[Neil Mc Anulty]

How would youse clean the middle window as shown below. Currently I hang off the window and stand on the porch. Not safe I know, just wondering how others would tackle it. Buildersclean by the  way so approx 4 mins working time.

[jeff1]

Be nice if we could see the window  :

[Sir Squeaky]

Must be really clean already.

[Neil Mc Anulty]

Sorry, having trouble attatching the picture

[Sir Squeaky]

Yeah, that's all you can do really.

Only difference is I'd put the ladder at the front and step over, rather than up the slopey roof.

In fact it looks like quite a shallow porch, so you could probably over-extend by a few rungs and  do it from the ladder.

[Neil Mc Anulty]

If I put the ladder at a more severe angle would this not increase the risk of the ladder slipping away at the bottom and I dont think H&S would agree either way

[Sir Squeaky]

Yes, but I'm talking about being steeper, not flatter.

[mogy]

Ive  beentelling customers I dont walk on tiles so as not to risk breaking any / or me slipping , and so far no ones thought this unreasnable.
  Nigel

[Johnboyfree]

Hi,as its a builders clean,I would do it from the inside,the porch is not designed to take youre wieght,(they do I know,but it is dodgy)if you dont believe me ask the Architect,we have the same problem on the ones we do,

[pjulk]

Put your ladder above the window with someone footing the ladder

[Neil Mc Anulty]

I work on my own usually so have to tackle it as a single operator. The porch is pre fabricated so is not roof tiles

[Easyclean Windows]

what about invsting in something like these you could maybe get them as near to the porch as possible

[P®oPole™]

  omg that second step ladder pic I swear I wouldnt climb that thing past the v point if you paid me five figures.

[Neil Mc Anulty]

Me too, but is it actually safe. I have seen a couple of pictures similar advertised by ladder companies so presume it is

Cheers
Neil

[P®oPole™]

is it resting on the wall, or just in mid air?

[Archy136]

That second one is not safe. I dont care what they tell you.

[[GQC] Tim]

Not possible to do by pole? I mean, I think I have 1 like that and I do it with my 6m Pole.....doesn't clean as well as app + Squeegy, but still, a fall is a fall, and can have disastrous consequences....

I have one or two with a window with a sloped slate roof at a slight incline.....VERY slippery, so if it's not dry (dry is perfectly save) I always use my pole...yes it doesn't clean that good, but it's clean, and I still have both my legs when I'm finished.

Your life or a window....easy choice.

[Toff]

Put the ladder on the porch then go up to the height of the porch then use a pole if you have one of those squeeges that you can change the angle of, then when you do the bottom pane you can have the squeege at say 45 degrees.

[Easyclean Windows]

He can probbably clean it from teh floor but if you look it has the protective tape all around the frame so hes got to get up somehow....if it was me i would charge for a platform and normally they have them on site anyway.

[JohnL]

In that first ladder pic the mfrs instructions say do not climb beyond the V so I would have assumed the second ladder pic must have a similar instruction.

Whatever - its not safe! - no way

JohnL