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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: Londoner on December 28, 2007, 07:42:23 am

Title: Consrvatory Ladders
Post by: Londoner on December 28, 2007, 07:42:23 am: What exactly is a conservatotry ladder and who supplies them?
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Post by: Londoner on December 28, 2007, 07:44:06 am: Sorry about my spelling, three days off work and your brain turns to mush.
Title: Re: Consrvatory Ladders
Post by: m.b.s. on December 28, 2007, 08:33:40 am: Quote from: Vince Green on December 28, 2007, 07:42:23 am
What exactly is a conservatotry ladder and who supplies them?
they are a small pair of ladders that allow you to go on con roofs they have bars on the back to allow you to rest it on the plastic roof bars of the con roof theylook like this
Title: Re: Consrvatory Ladders
Post by: mick hay on December 28, 2007, 08:34:00 am: heres mine, and i got mine from http://www.ladders-999.co.uk/ladders_specialist.htm

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v307/niceguy2702/DSC00248Medium.jpg)
Title: Re: Consrvatory Ladders
Post by: windowwashers on December 28, 2007, 09:22:29 am: have you even gone through a roof?
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Post by: mick hay on December 28, 2007, 10:46:43 am: no..lol...the bars on the top ladder distribute the weight.

Only scary thing is when your at the top and the yellow sucker comes of the window and the ladder slips a bit....change pants time!!!!1
Title: Re: Consrvatory Ladders
Post by: Ian Lancaster on December 28, 2007, 11:01:21 am: Quote from: mick hay on December 28, 2007, 10:46:43 am
no..lol...the bars on the top ladder distribute the weight.

Only scary thing is when your at the top and the yellow sucker comes of the window and the ladder slips a bit....change pants time!!!!1
:o :o :o :o :o

Comes off??

This thing is the only bit that stops you falling off the roof. Surely they have to have some sort of safety assessment and certificate??
Title: Re: Consrvatory Ladders
Post by: mick hay on December 28, 2007, 11:51:28 am: lol, it doesnt mean you fall of if it comes off, it just steadys it.

To be honest tho, i rarely use the top part, i use the main ladder with top bar as a stand off!
Title: Re: Consrvatory Ladders
Post by: Londoner on December 28, 2007, 03:18:15 pm: Thanks gentlemen for those replies.