gazi105
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Post by gazi105 on May 3, 2005 12:21:30 GMT -5
I have a customer who wants her wall washed and ive never done that before ,im trying to get some insite on pricing for that,can some one help me out?
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Post by pjsofmidland on May 27, 2005 20:30:37 GMT -5
What type of wall is it? Sheetrock, ceramic tile, etc..
Is it a surface that can be brushed off and water will not hurt it?
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Post by Crowz on May 31, 2005 17:31:53 GMT -5
If the wall is flat paint, it should not be washed as the paint will come off with the dirt. Satin, semi-gloss, gloss, are all durable and washable.
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Post by janscleaning on Jun 7, 2005 0:02:02 GMT -5
My brother does painting, and uses a chemical called tsp for wall washing.
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Post by gailm on Jul 17, 2005 15:40:06 GMT -5
In 8 years I only had one client request this. But I have had move outs and one-time cleans where we HAD to wash the walls because they were so dirty.
You can only wash semi-gloss and gloss safely. Usually found in bathrooms, kitchens and maybe the laundry room.
I use a floor cleaner that can double as an all purpose cleaner and is therefore safe to wash walls. You might also need a degreaser. You can put your product in your bucket and fill with warm water. I then used my terry rag and a soft hand pad to get through the grease; these are no-rinse products and I just dried each section as I moved around the room.
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Post by randysgrandma on Jul 18, 2005 23:42:01 GMT -5
We clean walls as part of our first time cleaning. We don't charge extra for it. We use one of those lambs wool type attachements meant for window cleaning. We also have used a Sh-mop. They work well too.
We do tell our clients that some walls are just not washable. We don't wash flat painted walls.
We slightly dampen whatever we are using to wash the walls, spray on a mild all purpose cleaner and wipe the walls from the ceiling down. Usually the only time you will have to go to anything more aggressive is between shoulder and knee height. A Mr Clean Eraser will take care of spots that the all purpose cleaner will not remove.
We routinely clean the walls in our medical office twice a year with disinfectant. Using a Sh-mop or a window washer makes it go very quickly and you won't be spending a lot of time climbing up and down a ladder. You don't even need a ladder to clean walls the way we do it.
HTH
S Fann
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Post by Kevin on Jul 18, 2005 23:45:19 GMT -5
We do alot of wall washing, we use dish soap and hot water with a car wash brush and terry towels. If the walls are really bad we use T.S. P., if the wall washing is not in a carpet setting we use a cup of bleach to 5 gallons water and dish soap. Cheaper than the phosphate.
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Post by russo on Oct 18, 2005 3:35:13 GMT -5
we wash walls with flat microfiber mops and extention poles. the chemicle we most commonly use for this application is and orange scented nuetral cleaner.
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Post by logan5127 on Oct 27, 2005 20:41:45 GMT -5
We offer ceiling and wall cleaning as one of our services. We use a solution mix of enzymes and peroide designed for this . We use commercial sponges. It is exellent in restarunts and on nicotine. However it is not recommended to be used on some painted surfaces. We charge .40 foot unless it is acuostical tile and that is .25. You can find out more on this solution from I.C.W.C. ( international ceiling and wall cleaning. For carbon on walls there is also a chemical sponge that can be used.
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Post by logan5127 on Oct 27, 2005 20:45:48 GMT -5
P.S. I was also taught in a trainning class to always start from floor and work up. If solution is sprayed on top first and runs down a dirty wall it can leave lines on the bottom of wall even after cleaning. Don't know why but it has happened to us before.
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