[sjm]

When we first started we got asked to clean some gutters on a property, it was a 3 storey Townhouse with very little access at the rear and not enough room for a cherry-picker.

I hired in a set of ladders from Lord hire, they were the rope pull ones and went to 15m (48ft), took three of us to get them up and we had to have them fully extended to reach the gutters

Believe me that is some height for a set of ladders and when you're at the top trying to get pigeon poop out of the gutters it's quite a*se twitching.

We charged them £250 for the job and afterwards I thought we had done it too cheaply, I wouldn't do it again.

What if you were offered £1000 ? 

[Ian Rochester]

Ok, when do I start 

But what I meant was they whinged about the £250 and I don't think they would have paid anymore, I wouldn't do it for that price again, those rope pull ladders are a sod to get extended and a ton weight.

[sjm]

Ok, when do I start 

But what I meant was they whinged about the £250 and I don't think they would have paid anymore, I wouldn't do it for that price again, those rope pull ladders are a sod to get extended and a ton weight.

You are right  , I have used these a long time ago and gave myself a hernia 

[Captain Scarlet]

I know a Window Cleaner personally who has gone 120ft......yes 120ft with a wfp, Luke

[AJ]

been 45m in a cherry picker.
There is a 60m, and the operator told me that when its fully up, the cage stays still but if you look at the boom, it is physically swaying from side to side. not my cuppa tea!

[trevor perry]

  i often used to use triple 22ft ladders and these extended to 60ft , when we bought them we always used to remove the rope and pulleys as these where just an hassle , i often used to carry them fully extended from window to window and i mean carry them not bounce them along the wall like most did i knew a few other lads who could do it to but not many when you watch it being done it can look a bit scary but you always tilted ladder slightly so if you lost control youn could let it fall against the wall again.
  they weighed about 150 pound and we never moaned now give lads a pole weighing more than about 4kg and you would think i had poop in their shoes the moaning they do.

[eddie d]

ive done about 20 floors in a chair and cradle

[Pj]

I once took 24 tabs of lsd in one go!  Maaad! That was high enough thanks.  That was over 35 years ago, I'm glad I lived to tell the tale.

[mark dew]

I once took 24 tabs of lsd in one go!  Maaad! That was high enough thanks.  That was over 35 years ago, I'm glad I lived to tell the tale.

heeheehee

have you come down yet??