[Craig 72]

Morning folks.Sorry if this been discussed before,I couldnt find an answer by searching.I'm new to the game and am trying to get a smallish (at first) round together to supplement my wages which have recently been slashed in half.Practising on friends and family at the moment until I get my confidence.The question is,whats the best way of doing the smaller window at the front of a house which is sometimes over a porch?I ask this because some porches can jut out so far that it makes the ladder impossible to use.Using traditional methods at the moment.Is it a case of using a step ladder to get up to the porch roof and then using squeegees etc on extendable poles?Our previous window cleaner (a shifty looking character,admittedly) didn't even attempt the window on our house because of this.Cheers.

[vision tech]

I do some houses like that and the way i do it is put the ladder up the wall at the right side of the porch and then keep my right leg on the ladder and my left leg on the top of the porch, I keep hold of the ladder with my right hand  and clean the window with my left hand,  but it is to risky so that is one of the reasons i am changing to wfp.

[Craig 72]

Ok mate,thanks.

[Stephen Dwyer]

Like you mentioned yourself many traditional window cleaners leave windows above slants so if it looks like it might be too dangerous to attempt it may be best for you to leave it.  As long as you make it clear to the customer when you quote (and don't charge for it of course) then it should be ok. 

If you did want to do it then you could just use the ladder as best you can and have someone foot it for you but that may not be an option for you if your going to be working on your own.  Your other option would be to use an extendable pole either from the ground or from your ladder but in my experience poles of that kind don't do a very good job.  If you explained that the window was hard to reach and then warned the customer that you would have to use a pole which might not do as good a job as the the regular method then they would probably be ok with it.   

[tacky]

olso tell them u dont want to break the slate or tile .by treading on roof .just dont try any circus tricks .better to be 50 pence short .than going to hospi tal

[Craig 72]

That makes sense.I was considering the extendable poles idea but as you say I cant see it doing a great job.Better to leave it than to bodge it.Thanks guys.

[paulben]

When you can afford it get a water fed pole .woth there weight in gold no more missed windows . or make your own as described on here somewhere

[ascjim]

im sure you do a good job with a pole. it just takes abit of practice.