Paul
I only started cleaning a year ago, the thing that attracted me to w/c was that you only needed a ladder and 50 quid to start.
Soon realised that i wasnt earning enough from a ladder.
I made up my wfp from items on the internet as all the different companies seemed to be selling basically the same stuff with their own stickers on it.
I have a van based set up and a 1000 litre holding tank,i think including poles it cost around 1200 quid all in, if you want details let me know.
Some window cleaners rubbished it to start but now i have been using it for about 9 mths at least two people have made up identical kits.
the work i want to lose is a bit fragmented and probably wouldnt suit one person,i am a greedy b*****d and when i started i just couldnt say no when people asked me to do their friends etc. I have been giving it to other cleaners i bump into on my travels bit by bit.
I am not giving up window cleaning as it suits me after years of driving up and down the country at the whim of some tw*t in an office
If you are local ill show you how to get into wfp cheaply
As for problems with length of hose its easier to pull a hose round than climb a ladder but i really hate wheely bins they catch the hose every time