Be honest, what percentage of stairwells really need the riser cleaned?

[Nomad74]

I started to like the above comment but I talked myself out of it by suspecting he doesn’t edge vacuum,

Marty. You should have seen the job i had today. A vacant office building with 3k sqft of CGD. The place was a total mess. Broken glass and paper clips everywhere. It took me an hour just to vacuum and edge the place.

 

[hogjowl]

How many vacuums did you break?

 

[Mikey P]

Yeah it looks like a tool I’d like.

I'll sell you a new one with a Glide if you don't bitch about it

 

[Mikey P]

what percentage of stairwells really need the riser cleaned?​

100 percent. Why?
1. Ive seen posts where they say "they dont look dirty". Well Ive cleaned plenty of carpet that at first didnt "look dirty" where in fact after cleaning made a big difference.
2. If you skip this step, it leads to skipping other steps too. After awhile your just like everyone else, so how do you differentiate from everyone else?

Just today I had a set of steps where the risers were bad. Took an upholstery bonnet to them and they looked like new. Thats the rare case tho.

But if you want to be a 2 percenter you better clean 100 percent and give 100 percent effort, 100 percent of the time.

2%r's use two jet wands...

 

[Mikey P]

I'll sell you a new one with a Glide if you don't bitch about it

Maybe Matt would know if my Extender Benders will work with it, IM guess it they will, so insted of spray down, and soaking the riser, it'll strike right behind my flat face'd Glide.

I would want to install and test before sending it on to you.

 

[hogjowl]

I'll sell you a new one with a Glide if you don't bitch about it

That would be no fun for either of us.

 

[Mikey P]

That would be no fun for either of us.

correct, you wont like it.

Matt has horrible judgment on tools.

 

[Mikey P]

correct, you wont like it.

Matt has horrible judgment on tools.

If you're right handed a tool like that is nearly impossible to get to the left side of a stair threshold let alone the riser.

29 in is about max for a fella your size

 

[hogjowl]

I don’t even know what tool we’re talking about

 

[Mikey P]

I don’t even know what tool we’re talking about

That 40" straight PMF

 

[Sierra Clean Care]

That PMF in a 30” version, with a FF glide, tweaked jets, would be my personal preference for a stair tool.

HOWEVER, the 40” is what I’ve been using for almost 12 years…

 

[BIG WOOD]

Maybe Matt would know if my Extender Benders will work with it, IM guess it they will, so insted of spray down, and soaking the riser, it'll strike right behind my flat face'd Glide.

I would want to install and test before sending it on to you.

your extender benders are probably the best thing you've come out with. I used your flat faced glide for the first time yesterday and was very pleased.



You really need to check yourself and take my feedback seriously. I used more stair wands on my career than you've probably heard of, because a man of my height 6'5" isn't very confortable cleaning stairs with stair tools, so I found the perfect shape to clean stairs with only 1 tool. I've read that people on here have used 2 tools (wast of time) to clean risers and landings. This is a job, not a hobby.

I’ve admitted where I was wrong on my feeedback of tools, (zipper was one example)

over all my rantings of my frustration with these overpriced tools out there, feel free to ask

 

[BIG WOOD]

That 40" straight PMF

Your back will punish you if you use that tool

The curve at the handle will fix that problem and risers will be no problem.

 

[hogjowl]

That 40" straight PMF

Oh
No thanks

 

[hogjowl]

Your back will punish you if you use that tool

The curve at the handle will fix that problem and risers will be no problem.

That’s only half true
Mikey’s right about you

 

[Nomad74]

I'm thinking about getting a little wiener dog long hair puppy. They are too cute to resist.

 

[hogjowl]

I have a regular hair wiener dog. She’s a great pet, but don’t get one if barking annoys you.

 

[Mikey P]

Chief was home alone for 8 hours today...

 

[BIG WOOD]

That’s only half true
Mikey’s right about you

Explain how I’m wrong. I used one for one day and it was the most awkward tool and my back felt sore at the end of the job.

 

[Mikey P]

I used one for one day

cough!

 

[hogjowl]

The curve at the handle doesn’t make cleaning risers “no problem.”