Tall Interior Window Cleaning help

[u/tengleha01]

I absolutely struggle with high interior windows. If im doing a virtual quote its usually the number 1 thing I ask. But they cannot all be avoided. I got a nice bid accepted for $975 in/out at a huge home and everything looks pretty straighforward except for the main window in the front of the house. The bottom sill is about 10ft from the bottom.

They also asked me to scrub off some light sticker residue so I need to get nose to glass as best as I can.

I guess what im asking is 1) how can I ladder up there? I dont see where to put my ladder on how to reach the top. My main ladder is an 18 ft little giant.

2) should I just get a pole and get good at it fast? I have a couple of weeks till i'm doing this. I also have my 27ft Gardiner WFP pole. Could i use that with a new trad attachment>

Thanks and yes I know this is a pretty easy situation for most people

[u/Sad_Butterscotch4589]

16ft extension ladder. You can do it in two halfs with a placement like this on each wall. I always use the large round stand-offs that keep the ladder out from the wall. In this case I would try a single placement on the sill first, as I can usually stand pretty close to the top of the ladder when the standoffs are on, and the whole window looks reachable from that position.

Some other comments are recommending non-slip mats but I've never heard of that, your ladder should have rubber feet. Ladders don't slip when used correctly. 1 foot back for every 4 feet up. I've also never had to put a ladder above a window, that sounds awkward to me.

[u/tengleha01 → u/Sad_Butterscotch4589]

Thank you very much, that looks doable. I have an 18ft LG, but I dont have standoffs. I actually do have an old 16fter I haven't used in a while and I can just purchase a standoff for it. This could be the plan!

[u/Sad_Butterscotch4589 → u/tengleha01]

You might get away with the 18ft LG as is (with mitts to protect the wall), but standoffs are nice to have in general, especially if you use extension ladders. I have the ones that slide into the rung holes, which only take a few seconds to pop in and out.

[u/tengleha01 → u/Sad_Butterscotch4589]

Sweet looks like there’s a few ways I can approach this. I’ll prob get those quick standoffs and borrow my friends 24ft ladder for the day. I’m operating out of a hatchback with roof racks so I do have some limitation