[Clever Forum Name]

Completed a large cladding cleaning job and it was the large ribbed cladding.

We used a pre treatment of TFR and then followed up by cleaning with HOT wfp. One operator doing the TFR, the one doing 50-35ft then the other 35ft to 22-25ft.

Results were great but it took 3 days.

Would people recommend using a cherry picker to make the cleaning easier? Then if you’re in a cherry picker would you still use the WFP or would you pressure wash.

I feel a cherry picker and a wide head pressure washer would have been quicker and easier on the arms!

Any input, thanks.

[Smudger]

WFP is the way to go..

I have cleaned using P/W - but you need to pre-treat with Hypo and then TFR and even then some industrial cladding doesn't respond very well

My best results have always been with WFP

But as the old saying goes - do a test area before selecting your cleaning method

Darran

[Clever Forum Name]

Cheers Darran

I was on the 35ft plus work and I thought sod this!

I think I will get a license and use a CP next time we do something similar.

[Clever Forum Name]

So the same site wants more doing soon.

What sort of costs should I be looking at for CP hire with an operator.

Haven’t got a license yet.

Thanks.

[Slacky]

Price I had last year for a CP operator was £300 per day. Cost of CP depends on model and for how long. Delivery and collection is usually something like £150.

[Smudger]

Wow thats heavy - 35 to 45 each way over here.

best ive seen for a day with operator is £350 + VAT

Darran

[cgh window cleaning]

So the same site wants more doing soon.

What sort of costs should I be looking at for CP hire with an operator.

Haven’t got a license yet.

Thanks.

I have used a guy in Hertfordshire.He has a small fleet and is a good driver.Prices are reasonable.
Let me know if you want his number as I’m not far from you.

[Clever Forum Name]

Yeah that would be good thanks.

I’ve got a very local firm coming out this week to do a free site survey

If I can get quotes of £350 plus vat and small delivery charge I’d be happy.

[Yada Yada Yada - www.m-clean.uk]

Spend the money on getting IPAF trained, it's one day.

For the cost of the training it will open up a massive move forward in your business, plus you're not subbing out




A hand clean, with vinyl residue removal on cladding - had to be done this way because it needed taking back to match up with the 10 year old cladding done last year.

Ignore the Lloyds sign it's coming down in July and just needed a flick over.

[Yada Yada Yada - www.m-clean.uk]

Experience, like Darran has said, shows there is no 'right way' to clean cladding, it may well be a combination approach.

Unless you are really lucky pressure washing won't touch any discolouration weathered into the cladding, the photos above are only a very small part of Sainsbury's Darlington works.

Pressure washer has not been switched on.

The TFR chemical used can often be hit & miss, depending on which one you use, fairy washing up liquid applied and then agitated is as good as anything else but chemicals will need to be scrubbed in.

Because of the vinyl residue this had to be hands on and couldn't have been done off the ground, even without it cleaning cladding at the same height as yours - NO - save your shoulders.

[Smudger]

Hey Rob!

great work - nice to see you on the board

Hope you are well

Darran

[Yada Yada Yada - www.m-clean.uk]

All good here Darran.

These little jobs keep coming in.

You busy?

[Smudger]

Yes - picked up quite a bit from local councils - and 4 roof cleans coming up next week

in January did all the pontoons in a local marina - something like 800 meters - had to wear life jackets 

Darran