Advice needed

Ok, so don’t really need help on pricing, just suggestions of how to get to the outside upper edge. Let me know how you would handle this one. You can’t really get to it from the roof btw.

Hot damn! Don’t you just love architects that don’t think about future maintenance?

What is the ground like at the bottom of the enclosure? Does it slope off drastically?

If it were fairly level I would say you would be best with an extension ladder with stantions/stand off stabilizers that you could rest on the frame rails, then use a WFP to reach the glass against the house. Depending on how long of a trad pole you have, I guess it could be done that way as well, but that would be super time consuming. Definitely need a carbon fiber pole to give you the reach.

What is your plan to tackle the interior of the sloped and rounded glass?

I’ll be able to use water fed on most of the outside no problem. Just concerned about being able to have enough pressure on my brush on that upper section against the house. Inside will be all traditional most likely on a pole for the uppers. Fortunately it’s a very shaded area so the sun won’t be too much of an issue like it is with others on the rooms, And no, the terrain is not very good, I won’t be able to place a ladder against the front side all the way to the top. Not without risking smashing the glass anyways, I can only set an extension ladder on the deck off to the side so it’s gonna be a tough one

What is your hose setup like? On my WFP setup, I have a 7gpm pump that pulls water from a 200gal tank. It pushes it through ¾in hose to the sediment and carbon filters then the RO and DI filters. It then continues with ¾in hose to a reel where I have to step it down to ⅜in compressor hose like for 100ft, then the last 100ft to the brush os the xero pure line. Before I made that change it was all 200ft of xero 5/16 line so I only had enough pressure on my rinse bar to literally touch the end of the bristles. Now I have water streaming through both the rinse bar and 2 pencil jets with about 2ft of clearance. If you can, run ⅜ line all the way to the pole you should have a significant increase in pressure.

using it now so I figured I’d just show you, lol!

and then garden hose to filter to 5/16

I have pretty good water quality so DI only works great for me

Yeah the RO filter is what really knocks down the pressure from what I am told. My system is mounted on my trailer, which makes it easier to set up and pack up, but requires a significantly longer hose run. With your set up, you should be able to have your DI tank right below where you are working and hopefully the house has enough pressure to push it vertically and still give you a good stream at the end. You might be able to set the DI on that second level porch and get the aid of some gravity on your output to boost pressure a little.

From what you have pictured, that looks like enough water flow from your rinse bar to get the job done. Do you have a multi-stage/little giant ladder by chance? It looks like you have two porches that you could set the ladder up in an A-frame style and have a stable enough surface to stand on and reach the center of the windows. I have a 22ft Gorilla Ladder that, when folded in half, gives me a solid standing point at 11ft. You should have enough leverage at that point to run your brush all the way to the center and still provide enough cleaning effectiveness.

However, there also appears to be significant mildew or algae growth which if you have a pressure washer and some detergent, I would use that to clean that gunk off first and use your WFP to remove the detergents and any residue from the glass surface afterward.

Don’t know if you have already done this or not, but I would talk the client into at least a semi-annual cleaning if not quarterly, just so that it never gets this bad again.

Yeah it wasn’t the water pressure I was concerned with, it was the leverage on the brush I was wondering about. Pre washing sounds like a good idea. The pole i have is the Reach-it mini with a constructor brush, not my top choice in equipment, but it was given to me. The brush is good for most jobs, I use it everyday, but the design of it is kinda stupid, it requires more pressure to keep the whole brush on the glass.

I wish I could get this one on routine maintenance! They’re selling the house.

I put my bid in, the contractor is supposed to get my price to the owner, and get back to me.

The constructor brush being all Boars is going to have a lot of drag.

If you don’t already have one, get one of these ladders. It should give you the height while still remaining stable to get the leverage for those top panes.

What I have done in the past is take before and after photos, then I keep in touch with the realtor or watch the realtor.com website to track the sale. Once it is posted as sold, I usually wait 45 days to make sure the closing has been completed and then I will snail mail the new owners with the before and after photos printed from a Word document and included with a quote for future maintenance cleaning. (You can also look at the county property appraiser or tax collector’s website to get the new owner’s name rather than addressing it to a generic “New Resident”). This will show the new owners what the house would look like if they “neglect” it and what it would cost to prevent it ending up the way it was.

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Ladder up and bring pole to wash n squeegee.