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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: simon knight on July 23, 2010, 07:25:45 pm

Title: Did a house today....
Post by: simon knight on July 23, 2010, 07:25:45 pm

...trad.

Involved a lot of sitting on window ledges on the 2nd floor because there was absolutely no way to access by ladder.

I'm never happy sitting on window sills and thought WFP might be a solution...however (and you'd need to be there to appreciate) even a pole wouldn't be able to access most of these windows.

So what do you WFP guys do in this sort of situation? Or doesn't that situation arise because you only take on houses that lend themselves to the Pole?

Title: Re: Did a house today....
Post by: Paul Coleman on July 23, 2010, 07:41:54 pm

...trad.

Involved a lot of sitting on window ledges on the 2nd floor because there was absolutely no way to access by ladder.

I'm never happy sitting on window sills and thought WFP might be a solution...however (and you'd need to be there to appreciate) even a pole wouldn't be able to access most of these windows.

So what do you WFP guys do in this sort of situation? Or doesn't that situation arise because you only take on houses that lend themselves to the Pole?



I would have offered the service but excluded certain windows.
Alternatively, maybe one of those Unger flexi goosenecks things might have done it? (I wasn't there so no way of knowing).
Title: Re: Did a house today....
Post by: cat9921 on July 23, 2010, 07:44:09 pm

...trad.

Involved a lot of sitting on window ledges on the 2nd floor because there was absolutely no way to access by ladder.

I'm never happy sitting on window sills and thought WFP might be a solution...however (and you'd need to be there to appreciate) even a pole wouldn't be able to access most of these windows.

So what do you WFP guys do in this sort of situation? Or doesn't that situation arise because you only take on houses that lend themselves to the Pole?



You're starting to think about wfp aren't you don't do it simon once you've joined the dark side of the force theres no going back  ;D ;D

OK you asked a question  ::) Without looking at the Job its hard to say what we would do I have a job that cannot be done with trad or wfp as you cannot get the angle. However if you use a Ladder and I dont say that often you can get the angle needed so sometimes you have to use both tools to get the job done  ;)

Adders
Title: Re: Did a house today....
Post by: Richard Neal on July 23, 2010, 07:45:56 pm
what use a ladder and a pole? isnt that illegal??
Title: Re: Did a house today....
Post by: cat9921 on July 23, 2010, 08:10:45 pm
what use a ladder and a pole? isnt that illegal??


surely its not as bad as me window cleaning and claiming benefit  ;D

As for is it illegal I honestly dont know but lets face it its not like we clean all the windows like that just the odd one

Adders  ;)
Title: Re: Did a house today....
Post by: Richard Neal on July 23, 2010, 08:15:32 pm
what use a ladder and a pole? isnt that illegal??


surely its not as bad as me window cleaning and claiming benefit  ;D

As for is it illegal I honestly dont know but lets face it its not like we clean all the windows like that just the odd one

Adders  ;)
i know mate only joking  ;D ;D
Title: Re: Did a house today....
Post by: mci services on July 23, 2010, 09:11:09 pm
I clean over balconies with ladders and wfp
Title: Re: Did a house today....
Post by: cat9921 on July 23, 2010, 09:27:00 pm
I clean over balconies with ladders and wfp

You should stop its illegal  ;D

Adders  ;)
Title: Re: Did a house today....
Post by: mci services on July 23, 2010, 09:28:58 pm
so is smoking in my van ;D been caught twice :'(
Title: Re: Did a house today....
Post by: Londoner on July 23, 2010, 10:25:17 pm
You can do more houses with a wfp than you can do trad. Angles and difficult windows over conservatories etc
I would not take the house if it was going to be hard. Very choosy me. Anyway you just end up hating the job.
Title: Re: Did a house today....
Post by: A@R WINDOWCLEANING on July 23, 2010, 11:08:19 pm
what about goose neck exstentions /
Title: Re: Did a house today....
Post by: simon knight on July 24, 2010, 07:45:36 am

...trad.

Involved a lot of sitting on window ledges on the 2nd floor because there was absolutely no way to access by ladder.

I'm never happy sitting on window sills and thought WFP might be a solution...however (and you'd need to be there to appreciate) even a pole wouldn't be able to access most of these windows.

So what do you WFP guys do in this sort of situation? Or doesn't that situation arise because you only take on houses that lend themselves to the Pole?



You're starting to think about wfp aren't you don't do it simon once you've joined the dark side of the force theres no going back  ;D ;D

OK you asked a question  ::) Without looking at the Job its hard to say what we would do I have a job that cannot be done with trad or wfp as you cannot get the angle. However if you use a Ladder and I dont say that often you can get the angle needed so sometimes you have to use both tools to get the job done  ;)

Adders

I'm off on holiday for a week. When I get back I might look into a backpack.
Title: Re: Did a house today....
Post by: Richard Neal on July 24, 2010, 12:00:25 pm
wont you need one for your hols ? ;D
Title: Re: Did a house today....
Post by: simon knight on July 25, 2010, 01:25:47 pm
 ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: Did a house today....
Post by: LWC on July 25, 2010, 01:56:08 pm
There aint no where that my pole aint been
Title: Re: Did a house today....
Post by: Darranvps on July 25, 2010, 05:14:56 pm

...trad.

Involved a lot of sitting on window ledges on the 2nd floor because there was absolutely no way to access by ladder.

I'm never happy sitting on window sills and thought WFP might be a solution...however (and you'd need to be there to appreciate) even a pole wouldn't be able to access most of these windows.

So what do you WFP guys do in this sort of situation? Or doesn't that situation arise because you only take on houses that lend themselves to the Pole?


Weve all done it, but IF you had fallen, how many windows would you clean tomorrow?
Better to leave them in my opinion nowadays.