Home Improvement Contractor - Licensed Contractors
This question is for window washers, contractors, or people with awesome common sense?
(or of course just extremely creative people i guess) Any experienced window washers, or even just contractors in general? I am opening a window washing business soon and I don't like ladders. I definately don't have the money for a lift thing. So I bought some awesome squeegees that extend that I would like to use on windows that are high up. Now my questions are... how in the world am I going ot be able to tell if they are clean or not? I don't want to miss spots and have the business owner/home owner go upstairs and see it like that. Really the only thing I can think of is asking them if they minded if I went up to make sure it is clean, or asking them if they can do it. But with my previous sales experience, I do know that some people would be nice enough to do so, but there are the a-holes in the bunch who would not want to do that, also there are people who may not be around when I do the jobs. So what do you suggest? How can I make sure the windows are clean up there? ****reply to my first answer...insurance is more expensive if i step foot in the door to do work. so i was going to do outside work only, BUT now that you mention it, that is an AWESOME idea to contact cleaning companies to get refferals, wow. i may change my mind now. thank you. still unsure though.
Public Comments
- Have you tried offering to do both inside and outside of the windows? That way you can be sure it's clean and it'll look good from both angles. It might also open doors for higher rates, and if you advertise to cleaning businesses that don't do windows they can refer you to their clients. That still won't help those clients who aren't home and don't want to give you a key, but it's hard to please everybody. Good luck!
- As with anything, the more experience you get the better job you will do. Before long you will not have to worry about looking at the 2nd story windows. They will be the same as the ground floor windows right? If you use the same procedure, whats the problem? Get some binoculars if you're paranoid. In addition you have to think about exactly what you will be cleaning off the 2nd story windows. Not too many people hanging around at those heights putting their hands on the windows, so I'm guessing we are talking about dust here. And that's not so tough is it? Hey, if you can clean the lower ones, you can clean the higher ones. There is no reason for you to need to go look at the 2nd story windows.
