Here are some pictures of the job I am on right now. The grand opening for this building is on Thursday at 11am, its now Wednesday at 8:48am. Construction clean was supposed to be done before we got here on Monday, but of course it wasnt, and we are at the mercy of construction laborers…who by the way got caught red handed scraping the glass [SIZE=“7”]WITH A PUTTY KNIFE!!![/SIZE]
oH YEAH.we got insides too, and pressure washing. We are wfp’ing the outside, and the photos you see are of the construction crew AFTER WE ALREADY CLEANED THE GLASS!
good times. good times.
According to Dan Field’s website, an angled putty knife is a required tool used for construction cleanups. On his website they are described as being used for removing debris from window frames, and broad knives used for removing debris from the glass. I suspect because broad knives can cover more surface area.
If you watch Dan Fields CCU video he teaches to scrape windows with a puddy knife. I cant remember exactly now but I believe he files down the edges to sharpen them up a bit. I’ve never tried it though, I stick with my triumph.
Yeah, the customer knows. The main lady and the maintenance supervisor and the construction super, and myself walked yesterday and she chewed the construction guy out big time. Problem now is, there are NO water tie ins or hose bibs on the entire south east corner of the building. I had to buy 400’ of hose to reach because I have to tie in almost at the street! The panes in the pictures, the ones without the guys on the lift, all those need to be done by 11am tomorrow morning. I called the lady and she is upset because I didnt tell her about the water problem, I told the landscapers and the maintenance super. Super said, if theres no water, theres no water…deal with it.
So. I will be here for a LONG time. I am running outta energy and the back is killing me man. I got Doug from Streakfree out here helping me out, plus my regular guy. One guy is sick.
Good luck with this one Tory! CCU can be and often is a PITA! I’d rather do standard window cleaning any day of the week but if CCU is what’s goin’ on with the books that’s what I’m doing.
As far as the broad knife goes, it’s not required for CCU but it holds up to stucco and concrete much better than razor blades. The broad knife is filed at the start of each day and throughout the day if it gets dull. The edge of the blade is filed at a 90 degree angle as opposed to a standard knife edge. This way you don’t spend so much $$$ on razor blade replacements and the thicker 90 degree edge of the broad knife doesn’t break or chip like a razor blade does. No worry about rusty razors either because there is no rust after the broad knife is filed clean everyday.
Dan Field’s DVD “Construction Cleaning Basics” covers the broad knife and much more. Anyone who does CCU should get a copy of it.
I hope you’re able to get that project completed soon.
I’d agree if he was doing the CCU but, if (as he said) the laborers had already done the CCU then he was simply dealing w/ a few weeks (or days) worth of dirt. The wfp would be ideal in that situation. What’s slowing him down is waiting on the GC’s guys who should have been out of the way by now.
Hindsight is 20/20…did not know it would be windy, and I have to make some money on this and I am reaching the limit. If I knew it would be windy, I would have worked something out with a couple lifts.
News said the wind was supposed to be gone by late morning early afternoon.
Even still. Fellas, I am so beat up right now I cant even think straight. I have to be out by 10 tomorrow. Goodnight fellas, I will keep ya posted to see what happens.
In addition, Dan stated (that day in October 2005 at the seminar) that excessive employee cuts due to scraper blades was an influencing factor in utilizing sharpened broad knives.
Yeah, this whole job is just nasty. Everyone is grumpy. Its 4:48am at the motel 6 near the job and I am out the door. Tucker killed my back and biceps, so this should be interesting. I dont think I have whinned like this since I was a kid! Alright, time to suck it up and get to work. See you fellas later.:mad:
[QUOTE=thorSG1;55403]Yeah, this whole job is just nasty. Everyone is grumpy. Its 4:48am at the motel 6 near the job and I am out the door. Tucker killed my back and biceps, so this should be interesting. I dont think I have whinned like this since I was a kid! Alright, time to suck it up and get to work. See you fellas later.:mad:[/QUOTE
Tory,
Ive been there too. By the looks of that job and all of that glass, It seems like it will never end. Those type of jobs really stress me out to the max. Everyones in your way and you are in their way. It just sucks. To top it off, you’ll probably get home and your answering machine will be loaded with messages and you will have no time or energy to return calls. It goes on for days on end and you have the weight of all those messages just building up on the answering machine and no time to call or schedule your regulars. You get so fed up after awhile that you feel like telling them to get someone else. Hang in there… Finishing the job is just one pane away!
Wow…do you have a spy camera in my house?:eek: I feel just like that!
Anyhow, EVERYTHING got done on time…except a very small area on the back side. The lady gave me the go ahead to give her a time and materials invoice, but I aint gonna do that. I am giving her the job for just under 5 grand. Before you all pyle drive me thru this screen, let me explain…first, I have 11 other buildings from them. Second, payroll is 1475.00 for this gig. I still made 83.00 an hour on it, and really, I took 800 off because of the area that was not done, plus, if everything gos right, I plan to kick in alittle bonus for everyone as well. If it wasnt for all the construction people, the winds and the endless pressure, that job would have been done by last night! No lie. Everyone worked really hard on this one.
My guy is REALLY good behind a squeegee, Doug from Streakfree is good on a lift and really awesome on the Tucker. Without them, I WAS DONE! It never would have happened. Hope I can return the favor someday.
Thanks for comming thru for me Doug, your awesome! Plus, another guy who is here on the forums, Paul from Blue Sky actually called and asked to help out. Just wish it was yesterday. Thanks Paul. SAN DIEGO ROCKS!!!
