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Jonathan Spencer

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Sloping ground.
« on: September 23, 2010, 08:38:49 am »
Right I have been asked to clean a big house.  The driveway slopes away from the house by quite a bit.  What safety device should I get for this or should I just give it a swerve?
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deeege

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Re: Sloping ground.
« Reply #1 on: September 23, 2010, 08:40:00 am »
Wfp
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"....and it's lend me ten pounds, I'll buy you a drink, and mother wake me early in the morning."

woody1

Re: Sloping ground.
« Reply #2 on: September 23, 2010, 08:41:34 am »
buy a ladder stopper if you can they sell them at www.soapnational.co.uk
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Ian101

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Re: Sloping ground.
« Reply #3 on: September 23, 2010, 10:18:37 am »
ladder mat from window cleaning warehouse ... just got 2 sets best money ive spent for a while .... 1 set ok but I have 1 house with a massively sloping front gargen so needed them plus better to carry a spare of most things..... also feel safer dur to a bigger footprint grip wise.
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gewindows

Re: Sloping ground.
« Reply #4 on: September 23, 2010, 10:21:25 am »
Plus a ladder stand-off fitted to top of ladder.
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Ian101

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Re: Sloping ground.
« Reply #5 on: September 23, 2010, 10:24:14 am »
oh yes thats a great piece of kit too !!!
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dazmond

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Re: Sloping ground.
« Reply #6 on: September 23, 2010, 02:15:43 pm »
use a trad pole jonathan!dont risk it!i used to use a unger teleplus with squeegy/mop on the end.

ive used a ladderstopper before now but if its slippy as well as sloping i wouldnt risk it.


regards

dazmond
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price higher/work harder!

Tom White

Re: Sloping ground.
« Reply #7 on: September 23, 2010, 02:20:46 pm »
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Jonathan Spencer

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Re: Sloping ground.
« Reply #8 on: September 23, 2010, 02:31:59 pm »
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richard jagger

Re: Sloping ground.
« Reply #9 on: September 23, 2010, 02:49:47 pm »
I hammer pegs into the ground if this is not possable I would tye base of ladder to the walls of the house,matts and pegs as well. Or use a sand bag.
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CLEANCARE WC

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Re: Sloping ground.
« Reply #10 on: September 23, 2010, 02:57:46 pm »
ladder matt..only product i know of speciffically designed for sloping ground.
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Paul Coleman

Re: Sloping ground.
« Reply #11 on: September 23, 2010, 06:55:34 pm »
Quote from: dazmond on September 23, 2010, 02:15:43 pm
use a trad pole jonathan!dont risk it!i used to use a unger teleplus with squeegy/mop on the end.

ive used a ladderstopper before now but if its slippy as well as sloping i wouldnt risk it.


regards

dazmond

I would absolutely second this.  If WFP not available, use a trad pole with hand tools.  I never fully trusted ladder stoppers myself.
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Llaaww

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Re: Sloping ground.
« Reply #12 on: September 23, 2010, 07:01:17 pm »
a bit of wood and a couple of stones used to do for me.
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if it is dirty it is fair game

ascjim

Re: Sloping ground.
« Reply #13 on: September 23, 2010, 07:49:04 pm »
wfp
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mci services

Re: Sloping ground.
« Reply #14 on: September 23, 2010, 07:56:11 pm »
van tyre ;)
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zimzam

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Re: Sloping ground.
« Reply #15 on: September 23, 2010, 09:01:58 pm »
Quote from: ascjim on September 23, 2010, 07:49:04 pm
wfp

Two twunts in the same thread.wow. :o
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G Griffin

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Re: Sloping ground.
« Reply #16 on: September 23, 2010, 09:05:08 pm »
Quote from: lawrencemvc on September 23, 2010, 07:01:17 pm
a bit of wood and a couple of stones used to do for me.

 Oooh  :-*.
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martinsadie

Re: Sloping ground.
« Reply #17 on: September 23, 2010, 09:47:27 pm »
Quote from: Jonathan Spencer on September 23, 2010, 08:38:49 am
Right I have been asked to clean a big house.  The driveway slopes away from the house by quite a bit.  What safety device should I get for this or should I just give it a swerve?
do it on a saturday and get a mate to foot the ladder
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scottt24

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Re: Sloping ground.
« Reply #18 on: September 23, 2010, 10:03:08 pm »
what stan said and make sure to charge for footings
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chopsie

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Re: Sloping ground.
« Reply #19 on: September 23, 2010, 10:08:21 pm »
if its the drive, park your vehicle up and use that to foot the ladder, If you know what i mean
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chopsie
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