[andyjm1]

Yet another customer seen the light and changing to wfp. 

[Neil Williams]

Never good to use an invisable ladder

[sf]

should of used ladder mits.Never without mine.

[bobby p]

marks are TOO LOWto have been from a windie , IMO

[weetot]

Never good to use an invisable ladder

 

[P @ F]

Bobby , how are they too low ?
Thats where the ladder should go surely , unless of course you have one of them new hovering stand off gadgets from the guy who does the wheelie bin systems 

Rich

[Londoner]

marks are TOO LOWto have been from a windie , IMO

Oh no they are not, it not the way that I would do it but a lot do.

[Paul Coleman]

should of used ladder mits.Never without mine.

Totally correct IMO.
How any trad window cleaner uses a ladder without mitts is beyond me.
Using them not only means that you can clean without marking the customers' properties, it also drastically reduces the risk of sideways slipping.
A side effect of this is that you can rest the ladder on the sills thus gaining height.  Beware if sills are frozen though as it can't stop all the slipping.

[bobby p]

Bobby , how are they too low ?
Thats where the ladder should go surely , unless of course you have one of them new hovering stand off gadgets from the guy who does the wheelie bin systems 

Rich

  if you are a windie who puts ladders below the sill, you would place it on the wall as high as poss,otherwise you wont reach  /the marks look too low in the photo unless it was a novice windie

i personally always place ladder on the sill, with a protector to stop marking (pipe insulation)  then i am away from the glass and can climb far higher to reach

having said that i did see a windie with his below a sill, but thats a VERY UNUSUAL sight

[dazmond]

the windy might just use one section of his ladder if its a long one.i knew a guy who did this on run of the mill council houses.if your tall you will be able to clean most windows with the ladder placed there.you might have to hold on to an open small window to get  on that extra rung to reach the corners but its doable!

thank God for WFP though!