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keyser soze

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cleaning top flats
« on: September 29, 2012, 09:04:21 pm »
cleaning some top flats this morning . trying to fit my work in before the end of the month . and this geezer from the bottom flat came out complaining that all the dirt from the above flats are making his windows dirty and is demanding i clean his for free. what do you guys do in this predicament . i'll tell you what i did later. just to see if im on the same wave length as you more experienced windies. thanks in advance

Gav Camm lammy 283

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Re: cleaning top flats
« Reply #1 on: September 29, 2012, 09:10:48 pm »
just laff at him ;D or offer to clean his
at same rate ;D ;D ;D
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Steve Sed

Re: cleaning top flats
« Reply #2 on: September 29, 2012, 09:12:19 pm »
Offer to rinse 'em off or offer for same price to clean them.

Fin Clearview

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Re: cleaning top flats
« Reply #3 on: September 29, 2012, 09:14:04 pm »
Tell him it was an isolated shower

stuart mc

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Re: cleaning top flats
« Reply #4 on: September 29, 2012, 09:18:14 pm »
I usually laugh and say what do you do when it rains, while I pack up

John pearce

Re: cleaning top flats
« Reply #5 on: September 29, 2012, 09:29:11 pm »
I've got lots of work like this, and have had people come out and say all your stuffs going on my windows, and i've explained to them that all it is is (pure water) it won't damage your window,
and they've been ok about it, but i got a plan that if some one did take it further, i would suggest just cleaning one or two of their windows now and again for nothing just to keep em happy,(not all) because y it wouldn't be fair on the ones that pay,   all the one's that have come out too complain so far their windows were f***king mank,   ??? ??? just tying it on.

Spruce

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Re: cleaning top flats
« Reply #6 on: September 29, 2012, 09:35:58 pm »
Usually check the state of them first before I start. If they are clean and they get wet whilst I'm cleaning above them, I will put the brush over their windows for them out of courtesy and leave them clean. If they are dirty, I won't bother.
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neil s

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Re: cleaning top flats
« Reply #7 on: September 29, 2012, 09:44:44 pm »
Quick rinse so as anything from above is washed down off windows deffo no brush contact no one getting a freebie from me. !!

king marko

Re: cleaning top flats
« Reply #8 on: September 29, 2012, 09:59:51 pm »
I've had experience of this when working for you know who :)
I asked the customer what do they do when it rains? Then walked away.
In retrospect, If it happened again, I'd say complain to the occupier of the flat above who's paying - it's their problem not yours

bobplum

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Re: cleaning top flats
« Reply #9 on: September 29, 2012, 10:39:00 pm »
this is one reason i dont do flats

rosskesava

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Re: cleaning top flats
« Reply #10 on: September 29, 2012, 11:12:01 pm »
I just rinse the windows below.

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KS Cleaning

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Re: cleaning top flats
« Reply #11 on: September 30, 2012, 03:48:39 am »
Usually check the state of them first before I start. If they are clean and they get wet whilst I'm cleaning above them, I will put the brush over their windows for them out of courtesy and leave them clean. If they are dirty, I won't bother.
+1,but I quickly blade off

Banbury Window Cleaning

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Re: cleaning top flats
« Reply #12 on: September 30, 2012, 06:45:09 am »
I too would check the state of the windows first!! if they are well maintained then i would quickly rinse!! If not like the other day when some pleb came out to moan about it I explained its only pure water and that aint gunna effect the state of his dirty windows!! I then asked what he did when it rained?? to which he didnt reply  :P As I left i offered to give him a quote for his windows but he just walked back inside!!
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Ian101

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Re: cleaning top flats
« Reply #13 on: September 30, 2012, 07:05:11 am »
Most people think were un educated nethanderthals so just look at them, grunt something whilst looking as intimitading as possible, spit on the floor and walk off ........................................ or

do what I used to do when I had a block of flats and just do 1 window free with a very quick pass of the brush tends to keep most of them happy.

bobplum

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Re: cleaning top flats
« Reply #14 on: September 30, 2012, 09:17:18 am »
Most people think were un educated nethanderthals so just look at them, grunt something whilst looking as intimitading as possible, spit on the floor and walk off ........................................ or

do what I used to do when I had a block of flats and just do 1 window free with a very quick pass of the brush tends to keep most of them happy.

i think you will find its Neanderthals,so i suppose you are!!! and do they come from Holland ?
(umbrella business mmmm)

Ian101

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Re: cleaning top flats
« Reply #15 on: September 30, 2012, 09:23:10 am »
Most people think were un educated nethanderthals so just look at them, grunt something whilst looking as intimitading as possible, spit on the floor and walk off ........................................ or

do what I used to do when I had a block of flats and just do 1 window free with a very quick pass of the brush tends to keep most of them happy.

i think you will find its Neanderthals,so i suppose you are!!! and do they come from Holland ?
(umbrella business mmmm)

next time i see your van parked up unattended im going wee in ur flask of coffee  :o

bobplum

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Re: cleaning top flats
« Reply #16 on: September 30, 2012, 10:39:04 am »
Most people think were un educated nethanderthals so just look at them, grunt something whilst looking as intimitading as possible, spit on the floor and walk off ........................................ or

do what I used to do when I had a block of flats and just do 1 window free with a very quick pass of the brush tends to keep most of them happy.

i think you will find its Neanderthals,so i suppose you are!!! and do they come from Holland ?
(umbrella business mmmm)




next time i see your van parked up unattended im going wee in ur flask of coffee  :o



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keyser soze

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Re: cleaning top flats
« Reply #17 on: September 30, 2012, 05:33:57 pm »
he came up to me while cleaning top flat and said oi you better clean all the crap of my windows that you washed off from above
i said . its only like its been raining but if you want it done   its gonna cost you

he said like f@ck it is . you will do it for free

me; dont think so

him ; you better not leave before doing it

me; you got no hope of me doing your windows . not now f@ck off i dont respond to threats especially a low life like you . trouble with people like you is you always want something for nowt.

him; just get it done

me finished my job rinsed the flat above his which i would have done to his normally.. packed up and as i got in the van looked at him through his window put my thumbs up and left

Ian101

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Re: cleaning top flats
« Reply #18 on: September 30, 2012, 05:35:58 pm »
bet hes waitng for you next month  :o

weetot

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Re: cleaning top flats
« Reply #19 on: September 30, 2012, 06:16:20 pm »
 ;D
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