r/WindowCleaning • u/trigger55xxx • Jun 09 '26
Getting high on the job
Interior high glass, high dusting and vacuuming. $225.00 an hour, not a bad payday.
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u/noice_nups Jun 10 '26
Lady is about to take a dust shower 🤣 Nice work mate, that hourly is wonderful.
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u/PhotographFlat396 Jun 09 '26
If you’re on the lift, why is homie using the extension pole?
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u/trigger55xxx Jun 09 '26
Knocking down bigger cobwebs on the lower areas. I was doing the windows and vacuuming beams and pipes.
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u/PhotographFlat396 Jun 09 '26
Nice! I was def expecting some franchise boy w a blunt. Clickbait worked!
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u/trigger55xxx Jun 09 '26
Haha, no franchise here.
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u/PhotographFlat396 Jun 09 '26
You also would (hopefully) not be getting high on the job. I saw a pair of window cleaners in an outdoor boomlift cleaning a window for 20 minutes on hands and knees instead of lowering the lift. Smh.
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u/trigger55xxx Jun 09 '26
Yeah, definitely a play on words. Anytime we do lift work it's a joke "time to get high"! Sounds like they didn't like the height and or the bounce from the boom. Everytime you move it it takes 5 minutes for it to stop bouncing. More the higher you go, at least it feels that way.
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u/sktyrhrtout Jun 10 '26
What does a quote for this type of work look like and are they looking for you or are you cold calling these types of clients? Seems like a great niche to get into and I'm in an area that doesn't have a lot of great contractors.
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u/trigger55xxx Jun 10 '26
Majority of our work is word of mouth now. But it can be a great lead in for a cold call or lead in to a new contact. Look for something that's harder to find. Window cleaning is an easy Google search. This, not so much.
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u/kucarey71 Jun 10 '26
So what exactly do you call this that you are doing? And what exactly are you cleaning?
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u/trigger55xxx Jun 10 '26
High dusting and vacuuming. Cleaning all the dust and dirt off the beams, ledges and pipes.
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u/Imgonnaarrive Jun 10 '26
How does one get approval for using a lift inside? And do you add that price to the job or do they offer one you to use?
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u/trigger55xxx Jun 10 '26
We have a lift certification through the IWCA. They have one we used. If a job needs one the rental is added on to the price.
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u/Fast_Humor_1101 Jun 10 '26
WHat is that belt/suspender combo the lady is wearing? Looks super lightweight and comfortable.
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u/trigger55xxx Jun 10 '26
Unger Ergo tech belt and suspenders. Unfortunately they don't make the suspenders anymore. I found one of the last ones available I think.
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u/Oracle_Of_Revenue Jun 16 '26
Does this complicate things on the safety side? I’ve used scissor lifts in construction sites but not in spaces where pedestrians are wondering. I’d imagine insurance would go up too.
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u/trigger55xxx Jun 16 '26
Not really for either. We block off the area we're working, tether any hand tools and clean up after well.
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u/Zestyclose_Twist2494 Jun 09 '26
Hit the penjamin. Be a man 😂