Breaking Tiles!

[cheapncheerful]

yep frank gave me that tip too smurf.../emoticons/biggrin.png but of course I have never needed it as I am soooo careful honest..

 

[simon]

pro gutter tools & an extension pole reach most things for me.

ive just discovered gardiners sell an adaptor you can put in a quick release pole & screw pro gutter tools on

 

[Natty1972]

@daveyboy1 ..I agree with the trainers on roof comment .a few years back I was roof walking with walking boots on , little did I know a stone had getting Wedged in my heal , cracked two tiles ...owned up to it ..he worked for the council so he had loads of swagg . He fixed them within 10 mins of breaking them ...

 

[Utterly Gutterly]

Good idea - do the same myself.

but a tip you should have is ...carry some super strength bonding adhesive as often a quick blob and your away..

 

[Smurf]

I found out on one job the hard way that sport socks gives a better grip than trainers or boots on a slippery roof. Yes frank was shitting himself so had to take his boots off to get back down onto his ladder without slipping off the roof. Either that was going to have to call the fire brigade /emoticons/biggrin.png

 

[cheapncheerful]

yep I think I have posted how I got nicely on the roof to take down my chimney, nicely lobbed all the bricks to the ground, but couldnt for the life of me get back as the perished mortar dust had made all the tiles slippy..

dont do frank things anymore...have grown up now...

bare feet are probably very good as well.

but on a plus side....that moment when you are finally back on the ladder...priceless..

 

[Smurf]

I was a complete nutter when I was younger and just don't know now how I got away without killing myself.

 

[cheapncheerful]

yep with you so much on that smurf...but maybe this forum does have that as a use, to get the message across as others may not be so lucky../emoticons/biggrin.png

live long and prosper oh wise one...and keep me laughing with some of them vids..that sat cable one today...:rofl:

 

[Smurf]

You may like this one then

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Or maybe this one

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[Smurf]

Another

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[cheapncheerful]

they do make you think..../emoticons/biggrin.png

laughter is the best medicine...

my er..franks last one

was caused because I had a request to do that I called in on my way back from my big ladder work and so I used my big ladders...well of course there was no where to put them other than on the gutter...and on the last window right by the washing twirly thing and in a flower bed I decided I didnt like the look of some muck that was where my ladder should have gone so I put it in a slightly different spot and as it was a flower bed I didnt want to dig it in....so put my ladder in the wrong spot and on my way up the ladder it decided to go slide about....lucky for me it stopped at a bracket..I wouldnt mind but the custy would have to be in...

still since I have sacked frank and sent him to work for you alls well...ish..

thought he was back the other day...pulled into an unmade car park a bit fast and heard a crash at the front and on looking all three of my lower air vents had popped out onto the floor....lucky for me they just popped back in....

 

[Dave B]

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[Smurf]

Crazy stuff happens all the time for sure

 

[cheapncheerful]

wouldnt like to have to sort that lot out.../emoticons/biggrin.png

 

[TolishAPurd]

Wrong place at the wrong time...

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[SPCleaning]

I found out on one job the hard way that sport socks gives a better grip than trainers or boots on a slippery roof. Yes frank was shitting himself so had to take his boots off to get back down onto his ladder without slipping off the roof. Either that was going to have to call the fire brigade /emoticons/biggrin.png

Many moons ago I had a call on my mobile from my brother who was doing a bit of window cleaning. He had put a ladder up to the ridge on a front porch and had shimmied along the ridge tiles to reach a window. The owners were out but their bouncy Boxer dog was in the garden. He (the dog) had jumped up against the ladder, knocking it to the ground and leaving my brother stranded on the roof.

I had to go and rescue him. The neighbours (All old dears) must have thought highly of the local constabulary that day, seeing a marked police car pull up and a copper putting right the window cleaners ladder.

 

[Smurf]

If that had been me just for the craic when he had got down safely I would have handcuffed him too to his ladder. The curtain twitchers would have been talking to each other about that for weeks /emoticons/biggrin.png

Many moons ago I had a call on my mobile from my brother who was doing a bit of window cleaning. He had put a ladder up to the ridge on a front porch and had shimmied along the ridge tiles to reach a window. The owners were out but their bouncy Boxer dog was in the garden. He (the dog) had jumped up against the ladder, knocking it to the ground and leaving my brother stranded on the roof.I had to go and rescue him. The neighbours (All old dears) must have thought highly of the local constabulary that day, seeing a marked police car pull up and a copper putting right the window cleaners ladder.

 

[Smurf]

Now that had to hurt the poor bloke but was funny as hell :laugh:

Wrong place at the wrong time...
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[TolishAPurd]

Now that had to hurt the poor bloke but was funny as hell :laugh:

Proper wiped him out./emoticons/biggrin.png