[Gav Camm lammy 283]

get yr self a set of spikes then you wudnt slip
cant beat spikes 

[Nameless Drudge]

I`ve got Laddatec Limpets and highly recommend them,i just googled them to see if they were still for sale and find i am on the testimonial page back in july 07,heres what i said then,

"Cleaning windows i use them daily,once you have used these its hard to imagine why anyone would climb a ladder without them,the customers are impressed too and they project a professional image,10/10 they are as good as is claimed"

 Yes i paid full price,do they slow you down a bit-YES,but you just can`t put a price on safety. Downside is you feel you always need them ,its like you feel naked without them.

[dazmond]

sorry dave willis!i meant dave watts!!

this is what he said earlier on in the thread!!

i do wfp; but a lot of work is ladders and i have a rojack ladder stopper
seems a good piece of kit but wouldnt trust it on them tiles.
fell off on some painted slabs once bent the ladder again the door

[dazmond]

Daz, I have some jobs with access problems where ladders have to be used or the job doesn't get done. I've got three where the only access to the back is over the garage roof - I can't dump them because they are friends of the family in some way. I also have to use ladders to get up to the gutters now and again.
It's very difficult to eliminate ladders completely - I use ladders when cleaning conservatory roofs too.

ditto dave but ive not had to use my ladders all day today!usually have to take em off a couple of times for the odd flat roof jobbie or opening a locked gate.


dazmond

[bobby p]

previously,i really was liking the laddermat ,i use it to level my ladder ,no problem there ,and  it was only because on the laddermat video it shows how good it is designed for  use on slippy surfaces , it emphasises it if you  look www.laddermat.co.uk 

 for sure i will NEVER AGAIN  put a ladder on quarry tiles or any other tile,flagstone or similar. From the replies on here, nobody rates any safety device as effective on such surfaces .You are the guys that count,not any video salesman

  i will be doing those windows above using a trad pole from now on

{if the guy that invented laddermat happens to chance on this thread-you want to change your claims that its a good gripper. because i promise you it is not )

[[GQC] Tim]

laddermat is rubbish and I have been saying it for years.

Ladderm8rix is the only thing I use on the rare occasion I need to use a ladder.

[Gav Camm lammy 283]

il say it again any tradder wiv out
spikes is asking for trouble
a tenner gets you a set of spikes job done simples 

[windowswashed]

I wouldn't be without stabilad fitted on rare occasions on my ladders when they come off the roof rack.
Those rubber mats are for levelling not anti slip mats, don't trust therm, would rather have trusted old scrimming under ladder feet then them rubber mats to absorb moisture on tiles.
Wouldn't dream of putting a ladder on tile or decking ever!!!! Use an extension pole with trad tolls fitted or miss window completely or invest in Wfp.

[♠Winp®oClean♠]

il say it again any tradder wiv out
spikes is asking for trouble
a tenner gets you a set of spikes job done simples 

Where did you get them Gav? I've been wanting some for ages.

As for laddermat, I'd never use one!

[Gav Camm lammy 283]

g c dewey in fenton stoke on trent m8
im originally fr stoke so used this company
for years but most ladder places shud do em m8

[♠Winp®oClean♠]

g c dewey in fenton stoke on trent m8
im originally fr stoke so used this company
for years but most ladder places shud do em m8

Thanks

I searched the internet for hours last month & could only find ONE suppler- on ebay!

[Gav Camm lammy 283]

sure they bout a tenner

[♠Winp®oClean♠]

sure they bout a tenner

Just found them cheers. They ok even on hard surfaces then Gav?

[Gav Camm lammy 283]

ideal for them tiles like jus put spikes into the grout
slabs and old blue brick yards even better as put
spikes in the edge the pointing if you get me
but spikes are the business m8 believe

[♠Winp®oClean♠]

ideal for them tiles like jus put spikes into the grout
slabs and old blue brick yards even better as put
spikes in the edge the pointing if you get me
but spikes are the business m8 believe

Excellent

Only thing that concerns me though is having them stuck out at the back when on the roof bars? They look pretty lethal!

Oh, and how much do you have them stuck out at the bottom? 1", 2" etc?

[Gav Camm lammy 283]

they r pretty straight forward bout 1"1/2 if u get me
r you going to use on alloy ladders if so take off rubber feet
of back part of ladder get a piece of wood
bit smaller than the opening of bottom of ladder sides
insert wood into ladder sides then fix yr spikes
as for being worried bout the spikes just put a small block off wood
on the spikes when yr driving around 

[[GQC] Tim]

previously,i really was liking the laddermat ,i use it to level my ladder ,no problem there ,and  it was only because on the laddermat video it shows how good it is designed for  use on slippy surfaces , it emphasises it if you  look www.laddermat.co.uk 

 for sure i will NEVER AGAIN  put a ladder on quarry tiles or any other tile,flagstone or similar. From the replies on here, nobody rates any safety device as effective on such surfaces .You are the guys that count,not any video salesman

  i will be doing those windows above using a trad pole from now on

{if the guy that invented laddermat happens to chance on this thread-you want to change your claims that its a good gripper. because i promise you it is not )

Why not send them an email notifying them of this problem?

[TonyD]

I've never been confident in the ladder matt (the 4 small separate squares type), the rubber bristles seem way too long and give it too much movement to feel planted down. I use mine as a last resort if using ladders and then only as a levelling device.
I like my Rojak style ladder stopper, feels much more planted. Much prefer wfp though. 

[bobby p]

previously,i really was liking the laddermat ,i use it to level my ladder ,no problem there ,and  it was only because on the laddermat video it shows how good it is designed for  use on slippy surfaces , it emphasises it if you  look www.laddermat.co.uk 

 for sure i will NEVER AGAIN  put a ladder on quarry tiles or any other tile,flagstone or similar. From the replies on here, nobody rates any safety device as effective on such surfaces .You are the guys that count,not any video salesman

  i will be doing those windows above using a trad pole from now on

{if the guy that invented laddermat happens to chance on this thread-you want to change your claims that its a good gripper. because i promise you it is not )

Why not send them an email notifying them of this problem?

good idea -  and will tell them the only test worth doing is when somebody is at the top of the ladder,not the bottom    !    if they reply i will write about it on here.  the soles of my feet are painful tonight,from whacking down on those tiles

[Gav Camm lammy 283]

wish i ad seen it cud be 250 quid richer
selling it to youve bin framed lol
morale of the story fella fit spikes