[Ian101]

Done some first cleans today .. 2 of em had a garge at front of house right under a bedroom window ... roofs are tiles pitch roof .... used an unger pole and took ages with squeege but still not perfect.

How does everyone else who is trad do them .... thinking of buying a roofers ladder the ones that hook over the ridge tiles or am Im being silly ??

Dont wanna walk on em as I weigh 18 stone and will prob gop thru em 

[chopsie]

Dazmond is your man.He will give you a few tips on trad pole.You know whats coming though off everyone,"go wfp"   :

[Ian Mason]

Hi,

Have you got an angle adaptor on the end of the pole?

[mci services]

are you saying the ones that slope from left to peak then down to the right if you face the garage. if so almost impossible to do with a pole. you can buy a roof hook that  attached to a single ladder from screwfix. i always missed these ones and charged accordianly. or do i admit to just walking up the roof : well i did for years but not now. they can be really slippy and i wouldnt recommend walking on any sloping roof

[dazmond]

hi ian ive got some hints and tips on trad pole work.

1.good rubber on squeegy.

2.use an angle adaptor.

3.dont soap up right to top edge(leave a 2mm gap!)

4.feather the top edge when squeegying and slightly diagonal pulls into centre of the window.

5.detail the edges with a bone dry microfibre in a fixi clamp on the pole.


it takes time to get good at it!but worth it!its saved my bacon at times!a must IMO if your a sole trader traditional window cleaner.ill be wfp soon but the trad pole will still come in handy for unsuitable windows that dont come up good with wfp.

and itll come in handy if we get another really cold winter when wfp would be frozen.allows me to still go out and earn a bit!!no water issues and you can do a half decent job when you get the hang of it!

regards

dazmond

[paul rulton]

wot about a wagtail on a pole? 

[G Griffin]

 2mm gap when using a pole!
  You are good Dazmond 

[lcwalker]

Done some first cleans today .. 2 of em had a garge at front of house right under a bedroom window ... roofs are tiles pitch roof .... used an unger pole and took ages with squeege but still not perfect.

How does everyone else who is trad do them .... thinking of buying a roofers ladder the ones that hook over the ridge tiles or am Im being silly ??

Dont wanna walk on em as I weigh 18 stone and will prob gop thru em 

I have the same problem when im canvassing i tend to leave the house's that have hard to reach windows (but thats missing out on potential customers) i do have a wagtail that swivels that does make it a bit easier but im not very good with a trade pole.As someone said WFP will be mention but you need enough customers to warrent that IMO but i am seriously thinking about getting a trolley or backpack with a pole so i can tackle these hard to reach windows.Anyway goodluck getting more customers ive managed to get 4 in a week on leaflets best  return on leaflets yet.

[lcwalker]

hi ian ive got some hints and tips on trad pole work.

1.good rubber on squeegy.

2.use an angle adaptor.

3.dont soap up right to top edge(leave a 2mm gap!)

4.feather the top edge when squeegying and slightly diagonal pulls into centre of the window.

5.detail the edges with a bone dry microfibre in a fixi clamp on the pole.


it takes time to get good at it!but worth it!its saved my bacon at times!a must IMO if your a sole trader traditional window cleaner.ill be wfp soon but the trad pole will still come in handy for unsuitable windows that dont come up good with wfp.

and itll come in handy if we get another really cold winter when wfp would be frozen.allows me to still go out and earn a bit!!no water issues and you can do a half decent job when you get the hang of it!

regards

dazmond

Where can i buy a  fixi clamp?.

[G Griffin]

Done some first cleans today .. 2 of em had a garge at front of house right under a bedroom window ... roofs are tiles pitch roof .... used an unger pole and took ages with squeege but still not perfect.

How does everyone else who is trad do them .... thinking of buying a roofers ladder the ones that hook over the ridge tiles or am Im being silly ??

Dont wanna walk on em as I weigh 18 stone and will prob gop thru em 

I have the same problem when im canvassing i tend to leave the house's that have hard to reach windows (but thats missing out on potential customers) i do have a wagtail that swivels that does make it a bit easier but im not very good with a trade pole.As someone said WFP will be mention but you need enough customers to warrent that IMO but i am seriously thinking about getting a trolley or backpack with a pole so i can tackle these hard to reach windows.Anyway goodluck getting more customers ive managed to get 4 in a week on leaflets best  return on leaflets yet.

Being able to do these types of window could be a selling point for you. So a smallish wfp set up could be worth the investment.

[mci services]

just get your mrs hair bands and wrap it round your scrim/micro onto the pole saves buying a fixi clamp

[lcwalker]

Done some first cleans today .. 2 of em had a garge at front of house right under a bedroom window ... roofs are tiles pitch roof .... used an unger pole and took ages with squeege but still not perfect.

How does everyone else who is trad do them .... thinking of buying a roofers ladder the ones that hook over the ridge tiles or am Im being silly ??

Dont wanna walk on em as I weigh 18 stone and will prob gop thru em 

I have the same problem when im canvassing i tend to leave the house's that have hard to reach windows (but thats missing out on potential customers) i do have a wagtail that swivels that does make it a bit easier but im not very good with a trade pole.As someone said WFP will be mention but you need enough customers to warrent that IMO but i am seriously thinking about getting a trolley or backpack with a pole so i can tackle these hard to reach windows.Anyway goodluck getting more customers ive managed to get 4 in a week on leaflets best  return on leaflets yet.

Being able to do these types of window could be a selling point for you. So a smallish wfp set up could be worth the investment.

Well what it is i want to deliver leaflets and not have to bother thinking (this house will be to much hassle) it's slowing me down i just want to focus on the letter box then on to the next.Also like i said before skipping a house could mean skipping a customer, so i think im going to have to sort out a small WFP unit.

[dazmond]

fixi clamp:green unger one from the windowcleancentre.

i have the unger teleplus 5 section 30 metre pole but only use the first 3 sections mainly.

i also have a short optiloc pole for very large downstairs windows and big raised up skylights on flatroofs!it comes in handy for cleaning conny roofs as ive got the unger brush/pole hose that fits on the pole,fit on to custys tap and away i go!!

all very handy pieces of kit.miles safer than just using ladders and piece of mind for yourself!!

[paul rulton]

dazmond where u from m8? 

[dazmond]

salford  in the middle of a load of crackheads/smackhead and drunks!!

still there is always worse places to live! : :

[mci services]

fixi clamp:green unger one from the windowcleancentre.

i have the unger teleplus 5 section 30 metre pole but only use the first 3 sections mainly.

i also have a short optiloc pole for very large downstairs windows and big raised up skylights on flatroofs!it comes in handy for cleaning conny roofs as ive got the unger brush/pole hose that fits on the pole,fit on to custys tap and away i go!!

all very handy pieces of kit.miles safer than just using ladders and piece of mind for yourself!!

dazmond you do know when you go wfp that pole can be converted to wfp very easily and will allow you to do three story work easy

[Ian101]

Hi,

Have you got an angle adaptor on the end of the pole?

yep unger 30 degree .. used it with unger 1.25 x 5 section Tele Plus ... like the suggestion of rubber band around microfibre

hadnt thought of a trolley / backpack but then getting into RO as my TDS is 250 !! rainwater barrel only 36 TDS .... now theres an idea  

[Ian101]

are you saying the ones that slope from left to peak then down to the right if you face the garage. if so almost impossible to do with a pole. you can buy a roof hook that  attached to a single ladder from screwfix. i always missed these ones and charged accordianly. or do i admit to just walking up the roof : well i did for years but not now. they can be really slippy and i wouldnt recommend walking on any sloping roof

Yes Stu thats the buggers !!

[paul rulton]

salford  in the middle of a load of crackheads/smackhead and drunks!!

still there is always worse places to live! : :

sounds nice m8  : have u ever seen the film wrong turn? cause thats wot the people
round here r like  ..... lol

[chopsie]

salford  in the middle of a load of crackheads/smackhead and drunks!!

still there is always worse places to live! : :

baghdad,beihrut(can't spell it!), Helmand