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Poll

How many of you lot step off ladders to do clean windows above a Porch / bay?

Never
Only with someone fotting the ladder
Only upto first storey
Depends on the price
All the time

S_RICHARDSON

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Step off Ladders . . . .
« on: November 06, 2006, 03:41:53 pm »
Please contribute your views are apppreciated.

Personally i do but that's just me:  a risk taker

Sir Squeaky

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Re: Step off Ladders . . . .
« Reply #1 on: November 06, 2006, 03:52:15 pm »
Can't say it bothers me.

Most of the time it's only 7 or 8 feet up.

Don't like it when the roofs are wet though. :-\

S_RICHARDSON

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Re: Step off Ladders . . . .
« Reply #2 on: November 06, 2006, 06:46:54 pm »
Can't say it bothers me.

Most of the time it's only 7 or 8 feet up.

Don't like it when the roofs are wet though. :-\

I must say that i was scared at first when the surface was slippery!!  ;D

geefree

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Re: Step off Ladders . . . .
« Reply #3 on: November 06, 2006, 07:07:22 pm »
I now splat it with pure water   ;D

simbo

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Re: Step off Ladders . . . .
« Reply #4 on: November 06, 2006, 08:55:45 pm »
only 7 8 foot, nearly died slipping off one of these last year 3 broken ribs very very painfull and lots of bruising and missed a spike sticking out of the ground by inches, wf now, no bother
simbo

Re: Step off Ladders . . . .
« Reply #5 on: November 06, 2006, 08:55:57 pm »
Most of the time it's only 7 or 8 feet up.

A local window cleaner Squeaky knows (John H) slipped off a sloping roof, some years ago, while trying to get onto his ladders in the local army married quarter estate and broke his leg.

He couldn't have fallen more than 8 feet.

The next time you bump into him, ask him; he tells a funny story about it.

Squeaky, don't climb them; especially when wet.  Just knock some cash off the price; or just bill them the same amount and don't mention them; or use an extention pole and do a 'best effort' with it.

pjulk

Re: Step off Ladders . . . .
« Reply #6 on: November 06, 2006, 10:30:57 pm »
I used to all the time when i was traditional.
I slipped on wet roofs a few times but luckily never came off but came close a few times.

But now i have changed to WFP so thats a thing of the past.

Paul