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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: Jonathan Spencer on September 23, 2010, 08:38:49 am

Title: Sloping ground.
Post by: Jonathan Spencer on September 23, 2010, 08:38:49 am
Right I have been asked to clean a big house.  The driveway slopes away from the house by quite a bit.  What safety device should I get for this or should I just give it a swerve?
Title: Re: Sloping ground.
Post by: deeege on September 23, 2010, 08:40:00 am
Wfp
Title: Re: Sloping ground.
Post by: woody1 on September 23, 2010, 08:41:34 am
buy a ladder stopper if you can they sell them at www.soapnational.co.uk
Title: Re: Sloping ground.
Post by: Ian101 on September 23, 2010, 10:18:37 am
ladder mat from window cleaning warehouse ... just got 2 sets best money ive spent for a while .... 1 set ok but I have 1 house with a massively sloping front gargen so needed them plus better to carry a spare of most things..... also feel safer dur to a bigger footprint grip wise.
Title: Re: Sloping ground.
Post by: gewindows on September 23, 2010, 10:21:25 am
Plus a ladder stand-off fitted to top of ladder.
Title: Re: Sloping ground.
Post by: Ian101 on September 23, 2010, 10:24:14 am
oh yes thats a great piece of kit too !!!
Title: Re: Sloping ground.
Post by: dazmond on September 23, 2010, 02:15:43 pm
use a trad pole jonathan!dont risk it!i used to use a unger teleplus with squeegy/mop on the end.

ive used a ladderstopper before now but if its slippy as well as sloping i wouldnt risk it.


regards

dazmond
Title: Re: Sloping ground.
Post by: Tom White on September 23, 2010, 02:20:46 pm
Quote from: deeege on September 23, 2010, 08:40:00 am
Wfp

LOL you Twunt!   ;D
Title: Re: Sloping ground.
Post by: Jonathan Spencer on September 23, 2010, 02:31:59 pm
Quote from: deeege on September 23, 2010, 08:40:00 am
Wfp

The answer for everything.
Title: Re: Sloping ground.
Post by: richard jagger on September 23, 2010, 02:49:47 pm
I hammer pegs into the ground if this is not possable I would tye base of ladder to the walls of the house,matts and pegs as well. Or use a sand bag.
Title: Re: Sloping ground.
Post by: CLEANCARE WC on September 23, 2010, 02:57:46 pm
ladder matt..only product i know of speciffically designed for sloping ground.
Title: Re: Sloping ground.
Post by: Paul Coleman on September 23, 2010, 06:55:34 pm
Quote from: dazmond on September 23, 2010, 02:15:43 pm
use a trad pole jonathan!dont risk it!i used to use a unger teleplus with squeegy/mop on the end.

ive used a ladderstopper before now but if its slippy as well as sloping i wouldnt risk it.


regards

dazmond

I would absolutely second this.  If WFP not available, use a trad pole with hand tools.  I never fully trusted ladder stoppers myself.
Title: Re: Sloping ground.
Post by: Llaaww on September 23, 2010, 07:01:17 pm
a bit of wood and a couple of stones used to do for me.
Title: Re: Sloping ground.
Post by: ascjim on September 23, 2010, 07:49:04 pm
wfp
Title: Re: Sloping ground.
Post by: mci services on September 23, 2010, 07:56:11 pm
van tyre ;)
Title: Re: Sloping ground.
Post by: zimzam on September 23, 2010, 09:01:58 pm
Quote from: ascjim on September 23, 2010, 07:49:04 pm
wfp

Two twunts in the same thread.wow. :o
Title: Re: Sloping ground.
Post by: G Griffin on September 23, 2010, 09:05:08 pm
Quote from: lawrencemvc on September 23, 2010, 07:01:17 pm
a bit of wood and a couple of stones used to do for me.

 Oooh  :-*.
Title: Re: Sloping ground.
Post by: martinsadie on September 23, 2010, 09:47:27 pm
Quote from: Jonathan Spencer on September 23, 2010, 08:38:49 am
Right I have been asked to clean a big house.  The driveway slopes away from the house by quite a bit.  What safety device should I get for this or should I just give it a swerve?
do it on a saturday and get a mate to foot the ladder
Title: Re: Sloping ground.
Post by: scottt24 on September 23, 2010, 10:03:08 pm
what stan said and make sure to charge for footings
Title: Re: Sloping ground.
Post by: chopsie on September 23, 2010, 10:08:21 pm
if its the drive, park your vehicle up and use that to foot the ladder, If you know what i mean
Title: Re: Sloping ground.
Post by: mci services on September 23, 2010, 10:09:29 pm
Quote from: chopsie on September 23, 2010, 10:08:21 pm
if its the drive, park your vehicle up and use that to foot the ladder, If you know what i mean

thats what I said, van tyre ;)
Title: Re: Sloping ground.
Post by: Jonathan Spencer on September 24, 2010, 08:02:05 am
http://www.soapnational.co.uk/acatalog/info_97.html

Would that be ok.  Put a bag of sand behind too?  It is a road where if I get noticed it could mean a lot of good priced work.
Title: Re: Sloping ground.
Post by: bobby p on September 24, 2010, 08:04:43 am
Quote from: Ian101 on September 23, 2010, 10:18:37 am
ladder mat from window cleaning warehouse ... just got 2 sets best money ive spent for a while .... 1 set ok but I have 1 house with a massively sloping front gargen so needed them plus better to carry a spare of most things..... also feel safer dur to a bigger footprint grip wise.


i also think these are great ,feel safe when using them on shiny surfaces too