Clean It Up
UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: SteveAllan on January 15, 2009, 12:18:05 am
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well guys
got my first 4 houses tomorrow trad. Hopefully the start of many more to come on the road to building my round. I can then think about wfp (cant wait). Heres hoping it goes well.
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good luck mate and go to bed its late ;D iam sure there is many more custys to come ;)
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Good luck fella, onwards and upwards ;)
Ian
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good luck steve we all have to start somewhere
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all the best
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anything like here, if doing trad you will be rained off.
I got gutter cleans and con roofs to do today.. waterproofs all day i think.
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if you only have a few customers , do them on sat mornings , youre quite likely to get some new customers / enquiries .
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Thanks guys, done ok, rain stayed off so thats a bonus. I was using one of them multi use ladders that folds up small not sure if i should get another type. What length do most of you use.
cheers
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good luck ! dave
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Steve still think you should go wfp straight from the off,i did and it has worked for me!!!!
try the nice people at pure freedom they are the best trolleys on the market.
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Hi Dave
Cheers for that mate, i know your right, i was thinking the same today when up the ladders that were up against an extension and having to stretch a bit to clean the window (im not to good with heights lol). I suppose if i invest in wfp now it will make me get my finger out to get the work in (god i hate door knocking lol).
Steve
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Thanks guys, done ok, rain stayed off so thats a bonus. I was using one of them multi use ladders that folds up small not sure if i should get another type. What length do most of you use.
cheers
3.5m double (lyte) from screwfix. top ladder, comfy D-shape rungs. ;)
Tony
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3.5 TITAN ladders ( these in my opinion ar window cleaners ladders ) not them shakey things . invest in these n you wont go far wrong about £90
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Nope wrong order. Get the work in B4 you go WFP. Then expand the work load.
IMO learn the basics of Trad then switch or mix the two methods.
Otherwise you could spen loads setting up with little work to do, get a bit demoralised and E-Bay your system.
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same as stan 3m double does 99% of work and i have 4m double for anything else and a pair of steps. and to be honest the 4m is over kill but needed it till i got wfp now i use both methods
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Hope everything goes well for you.
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dont put a price on safety...dont be another fatal statistic... go wfp
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I would get a 3mtr double or a 3.5 mtr pointer.
My preferance is the second but i have both and they are both usefull
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Our standard ladder gear on a van is
Ramsey 2m Pointer - excellent ladders for ground work
Titan 3.4m - most normal houses, light enough
Titan 3.9m - only used on a few jobs now, normally WFP these.
WFP Poles
3ft - ground work and commercial shop windows
12ft - does a lot of first floor work
25ft - First and second floors
36ft - Town houses and commercial
Also have
Titan 4.5m for higher work, though very rarely used now, mainly for high gutter cleaning
56ft WFP used every friday for commercial work
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Thank you guys, gotta say Ian, what on earth are you doing up at that unearthly hour of the day ;D