[Mike Halliday]

I've watched a number of videos of roof cleaning where it's a choice of standing on the tiles or using roof ladders, but am I missing something why don't they use  the type of cherry picker I've shown below, they can even pass through a 1m gate and fit on a small trailer

[Aqua Power Solutions]

Mike , we use spider lifts  quite often for roofs ,  Easy than handling roof ladders , fall arrest equipment , hoses ect

Ed

[Mike Halliday]

Ed.  do you know much about them?

What's your opinion of this ? Price etc

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2007-OIL-STEEL-Octogirl thingy-14-12-TWIN-spider-lift-tracked-access-platform/142244970714?_trksid=p2045573.c100033.m2042&_trkparms=aid%3D111001%26algo%3DREC.SEED%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D38661%26meid%3D5a65c159e24749eeb6104d2d544b4e85%26pid%3D100033%26rk%3D2%26rkt%3D8%26sd%3D192059029853

[Aqua Power Solutions]

Mike , have you got your glasses on ? 
That link is for engine belly pans
Ed

[Mike Halliday]

Won't let me put a link as it has pu...ss..y in the title

eBay number: 142244970714

[M Roberts]

Never fancied loading someones patio with a tracked boom or spider , if it causes damage who will be liable 
tracked booms will still rip soft landscapes

Plus we can clean far quicker from ropes than using a boom 

[Aqua Power Solutions]

Never fancied loading someones patio with a tracked boom or spider , if it causes damage who will be liable 
tracked booms will still rip soft landscapes

We don't go on patios for that reason  , if you board the grass where the tracks go then you are fine
Ed
 

[M Roberts]

Never fancied loading someones patio with a tracked boom or spider , if it causes damage who will be liable 
tracked booms will still rip soft landscapes

We don't go on patios for that reason  , if you board the grass where the tracks go then you are fine
Ed

ok lol

[Aqua Power Solutions]

Mike , unless you have a regular contract that requires a lift,  just hire one
Seen that one on ebay !
For more money of course , more outreach and height with a Kubota diesel engine , self-leveling  is the one
to go for
Ed

[Smurf]

Why don't roof cleaners use these?
Cost maybe as if anything like the cowboys in my town they don't seem to give a fig about H&S.
It's quite common to see them clambering about on roofs using a washer free style without any safety gear at all.

[Mike Halliday]

Just seen you can hire one for a week for£200 , if you did have a roof to clean then you could add £200 into the price no problem, I think it would be an easy sale to get the customer to pay an extra £200 for the job when you tell them it would entail no walking on the roof.

And you could do 2-3 roofs in a week and it would be easily affordable

[Smurf]

So you want to rent this type of thing for a week for more than one job. How are you going to move it between job locations though unless they are all next to each other? 

http://www.directindustry.com/prod/hinowa-spa/product-40843-327708.html#product-item_1650756


Regards adding on the hire cost in the quote. Most cowboys down my way don't charge much more than 250 to pressure wash a house roof. Now you can see why they do it free style as keeps costs down so more profit for them lol

[Mike Halliday]

How will I move it?....... Perhaps on that twin axle plant trailer I have sat in my unit

[M Roberts]

Just seen you can hire one for a week for£200 , if you did have a roof to clean then you could add £200 into the price no problem, I think it would be an easy sale to get the customer to pay an extra £200 for the job when you tell them it would entail no walking on the roof.

And you could do 2-3 roofs in a week and it would be easily affordable

Posts like this make me laugh......  you could do 2-3 in a week

[Smurf]

How will I move it?....... Perhaps on that twin axle plant trailer I have sat in my unit

Far does that's if it would fit on it ok...Under the hire agreement would you be allowed/insured to tow it about on the public highway yourself though as those things are not cheap should you have a wee mishap?

[Mike Halliday]

Just seen you can hire one for a week for£200 , if you did have a roof to clean then you could add £200 into the price no problem, I think it would be an easy sale to get the customer to pay an extra £200 for the job when you tell them it would entail no walking on the roof.

And you could do 2-3 roofs in a week and it would be easily affordable

Posts like this make me laugh......  you could do 2-3 in a week

No idea to be honest, I was working on my neighbour who had his done in 2 days. My 2-3 was just throwing Out ideas on how it could be affordable to hire one of these machines, not really giving an exact example.

Smurf again I'm just throwing out ideas, exact logistics and insurance requirements would be some thing to look into

[Smurf]

Just seen you can hire one for a week for£200 , if you did have a roof to clean then you could add £200 into the price no problem, I think it would be an easy sale to get the customer to pay an extra £200 for the job when you tell them it would entail no walking on the roof.

And you could do 2-3 roofs in a week and it would be easily affordable

Posts like this make me laugh......  you could do 2-3 in a week

I take it it's possible to steam roof clean more like 2-3  in a day then with that reply...  If not more being blocks of houses?

Maybe you need to employ this guy Mike  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a7kq21OnqOw

[M Roberts]

Just seen you can hire one for a week for£200 , if you did have a roof to clean then you could add £200 into the price no problem, I think it would be an easy sale to get the customer to pay an extra £200 for the job when you tell them it would entail no walking on the roof.

And you could do 2-3 roofs in a week and it would be easily affordable

Posts like this make me laugh......  you could do 2-3 in a week

No idea to be honest, I was working on my neighbour who had his done in 2 days. My 2-3 was just throwing Out ideas on how it could be affordable to hire one of these machines, not really giving an exact example.

Smurf again I'm just throwing out ideas, exact logistics and insurance requirements would be some thing to look into

Out of the last dozen plus houses we have cleaned only 1 could of been cleaned via a mewp, these properties rang from semis to large 5m+ pads. The problem is access unless you take the risk driving on patios and grass. You can board the grass but only in summer months so that generally rules out Oct - April !

At some stage you will need to leave mewp and go on the roof 

Just do what the majority of soft washers do,
stick scafolding up to the gutter line quick brush then spray chem up the roof simple 

[Smurf]

I was looking into getting my own towable spider lift yonks ago and came to the same conclusion.

[poles apart]

I just use this: http://www.dragon-access.co.uk/

Easy, just price it into the job, book him in and hey presto Huw turns up with a spider!