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jonboywalton75

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If I did,  I'm guessing about 30% of my hourly takings

CLEANCARE WC

  • Posts: 4454
I'd say that's a fair assessment. .
But right now that would be an improvement as right now I'm sat in Harvester having a breakfast  :D
WE CLEAN BY FAITH, NOT BY SIGHT WITH WATER FED POLE WHEN WORKING AT HEIGHT.

Rich Wilts

I would say 50%.

I would be fitter though and not obese ;)

jonboywalton75

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I wouldn't be fitter,  I don't actually think I can climb ladders on a regular basis,  since the cortisone injection in my ankle.
I don't think I would still be in this business if it wasn't for me Van and pole

jonboywalton75

  • Posts: 2222
I'd say that's a fair assessment. .
But right now that would be an improvement as right now I'm sat in Harvester having a breakfast  :D

I'm dossing watching You tube

gary999

  • Posts: 8156
100% reduction....I wouldn't go back.... I would move forward and try something else.

AuRavelling79

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I would say 50%.

I would be fitter though and not obese ;)


+1 (or dead if I'd fallen off said ladder)
It's a game of three halves!

SeanK

I would say 50%.

I would be fitter though and not obese ;)

You must have been slow on the ladders, my mate can do around 20 properties a day traditional there's no way he
would hit 40 on the pole.

Don Kee

  • Posts: 4879
Mine would increase 200%, i use wfp because i actually dont like making money...
Why don't you have a quick google before making stupid comments?

Walter Mitty

  • Posts: 1314
Hard to estimate but it would be a very big drop.  In addition, my quality of life would plummet too because I would always be too knackered to do much else.

Rich Wilts

Re: If you went back to trad how much would your hourly rate go down?
« Reply #10 on: May 22, 2015, 06:31:25 pm »
I would say 50%.

I would be fitter though and not obese ;)

You must have been slow on the ladders, my mate can do around 20 properties a day traditional there's no way he
would hit 40 on the pole.

There's always one.

SeanK

Re: If you went back to trad how much would your hourly rate go down?
« Reply #11 on: May 22, 2015, 06:46:55 pm »
I would say 50%.

I would be fitter though and not obese ;)

You must have been slow on the ladders, my mate can do around 20 properties a day traditional there's no way he
would hit 40 on the pole.

There's always one.

Sorry didn't realise this was a windup.

Rich Wilts

Re: If you went back to trad how much would your hourly rate go down?
« Reply #12 on: May 22, 2015, 07:02:48 pm »
Crack on Sean.

Bungle

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Re: If you went back to trad how much would your hourly rate go down?
« Reply #13 on: May 22, 2015, 07:25:59 pm »
I would never go back to trad, I'd lose about 200 a day easy.
We look at them, they look through them.

SeanK

Re: If you went back to trad how much would your hourly rate go down?
« Reply #14 on: May 22, 2015, 07:45:10 pm »
I would never go back to trad, I'd lose about 200 a day easy.

Totally agree I can easily do another 4 £50 semi's on the pole. even with the extra £600 a week in expenses I wouldn't
go back to trad.

dazmond

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Re: If you went back to trad how much would your hourly rate go down?
« Reply #15 on: May 22, 2015, 08:31:46 pm »
i couldnt clean half the work ive got these days in the same time.offices,large domestic etc.

in fact i couldnt clean half the windows either as they d be too dangerous to attempt to clean them off ladders!

yes im still cleaning the standard 3 bedders on estate work and probably clean an extra 4 houses a day than on ladders and finish an hour earlier but its the type of other work i now clean which would be nigh on impossible to clean to the same standard trad. ;)

plus the add ons(f/s/g,conny roofs,solar panels etc) :)
price higher/work harder!

david mark

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Re: If you went back to trad how much would your hourly rate go down?
« Reply #16 on: May 22, 2015, 09:08:11 pm »
My ladder slipped away from me on imprinted concret broke 4 fingers 2 months off work this was back in 2004 worked hard up and down ladders  all day lucky to reach £80 per day( Blackpool ) That
was the turning point for me .Had enough of trad called Pure freedom got 650 litre tank set up with pumps poles ect and Iveco Dailey van. Not looked back make good money with my feet safely on the ground.

britishwill

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Re: If you went back to trad how much would your hourly rate go down?
« Reply #17 on: May 22, 2015, 09:13:06 pm »
Brilliant well done


SeanK

Re: If you went back to trad how much would your hourly rate go down?
« Reply #18 on: May 22, 2015, 09:14:23 pm »
My ladder slipped away from me on imprinted concret broke 4 fingers 2 months off work this was back in 2004 worked hard up and down ladders  all day lucky to reach £80 per day( Blackpool ) That
was the turning point for me .Had enough of trad called Pure freedom got 650 litre tank set up with pumps poles ect and Iveco Dailey van. Not looked back make good money with my feet safely on the ground.

David at the end of the day that's what its all about, I use wfp because it keeps me safe and would still use it even if was
slower than traditional methods.

NWH

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Re: If you went back to trad how much would your hourly rate go down?
« Reply #19 on: May 22, 2015, 10:03:53 pm »
I can honestly say if I had to go back to trad now I don't think I could do this job anymore,I very occasionally get the ladder off to get on to a flat roof that can't be poled at  an angle and laugh to myself thinking I don't know how I used to do this