[martinsadie]

Got my new ladder with articulated feet yesterday but a bit worried about using it .So took it to work today but also took my spiked ladder just in case i wasnt happy,didnt take the spiked ladder off the car,the articulated feet take a bit of getting used to but very impressed,feels very safe on pavements and doesnt sink into soft ground much,but dont fancy using it on damp decking i think that is where the spikes will come in 

[JSMC]

i put downa damp cloth under my ladder when on decking. saw this tip on here one day

[tomy jackson]

be even safer go WFP 

[elite mike]

hi stan i have used ladders with swivel feet for many years

would not use anything else,

except wfp

[windowwashers]

hi stan i have used ladders with swivel feet for many years

would not use anything else,

except wfp

Hi Mike, ive used spikes for 20 years and now i feel ive been missing out,to the best of my knowledge im the only w/c around here to try them 

try and landline next, then go for a mobile 

Joking apart articulated feet are great on ladders

[Ian W]

I knew you'd like 'em! 

[Ian W]

I keep a couple of heavy duty tent pegs with me and use them to secure the feet if I am not 100% sure of the grip. So you can still have your spikes! 

[Paul Coleman]

i put downa damp cloth under my ladder when on decking. saw this tip on here one day

Even though it doesn't look great, it seems to work very well.  I have a job where the layout has recently been altered.  It now means that I need to climb onto a falt roof from new decking.  I have pieces rubber matting that I use on footpaths to cover the hose.  I use one of these under the ladder now.  That works well too.  Probably not practical if using ladders all the time but fine for the occasional climb.

[windowwashers]

be even safer go WFP 

when i was writing the post i knew i would get that reply 

I was think big dave would be after you for nickin his water droplet  :

[paulscotney]

The feet are brill. I bought them with my ladder from Clow Ladders about 15 yrs ago. I had a mad helper when I first bought them. He used to put them on green moss,  blue bricks,  frosty concrete etc. I used to shout "no, it is too dangerous" but he ignored me, so I  ran up and put my feet behind the grips, whilst he was on the way up, or often all the way up. When footing I often left a half inch gap to see if they slid. They never did. Still got them now.

[Tosh]

Stan,

Get yourself a WFP; start with a backpack; it's cheap to set up and you'll love it.

I'd never go back to humping my lardy body up and down ladders all day; it's quicker too.

I did an old pub this morning, three-story high windows at the front; all leaded or Georgian windows.

Wor Lass did the inside and I helped once I did the outside.  It took 40 minutes and we charge £70 which is a fair price if you saw the account.

WFP is class!

[elite mike]

Stan,

Get yourself a WFP; start with a backpack; it's cheap to set up and you'll love it.

I'd never go back to humping my lardy body up and down ladders all day; it's quicker too.

I did an old pub this morning, three-story high windows at the front; all leaded or Georgian windows.

Wor Lass did the inside and I helped once I did the outside.  It took 40 minutes and we charge £70 which is a fair price if you saw the account.

WFP is class!

you still doing that one tosh

stan would run a mile rather than do that one trad

[Tosh]

stan would run a mile rather than do that one trad

Exactly!  And this is from Mike whose been window cleaning since I was in nappies and only been WFP for about a year!

Stan, get yourself a pole!

[pjulk]

I have been using articualed feet for about 4 years and would not go back to using a ladder without them.

I feel much safer maybe its only in my mind as i used ladders for a lot of years before that without articualed feet and never had a problem.

I just wish i found them years ago