UNINVITED GUESTS Cleaned A Patch Of My Clients Roof, And Wouldn't Leave Until She CALLED THE POLICE!

[@lawrencemvc]

I have been in exterior cleaning for over 30yrs, jokers like this have always made it an uphill struggle to win work. Fortunately after all this time I seem to have plenty to keep me busy, but it still makes me angry to see stories like this. Crack on and keep raising the profile of our industry, its good work.

[@PrestigeExternalCleaning]

Well said Evan, glad to hear you're keeping busy. Really appreciate you awesome feedback, especially from a fellow Evans 😊

[@linw7320]

In some cases vandalism and trespassing changes could be made. Possibly Intent to "extort" type of thing? 😢

[@i-love-comountains3850]

​@@linw7320 The fact that she had to call the law would seem to indicate possibility of charges. I hope they were at least reported to relevant licensing agencies.

[@VIKTOR-ck3dx]

The same happend to my 90 years old father , he said "NO" and went back to his backgarden , afther 15 minuts they ring his doorbell again and said "look we cleansed 1m2 of your roof you have to pay for it" . This happend in Belgium where this happens a lot and sorry to say so it's always Brits (speak English and plate on van is uk) .

[@si2foo]

i feel like it is the least damaging form of vandalism though.

[@Zeyev]

1) I'm glad she called the police. A similar scam happened to my sister. I had asked the city to prune our street trees and they hired a contractor that then hired another contractor. An employee of the second company came onto the lawn, hacked off about a third of a tree, and asked my sister for $400. When I complained to the city, they were unable to tell me which company was involved. It was very frustrating. 2) It's too bad the neighbor didn't also hire you at the same time.

[@thany3]

2 - I imagine this happens loads. The neighbours might be off for work or on holiday or whatever. They might not have known at all until they returned to see the other half of the roof all brand spanking clean. I would say it's up to the customer whether or not to inform the neighbours to see if they want to join in. And even then, maybe they didn't want to. My neighbours actually had their whole roof replaced some time ago. I wish they had told me about it, because I might have liked to join them. But at some point I returned from work and they were already half-finished. No point in joining in anymore at that point.

[@polgarauk5606]

Nice job there Nick a trillion times better than those scammers would ever have done. Good on her for calling the police 😊.

[@PrestigeExternalCleaning]

Hi Polgara, many thanks for your kind comment. I do apologise for my lack of response to your last comment on my previous video, i've been a little under the weather, but feeling better now, and back at it. All the best, Nick 😊

[@polgarauk5606]

@@PrestigeExternalCleaning no need to apologise!! No one expects you to answer every comment x I hope you are feeling better now. I sympathize, my delightful children have kindly shared their germs with me and I have not been too well myself the last few days

[@PrestigeExternalCleaning]

@@polgarauk5606 So sweet of you ☺️. Don’t you just love it when your children come home ill, and you know that in a few days you’ll probably be sick too - not 😆 I’m almost certain that’s exactly how I got it in the first place 😆

[@FireMunki63]

As a prevoously approved contractor for London Borough Councils, I applaud your professionalism and the way you look after your kit. Kudos to you sir. Only one thing I would probably have done and that would have been to do the small roof last for fear of detritus falling onto it after having just cleaned it. But that is a small thing and no doubt you checked it afterwards anyway. I loved how you cleaned up after yourself. All my guys had cleaning kit onboard, and never left a site occupied or unoccupied anything other than clean enough to eat your dinner off. Great video and great work.

[@Acheron666]

I had the council tell me that all the roofs and gutters in my area were being pressure washed. Around a month later, the pressure washer guys turn up. They go out back after asking to look at the job, said they’d go grab their ladders, got back in their van and drove off…….The council paid them for the job 🤦🏻 Then I had a guy from the council call to ask how the job went…….I was like, “well they were here and they did look at the job….But I’m still waiting on them coming back with their ladders.” 😂🤣🤦🏻 Dudes got paid for the 40 houses in my area and all they did was tell people they were just gonna grab ladders, then took off. 😆😂🤣

[@sketchiefello9002]

most honest british businessmen

[@MrTruckerf]

Yes. This is what is called a scam.

[@bennyceca]

Bunch of r*tards employed at councils, they should be going out to check on the work as it's getting done, lots of horror stories about! I somehow doubt it they paid up, at least not the full amount, besides, they can take legal actions, if they can be bothered that is.

[@Kx0195]

Councils are just filled with incompetent people. They have had experience with people doing this exact shit (claiming government funds for work not completed or substandard) for decades. Just look at the green energy initiatives like insulation, rendering and double glazing. It's happening with solar installations right now too. If they haven't built protection into their system of processes then in my eyes they're not looking after our money and from my time working for DWP it is imperative that government servants work with fiscal responsibility. Highlights the state of this country.

[@joinedupjon]

I find it a bit terrifying when the idea of getting unemployed people to do loft insulation is raised... Sure lots of unemployed people are decent and honest, but you know no effort by the people who end up running the scheme will be put into sorting the sheep from the goats so the government will be putting characters out of trainspotting into the homes of tenants and the elderley.

[@pamlongwhite4747]

Good for your client ! Those bullies should be arrested for harassment ! You made that roof look new !

[@pamcanning8592]

I had this happen to me but it was my drive they left a patch on. I must have told them 20+ times that I didn't want it done but they started it anyway. I can't tell you how distressed I was when they eventually left.

[@PrestigeExternalCleaning]

I'm really sorry to hear that Pam. That must have been a horrible experience. But take comfort in that you didn't back down, and you eventually got them to leave, good on you 🫡 ❤️

[@johnf3326]

I'd have cut their bloody pipe!

[@MadeWisely]

@@PrestigeExternalCleaningsuch a horrible experience. Bone chilling. God you people are pathetic

[@user-hp2ey8xb8c]

I do pressure washing for driveways and I do not do such an act. It's a scummy way to almost try to force your customers to take your services. It's clever but unethical.

[@deltalima6703]

Its not clever, its vandalism.

[@alstalbs2265]

I can't even imagine how much of a killer on the arms that must be. Will be amazed if the neighbours don't get in touch to have their roof done too. Brilliant job as usual. Thanks for the upload and have a great week :)

[@PrestigeExternalCleaning]

Hiya mate, my apologies for the lack of response to your last comment on another video, i've been feeling a little under the weather. feeling better now though and back on it. Thanks for the awesome comment as usual though. Top man 🤝

[@alstalbs2265]

@@PrestigeExternalCleaning oh mate no worries at all. You can’t reply to everyone. Glad you’re on the mend 🙂

[@heleneroberge2934]

Yes I was wandering as a woman of 60th no sure I can do this? Beautiful and satisfying job 😊

[@tibsie]

I did something similar when cleaning my solar panels. I could only work for 10 minutes at a time before having to take a break and swap my arms around. You do get a surprising amount of thrust out of the nozzle which helps. You've just got to make sure you are prepared for the thrust to disappear when you turn the pressure washer off or the end will slam into the roof.

[@lwilton]

@@heleneroberge2934 As someone older than you, I suspect that you might well be able to do this if you had the right tools and are in reasonably good shape. I could do it at your age. I'm male, but I don't really think that would make all that much difference. The trick here is that he isn't holding up the whole weight of that pole. The water jet at the end is lifting it up, and he can move it back and forth just by tilting the stick slightly. You would probably still be holding around 10 pounds (or 4 kilos) in your arms for a while though.

[@nigeld8694]

Really impressive how you manage to get such a straight edge line with the neighbour’s roof with that massive long pole. It can’t be easy with a pole that length, especially with it being slightly bendy. Nice work!

[@andrewclayterman6230]

I had the same problem when I was younger, but with experience comes knowledge.. now I can handle my long pole quite adeptly.

[@SCHARKBAIT11]

@@andrewclayterman6230

[@cg9612]

That was a good explanation. Gave just enough of the info needed to understand the situation. I like how you take care of your equipment and also tidy up when the job is done. That show that you are a true professional who takes pride in his work.

[@PrestigeExternalCleaning]

Thanks very much C G, I really appreciate comments like this ❤️

[@neilmcdonnell2964]

Had some from our Traveling community try this on me. Guy power washed a small section of my drive and rang the door bell to get me to pay him to clean the rest. Little did he know that I couldn't give a monkeys what my drive looks like. So much fun telling him no.

[@AmigaA-or2hj]

Tell them the house is a rental property. They won’t come back.

[@johnf3326]

You are polite! PIKEYS!

[@sc-mh3jj]

they love their power hoses

[@almilhouse9059]

This is exactly it, I'll never get a person that just rocks up to the house to do anything, I'll contact them if I want work done, I've a sign at the door and the travellers still constantly knock

[@AmigaA-or2hj]

I get them all the time. If they do return, tell them it’s a rented house. They never came back.

[@huskytail]

It is a scam they are running. Well, maybe not these specially who cleaned up the patch, but many others. They clean your roof and then force you to pay for the work done. They do it to older people more often than not, and can become very aggressive if you tell them you never wanted their work to begin with. A lot of people get burned this way. The owner was spot on to chase them away

[@bok4822]

Some companies still knock on your door because they know some people forget stuff, even if there is a sign. So instead of waiting for that person to remember that they needed the roof cleaned and contact a random person, they hope to get the job. But then there are people that are too in need of money and will use any methods to get a job/money.

[@jamesbeckwith3639]

I had a traveller knock on my back door asking if I wanted the guttering cleaning.... I was upstairs and when I came down I caught him with his face up against the glass panel in the door trying to see if he could see anything inside... It took me nearly half an hour to get rid of him. I will try the rented house reply if they ever come back.

[@jamesbizs]

@@jamesbeckwith3639 I’m a renter. Cleaning gutters tends to be a job for the tenant. So not the best excuse to use lol.

[@omaroliblish]

Glad you caught the signs of a weak roof repair. That certainly was a spectacular color change. You happened to bring up a side-view, which is that keeping an elders property clean helps prevent bullying, whether from scorn, fines, labor trickery, deterioration of a home or neighborhood, etc. Always enjoy your quality and thoughtful work. That is such a nice transformation. Looked like there are more roofs needing doing nearby. Hope the sight of your "miracle" nudges some others to call.

[@sandisnead1540]

Love that famous Ben grime line!! Spectacular results! Shame on those so called professionals, both the pressure washers and shoddy roofers. You are the consumate professional, splendid work! My arms hurt for you also! Always caring about your customers! Lovely human being, you are❤ All the best Nick, always!😊😊

[@PrestigeExternalCleaning]

Hello my lovely Sandi, thanks so much, your feedback is so very important to me. God bless 😘❤️

[@sandisnead1540]

@@PrestigeExternalCleaning oh my Nick, you make my heart smile! Amazing work, and concern for your customers. You are a blessing young man truly!😇

[@PrestigeExternalCleaning]

@@sandisnead1540 hugs 🤗 and big kisses to you Sandi ♥️💕

[@cindylou62]

Let's all thank the grifters for gaining an honest man the contract and the homeowner for being savvy enough to not engage their services. Hope they drove by later to view Nick's lovely work LOL.

[@rabidbeaver167]

She wasnt smart enough to call the cops as soon as they started fucking around

[@nic5423]

​@Hellequin Maskharat Including in the UK. I believe it's called hawking?

[@Inferryu]

@Hellequin Maskharat She didn't alow it, read the description, or at least the start of the video: "two uninvited men carried out a test patch ... even when she said no"

[@NailHeavenAshford]

It is still illegal in the U.K. and would probably come under ‘criminal damage’ if you could catch them.

[@teas926]

Classic gypo trick

[@Анна-МарияПикколо]

Просто поразительное изменение- какая чистота и буйство красок- прекрасная работа) Я представляю каково это на вытянутых руках держать такой длинный шест.. Вы просто герой! Я счастлива , что в этом мире есть такие люди как вы! Храни вас Господь! ❤️❤️❤️🙏👍

[@toportime]

Shame on those who tried to pressure your client into a sale, that is crappy of them. You did a fantastic job!

[@PrestigeExternalCleaning]

So nice of you, thanks ☺️

[@donnapalaussie19]

If someone did that test patch on my roof without my consent, I definitely wouldn’t employ them no matter how cheap! I’d also explore legal advice in an effort to sue them for having to get the whole job done seeing as they unlawfully defaced my property in the first place! Mongrels! Nice job and great ethics Nick ❤ 😊

[@SaeKato]

"Oh yeah sure, Ill let you do this. Just give me the info of your company!"

[@Nico6th]

I know, I know... that's what the roof was supposed to look like and it's better for the roof to be cleaned and it's a great color change... But I like the look of the greyish, slightly mossy roof from before better^^

[@Ryarios]

I think the owner didn’t mind the color which is why they never had it cleaned before… I happen to agree with you. I also question how long before it goes back to dark…

[@markhosking1882]

Yeah. I was wondering, why would you clean the roof? It looks fine. Is the lichen dangerous? Do the tiles rot or decompose? Iam not very knowledgeable about roof cleaning, as you can probably gather and have never seen it done before.

[@Dr.Gunsmith]

Yeah I know of a lot of dodgy so called roofers and cleaning people that have done this kind of thuggery and worse to get jobs and bully people into things they didn’t ask for. Makes it harder for the real workers and law abiding citizens that just want to earn a decent living.

[@colleenisaac6647]

What a different! It’s a shame the neighbors don’t get together and do their roofs at the same time. You’d probably give them each a discount!

[@jeepsthetimebandit]

I've no idea why I clicked on this video but it was so satisfying to watch 😂

[@ameliab7245]

I would have asked told the neighbors you were cleaning this part of the roof and asked if they would be interested in having theirs done at the same time. Having to come back and setup again is a lot more work.

[@nopenope9118]

Plus then they wouldn’t need to be influenced by a patch test being done on their own roof, they can just check his work by looking next door.

[@jamesbizs]

@@nopenope9118 this almost is like a test patch lol going to make their side look awful . At least before you can pretend that’s just the color. Now you can’t

[@Chris_In_Texas]

I must say the roof looks so much better. Living here in Texas we don't keep our roofs long enough for anything to grow on them because of the massive hail storms that we have here during the spring. Great job sir. 🤠👍

[@digi3218]

I actually sorta liked the dirt/patina on the tiles.. it matched the copper gutters. 🤷‍♂️

[@windyhawthorn7387]

I have been up on old metal roofs and I think to they get too hot for any growth.

[@nczioox1116]

Why not get kevlar roof tiles?

[@Chris_In_Texas]

@@nczioox1116 because the insurance companies won’t pay for that and they will pay for new asphalt composite shingles. We could move to class 4 shingles to help stop physical damage with hail up to about 2.5”, however if you get hailed on while structurally the shingles are fine they look like someone with a hammer went up and beat up your roof. They won’t pay to fix aesthetic issues. So you get to be that house that looks like the moon. lol. We have little over 12,500 sq feet of roof area and with 12/12 and 18/12 steep pitched roofs it’s really expensive to replace. I would love to put metal roof on but the HOA won’t allow it.

[@kathrynlitchfield7140]

Beautifully done, though I’m terribly sorry your client went through that.

[@lwilton]

That looks right nice! I wonder if the neighbor's in the other half of the building will now decide they want their roof cleaned too?

[@anitamorales1506]

My arms are aching for you! The result is amazing, night and day. 💜💜💜

[@PrestigeExternalCleaning]

It'll certainly keep you fit this roof cleaning game 😄. Thanks for the great comment Anita ❤️

[@tummytub1161]

I had this happen too, i told them they could do as they pleased but I wasn't interested in their service and wasn't going to hire nor was i going to pay them. They left... It's a scam to get people annoyed by the patch in hopes of being able to charge a ridiculous amount of money in the hopes the homeowner gives in out of annoyance. You did a nice job btw👍

[@julierilea2976]

Fantastic job, hopefully the adjoining neighbor called you to do their roof as well. Either way very satisfying to watch.

[@leonardwolf1820]

If someone came on to my property uninvited and was meaning to do a test patch cleaning I would be willing to bet money I could get them to leave in record time. You should have seen me get rid of a Kirby salesman. He wanted nothing more than to get away from me.

[@tracygarner5912]

Wow scaffolding is way cool. Thanks for showing us.

[@thejennyv]

I just read the back story you added for this video, and WOW! So glad you were able to help ease her mind by doing this without incident. I will never understand how some ppl can be so shady.. Distracting some poor woman while the other messes around the back w/o permission😡 Homie would have met his maker if that were my house, well more like my 3 Rottweiler's house😂😂 That roof turned out amazing, so great job! Much love from California🤙🏼❤

[@JLange642]

Commendable job! We need more conscientious workers like you!

[@alinaCatwatcher]

I never get tired of watching your videos and you always do a super job!!!

[@PrestigeExternalCleaning]

Aw thanks Alina, you're so lovely ❤️

[@Leehuss5582]

I can't believe that I watched this but thank god I did!. That transformation of the roof was incredible to see. Well done!!👍

[@PrestigeExternalCleaning]

Many thanks for watching 👍

[@Leehuss5582]

@@PrestigeExternalCleaning Your welcome Thanks for the video👍🙏

[@helenthomas6716]

`i appreciate a person who takes pride in their work. Thank you.

[@hlhs42]

That was a LOT of hard work that the client apparently wasn't planning on having done. It's too bad the guys who cleaned that patch, which forced her to have the whole roof done, weren't liable to pay for it. She must be thrilled with the end result though!

[@N0xiety]

I think she can sue em for defacing her property, and ask to be reimbursed for the cost of fixing the 'damage', but it would probably be too much of a hassle. Not to mention, there is no guarantee she will ever see any money from the kind of people who did this to her roof even if she won. It might just turn into a massive waste of time and money with no return...

[@hlhs42]

@@N0xiety I'm glad she went with someone else & the didn't see any of her money.

[@deepmystic6739]

​@@N0xiety The problem is they didn't deface her property, they will simply argue they cleaned it Defacing generally means adding to the appearance, seems like a grey area to me

[@N0xiety]

@@deepmystic6739 I mean, you can draw a dick figure with a pressure washer on someone's roof, and technically claim you are only cleaning too. But if law takes intent into question and differentiates between the dic figure and the perfect square patch, then wouldn't you be able to just go to someone's house, paint a small patch of the wall to show how good the colour looks, and try to make them pay you to paint the rest of the house? Would intent taken into account then? Would that not be defacing? And if it is, what's the difference between painting a small patch and 'cleaning' a small patch? How about sand blasting a small section of the wall to 'clean' the dirty paint then? All of these actions altered the appearance of the structure, and ultimately needs money to be 'fixed'. Idk if law takes such technicalities into question, but if it does, kinda ridiculous tbh. At the end of the day some form of damage has been done, which requires fixing, whether you call it 'cleaning' or not should be irrelevant. But yea, i know that sometimes law can have such grey area loopholes, no idea if this is really one of those tho.

[@rabidbeaver167]

No shit, its vandalism, she shouldve called the cops right away

[@lauralake7430]

Its interesting to me how common semi detached homes are in Britain. Here in the US, they are called duplexes, and are very uncommon in most parts of the country for middle class folks. I learn so much watching videos!😊

[@jamingaming9251]

We have a lot more terrace houses. Semi detached houses are for the slightly better off. Detached houses are for the definitely better off.

[@johnballe]

Overpopulation

[@jamingaming9251]

@@johnballe considering we can only grow enough food for 50% of our population but we had streets for of semi detached and terrace houses long before that. It's only since we started letting so many boat people in.

[@jamingaming9251]

@@Gingerrrrsnapps if you own a house you own the hole house. If you own a first floor flat then someone can own the 2nd floor flat.

[@andrewclayterman6230]

@@jamingaming9251 SPOT ON!!! Automatic dole recipients and pedo groomers !!

[@pamlongwhite4747]

I really dispise those bully trades guys! All they want to do is shoddy work and extort way too much for it ! You are doing a great job reinstating faith with the clients ,❤

[@debrandw246]

I absolutely do not know how you do this and I absolutely do not know how you do it so precisely perfect. You are an absolute genious. Wow, I am so impressed.

[@PrestigeExternalCleaning]

What a lovely comment, thanks so much Deborah 😍

[@HalsPals]

Why not combine sidewalk cleaning with your roof cleaning business? Give 'em a package deal...

[@beccasmama63]

Great job. I hope the neighbours like your work and hire you for their side too.

[@SableLeaf]

Damn, man. Your arms are quite the sight. Massive props to you, and the best of health too!

[@joannwagner4940]

My shoulders and neck hurt just watching you doing this. You must be very strong.

[@mikecurrington5641]

Excellent job👍 good to see someone have pride in their work

[@PrestigeExternalCleaning]

Thanks so much Mike 👍

[@BlazingKhioneus]

I love pressure washing. It's truly magical discovering how vibrant the surface is meant to be.

[@richardhenderson9126]

Came out lovely in the end mate, cracking job! Nice to see you show some of the challenges & clean up too. Hope all is well buddy!👍👍

[@PrestigeExternalCleaning]

Hey Richard, cheers mate. Yeah I took some advice from @PartridgeExteriorCleaning suggesting I should show more of exactly that, the hardships of the job, rather than show it all looking smooth sailing. It was good advice, and will be doing more of it. Nice one Rich, i hope you're well too bud ❤️

[@richardhenderson9126]

@@PrestigeExternalCleaning Yours are always good, honest videos buddy, and a pleasure to watch believe me! Yeah, I'm fine thanks, just busy as I hope you are too 👍

[@PrestigeExternalCleaning]

@@richardhenderson9126 luv ya mate 😊

[@raistlinskelton6325]

Great job, im a window cleaner in the UK and considering offering roof cleaning services in my area as there is a huge demand. The only think i really need is a scalfolding tower, great to see and learn from the best.

[@theconsistentnoddy9851]

Hi, looks absolutely mint now 👌 I’ve seen so many comments on other videos stating that roof tiles shouldn’t be pressure washed as it damages the surface & blows cement out from the ridges etc…. Can you give your opinion on this if you’ve got time? Is it a case of some tiles are ok whilst others aren’t? I’m genuinely confused as to what’s right or wrong. Thanks

[@PhantomQueenOne]

I'm surprised that the other person on the other side didn't come out and ask you how much you charged (Unless they were at work or something). What a change! In Arizona where I live you often see clay tile roofs, but as it doesn't rain or snow much were I live is doesn't normally get like this.

[@aryakalali4451]

Champ, what can I say, you really are one of the best around, Professional and and a master hence the name I've given you since day 1 THE CHAMP. 👍👍

[@PrestigeExternalCleaning]

Lol, thanks mate, you're a top bloke. I hope you're keeping well, and busy ✊👍

[@andymcpandy2128]

Everyone loves a visit from Pikeys. Surprised they didn't offer a roll or tarmac for the drive whilst they were there. Glad the owner had the courage to stand up to them. Very satisfying result all round.

[@patsampson6990]

Wow looks amazing when you are done! Glad you are there to do such fine honest work!

[@virlomientreri6970]

Excellent work. Though it's always gunna bug me to leave half the roof unfinished. Ever thought about contacting the neighbor and asking if they'd be interested in getting their half done as well? Maybe offer a discount to both houses if they agree?

[@jamesbizs]

Yeah lol that’s just awful. Makes BOTH sides stand out now.

[@jamesbizs]

Also, why didn’t the grifters do a patch on both? LOL or a patch right in the center line

[@FugitiveRazor]

😂 the patch pikes strike again even at that low level of roof the patch looked shocking until the pro turned up and now cracking job all round.

[@meatavoreNana]

Fascinating...You have such pride in your work. Extremely satisfying to watch..❤ from New Zealand 🇳🇿

[@PrestigeExternalCleaning]

Aw thanks Christine ❤️

[@happygardener28]

A major reason I would not like living in a town house set up. The smart thing is for homeowners to cooperate and get the whole roof done in one shot by the same company/person.

[@DavidStruveDesigns]

I've unfortunately had a similar issue with my garden over the past couple of years. Just because it has been overgrown for a while, seemed to give certain people looking for work the "balls" to just come onto my property and attempt to start work without permission and without a contract drawn up and signed. They think if they do a little bit the owner will just give in and let them do the rest. Problem is there _are_ enough home owners - especially the elderly - that would give in to that pressure and let them continue. And then be stuck with a huge bill when these unscrupulous people invariably end up massively overcharging for their shoddy work. Unfortunately for them, I'm neither elderly nor a pushover so I'm always able to tell them to stop and refuse them further access or future work on my property. And then I get actually decent folk like yourself to do the work, and it's always a better result at an actual decent price done by a true professional

[@drakemasta9655]

i dont imagine the neighbours are gonna complain if you did a tile or two over to their side but its good proffessionalism to only do your clients side

[@oneman9783]

Wish you well, be as healthy as you can be , squeeze out all the love in this precious time we have on earth. Blessings in every day mate from UK

[@PrestigeExternalCleaning]

Thanks so much 😍

[@johncarr4404]

An excellent professional job with the roof looking like new. I wouldn't be surprised if the next door neighbours didn't get you back to power wash their roof.

[@binaryglitch64]

In the US we would establish an attachment point at the ridge and use harnesses and ropes to stand on the roof and spray it down from the top. It's a lot of work because you have to remove tiles to set boards horizontally to use as foot holds, every 4 foot (a little over a meter) then remove tiles for the set point, then re-place (that's re... place, hopefully not replace) them and clean those tiles. Some contractors may use your system, but I've never seen those power washer extentions that long before in the US... but I was never part of a true for a dedicated exterior washing service, rather I was part of a crew for a demolition and remodeling crew that offered exterior washing has one of our services, so there's that too, but we did power wash two tile roofs while I was there (two years)... and probably about 20 shingled roofs.

[@jimvick8397]

I tucker poled a big 5 story office park building in a long day... It was with one of the old aluminum ones, not the newer carbon fiber ones and the top floor needed a 12 ft addon extension. And I thought that job was brutal... Working a 30 ft pole over a roof on a scaffold would be so much more brutal... nice work.

[@ched999uk]

Similar thing happened to one of my windy customers - £700 for 75sqm of driveway - even 'helped' her get to bank for cash! Great control there getting a straight line, well done, that's not easy! Great result, well done.

[@johnf3326]

Thats 10x too much!

[@RATADATUAVELHA]

have you ever consider to talk with the side neighbor to do all the roof with special price for both?

[@kellyjohnson4576]

It turned out amazing. Always impressed.

[@johnharper3104]

Great job done.Always best with the professionals

[@PrestigeExternalCleaning]

Awesome, thanks John 👍

[@meruliouslacrimens5154]

Back in the 1960s/70s/80s a friend of mine was a very successful chimney sweep, down in Kent, but even then there were cowboy sweeps who not only broke health and safety, by not doing any, amazing they didn't break their necks, but damaged a lot of pots by scrabbling around on roofs, interfering with flashings etc. He often saved customers £££ by spotting damage when out and about. I bet you were good at Tetris, eh?

[@teapushart]

just 20 minutes for cleaning the whole roof. that was fast! amazing good work :)

[@milohdd]

This is my first time seeing this kind of cleaning video, but knowing next to nothing about this I was surprised to see you use an extended pole rather than harnessing onto the roof and clean it from there!

[@corivian]

At first i was sceptical about the color change, but the house actually looks better with the orange tiles!

[@slc1161]

You are good. You are thorough. I know here in the states, most communities require permits to solicit. And most solicitors won’t get one. So the first question we ask is do you have a permit to solicit? Then inevitably people will post their pics in the neighbors part of Ring network. Shuts that stuff down fast. I feel for your customer. I’m elderly and live alone and I hate strangers coming to the door.

[@sherryleggett1612]

I am stunned by the transformation.

[@ryanmccabe3293]

Lovely work. Can't decide of these jobs are having the grass is greener effect on me. I do well with window cleaning but the one job a day sounds so nice for some reason. Keep up the good work!

[@PrestigeExternalCleaning]

Cheers Ryan 🤝

[@bluecat2991]

I'm certainly glad this lady didn't fall for the *high pressure* sales pitch!

[@davidjames7672]

when I was younger I briefly worked for a carpet cleaning company and they would do "test" patches int eh middle of every room of the house to show the difference betweent eh normal clean and the special one, problem is the price difference is 30 bucks a room vs 500+ per room and now they have unmatched patches on all their carpets I quit really fast

[@elizabethturel78]

Looked great when you finished!👍🏻💙💜. I bet those neighbors were appalled when they saw their roof. Wow!

[@wintersun398]

it’s a great way for him to get their business though? I presume/hope he gives them his business card and a quote !

[@verdeboyo]

Im sat here watching this and I'm totally amazed at the finish! Think my roof could do with the same work, only thing I'm worried about is if cement or iles come away. Oh and in West Wickham finding someone as caring and professional as you are. Awesome work Sir👍🏻 That music was so nice too!

[@jablot5054]

Don't. If not done correctly the roof will be damaged

[@thelaughingman79]

i really like the idea of using scaffolding instead of a ladder. seems like a real hassle but so much safer

[@PrestigeExternalCleaning]

Totally agree, it is much safer, but yes it's way more hassle than a ladder 👍

[@DarnComputer]

I would bet its more comfortable than being on a ladder though as well

[@PrestigeExternalCleaning]

@@DarnComputer Definitely 👍

[@Michelle-oh5ws]

My goodness the amount of stress and precision when handling a pole of that length!😮 Really quite astounding!

[@andrewclayterman6230]

I'm used to it.. you learn over time

[@elmerkilred159]

I really like your scaffolding.

[@mirtharuiz5358]

Roof cleaning transformation are one of my favorite. The roof looks great.

[@PrestigeExternalCleaning]

Thanks so much Mirtha, ❤️

[@smarthome2660]

I have pressure cleaned tile roofs in Florida for a painter & he should have know I wasn't the right person for this job as I am 6'3" & weigh 280lbs. I tried so hard not to crack tiles but it was a losing battle. I had no idea this kind of pressure washing was out there where you do it from scaffold. Thanks for this information.

[@thany3]

No matter the circumstances, that's a bang-up job. A case of "did you know your roof tiles were orange, not black?" 😄 Although in this case they were quite brutally shown the answer in advance 😡

[@daleyboyo3145]

Another class job my brother especially with the weather 👍too many cowboy roofers and dodgy workmen up your way lol

[@PrestigeExternalCleaning]

Hey my man, I hope you're all well bud. Yeah too many dude 😕😛😁

[@daleyboyo3145]

@@PrestigeExternalCleaning yeah all good thanks mate and you ? Yeah theres a couple of cowboys round by me but there all builders lol in wouldn't have half of them make me a mix although lay a block lmaooooooo 🤣🤣👍👍

[@PrestigeExternalCleaning]

@@daleyboyo3145 😂😂 yeah better now mate, was rough as hell last week, sorry for not responding to you last comment on my other video. 👍

[@tocador2247]

Looks like a brand new roof. Fantastic job.

[@randycrager4074]

That is a very handy scaffolding system! Thanks for the video, coming from Oregon in the U.S., God Bless!

[@markjohn4647]

Good job there, some comments about strain on the arms, how about mounting a little caster wheel on a short stub that you mount on the rig under the nozzle, take the strain a bit. Great vid well done.

[@jacquelinewestberry7966]

glad to see you are back at it Nick, lovely job as always

[@PrestigeExternalCleaning]

Hey Jacqueline, many thanks ❤️

[@CyberFoxy87]

Some might get nervous that if that gets done to their roof that it will dislodge something and a leak will start happening inside Looks awesome man ^^

[@karenheartoriginal3783]

I love this video! Nick, your attention to details is such a pleasure to watch…greatly benefits your clients and keeps your equipment serving you well. Bravo! And you were able to restore this client's faith in your industry after what those, hmmm, well, unsavory characters did!👍👏👍

[@cynthiashaw45]

I have seen property’s like this have a rule you do one roof you switch them all. The roof is a group thing by contract. Looks great

[@freshimpactco.8698]

😂 I have a massive fear of heights, and watching you up there on the scaffolding had my anxiety peaking

[@leehorrocks5253]

Looks fantastic! 😂If I lived next door though, I'd want you doing mine now faster than you could say "book me in!!" Great job 👍

[@lisetmedina4656]

Exactly my thoughts 😂😂😂

[@elainegregory5308]

WOW! Those tiles POP now. Very nice job. 👍🏼 I’m curious - how long will a cleaning like this last before it goes back to the previous condition?

[@PrestigeExternalCleaning]

Many thanks 👍., It's taken over 40 years to look like this before cleaning, but it will likely be another 10 years before it starts to noticeably get darker again.

[@cremebrulee4759]

Great job! Thank you! You're a good person.

[@machellep1]

Love that glass addition on the back of the house !

[@stommx]

Great video. Very relaxing to watch. Just wondering what type of equipment do you use, especially the pole washer thing. Live in Ireland and was thinking about starting a business like that. Cheers mate.

[@angiepaiseypinkadink]

Stunning job Nick👌you must have arms of steel 💪another great video😊

[@PrestigeExternalCleaning]

Hey Angie, many thanks, I hope you're well ❤️

[@atandc6900]

Nick I've said b4 mate if u get stuck shout me up. I've got a 50ft phantom, were in the same area and seem to have the same ethos of how we do things etc so always happy to help each other out

[@PrestigeExternalCleaning]

Nice one mate. Appreciate the offer. Really should get myself a bigger pole really, that's not the first time that's happened 🤦🏻‍♂️

[@dawn5227]

I've had numerous people saying they will clean my driveway for me, they really are intimidating and forceful thankfully since I've put a sticker warning against unsolicited sales etc that number has dwindled significantly.