Hello,
I am currently researching starting a window cleaning business. Now I know time is valuable in this business, as is efficiency. What are some of the methods used to clean residential screens? I want to make as few trips in and out of the home as possible. I just don’t want to have to clean the inside window, remove the screen, go clean the outside window and screen, then have to run back in the house replacing all the screens. It seems to me this would create unnecissary “trips” in and out. Maybe even the customer wondering what I’m doing.
It may be from simply brushing off the screen to damp wiping with a rag or bath towel up to hauling them outside to scrub and rinse them. It depends on what the customer wants/needs. If you need to carry them outside, carry as many as you safely can each time and you can save all screen replacing to the end.
I use a van mount wfp system. So I wash the screens in place first around the whole house. Then go back and remove them and wash the windows with wfp then replace screen. This seems do do a nice job on the screens and is efficient.
we remove all screens first, 1 person starts washing the screens, other person starts doing windows , by the time we’re done cleaning screens and windows, the first screens are dry and we start replacing. if 2nd floor or higher- we hand dry and replace right after cleaning to prevent climbing ladder 2x, again w/1person screen cleaning other doing windows
First pull the screens out and set them out side the window, on the second story lay them out flat, give them a nudge and let them float down or give them a whirl and let them do the helicopter.
Gather them outside to their respective sides of the house and wash them with your washing wand. Knock them out on the ground and finish them off with a clean rag. Or rinse them with a hose and finish with a rag.
If you decide to go with the hose method you should gather them all to one side of the house and clean them in one spot. Keep you piles of screens separate for each side of the house. This will help you know where the screens go for each window.
Unless it is intentional and your solution has a “special screen sealing additive that isn’t supposed to be rinsed” type of thing. Most of the time, my solution has this type of thing…:rolleyes:
After reading other threads I got completely bummed out. I don’t like doing shabby work.
No one has ever complained about our method or results, but reading all the indepth knowledge of different cleaners and people using brushes, makes me feel like a moron.
Sweet Jesus I am taking a break and gonna go play with the dog.
If I’ve learned one thing in my 35 year career in the cleaning industry it’s this. People almost never complain even if you suck. They just quietly take their business elsewhere.
I figured I get this kind of response. My fault for being lazy with my words.
I agree, many people won’t complain they just move on. Our repeat business is solid so I don’t believe our customers have been unhappy with our screen cleaning results.
From what I have read I am going to play around with different techniques and see what impresses me.
+1 on giving this a shot this year, seen it, heard it and read the inquisition about how the magic works and where it goes or doesn’t, but I’m still going to try it out.
