[PurefectWindowCleaning]

I thought that Deege...


Smithie - he said he hit the ground, into a roly poly, and come away with a knock to his ankle 

Could have been alot worse mind

[Avo]

I'd tell him to go down the shop and buy a lotto ticket cause that could of been broken bones at that height

[home6442]

Is the point of this post is to let people know that its possible to fall from
a ladder or is it not to buy rubbish equipment.
Cant believe that hundreds of window cleaners are using ladders like that its
like something you would buy from poundland.
Would he have fallen if he had been using a quality ladder.

[GB Window Cleaning]

im more surprised them frames are so clean... usually tradders dodge frame work!!

[Dani J]

im prepared to wager that its a loft ladder  or ,as i said before,  a childs ladder ,  made in the 1950s .    even at 14 stone he must have had it at a strange angle to get it to crease like that

i sense a setup .  could be hes tryin to claim compo

 

[wfp master]

diy ladder is not for every day use they are for occasional use. trade ladder for every day use. that ladder should not have buckled like that unless it was weakened.

[mattstanley]

I reckon he had the ladder at a ridiculous angle in order to get the top to rest on the sill. Went up it and it buckled and gave way.

If you're going to window clean off a ladder, why o why do people not use a double a frame ladder? They are designed and built for the job and are much safer.

For the record, I'm almost 100% wfp but still use a ladder occasionally - I would never window clean with an open ended ladder, even if its a trade rated ladder.

[robertphil]

milty ,im prepared to donate 50 to your chosen charity if you get "the faller "to make a youtube demonstration vid explaining the incident

[PurefectWindowCleaning]

milty ,im prepared to donate 50 to your chosen charity if you get "the faller "to make a youtube demonstration vid explaining the incident

 

I'll find out how he managed it, im curious myself 

[robertphil]

milty ,im prepared to donate 50 to your chosen charity if you get "the faller "to make a youtube demonstration vid explaining the incident

 

I'll find out how he managed it, im curious myself 

straighten out the ladder first

[PurefectWindowCleaning]

His words...


'Ladder started to slip so I turned leg got caught as I jumped I done a forward role down the ladder landed on it and snapped it in half'


 

[DavidWright76]

how did that happen to that ladder?

Not sure Spruce to be honest, but the fact that he is a 14 stone bodybuilder played a part I expect

Well i'm heavier than that! Either somebody sabotaged his ladder or he got those ladders out of an oversized Kinder Surprise!

[john@windows2clean]

The ladders look like ABRU brand, we have two sets of Trade rated type. They make a DIY and Trade versions. I really can't see how you could do that to a ladder.

[PurefectWindowCleaning]

FAIR PLAY LADS, YOU HAVE BUSTED US.

I WAS IN ON HIM MAKING A COMPO CLAIM, BUT WE HAVE BEEN CAUGHT OUT CAUSE WE 'BENT' THE LADDER THE WRONG WAY!!



GET A GRIP!!

[dazmond]

i know a few window cleaners who use them ladders.ive always used 3.5 m trade ladders apart from the first few months 20 years ago when i had a set of B&Q ladders!they were similar.too flimsy and not strong enough for regular climbing.also they easily blow over in the slightest wind!!

i still fell off my trade ladders TWICE!landed on my heels both times.im very lucky i didnt shatter my heels or ankles or do any damage to my back.both times it was uses error.once on imprinted concrete and the second time on a wet mossy flagstone.

first set of trade ladders bent when they hit the window sill when they gave way.not as bad as the one in the pic but ruined anyway.