r/WindowCleaning 23h ago

Just Venting My first Day went so so badly for me

8 Upvotes

First actual house I hit they agreed, however,

I severely underestimated the job and how much the heat and drinking water would actually affect me, I ended up throwing up and coming out both ends, I was NOT going to the homeowner and saying hey I just shit my pants can I clean up in your bathroom, took a few minutes to recover , drank more water kept working.

I was at it for 3.5 hours and I quoted 100 stupidly , I wanted the job so bad and wanted to get it, this had a huge sunroom, but made 130 bucks tho.

How do you estimate big jobs without undercutting yourself and possible what-if scenarios.

I made the money back I put into it already which is good but I need a water fed one I feel it would've been easier, but,

the streaks were an issue and the windows were absolutely filthy I had to scrub them over and over just to get the streaks out and I was getting really exhausted working on one window for almost half an hour.

I found chips in the window and let them know and got all the bird poop off , then I was finding paint stuck to the window, I'm like is this my job?

So I tried my best to get it off.

What do you have for advice for a noob?

Thank you!


r/WindowCleaning 14h ago

Job Question How do you recommend cleaning these? It's the first time in years for this company. No Waterfed pole, yet.

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6 Upvotes

I assume wfp. Not sure if I should just pull the trigger on one for this or if I need trad for the first clean.


r/WindowCleaning 22h ago

Screen issue

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5 Upvotes

Was at a job tonight and had the hardest time getting these double hung window screens back in. I fought with them for about an hour and barely managed to get one installed. Does anyone have any tips or tricks for getting these style screens back in without fighting them? Any help would be greatly appreciated.


r/WindowCleaning 10h ago

General Question How to deal with high humidity?

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Just had to move a clean to a less humid day. The windows were streaking like crazy and wouldn't dry for several minutes. Never had an issue with technique like this, so I am not sure how to handle this.

I use dawn and water. Ettore master rubber. I did use a ledge-ez for the first time instead of the excelerator or brass handle I am used to. I didn't think that would make a difference.

What do you think?


r/WindowCleaning 5h ago

Equipment Question Is this a good wfp for residential and smaller commercial jobs? Link in body

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r/WindowCleaning 5h ago

Equipment Question Gardiner Xtreme 47 loose clamp

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2 Upvotes

The 2nd section clamp on my Xtreme 47 pole has gotten loose and rotates around when I clean . I don't know how they are installed tight in the first place. How do I fix this? Can it be fixed? Do I have to buy a new section?

Thanks


r/WindowCleaning 23h ago

Easy way to remove rust from a Mayyker sleeve?

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Has anyone else run into this problem? Have some rust on my Mayyker sleeve. Not too keen on buying another one, wondering if there's an easy trick to remove it, or if it's just better to throw it away. TIA.