Fish Window Cleaning

New Series - Customer Questions: Why would I pay someone to clean my windows when I can do it myself?

Fri, 28 Oct 2011 20:59:27 +0000

This starts a new series of blog posts centered around customer questions. The idea here is to give you a little more information before you call or otherwise contact us. In my opinion, the more informed a customer is the better. Personally, when I am researching a company I look for FAQs so I will be writing these posts in that format. If you have a question that you would like me to answer in this forum please email me directly at esilver@fishwindowcleaning.com.

Now, I realize I just said that I would be answering customer questions, but before I get into that I feel I need to answer a question we sometimes get before someone becomes a customer and before they completely understand what we do. Today's question is: Why would I pay someone to clean my windows when I can do it myself?

There are a couple quick and easy answers for this:

1. You are busy. Most of us are busy working our primary jobs during the day (or night) and come home to do a few things and take care of family issues. On the weekends who wants to work? Is this the time for fun and relaxation? If you are busy cleaning windows you are most likely not having fun OR relaxing.

2. We can probably do it much cheaper than you. First, you need to think about your time and what it is worth. Honestly, think about this. When you aren't working you have control over how much you make or spend. If you could set your own hourly rate what would it be? $20 per hour, $40 per hour, $80 per hour? Most times service industries such as plumbers, lawn services, mechanics are getting $60-90 per hour depending on where you live. If they are working past 5 pm or on the weekend they charge more. Is your time worth what theirs is? Let's say you think your time is worth $60 per hour and you are doing this work on the weekend. The actual rate would be $90 per hour. How long will it take you to clean? Depends on the number of windows and the condition they are in, but you can safely say 3-6 hours. If you have 2nd story windows it could be more than this. So the range we are looking at is $270-$540 of your time.

Another consideration is equipment. To do it right you will need some a few things and you will need to know how to use them. While they aren't terribly expensive they are tools you will not be using all the time so is it a great use of your money to inventory these? Learning how properly use a squeegee without leaving streaks is more difficult than you think.

3. We are insured. Why is this important you ask? We just established that your time is worth a significant amount of money. If you are laid up for a few days what is that costing you? Fall and get hurt you and you are paying the doctor and/or insurance company and losing time you could be doing something else. If one of our cleaners gets hurt we are insured and they will be taken care of. You suffer no pain and are able to move on without any financial or health concerns

Until next time.

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Stop the Pool Cleaner from Making a Mess of Your Windows

Wed, 12 May 2010 02:55:51 +0000

Recently, I have had several requests to clean the windows of homes that have a swimming pool because the cleaner is spraying water all over and hitting the windows near the pool. This is of particular concern when the cleaner is in a salt water pool. The salt water being sprayed on the windows leaves a visible spray that dries white and is very unappealing. The salty spray is rather easily removed with normal cleaning methods, but after paying someone to clean your windows you want to make sure that the device cleaning the pool doesn't make a mess of the windows you just paid to have professionally cleaned.

There are a couple things you can do to keep the pool cleaner from spraying the windows. If you have ever watched this happen you will notice this wild spraying happens when the cleaner makes its way to the top of the water surface and returns to the bottom of the pool. The tail whips out of the water as the cleaner descends. Here are two relatively easy and effective things you can do to stop this from happening.

Add another sponge to the tail. It will most likely look like there isn't room, but you can generally squeeze another one on. This extra sponge adds just a little more weight, but more importantly, more friction. The tail will not come out of the water as easily.
Turn down the pressure of the water forced through the tail. Turning this pressure down will decrease the movement of the tail and therefore decrease the amount of "whipping" that occurs when the cleaner approaches the surface of the water. The pressure can be turned down by turning a screw. Check your manual for the exact location, but many times it is located near the tail.

We want to clean your windows and we want you to have the enjoyable view you get with clean windows for as long as possible. These tips should help to keep your windows looking great even longer.

Call 940-808-0177 for a FREE window cleaning estimate on your home or business.

We Can Clean Your Awnings Too

Thu, 01 Apr 2010 01:50:01 +0000

It's pretty obvious looking at our name that we clean windows, but did you know that we clean awnings also? We use a completely green cleaning method to maintain your expensive awnings whether they are canvas, vinyl or plastic. We can also restore some awnings that have suffered from years of neglect. Give us a call at 940-808-0177 and we will come by to give you a FREE estimate.

Fish Window Cleaning of Denton serves the following communities and zip codes in North Texas: Denton, Corinth, Lake Dallas, Hickory Creek, Argyle, Westlake, Trophy Club, Roanoke, Little Elm, Oak Point, Aubrey, Gainesville, Decatur, Krum, Justin, Ponder, Crossroads, Sanger, Valley View, and Prosper.

Fish Window Cleaning of Denton, Texas Just Surpassed 600 Total Clients

Thu, 01 Apr 2010 01:44:38 +0000

Recently, we surpassed 600 total clients. We are very excited by the fact that we are still adding new clients. We hope that this is a sign that the economy is turning around and that 2010 will be a far better year for all of us. We look forward to serving all our new and existing customers and exceeding their expectations every time they see us.

Call 940-808-0177 for a FREE estimate on your home or business.

5% Discount on Residential Cleanings for Current Commerical Clients

Mon, 22 Mar 2010 20:13:39 +0000

Fish Window Cleaning of Denton, Texas (TX) is offering a 5% discount on all residential services booked in the month of March for the following:

All current commerial clients
Employees of all current commercial clients
BNI (Business Networking International) members

To set up a time for cleaning or to get a FREE estimate if you fit the above criteria call us at 940-808-0177 or click here to fill out an online form.

Fish Window Cleaning of Denton serves the following communities and zip codes in North Texas: Denton, Corinth, Lake Dallas, Hickory Creek, Argyle, Westlake, Trophy Club, Roanoke, Little Elm, Oak Point, Aubrey, Gainesville, Decatur, Krum, Justin, Ponder, Crossroads, Sanger, Valley View, and Prosper.

Fish Window Cleaning Expanding to Justin, TX

Tue, 02 Mar 2010 02:21:07 +0000

We have recently opened a route in Justin, TX. We are currently serving several clients in this area -- residential and commercial. As the route develops we will be working it more frequently. If you would like a FREE estimate for a residence or business in Justin or you know of someone that could benefit from our service please call 940-808-0177.