[DanC]

Evening all,

To all of you that are wfp only, do you also have ladders for windows you are unable to get to?

An example would be a window directly above a flat roof porch or an extention (if that makes sense).
 

[Ross G]

Being a window cleaner i have wfp and I have ladders
I have now grown lazy and I will go to great lengths to keep them on the top of the van.
But yep of they came today to get up onto a flat roof, ruined my day that did.

[mci services]

yes

[AuRavelling79]

No.

[EZclean]

no

i am a ladderless window cleaner.... i have to laugh when i see vans with it on the side and ladders on the roof 

[tony talbot]

you still need ladders to get on flat roofs and to get over locked garden gates

[DanC]

Well It looks like I'm going to buy some as I'm not in a position to turn down work.  I have a ford transit connect, I've had a look at some ladders and the only type that I think would fit in my van are telescopic.  Anyone know if these are any good??

Luckily, I don't have 'ladderless' on the side of my van ha ha

[darren clarke]

i have ladders on my van  as too lazy to take them off,  use them for 1 flat roof job i do, an only use them on that one as its a hotel and is part of a big job

[tony talbot]

buy a roofrack and a set of proper ladders. those telescopic jobs can be a bit nasty on your fingers, also you cant split them to go over garden gates.

[DanC]

I think I will have to have a shop around then.  I've no idea how much a roof rack is for a connect plus ladders.

Cheers for all the responses.

[Spruce]

Hi
My son opted for a combination ladder which he folds up and stacks in his van. He has used it for the last 4 years, mainly on his up and overs on a local estate he has 3 days a month work on.

He got it from Wickes and is similar to this,

http://www.wickes.co.uk/Professional-Multi-Purpose-Ladder/invt/530198

Has only needed my help with longer ladders on a couple of times, ie gutter cleans.

Spruce

[Martin ccs]

some of the time the windows you are talking about can still be wfp - use a pair of steps to gain that little more of a better angle for the pole - works for me

[Sapphire Window Cleaning]

you still need ladders to get on flat roofs and to get over locked garden gates

If they are locked then I just clean what I can reach from the front, I always ring the night before to let them know I need access to the back and that all windows are shut.
I still get the odd custy that forgets to unlock the side gate, when they get home and see only the fronts have been done and that I have only charged them half the price, they soon get the message to leave the side gate unlocked. I even had one customer demand that I go back and finish the back of the house. I told him I rang the night before to let him know and he just said he forgot, I told him that I can't just drop everything to go round to his house. I even stated that I only charged him for the fronts.
as you might guess, I dropped him 2 cleans later.


Matt