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northstar161

I've got an internal clean on Friday.

The house has just been  refurbished and it has these v expensive hardwood floors and hardwood window frames.

The owner is an interior designer (concerned about ladder marks) and I have the following two potential challenges:

1. The pad at the top of the 8 ft A frame marking the hardwood. I was considering:

a) Cleaning the pad and showing this to the owner. However; it will still look dirty as it is ground in dirt (unlesss I bleach it???) - but is bleach a good idea on the pad.
b) Putting a the external cover of a big leather mountaineering mitt (will take out fleece inner) over the top of the A-frame.
c) Duct taping the top of the ladder
d) Duct taping some karrimatt / foam pad over the top of the ladder

2. The floors look very slippy. I'm concerned about ladder skidding. I might put these matts down.

http://www.gasproducts.co.uk/acatalog/Ladder-Mat.html

Any other ideas to make the a-frame safe here?

Thanking you for your advice on this.

Cheers,

Olly

Nathanael Jones

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Would a wagtail on a pole work?

pure tech

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I did some high internal windows just today.
Used an extension ladder with dense foam taped to the sides of the ladder where in contact with the window frame and as I am also wfp footed the ladder with a full 20 litre container of water.
A slipping ladder can cause a lot of damage to yourself and the clients property.

Steve Sed

You could always give the job a miss.

supernova77

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You could always give the job a miss.

Thats what I was just thinking!

How much is the job worth to you? Will you use the ladder matts much after this job? If not then your spending £20 + delivery on the job before you even start it!

Andy