Hey there, my name is Drew and looking to get a window cleaning business going here in Portland, OR, what would be the bare essential tools to get staryed?
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Watch some of Luke’s videos on YT I believe he has one on equipment set up. Are you doing both residential and commercial or focusing on one or the other?
Ok great thanks, I’m thinking of definitely doing both!!!
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I agree that’s how I got started. I ordered most of the things I could afford at the time from Luke package. I got some 14 inch & 18 inch squeegees, mops(I suggest Ettore pro + Mop, that thing holds a ton of water), t-bars, belt, bucket on a belt, rubber, pole, surgical towels, and white cotton towels… Later on you can get a scraper, some steel wool, maybe a pouch to put on your belt (make a squirt bottle to put in your pouch)
Watch Luke, Steve-O the Window Cleaner, Trad-Man, Polzn Blade, Eric Bland, there are more type in window cleaning in youtube. Go to the filter tab to get to the videos from this month (this way you find who’s posting recent content) or whatever preference you prefer.
These guys I named have all taught me something as a beginner getting into this window cleaning…I’m 2 years in and I would love to work side by side with these guys…I think I could keep up. lol. I wish you luck
Bare Minimum…A bucket from Home Depot, squeegees, rubber, towels, mops, pole and soap.
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All those mentioned earlier are top shelf guys. If you get a chance also check out Joe D’Amico (Window Joe) he has a channel. Buy what you can afford and don’t go into debt. Try a few things to see what you like and don’t like. Everybody has their own way to do it and to process their thought pattern. Just go clean some windows and before you know it, you’ll be good at it and people will give you good coinage to do so.
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Heck yeah! Thanks man! Wouldnt be cool to have a meet up and goof around on some glass some day?
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That would be a dream come true, I would love to work with you and Reanna. You guys changed a lot of our lives. You couldn’t make it any easier to learn this trade…With your knowledge it helped me afford ways to feed my family and we are actually going to take a mini vacation next week.
You should have window washing school! I would come work for you for free just to learn.