[jeff1]

This was posted on the academy forum by Karlos, go to his W/C blogspot and have a look how this guy gets about a top row of windows.

http://robinson-solutions.blogspot.com/2008/03/dutch-courage.html

[jaykie]

How lucky is he to have all them houses in a row.

[S.A.J]

 

[rugby]

   WOW  compleat bloody nut case 



  but you got to admit hes bloody good 

[Jeff Brimble]

Wish I could do that but fear would get the better of me, is that what they call "free running/windowcleaning".
Think Karls blog will go in my favourites for a daily fix. 

[SherwoodCleaningSe]

Wow thats impressive and I think faster than WFP.  I'd like to do it but I don't think the guttering would take my weight.

Simon.

[frames to panes]

Boot prints on the window sills?

[Dean Aspects]

I thought it was good to watch but wouldnt do it myself i would pull the guttering off and end up with my head split open

Dean

[[GQC] Tim]

Dutch have very good gutters.

[Adam Boss]

Still needs ladders for access !!

[Trevor Knight]

Call me a bah humbug but these are my questions:

1) - What does his insurance policy state in covering him against a) damage to property and b) breaking his back or arm or legs in a fall from height?
2) - Would like to see (or not as it would be) how he deals with this type of access when it is freezing, gutters are cold and slippery not to mention the frozen, icy PVC ledges?
3) What does he do for houses NOT all in a nice row?
4) What does he do to check if in fact the guttering is in good order and made from material suitable to carry his weight?

Whilst the video is entertaining I would suggest a bit of You've Been Framed is more likely responsible for this clip?

I know what method my guy's will use and 1 thing is for sure, it won't be his method!

[cat9921]

Very entertaining

[pingu]

What do the Dutch say..."If it ain't Dutch it ain't much"....

Very funny video...

Dave

[pingu]

Watch it saying that as you'll be spitting and covering us all with spit....with that dodgey G of yours.

Dave 

[clean]

If i caught him doing that on my house id knock off him off faster than he got up  ,
Walking on sills and hanging on guttering disgraceful 

[Ian Lancaster]

Older members may remember when this sort of thing was standard practice here in the UK.  I used to work for a London firm doing schools.  We never used ladders except on the ground floor!!

The technique was known amongst window cleaners as "jumping".  Any ledge, horizontal soilpipe or similar was viewed as an acceptable method of access.  Lots of schools had ledges that ran all round the outside at each floor level, and we would climb out of a window, work our way all round the building and then back in again.  If there was no ledge, we would climb out, shut the window behind us, clean the outside, then climb back in again.

Only on the ground floor, where it was less effort than to climb out  would we use a short ladder.

We would never use the guttering, though, as our gutters would never take the weight.  Continental gutters tend to be masonry, part of the wall and therefore much stronger than ours.  If you could guarantee the gutter was strong enough to take the weight, any British shiner of my generation would have happily used the technique shown here.

Believe it or not, there were very few accidents in those days - everyone knew exactly what they were doing and thought about it beforehand.

I used to clean blocks of flats like this, working my way from balcony to balcony across window ledges.

Wouldn't do it now .  Never mind elf and safety - the memory makes my blood run cold

Cheers,

Ian

[tonyoliver]

i would hate to get in a fight with him
 hed rip your head off
most of the gutters i have seen fall apart with the wiegt of a sparrow on it

[Highrise]

He on drugs.

 I'd like a mths supply please so I can catch up on some work....

[tonyoliver]

i was looking for a cheer up sorry just had to drag this up from the past but just had to reshare the giggle with you all;D

[dai]

Older members may remember when this sort of thing was standard practice here in the UK.  I used to work for a London firm doing schools.  We never used ladders except on the ground floor!!

The technique was known amongst window cleaners as "jumping".  Any ledge, horizontal soilpipe or similar was viewed as an acceptable method of access.  Lots of schools had ledges that ran all round the outside at each floor level, and we would climb out of a window, work our way all round the building and then back in again.  If there was no ledge, we would climb out, shut the window behind us, clean the outside, then climb back in again.

Only on the ground floor, where it was less effort than to climb out  would we use a short ladder.

We would never use the guttering, though, as our gutters would never take the weight.  Continental gutters tend to be masonry, part of the wall and therefore much stronger than ours.  If you could guarantee the gutter was strong enough to take the weight, any British shiner of my generation would have happily used the technique shown here.

Believe it or not, there were very few accidents in those days - everyone knew exactly what they were doing and thought about it beforehand.

I used to clean blocks of flats like this, working my way from balcony to balcony across window ledges.

Wouldn't do it now .  Never mind elf and safety - the memory makes my blood run cold

Cheers,

Ian

Ian mate, I remember it well. There was one job on the Grand Hotel Llandudno where you used to hang off a balcony by your finger tips, let go and land on the window sill below, the sill was only about an inch further down than I could reach, it was wide, but it was the longest inch in the world, one slip and you were down between the hotel and the pier, if it was high tide you may even of survived.
Those ledges were great until your mate wanted to pass, one guy would put his arms round my waist and swing round past me, I would be clinging on for dear life with only the rebates on the sash windows available for a finger hold, and baring the weight of both of us as he passed me.
Absolutely crazy, but true.