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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: Glen on January 30, 2013, 07:52:28 pm

Title: Best shoes for window cleaning
Post by: Glen on January 30, 2013, 07:52:28 pm: Can anyone recommend a good pair of shoes for window cleaning ie lightweight, good grip on ladder & roofs etc

They must be leather & leather lined

Preferably available online

Thanks in advance
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Post by: Gav Camm lammy 283 on January 30, 2013, 07:54:35 pm: Docs
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Post by: elite mike on January 30, 2013, 08:03:21 pm: dont buy regattas ::) best warmest boots i have ever had ,but the grip is rubbish :'(
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Post by: Llaaww on January 30, 2013, 08:06:30 pm: (http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p69/BigWreck42/shoesredyellow.jpg)
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Post by: KS Cleaning on January 30, 2013, 08:08:35 pm: High heels,reaches the parts that others can not ;)
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Post by: ascjim on January 30, 2013, 08:13:34 pm: Quote from: elite mike on January 30, 2013, 08:03:21 pm
dont buy regattas ::) best warmest boots i have ever had ,but the grip is rubbish :'(

Mine fell apart :(
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Post by: elite mike on January 30, 2013, 08:17:34 pm: Quote from: James - Purewash on January 30, 2013, 08:13:34 pm
Quote from: elite mike on January 30, 2013, 08:03:21 pm
dont buy regattas ::) best warmest boots i have ever had ,but the grip is rubbish :'(

Mine fell apart :(

how long did you have them james ?
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Post by: g.brookes on January 30, 2013, 08:26:28 pm: i agree with gav. they last about 4 years. last year i bought the 'lifetime guarantee' doc martens. they cost £135 but whenever they wear they they will replace them. dont ever need to buy a pair of boots again.
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Post by: ascjim on January 30, 2013, 08:29:08 pm: They only lasted around 2 months. Didn't even last the cold spell.
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Post by: chris@c.m.s on January 30, 2013, 08:29:31 pm: 2nd vote for doc's, wore out my lace ups last year so have gone for the Chelsea slip on boot this time, much easier and you know they'll last, not the most stylish but I'm heading towards 50 so I'll get away with it. ;D
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Post by: Halfadaylee on January 30, 2013, 08:41:46 pm: Quote from: chris@c.m.s on January 30, 2013, 08:29:31 pm
2nd vote for doc's, wore out my lace ups last year so have gone for the Chelsea slip on boot this time, much easier and you know they'll last, not the most stylish but I'm heading towards 50 so I'll get away with it. ;D

If you don't think the Chelsea boot is stylish, get down to specsaver man.
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Post by: elite mike on January 30, 2013, 08:46:50 pm: Quote from: James - Purewash on January 30, 2013, 08:29:08 pm
They only lasted around 2 months. Didn't even last the cold spell.

cheers james, ive had mine for around 2 months and they seem ok ,

but i would have more grip with ice skates ;)
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Post by: herbiefatboy on January 30, 2013, 08:49:41 pm: flip flops are good
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Post by: chris@c.m.s on January 30, 2013, 08:55:53 pm: Quote from: Halfadaylee on January 30, 2013, 08:41:46 pm
Quote from: chris@c.m.s on January 30, 2013, 08:29:31 pm
2nd vote for doc's, wore out my lace ups last year so have gone for the Chelsea slip on boot this time, much easier and you know they'll last, not the most stylish but I'm heading towards 50 so I'll get away with it. ;D

If you don't think the Chelsea boot is stylish, get down to specsaver man.
Hmmm maybe its just nothing looks right in a size 12 then.
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Post by: SPE on January 30, 2013, 09:16:39 pm: Quote from: chris@c.m.s on January 30, 2013, 08:29:31 pm
2nd vote for doc's, wore out my lace ups last year so have gone for the Chelsea slip on boot this time, much easier and you know they'll last, not the most stylish but I'm heading towards 50 so I'll get away with it. ;D
second that
I was gonna say chelseas, they are just so comfy and last well.
Too good for work really, but I just wanted to wear them all the time ;)

Chris, do you work on Shoreham beach ? think we may have met

Simon
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Post by: P @ F on January 30, 2013, 09:23:21 pm: Well being as nobody else has pointed it out mate , shoes are of no use for cleaning windows , get yourself a mop and squeegee , much less scuffing ;D ;D ;D

Rich
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Post by: SPE on January 30, 2013, 09:28:51 pm: I want these ones
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Dr-Martens-Mens-Chelsea-Dealer-Boots-Gaucho-Oily-Brown-Size-UK-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-/130733625393?pt=UK_Men_s_Shoes&var=&hash=item1e7054d031
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Post by: robertphil on January 30, 2013, 09:29:39 pm: BRICKERS black leather lace up work shoe have a very grippy sole and about 10/11 quid online. reasonably long lasting too good on the ladders
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Post by: chris@c.m.s on January 30, 2013, 09:44:02 pm: Quote from: Poshgravie on January 30, 2013, 09:16:39 pm
Quote from: chris@c.m.s on January 30, 2013, 08:29:31 pm
2nd vote for doc's, wore out my lace ups last year so have gone for the Chelsea slip on boot this time, much easier and you know they'll last, not the most stylish but I'm heading towards 50 so I'll get away with it. ;D
second that
I was gonna say chelseas, they are just so comfy and last well.
Too good for work really, but I just wanted to wear them all the time ;)

Chris, do you work on Shoreham beach ? think we may have met

Simon
Hi Simon, yep that's me, I still clean some of the town houses just the end of terrace ones now though thankfully, managed to weed the others out.
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Post by: Fin Clearview on January 30, 2013, 09:53:04 pm: Winklepickers all day long.
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Post by: gavinb on January 30, 2013, 09:58:31 pm: Nike air max 90's ;D
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Post by: Jim Waugh(Albright & Shiny) on January 30, 2013, 11:12:48 pm: A Pair of SWAT 1020 from here. http://www.gladstoneboots.com/acatalog/S.W.A.T._Boots.html I have been wearing SWAT boots for years , waterproof, warm, grippy, wear well . Seem pricy at nearly £80 but they last about 3 years being worn every day ...
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Post by: formb on January 31, 2013, 09:40:58 am: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Mens-CAT-Caterpillar-Classic-Lace-Up-Work-Casual-Desert-Boots-size-6-to-12-BLACK-/370703039900?pt=UK_Men_s_Shoes&var=&hash=item564f9f7d9c