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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Frequently Asked Questions & Useful Resources => Topic started by: mogy on October 21, 2006, 09:08:36 am

Title: Not quite tall enough !
Post by: mogy on October 21, 2006, 09:08:36 am

Hi All
  Simple question, lots of properties have a bay window on the  ground floor and flush with the  brickwork above, the bedroom above is usually just to high to reach the top when standing on the bay........Does anyone have a safe option ?What do  you stand on .... or do you all move the ladders along and take the extra time ?
  Mogy

Title: Re: Not quite tall enough !
Post by: tatman on October 21, 2006, 02:31:26 pm

if your on about bay window at the bottom i use a plasterers crate im afraid! Trades have used them for years good for window cleaning. Wouldnt use on commerical though looks a bit naff ???

Title: Re: Not quite tall enough !
Post by: mgba_78 on October 21, 2006, 10:28:36 pm

I use a small extendable pole, i have some like this really strange cant reach the top 30cm or so, so annoying!!!!

Andy

Title: Re: Not quite tall enough !
Post by: Trevor Knight on October 22, 2006, 09:19:52 am

When I was traditional I used to walk on the bay, until that is, a customer told me walking on his leaded bay roof has stressed the framework which resulted in the roof leaking.

This went to my insurance and when a structural architect and loss adjuster visited they approved the claim and replaced his roof??  Cost was excess £200 and a claim of £960.

So my advise is DONT walk on bay windows as they really aren't designed for it!!

Title: Re: Not quite tall enough !
Post by: S_RICHARDSON on October 29, 2006, 08:50:38 am

 I buy a broom handle and taper the bottom to make it fit my squeegee and applicator and carry that around in the car.l