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I’ve got one or two. Do you think it’s fair to ask the customers to make sure all the window sills are clear and blinds put up etc? Or do you think we should do that? One job I have irritates me as I have to move everything off sills etc and move cushions

  Its definitely fair to ask the customer to clear all sills before you start on the inside windows, if you have to clear all sills,
  clean the windows, then put things back, it adds a lot more time to the job, that probably is not factored in to the price,
  plus if you dropped & break anything, they will probably hold you liable to pay for it. 

[[GQC] Tim]

I started doing insides as soon as tradesmen were allowed. But on my terms. As people's standards are all over the place. Some have been so complacent throughout the worst of the lockdown.

P3 respirator, safety specs, disposable gloves. Then change of clothes, or at least shirt and then have a shower at home. An apron is a bit too much but probably should leaning over kitchen sides and bathroom sinks. Putting PPE on and taking it off all done in the right order and hands are sanitised and cloths and trad tools are not reused the same day. You've gotta be on the ball to avoid cross contamination. Pretending you've got it on your hands
and tools helps, without becoming paranoid of course.

When you come into someone's house a lot seem loose all sense of perspective and do not social distance whatsoever. They get right up to you and get in your way. Not all of them but that's definitely what I noticed.

Surgical mask is only one way protection, P3 level respirator works both ways. Have got a GVS half mask with replaceable filters.

I'm taking no risks. Even though the percentages are low, plenty of people in my age group (later 30s) that got seriously ill and took weeks to recover. I don't want to become a statistic. Even if I was perfectly fine I don't want to be getting into a 2 week+ quarantine because someone in the household discovered they've got it.

It wasn't half hot in summer though. 

[jay moley]

I only do the inside of bifold doors.

Hate other internal window cleaning so just don't do it.

Don't do conservatory roofs now either as I hate them.

[Splash & dash]

I started doing insides as soon as tradesmen were allowed. But on my terms. As people's standards are all over the place. Some have been so complacent throughout the worst of the lockdown.

P3 respirator, safety specs, disposable gloves. Then change of clothes, or at least shirt and then have a shower at home. An apron is a bit too much but probably should leaning over kitchen sides and bathroom sinks. Putting PPE on and taking it off all done in the right order and hands are sanitised and cloths and trad tools are not reused the same day. You've gotta be on the ball to avoid cross contamination. Pretending you've got it on your hands
and tools helps, without becoming paranoid of course.

When you come into someone's house a lot seem loose all sense of perspective and do not social distance whatsoever. They get right up to you and get in your way. Not all of them but that's definitely what I noticed.

Surgical mask is only one way protection, P3 level respirator works both ways. Have got a GVS half mask with replaceable filters.

I'm taking no risks. Even though the percentages are low, plenty of people in my age group (later 30s) that got seriously ill and took weeks to recover. I don't want to become a statistic. Even if I was perfectly fine I don't want to be getting into a 2 week+ quarantine because someone in the household discovered they've got it.

It wasn't half hot in summer though. 

If you are that worried about your safety you shouldn’t be going into customers houses , much better building up enough outside work and not having to go inside , we don’t do any Inside work on domestics only commercial now , all my staff and I hate the inside stuff , no money in it compared to wfp work either .

[NWH]

Lol blimey I was cleaning insides of houses and taking a coffee back in May.

[dazmond]

I started doing insides as soon as tradesmen were allowed. But on my terms. As people's standards are all over the place. Some have been so complacent throughout the worst of the lockdown.

P3 respirator, safety specs, disposable gloves. Then change of clothes, or at least shirt and then have a shower at home. An apron is a bit too much but probably should leaning over kitchen sides and bathroom sinks. Putting PPE on and taking it off all done in the right order and hands are sanitised and cloths and trad tools are not reused the same day. You've gotta be on the ball to avoid cross contamination. Pretending you've got it on your hands
and tools helps, without becoming paranoid of course.

When you come into someone's house a lot seem loose all sense of perspective and do not social distance whatsoever. They get right up to you and get in your way. Not all of them but that's definitely what I noticed.

Surgical mask is only one way protection, P3 level respirator works both ways. Have got a GVS half mask with replaceable filters.

I'm taking no risks. Even though the percentages are low, plenty of people in my age group (later 30s) that got seriously ill and took weeks to recover. I don't want to become a statistic. Even if I was perfectly fine I don't want to be getting into a 2 week+ quarantine because someone in the household discovered they've got it.

It wasn't half hot in summer though. 

thank god i dont clean insides anymore!.....it really isnt worth  all the hassle......i just turn up and clean for most work then post a bill through their door.....easiest way to work these days......

[[GQC] Tim]

I started doing insides as soon as tradesmen were allowed. But on my terms. As people's standards are all over the place. Some have been so complacent throughout the worst of the lockdown.

P3 respirator, safety specs, disposable gloves. Then change of clothes, or at least shirt and then have a shower at home. An apron is a bit too much but probably should leaning over kitchen sides and bathroom sinks. Putting PPE on and taking it off all done in the right order and hands are sanitised and cloths and trad tools are not reused the same day. You've gotta be on the ball to avoid cross contamination. Pretending you've got it on your hands
and tools helps, without becoming paranoid of course.

When you come into someone's house a lot seem loose all sense of perspective and do not social distance whatsoever. They get right up to you and get in your way. Not all of them but that's definitely what I noticed.

Surgical mask is only one way protection, P3 level respirator works both ways. Have got a GVS half mask with replaceable filters.

I'm taking no risks. Even though the percentages are low, plenty of people in my age group (later 30s) that got seriously ill and took weeks to recover. I don't want to become a statistic. Even if I was perfectly fine I don't want to be getting into a 2 week+ quarantine because someone in the household discovered they've got it.

It wasn't half hot in summer though. 

If you are that worried about your safety you shouldn’t be going into customers houses , much better building up enough outside work and not having to go inside , we don’t do any Inside work on domestics only commercial now , all my staff and I hate the inside stuff , no money in it compared to wfp work either .

That's exactly where you're going wrong in your thought process. I'm not worried about my safety because I take precautions, some of those I work for clearly do not. As for the rest of your message, I don't particularly mind how you run your business, but I'm happy how I operate mine.

[dazmond]

I'd rather be outside getting wet than traipsing round a customers house....I'm 6ft 2in and 114kg....easy for me to knock something over indoors..... ....

[[GQC] Tim]

I'd rather be outside getting wet than traipsing round a customers house....I'm 6ft 2in and 114kg....easy for me to knock something over indoors..... ....

  I'm 6'1 albeit slightly less around the waist.

Some of my biggest jobs have always been inside and out, so if it's a £400 country mansion it kind of comes along with the job. It's probably about £7k a year on the various jobs so as long as the inside part is properly priced it can make a difference, plus if it's priced properly you don't feel so bad for doing them. You can't just replace those jobs with other jobs.

Just wanted to clarify why as well I need to be extra careful when doing insides as some might feel it's a bit extreme.

Most of the family have got severe health issues and are still shielding with someone terminally ill as well. Also important for our bubble. So we need to be on standby if the worst does happen. So for me to be safe in the 2 weeks-ish leading up to that is kind of important if we do need to rush over for care. So of course I'd like to keep myself safe, but in case I would get it but perhaps could even be asymptomatic, it's a real risk for others. Hope that makes sense. So not just the normal care needs to be taken, but to the point of extreme care.

New NHS video shows it as well how important it is.

[NWH]

I have 2 particular jobs combined they are 6k a year domestics,if I said no to insides I’d lose them immediately.

[Richard iSparkle]

we ask them to clear the surfaces and put up blinds first

if they have ornaments all over the place you dont want to move them and then get blamed for anything going missing, or breakages..

i've had more than a few blinds come down  when you put them up for cleaning