ICU Crisfield
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[hello] Howdy.
I am new to the Forum, and to window cleaning. A hearty hello to everyone! My daughter and I just started a window cleaning business in Crisfield, MD. Yesterday we went to look at our first residential job, a nice home, with four fixed pane, mullioned windows over a porch with a copper roof that we may not stand on (homeowner's orders). The roof has a railing, making it look like a second story porch. Owner says other workers use a plank which they span from porch railing to porch railing. Failed to measure, my bad, but it looks like a 16' span. The railing puts the plank at the middle of the windows. I'm not crazy about the idea. Is there another way to set up so that I can reach the windows without standing on the copper roof? How do I reach the windows from the inside? They are positioned over stairways that go up perpendicular to them on both sides of the foyer. I am going to have to buy an extension ladder for this job, so I am willing to invest in other ladders, scaffolding as well, if they will benefit me in window cleaning in general. Suggestions?
Thanks! Shelly
I am new to the Forum, and to window cleaning. A hearty hello to everyone! My daughter and I just started a window cleaning business in Crisfield, MD. Yesterday we went to look at our first residential job, a nice home, with four fixed pane, mullioned windows over a porch with a copper roof that we may not stand on (homeowner's orders). The roof has a railing, making it look like a second story porch. Owner says other workers use a plank which they span from porch railing to porch railing. Failed to measure, my bad, but it looks like a 16' span. The railing puts the plank at the middle of the windows. I'm not crazy about the idea. Is there another way to set up so that I can reach the windows without standing on the copper roof? How do I reach the windows from the inside? They are positioned over stairways that go up perpendicular to them on both sides of the foyer. I am going to have to buy an extension ladder for this job, so I am willing to invest in other ladders, scaffolding as well, if they will benefit me in window cleaning in general. Suggestions?
Thanks! Shelly