[M4RK]

There seem to be  some new starters that are coming into window cleaning kitted out with a wfp set up, practically from day one.

I'm just curious as to how many people have done that and how many people have had some traditional experience before making the purchase.

Mark

[Moderator David@stives]

7 years trad before going wfp last year

DAVE

[cybersye]

3 years wfp from start ( 2 years working for someone, 1 year out on my own now)
be fare to say though about 40% of my work is trad now, I only wfp tops to conserve water and abide to h & s guidelines, wfp is a tool like any other, I would never use it exclusively, but thats just my opinion and what works best for me.
Simon

[Jeff Brimble]

Thats a very good Q (honestly) and we will both be answered by the poll, I wont reply cause I dont fit any of the answers.(look at my blog) It was hard work trying to tell an aethiest how good a wfp was 5-6 years ago.

[Alex Gardiner]

I had done 16 years traditional WC before changing to WFP 5 years ago.

Alex

[Roy Harding]

I had 19yrs experence with squeegee, then 3yrs wfp but still us the squeegee when I need to.

I have spoken to three window cleaners with over 20yrs experence in the trade, and all are now wfp, all have said the only regret they should have done it years ago.

Roy

[pylofm]

6 months trad in 89/90, now 3 weeks WFP..

[sair]

13 years trad 7 years wfp

[poleman]

20 years a window cleaner and 4 of them has been WFP

Andy

[macc]

Coming on 20 years wc now, nearly a year wfp.

Cant see how some get by with no trad experience, unfortunatly wfp cant do everything,

Macc

[Paul Coleman]

There seem to be  some new starters that are coming into window cleaning kitted out with a wfp set up, practically from day one.

I'm just curious as to how many people have done that and how many people have had some traditional experience before making the purchase.

Mark

14 years trad before going WFP.

[AuRavelling79]

1997-2000 part-time (but increasing) Trad
2001-2005 (Feb) Full-time Trad
2005 (March) wfp (started changing commercial and 3 floor domestic)
Summer 2005 changed most of the rest of my domestic.
May 2006 changed last two areas of my round from Trad.
Now all wfp. (except occasional entranceways and insides of course.)

[windows_chepstow]

Only three years traditional and a year WFP.

I think I became a WFP window cleaner just at the right time, in that the three-years I've done using ladders taught me how to effectively use a squeegie and how to work at height safely (a fall helped me learn not to take chances too).

[Trevor Knight]

14 years traditional
2 years wfp

[pylofm]

Some people believe that you need to 'trad' for ages to then go onto wfp...I am not so sure. I am new to window cleaning and have chosen to go wfp...for many reasons, one of them being I do not really like ladders that much.

But what is evident.....WFP is a very good tool...I also use a squeege but not much and that will be the way I work given the chance.

Trad just like wfp is just another tool to clean windows, if it were possible to use some sort of remote tool I would go for that too.

Cheers
Dave.

[Pj]

20th year w/c
1 year wfp by end of next month

Converted everyone in one go.  Wish I hadn't!  Changed a few small ones back to trad.

Pj

[S.A.J]

2 Years Trad 4 Years wfp

[P®oPole™]

3 Years trad, nearly a year wfp

[dai]

12 years trad, 1 year wfp. I did work for  six months as a window cleaner back in 1959. That was before we had sqeegies. I'm 64 next month so must be one of the oldest converts on here. Dai

[Jeff Brimble]

Duh its just sunk in I cannot see the results unless I post on the poll, so its +5 for me.