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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: krave on May 12, 2009, 11:38:41 pm

Title: Ladder help?
Post by: krave on May 12, 2009, 11:38:41 pm

Hey guys, Looking at a set of telescopic ladders for the rears of some of my customers.

Cant really be bothered to keep dragging the big ladders through.

Would the 3.2m be long enough ad sterdy enough to comfortably be able to clean a few windows??

Dont really wanna buy something that ends up being no good for me.

Thanks in advance.

Title: Re: Ladder help?
Post by: carlm on May 13, 2009, 12:21:50 am

long enough safe enough  :'( :'( :'(.
BE SENSIBLE REALLY SENSIBLE    GO WFP ASAP. 

Title: Re: Ladder help?
Post by: chris@c.m.s on May 13, 2009, 12:39:41 am

Are you talking customers where you have to go through the house? I assume you are as they are the jobs that as a newbie you are going to pick up easily, but unfortunately they will be your downfall if you don't stop taking them on and look for better work.       

Title: Re: Ladder help?
Post by: GWCS on May 13, 2009, 10:12:21 am

i got a set of tele, but im always wary of using them, what it they let go when im on it!?!?

So i only use them for access - a quick on and off as it were.

If your gonna do terraced, do it via wfp - take the hose through the house.. as said above, i stay away from those types of property now and let the locals do them.

Title: Re: Ladder help?
Post by: krave on May 13, 2009, 10:46:30 am

I see what your saying about getting different customers, but i have three houses that I do in and outs, very well priced and a quick job, other than carrying my ladder through the house.

Just wanted to avoid having to do this.

Going Wfp is something I wont be doing soon. I have been cleaning now for about 6 months and am trying to get a good round up.

Title: Re: Ladder help?
Post by: Scrimble on May 13, 2009, 01:38:28 pm

krave its just something your gonna have to do, i use a 3m closed double and i have 115 customers and its the perfect length to reach all the windows i need to get too

Title: Re: Ladder help?
Post by: Central Window Cleaners on May 13, 2009, 10:09:21 pm

I use one of these ladders for jobs like this and for access and find it ideal.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Extension-Ladders-Combination-Ladders-Step-Ladders-in-1_W0QQitemZ370198162956QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_H_G_Ladders_RL?hash=item370198162956&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=66%3A2%7C65%3A1%7C39%3A1%7C240%3A1318%7C301%3A1%7C293%3A1%7C294%3A50