[jay moley]

I've done it a few times this week and I swear it's faster.

Am I going nuts?

[KS Cleaning]

I've done it a few times this week and I swear it's faster.

Am I going nuts?

I start at the front doing tops, working my way round to the back, then I collapse the pole and work my way back to the front of the house doing bottoms. I work with a backpack tho so hose management doesn’t come into it for me.

[Smudger]

As above

Darran

[jay moley]

I've done it a few times this week and I swear it's faster.

Am I going nuts?

I start at the front doing tops, working my way round to the back, then I collapse the pole and work my way back to the front of the house doing bottoms. I work with a backpack tho so hose management doesn’t come into it for me.

Is that really quicker?

[jay moley]

As above

Darran

Is that really quicker?

I would have thought the hose is more likely to be caught??

[swanson]

All depends how I feel
Sometimes I start with the backs sometimes the fronts.
It’s good to mix it up a bit.

[Smudger]

As above

Darran

Is that really quicker?

I would have thought the hose is more likely to be caught??

yes its quicker - not that ive ever noticed.
basically thats the way I clean the majority of the houses - its a routine - with routine you get more efficient the more efficient  you are the easier cleans become

Darran

[NWH]

As a rule I’ve always gone to the furthest point but on some domestic jobs I’ll do the front first it can be quicker,if I go to the furthest point and work my way back I fell as though I’m constantly dragging the hose I tend to do it in sections.
I’ll sometimes clean the front and side pull right round the back clean the other side and back then all I’ve got to worry about doing is making sure the hose is clear of obstacles before I go back and reel in.

[tlwcs]

Quicker is so last year.
All I’m getting is people I never usually  see, those who I normally try to avoid, all now stopping me foe a socially distant chat ffs
I used to quick and miserable, now I’m just miserable

[The Jester of Wibbly]

Always the front first.   It hints to the customer that I am there rather than going straight round the back and surprising them in their private areas.  You never know what you might see. 

[dazmond]

it just depends what im cleaning...if im cleaning estate work where i clean nearly every house on the estate one after the other then ill  usually start by cleaning 2 fronts then 2 backs,sometimes 1 front then 2 backs followed by 1 front.....it depends on access,cars parked that day,fences,etc

most other jobs ill clean the front(top and bottom first)followed by the rest of the house

[SB Cleaning]

Always the front first.   It hints to the customer that I am there rather than going straight round the back and surprising them in their private areas.  You never know what you might see.

I do the same.

[jay moley]

Cleaning the front could stop people cancelling on the doorstep when it's raining if you have to knock for the side gate, if they've forgotten to open it or if the garage needs to be opened.

Just a thought.

[Simon Trapani]

We pretty much always start at the furthest point so as we know how much hose to pull with fixed reels. Then we go back to the van to grab the pole, shut the doors on the hose and lock the van.

Otherwise you gotta guess how much hose to pull. And I'm not working with the van doors open else our tools & van insurance is void.

[KS Cleaning]

I've done it a few times this week and I swear it's faster.

Am I going nuts?

I start at the front doing tops, working my way round to the back, then I collapse the pole and work my way back to the front of the house doing bottoms. I work with a backpack tho so hose management doesn’t come into it for me.

Is that really quicker?

It’s quicker for me yes. Other advantage is, of the customers  who still pay by cash  I ring the doorbell before I’m finished at the front, gives them time to go get the money, so no hanging about waiting at the door for payment. Also long term there is less wear and tear on the pole.

[dazmond]

We pretty much always start at the furthest point so as we know how much hose to pull with fixed reels. Then we go back to the van to grab the pole, shut the doors on the hose and lock the van.

Otherwise you gotta guess how much hose to pull. And I'm not working with the van doors open else our tools & van insurance is void.

i just grab the hose and pole and start walking,leaving a van door open

[Shrek]

Quicker is so last year.
All I’m getting is people I never usually  see, those who I normally try to avoid, all now stopping me foe a socially distant chat ffs
I used to quick and miserable, now I’m just miserable

Same , I took a month out so all my jobs are now a month behind. A bit dirtier and everyone is in , 9/10 owners are coming out to chat for 10 mins per job so I’m pretty slow this month.

[TomCrowther]

I tend to start at the bottom first. This warms me up to do the higher windows. Yes, the ground floor windows get dripped on but I’m less like to pull a muscle this way.

[Stoots]

Always front first incase the gate is locked.

And secondly because it alerts the customer to my presence so if they have a dog, forgot to open gate etc they usually hear me and come out to sort it without me having to knock and of course if they were sunbathing, had kids running round etc they usually disappear in. Nothing worse than going straight round the back to surprise people or get bitten.

[Smudger]

We pretty much always start at the furthest point so as we know how much hose to pull with fixed reels. Then we go back to the van to grab the pole, shut the doors on the hose and lock the van.

Otherwise you gotta guess how much hose to pull. And I'm not working with the van doors open else our tools & van insurance is void.

Seriously?
That's an extra journey to and from the van each and every job

Darran