[Shrek]

Don't know how Daz does a full conny including roof in an hour.....takes me that long just for the roof usually......getting all the crap out from under finials and cleaning just them takes time.

Depends on the size, I do most in an hour especially if using customers tap first to blast all the crap off

[Clean Cloth]

don't you use the special chemical to remove the lichen ?

I also have made up tools that remove lichen in a few minutes - you need more than just TFR and water fed pole brush
Darran

Yes I use Swafega anti mould anti mildew, 5L bottle. I  diluted it in water, it is great for grime and green mould, you can hear it fizzing on application and then it is easy to WFP brush it off and then rinse.

It does struggle with Lichen though. Even when I was able to stand on a flat roof and get good downward pressure it took ages and ages to scrub  90% of the Lichen off, I still did not get it all off.

You have got me thinking though, about making up a scraper on a pole or like another poster mentioned bronze wool pads attached to a pole.

[dazmond]

Don't know how Daz does a full conny including roof in an hour.....takes me that long just for the roof usually......getting all the crap out from under finials and cleaning just them takes time.

The windows on the conny dont take long once I'v
e cleaned the roof and finials because it's usually an existing window  cleaning customer.also very hot water speeds up an add on clean by a fair bit......

I usually give it a quick spray with virosol first then hot water and scrub and rinse......

The thing that tends to take time is if there's a few panels that are awkward to get to that need ladders.....I dont tend to take these on....if I do I charge at least £20 more to cover the extra time

[JandS]

Same with me re the windows.

[Richard iSparkle]

hi these are my thought on the subject

3 hrs is too long. i'm 44 but out of shape as i haven't cleaned on the van for about 12 months.

you should be aiming for 'good enough' results. we are not UPVC restorers, we give them a good wash down.

i did a 3 bed semi yesterday in about 50 min and it was pretty grim. i gave each section about 2-4 cleans over depending what it needed with pure water (tap water would do the same job though on these). some sections i spent a bit more time on if it needed it. it looked great when i was done.

all done from ground level with my pole.

i charged £140 for the fascias and a gutter clear, but my prices are going up when my new website goes live so will be more like £160

hope this helps

R

[Clean Cloth]

Thanks for that Richard.

As a matter of interest do you go up the ladder to clean out house Gutters or do you have a Gutter Vac?