[Davindo Cleana]

I got a tip that a certain area has been missing its window cleaner for over 8 months - the usual 'just stopped coming round...' patter
So I did a reccy today with leaflets, with wfp thoughts in mind, but when I tried to get my van down the back street, I nearly got stuck - had to come out backwards like a short sighted pig that accidently went into the chicken coop.
The lane was very narrow and the walls all 7/8 feet.

I do the odd high walled yards here and there but not a bunch together - maybe that's why their last cleaner stopped.

So the question is; does everyone climb high walls and if so do you charge differently?

[Paul Coleman]

I got a tip that a certain area has been missing its window cleaner for over 8 months - the usual 'just stopped coming round...' patter
So I did a reccy today with leaflets, with wfp thoughts in mind, but when I tried to get my van down the back street, I nearly got stuck - had to come out backwards like a short sighted pig that accidently went into the chicken coop.
The lane was very narrow and the walls all 7/8 feet.

I do the odd high walled yards here and there but not a bunch together - maybe that's why their last cleaner stopped.

So the question is; does everyone climb high walls and if so do you charge differently?

Nope.  I don't touch them.  No wall or gate climbing for me.

[Sir Squeaky]

Nah, haven't come across anything high, but I have a few where I have to drag the ladder over the garage.

Managed to let go of it once and sliced the top of my thumb off on the extension edge. Ouch. 

[brett walker]

If i can get over the wall or fence i will do also garage roofs , undo bolts
got keys to some peoples gates
some customers dont like you climbing over anything to keep the customer happy

regards

brett

[baldeagle]

I tell them that my insurers insist that I enter and exit customers property correctly, that is, through an unlocked gate.

A month ago, one customer saw me in the adjacent street and rushed to tell me that her gate "Has a broken hinge, but don't worry, there's a man going to fix it before you come round tomorrow".

Lovely!

Baldeagle in Staffordshire

[Perfectly Clean]

Im the same as baldeagle...The most I will do is use a stepladder to reach the bolt on the other side of the gate...
I insist the gate is unlocked, 99 % of people are ok as long as they know which day you are coming....

[Ray Pickering]

Totally agree.

I dragged my double ladder over a flat garage roof last week!

That's the first & last time--but now i know what time the lady finishes work & it's only around the corner from me, so i can pull that one in anytime.

Ray.

[Davindo Cleana]

thanks for the replies - I might have to be a bit firmer - up to now I have been hauling my 4.5m double pointers over allsorts of hurdles

[gaza]

YOUR A W/C ARNT YOU? OR ARE YOU A CHAMPION HURDLER/POLE VAULTER .

I used to hurdle for lincs schools,now it takes me all my time to step over a gate the same height {growing old discracefully}
 gaza

Dont do walls do locked gates though,opened one with a latch stuck on the otherside, the gate swung open with me on top,got bucket on a belt stuck on gate,ladder slipped to the side,me upside down shouting for help,bit wary of gates now.
 gaza

[dai]

Yeh, get them all the time. I'm fed up splitting my ladders to make a style. It will have to change soon though with WFP. Dai

[mark f]

I hop over anything thats in the way !!

[gaza]

mARK WITH LADDERS A BUCKET IN TOW?
 GAZA

[marc al]

  Gaza,

   When did you hurdle for Lincs schools, I did the 100m and High Jump for lincs schools

[gaza]

ABOUT 1970 STUART STORY WAS MY TRAINER {FAMOUS BBC SPORTS COMMENTATOR}  I WAS ALSO FOR THE HIGH JUMP AT SCHOOL STUART RAN IN THE MEXICO OLIMPICS. AND HIT ABOUT ALL BUT ONE HURDLE. bet he felt a twit after what he tought us
 gaza