[cockney rebel]

How long has everybody been cleaning windows for. I'm in my third year now.

[s.hughes]

16 years

[incey]

Coming up to my 12th year now, God that makes me feel old and im only 29..........

[stfc]

6 years now and last year was my best ever for new customers contracts etc

[Ian Mason]

It would be interesting to know how old is the oldest tradder, but give or take a couple of years to keep their age private if they want.

[Ian Lancaster]

Started in the late 60's (can't remember the exact year).  Still have a day's work a month that I do 'trad'

Turned 65 in December.

There's at least two others on here older than me and still working full time on ladders

[Pureandclean]

26 years, 20 years trad and 6 wfp

We have a saying .... that old window cleaners never die.... they just come round less often. 

[cockney rebel]

We have a saying .... that old window cleaners never die.... they just come round less often. 

Hee, Hee...

[Jack Wallace]

I have a mate who retired (not through choice)at 65 as a window fabricator, he hated doing nothing so started a small window round, him and his wife did it for a few years till she got very poorly so he sold me 90% of his work keeping back a few bungalows to “give him something to do”
After his wife recovered his round just kept growing.
He is now back to 5 full days a week, on ladders in all weathers. He is 74 and looks fitter now than he did the day they kicked him out of the factory at 65.
I keep telling him its time to give in coz I want his work ha ha

[paul rulton]

20/21 years..... cant remember think its cause im nearly 40 :
trad for 99% of that

[John Walker]

 6 years - age 63 and rising fast (my age that is - nothing else rises fast these days !!    )

[martinsadie]

wish i had a tenner for every time this subject comes around 

[Frankybadboy]

my mate ben cleaning 38 years since he started with his dad,and hes still as fast as a rat.

[Mo]

WC for 6 years
52

[mfwindowcleaner]

14 years with  one 18 month break and one 11 month break ...just started up from scratch again .....

[bad trippy]

14 Years then 10 year break (building and plumbing trade)
Been back wc for 11 months now

[dai]

Cleaned windows first in 1959 when I worked for a guy for 6 months,
Went back to it 15 years ago, 3 and a half years WFP.
I'm 67 and can't retire as my Mrs is expecting in 6 weeks time.

[Gav Camm lammy 283]

Cleaned windows first in 1959 when I worked for a guy for 6 months,
Went back to it 15 years ago, 3 and a half years WFP.
I'm 67 and can't retire as my Mrs is expecting in 6 weeks time.

go on dai lad 

[daztheger]

started 13 years ago , drifted away 4 a while but now bak at it and lovin it

[Gav Camm lammy 283]

25yrs