[mick hay]

Hi Mick,
You guys must be in the south - in the North I am luck to get £30.00
for the roof and maybe another £10.00 for the sides. Even lost a few quotes at these prices, but refused to go lower.
Spruce

i'm in the north too!!!....ask and yee shall recieve!!

Hi wayne, i remember you came out that day to see what went on.....was a hot day too....!!!


A lot of you sell yourself short...i have a minimum charge of £100. If they say no, i walk on....in the summer i am unindated, wayne (pittmonkey) can vouch for that,  and i never really have any problem with the prices i quote!!

[Richy L]

I just use the pole these days.
Used to do it with squeegee on a pole.

Most I've ever charged is about £10 or £15 I think.

£10/£15 for a roof?
Why so little? you can get more than that

[Sir Squeaky]

What? For 10-20 minutes work?
That's still £30-40 per hour.

How much would you charge a 3 bed house that you do in 15 minutes?

I'm not in the habit of ripping people off.
I'd rather have a good reputation.

[Davew]

I have found tfr not to be very effective and vastly overrated on here. Maybe i have the wrong brand or maybe its really a degreaser for traffic film and not an algae remover. I think something more detergent based that lathers up would be better.

[windowwashers]

i did a seriously green roof the other day with just water, also did a whole houses plastic yesterday again only pure water, is seem's to eat the alge

[L.Doubtfire - The Blade Runner]

If your customers outside tap is connected to their hose etc.just keep a constant
Flow of water till ya start breaking down all the encrusted `muck` etc.Brushing
And squeegging etc.till ya get somewhere near then finish off with pure water.
If not,it`s a case of finding any detergent that will have good `cling` and `searching`
Properties in it because of the slope to virtually any conservatory roof.Can anyone
Suggest a product that’s an improvement on tfr,jif,washing powder or anything else
That nearly everyone has said.Everything I`ve used just runs off the glass and into
The gutter before it`s had time to work.Not enough `dwell` time because of that 30
Degree or more slope.I`ve 2 to do next week but nothing like as bad in Mick`s photo.
Replies appreciated.

Lewis  Doubtfire ( The Blade Runner )

[ronnie paton]

mick im local to you but i wouldnt get £100 for a roof unless it was huge, my prices start from £30-£100 but the one you showed looks like a small one alough it is really dirty wouldnt get more than £50.

there are some pics on my site and i have plenty on my computer always get great results! good job were not working on the same patch

[windowwashers]

mick im local to you but i wouldnt get £100 for a roof unless it was huge, my prices start from £30-£100 but the one you showed looks like a small one alough it is really dirty wouldnt get more than £50.

there are some pics on my site and i have plenty on my computer always get great results! good job were not working on the same patch

£45 min charge unless it is regular clean

[ronnie paton]

ian you are down south and i think you can get slightly more but hey i do well and earn good money from them but good luck to any one that can get mega money for them, iv tried a couple of times but just cant sell it(they would rather do it them selves)

[Chris Cottrell]

I just use the pole these days.
Used to do it with squeegee on a pole.

Most I've ever charged is about £10 or £15 I think.

 

I only do regular cleans on a roof for that, if its a one off its between £50 & £125 depending on the state

[windowwashers]

mick im local to you but i wouldnt get £100 for a roof unless it was huge, my prices start from £30-£100 but the one you showed looks like a small one alough it is really dirty wouldnt get more than £50.

there are some pics on my site and i have plenty on my computer always get great results! good job were not working on the same patch

£45 min charge unless it is regular clean

I could only side 4 sides, 

[Sir Squeaky]

I just use the pole these days.
Used to do it with squeegee on a pole.

Most I've ever charged is about £10 or £15 I think.

 

I only do regular cleans on a roof for that, if its a one off its between £50 & £125 depending on the state

I'll repeat my previous post... :

What? For 10-20 minutes work?
That's still £30-40 per hour. 

How much would you charge a 3 bed house that you do in 15 minutes?

I'm not in the habit of ripping people off.
I'd rather have a good reputation.

[windowwashers]

I just use the pole these days.
Used to do it with squeegee on a pole.

Most I've ever charged is about £10 or £15 I think.

 

I only do regular cleans on a roof for that, if its a one off its between £50 & £125 depending on the state

I'll repeat my previous post... :

What? For 10-20 minutes work?
That's still £30-40 per hour. 

How much would you charge a 3 bed house that you do in 15 minutes?

I'm not in the habit of ripping people off.
I'd rather have a good reputation.

10-20 mins work on a bad roof is very quick, maybe the other that charge more take there time and do a good job (not saying you dont in anyway before you think it) 10 mins is way to quick for a quality job on a con roof IMO and 20 is pushing it

[L.Doubtfire - The Blade Runner]

Like `Squeaky` I`ll repeat my orginal post.It`s what to use to soften up the
Crud and muck,not what ya charging ! No one can do a roof like whats in
Mick`s photo in 10 minutes,perhaps not in an hour and 10 minutes.Everything
Seems to come down to pounds and euros with some.I`ve never started a `flame
War` yet but I guess there`s always a first time.Any takers  ?

[windowwashers]

Like `Squeaky` I`ll repeat my orginal post.It`s what to use to soften up the
Crud and muck,not what ya charging ! No one can do a roof like whats in
Mick`s photo in 10 minutes,perhaps not in an hour and 10 minutes.Everything
Seems to come down to pounds and euros with some.I`ve never started a `flame
War` yet but I guess there`s always a first time.Any takers  ?

What is a flame War? as it sounds interesting lol , Lewis without reading all the pointless posts what do you use? and where do you get it from?

[Davew]

Unger gell?

[brightnclean]

You can get a much better brush for rippin through the muck on con roofs and stuff than the standard window one. Vikan do a much harder bristle one which would eat that stuff on that roof wayyyy fatster than the one n the pic. 30 secs to change brush.

[twt]

3 hrs !!!!!!!!!! did you clean it with a tooth brush? 

i must be lucky because i have never come across a conservatory roof that took so long to clean

[mick hay]

3 hrs !!!!!!!!!! did you clean it with a tooth brush? 

i must be lucky because i have never come across a conservatory roof that took so long to clean

I've cleaned hundreds of conservatories, and not come across one like this...in fact, a toothbrush would have been a choice tool to clean it the muck was that thick and solid, as i said, it was like baked on bird s**t!!!

I usually finish a conservatory (top to bottom) in 1 1/2 - 2 hrs, whether i have to use a roof ladder or not.

You can get a much better brush for rippin through the muck on con roofs and stuff than the standard window one. Vikan do a much harder bristle one which would eat that stuff on that roof wayyyy fatster than the one n the pic. 30 secs to change brush.

Do yu know which brush this is, would like to be prepared if i ever get another one like this .

[vivaro 013]

well done mick good photos, but this must have took a lot elbow grease or that
magical  cleaning solutions you are waiting to introduce