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have been trad for a while now and have always stayed away from cleaning facias and soffits ( dont no why ) but with the spring getting ever closer i have decided this year i am going to give it ago. so i would like to know is the best way to do it ( at this point i would like to say that wfp do not need to comment as i am trad only  ) also how do you work out what to charge!! do you charge by the metre or wot?? and wot do you do about cleaning above a conservatory. cheers guys sean |
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« Reply #1 on: January 06, 2012, 06:42:58 PM » |
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chalie try a wagtail flipper on a unger pole for over conny roofs
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« Reply #2 on: January 06, 2012, 08:56:05 PM » |
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Harris pole from B&Q £15 stick a brush on bucket of hot water and some cream cleaner. Apply scrub get the custies hose pipe and rinse off next best thing to wfp.
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« Reply #3 on: January 06, 2012, 09:03:37 PM » |
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chalie try a wagtail flipper on a unger pole for over conny roofs
meant to say aswell put an angle adapter on end to get the angle right |
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« Reply #4 on: January 07, 2012, 11:58:16 AM » |
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« Reply #5 on: January 07, 2012, 08:42:53 PM » |
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have been trad for a while now and have always stayed away from cleaning facias and soffits ( dont no why ) but with the spring getting ever closer i have decided this year i am going to give it ago. so i would like to know is the best way to do it ( at this point i would like to say that wfp do not need to comment as i am trad only ) also how do you work out what to charge!! do you charge by the metre or wot?? and wot do you do about cleaning above a conservatory. cheers guys sean It would be worth your while investing in a Harris pole, wfp brush, pole hose and a garden hosereel for connecting to custies outside tap if only for reaching the bits above conservatories etc. |
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« Reply #6 on: January 08, 2012, 07:59:33 PM » |
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some good advice there guys, thanks i do relise that wfp is the way to go but i only do this at the weekend at the moment so if the facias and soffits works out it might generate more cash for me to get a wfp system. what is the best way to work out pricing for it? |
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« Reply #7 on: January 08, 2012, 10:15:53 PM » |
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Guess  I price for the amount of time I expect the job to take then add a bit cause I no it will almost always take longer than I first thought. |
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« Reply #8 on: January 08, 2012, 11:04:07 PM » |
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;)If you know what you want an hour , give them a rough price but tell them you will charge hourly,this works for me.
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« Reply #9 on: January 12, 2012, 02:09:07 PM » |
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Facias on the average house I charge about £25 per side inc gutters. I don't include gable ends in the price or soffits as some are wood and flaky and the black dirt just smears everywhere. Thats a seperate job and I make them aware of that. Some soffits have air vents in them too and are a nightmare to clean with a pole and you don't want to get their loft wet! Cons roof dependant on the job. Do your hourly rate you want then add more as it can take time away from doing your regular windows.
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« Reply #10 on: January 27, 2012, 08:17:55 PM » |
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I charge £3 per mtr for outside of guttering, Fascias & soffits...As said before wfp, tap water + ubik 2000 to deep clean dirty plastic. A Harris pole is much to short to reach over conservatories on most jobs. Also stay off ladders if you value your life |
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« Reply #13 on: April 12, 2012, 09:46:06 PM » |
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i am wfp but you cant beat up a ladder with pvc cleaner to do gutters and facias,wfp doesnt do as good a job as on the ladders
do a final rinse with wfp ,never part with wfp but never without ladders on me van either
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« Reply #14 on: April 12, 2012, 09:49:15 PM » |
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meant to say unger hi-flo i used before wfp for a rinse, great bit of kit for fascia
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« Reply #15 on: April 12, 2012, 11:07:30 PM » |
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get a 20 wfp off ebay for £100 most houses have taps best £100 you will spend i charge £70 for a 3bed £90 for a 4 bed or more if they are realy black
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« Reply #16 on: April 13, 2012, 12:05:25 AM » |
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I always found ecover cream cleaner to be pretty good for cleaning up UPVC - tended only to use a pole where I couldn't get up close though. I did use a soft brush on a pole attachment for removing surface dirt though which did the job ....
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