I had some fun this week. I was asked to help a friend in the industry solve a problem. You see, he works for a large, predominantly high rise company and was on a fairly big project that came up late in the season. His high rise guys were doing this seven storey condominium complex but, due to poor installation of the roof anchors, they couldn't access some areas of the building.
I went in, planning to clean what I could for him, but not knowing what we could get at. I called my supplier (Waterfed Canada) and they dropped off a couple of extra sections for my Gardiner Super Lite water fed pole. I set it up, and kept adding sections. Eventually, we made it all the way up to the full 7 storeys!
As well as reaching the height we did, we used our back pack delivery system, essentially a mini resevoir and pump, to gain access about 500' from the accessible hose bib.
Here's where I hope you'll allow me to gloat. There was NO other way to get these windows cleaned. Lifts couldn't get to the back of the building and the roof anchors were unsafe. It felt pretty good getting this done for my friend. It also felt really good pushing the limits of my equipment.
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Friday, December 11, 2009
Saturday, September 5, 2009
Introductions
Welcome to my brand new blog. I am going to try to write about window cleaning related topics over the coming months and maybe throw in some personal observations along the way.
I am the president of Rileys' Cleaning Services, Inc., a primarily window cleaning business with an openness to other cleaning endeavours... our website tells about some of our history and current activities.
My father, Thomas Riley, owned and operated Rileys window cleaning since he bought Ed's window cleaning from a gentleman named Ed Thompson in 1956. When I took over, I registered the name "Rileys' Window Cleaning" to denote my feeling that I wasn't in this alone - there was more than one Riley in the company, not just me.
We work throughout the GTA - Leaside, Forest Hill, Rosedale, Downtown, The Beach, East York, Riverdale, North York, Scarborough, Thornhill, Markham, Stouffville - Just hopefully not everywhere in one day :-).
We use what you might think of as traditional window cleaning equipment as well as the newest technology in the industry to take on many varied types of projects in the safest way possible.
That's it for now in this inaugural post. I hope I didn't bore you overly much.
I hope that if you are in need (or want) of window cleaning for either your home or business in the Greater Toronto Area, you will give us the opportunity to supply you with a quote.
John Riley,
Rileys' Window Cleaning
http://www.rileyswindowcleaning.com/
416 421 5758
I am the president of Rileys' Cleaning Services, Inc., a primarily window cleaning business with an openness to other cleaning endeavours... our website tells about some of our history and current activities.
My father, Thomas Riley, owned and operated Rileys window cleaning since he bought Ed's window cleaning from a gentleman named Ed Thompson in 1956. When I took over, I registered the name "Rileys' Window Cleaning" to denote my feeling that I wasn't in this alone - there was more than one Riley in the company, not just me.
We work throughout the GTA - Leaside, Forest Hill, Rosedale, Downtown, The Beach, East York, Riverdale, North York, Scarborough, Thornhill, Markham, Stouffville - Just hopefully not everywhere in one day :-).
We use what you might think of as traditional window cleaning equipment as well as the newest technology in the industry to take on many varied types of projects in the safest way possible.
That's it for now in this inaugural post. I hope I didn't bore you overly much.
I hope that if you are in need (or want) of window cleaning for either your home or business in the Greater Toronto Area, you will give us the opportunity to supply you with a quote.
John Riley,
Rileys' Window Cleaning
http://www.rileyswindowcleaning.com/
416 421 5758
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