Originally Posted by
Krisi
"Window cleaners" are not common where I live or where I used to live. I mean you could hire someone to wash your windows, but it's not like you see them in the neighborhood. Most folks I know wash their own windows but certainly not every two weeks. More like once a year.
As for ladders, where I live, if you have to work higher off the ground than you can reach, you do it from a ladder or a scaffold if it's a big job. I had a roof replaced. They used ladders to get onto the roof. I had other repairs done. The guy used a ladder.
When I was working, I used ladders often. I carried a step ladder and a 28' extension ladder on my work vehicle. I can't imagine how work would get done if ladders were outlawed. You have to know how to use a ladder safely of course, but that's not hard to learn.
There's a specific angle to use, but basically, if you stand at the base of the ladder and reach your arms out straight in front of you and your hands can grasp the rungs, you're good to go. If the base of the ladder is on grass or dirt (as opposed to a floor or pavement), jump on the first rung a time or two to see if it's going to tilt to the right or left. If it does, reset it.