towels and letting them drap down a little

set the water to VERY LOW

it works for me, infact it was the owners idea to try, as she was so pleased with the results on the outside of the roof and leaded windows

[keith b]

Hi all,

Im no expert on window cleaning, but could the inside of the conservatory roof be cleaned with a steam cleaner on a extension pole? or would the heat break the glass?

keith b

[gsw]

for what its worth from a mere newbie I did one the other week, glass and odd shaped and just used an unger microfibre that had been dipped in water with the same gg4 amount i would use with a squeegee, rung the microfibre so it was just damp. good result no smears and clean glass, i do all my interiors like this now as I find less risk of damaging carpets, why do rich people insist on cream carpet?

[busydaffodil]

for what its worth from a mere newbie I did one the other week, glass and odd shaped and just used an unger microfibre that had been dipped in water with the same gg4 amount i would use with a squeegee, rung the microfibre so it was just damp. good result no smears and clean glass, i do all my interiors like this now as I find less risk of damaging carpets, why do rich people insist on cream carpet?

Stereotyping now but I reckon its because the Bored, Rich Housewife gets to employ all these "workmen" more often to clean their glass. carpets, etc

[bone dry]

okay i ve heard enough, release your swivel handel to the loosest setting{ettori,sorbor or marino] remove the channel, put the channel back in upsidedown.I know it dose nt seem right, just trust me. use a thick slick soup mixture.TSP with dish soap would be fine. Fan or S stroke the glass to the bottem.

[rosskesava]

Hi Matt

Ref doing the inside of a consevatory with wfp.

it works for me, infact it was the owners idea to try, as she was so pleased with the results on the outside of the roof and leaded windows

On that basis with the appropriate job - we'll try that.

Cheers