Window Cleaning
Posted Apr 6, 2015, 1:26 PM UTC
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Looks like the Mahalo building at Cal State Fullerton.
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yep
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I thought I recognized my old school! Go Titans.
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That can't possibly be an easier method...
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It honestly depends, this system is called a water-fed pole. Compared to moving around what I would assume has to be at least a 60 ft ladder to reach the windows all the way at the top, this is an immensely easier way to clean the windows. It is heavy but using your body to walk it up and down isn't as hard as you'd think.
Source: Am a window cleaner who uses this method
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What's the money like in window cleaning? I like the idea of working outside but I'm not crazy about construction and I hate yard work.
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Depends on where you are and who you do it for. My family owns a large window cleaning company in southern MN and the money can truly be ridiculous. As in a crew of two does anywhere between $4,000-$10,000 worth of work a week.
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I imagine he's not worried about the "worth". How much do you actually get to take home at the end of each week or two? Would you split the 4-10k between just the two of you?
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Safety first
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It feels like this was designed by someone with 0 imagination.
"Longer stick"
"But sir, it's starting to buckle"
"Longer, stronger stick"
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I bet he'd trade some length for girth.
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CSUF?
Edit: maybe I should read other comments before commenting...
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And I'm sitting here thinking "I've never seen this building at CSU Fresno.."
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Pathetic moderator.
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is there a reason they're dressed in all black from head to toe
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Nobody wants fingerprints all over the nice clean windows...
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Would love to see them balancing on the ladder to get the top windows.
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Mine is longer than yours :)
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The good ol' Tucker Pole. That thing fucking sucks.
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It's always the worst carrying it around the corner of a building and getting it caught when it's fully extended on the smallest of branches sticking out of a tree. Or when your bringing it back down and the skin in between you pointer finger and thumb gets caught and pinched. Fuck tucker poles, all of them.
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Oh my God.... I haven't used one in so long but both of those things you mentioned just pissed me right off.
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What would they have done if they had forgotten their ladders?
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"Hey, Jim says we have to wash the windows today."
"I'll get the ladder."
"Dude. You've seen this building before. That ladder ain't gonna cut it."
"I'll get the big one."
"Are you daft?"
"Maybe we should get a stick?"
"Man? A stick?"
"Like a really long stick."
"Yeah? And then what? Stand on top of the ladder? You're a fool."
"Ok, a really really long stick?"
"I hate you."
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We call em Tuckerpole, you can make a row or a file and then you switch with your partner. Then you have a small break until he's done with his part. I've cleaned window Air-side at YOW using tucker
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Mihaylo at CSUF? Das mah skewl ;)
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reported for bullying
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always have to be at least one person not doing anything
He's probably there to brace the guy if he starts to get thrown. That thing is VERY long and if a gust of wind comes up it could probably throw him a good foot or 2 if he's not prepared because of the leverage it has.
Thanks Leroy! :)
And he doesn't have chicken. Forgot that part.
That is called a tucker pole, it is very VERY top heavy.. once its on the window its not going anywhere. i have used them before. its a hose fed pole with DE-ionized water in it to stop dirt from attracting to the window for about 24 hours. you dont have to pick them up either, just slide over the frame
Could you do me a number crunch real quick?
33.3, repeating of course, chance of being thrown.