Clean It Up
UK Window Cleaning Forum => Frequently Asked Questions & Useful Resources => Topic started by: Steve.D on July 12, 2005, 06:18:34 pm
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Trying to put together a list of tools and equipment that I'd need for residential round using traditional way to start with. What type of squeegy would be best ? Also, cleaning detergent, there is so many on the market. Some pointers from the experts would help me a lot.
Spanner
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This company are very good.
http://www.soapnational.co.uk/
12" Squeegee
6" Squeegee
Bucket on belt
15" bucket
Scrim
Microfiber cloths
Unger products I think are the best
Trim 10 Razor
T bar with water wells 14"
14" porcupine sleeve
Just to start you off.
Roy :)
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Cheers Roy
Spanner
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Use the small squeegee first until you get the hang of it, and don't wet the very top of the window or you will get runs, practice at home on your outside windows then when you are happy with what you have done go inside and have another look especially around the edges.
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I agree with Roy about unger it is good stuff but be sure to shop around and I saw some new company the other day and they had some cracking stuff, cant remember their name but they had lots of yellow handled gear and they are German.
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How about ladders lads. He'll need ladders.
A 7 or 8 foot A-Frame (Don't use step ladders)
A double extension ladders tested to the standard BS EN 131 (don't buy a domestic set of ladders from B & Q.
Rojak ladder stopper (great bit of kit). Stops your ladders from sliding backwards.
Ladder matts - you place them under your ladder's foot (or feet) when working on a slippery or uneven surface.
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Why do so many use A framed ladders? In all my years I have only used a 3 step, step ladder. I carry it closed up along side my bucket , no probs. I tried a A frame and just couldnt get on with it what with carrying it around and all that. also I found that to get to them windows just out of reach was really hard going with the A frame.
Its just me of course. I know so many that just cant understand how I use a step ladder.
One other thing, with the steps they fit nicely into any car and dont need to go on a roof.
Steveyboy
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got to agree with Stevieboy about the step ladders I have some small ones about 4 ft in height and they are the only ladders I posess (I wfp upstairs-trad downstairs)
ken
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Steveyboy,
Please don't make me Google for it; but apparantly step ladders are 'our' most dangerous ladder. I'll Google if challenged about it! Watch yourself, mate! ;) Honest I will.
Also, steps are bulky to carry around with your double extentions. I'm not sure how you carry them about with your bucket, but we use a large unger bucket and once that's full of water, a couple of ladder mats, sometimes a Rojack ladder stopper and our sprays - it weighs a ton. No chance for a step ladder to fit in or around it.
All you have to do with an A Frame is to place it against your 'big' ladders and carry both in the same hand! They're far easier to use - no opening or closing - look more professional too.
Get the 'big feet' (what're they called?) on the bottom of your A Frames and they cause almost no damage to 'planted areas' in front of living room windows. They're compact and well; I wouldn't be without mine.
But, Steveyboy, I think you answered your own question, when you asked 'Why do so many use A framed ladders?'.
Safer and easier!