Office and Home Cleaning Blog in Lagos Nigeria: sky-rise window cleaning

What is a cradle?

Suspended cradles (also known as suspended access platforms) are safe working areas hung from cables which can be raised and lowered into position using powered winches.

Suspended cradles are widely used for maintenance, cleaning, inspection and installation work on both the external and internal sides of buildings and structures.

Suspended either directly from a gantry, structure or using a specially fabricated roof-rig system, temporary access cradles are a quick and convenient method of accessing heights or depths out of the range of conventional access methods such as scaffolding, ladders, cherry pickers and scissor lifts.
Another advantage of cradles is that they create no obstruction at ground level and generally need no tying in to the building face. With little noise or vibration, cradles are ideal for working at height on occupied buildings like in high rise facade cleaning

Modular capability

A cradle consists of deck units, guardrails, winches and headgear. These are modular and can be configured to suit a wide range of applications ranging in length from 2 to 12 metres. For more specialist applications we have the ability to design and produce suspended cradles which pass round corners, travel at angles and slot inside chimneys and shafts,

Power systems

The ability to raise and lower the cradle comes from either the Alpha Hoist or Compact Hoist, depending on load requirements. These are highly reliable devices with built in fail safes and are combined with the Sky Lock secondary rope safety device.

Summary specification

▷  Platforms up to 12 metres long
▷  Manual, electric or pneumatic operation
▷  No ties to building required
▷  No obstructions at ground level
▷  Corner and double platform options
▷  Any desired height and high load capacity
▷  Special platforms available
▷  Fully accredited training available

Cleaneat Cradles can supply cradles to specifically suit your access requirements. We provide Suspended Platform of 800 kgs lifting capacity on rental basis. Our rental machines are well maintained and best in class. They are CE marked and of most reliable brands.

These are assembled from optimum quality components under the guidance of skilled and experienced professionals. Offered array of product is highly demanded in the market. Moreover, we assure to our valued clients to provide a quality tested range that can be delivered from our end at a leading market price.

Features of Rental Suspended Platform:

Accurate performance
Robust in design
Long service life

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Window washing is a tiresome and time-consuming task, but whether you want to do it or not, it has to be done rather regularly. It may be relatively easy to wash the windows of your house, but it’s a bit more challenging when you’re hanging hundreds of meters above the safety of the ground. Cleaning sky rise building is one of the most dangerous job in the world, it is required you hire a professional cleaning company in Lagos, Nigeria to do this job.

Here is how sky-rise cleaning is carried out;

Window-Cleaning Equipment

Since window cleaners have to work at such great heights, there’s an array of tools and equipment that they have to carry while working on buildings. A typical window cleaner’s equipment consists of a rope protector, a safety rope, a rope-grabbing tool, a descent mechanism, lanyard and suction cups. These tools not only protect the professional cleaners from any untoward incidents, but also help them clean a building’s facade at a rapid speed with great efficiency.

While working on the facade of a building, the worker is attached to an anchor, which is mounted on the roof. This anchor ensures that the workers can clean windows as they descend vertically. You have probably noticed that window cleaners don’t descend smoothly; they proceed to the next, lower floors in a fashion that appears as though they are ‘dropping’ through each floor one at a time. The height of a single drop – the measurement of one vertical cleaning operation from the roof to the floor below – varies according to the building in question.

At first, cleaners used to stand on the window ledges and hold onto the frame for support to clean windows. Imagine that! This was obviously not a very safe method to clean the windows of tall buildings, so leather belts were eventually introduced. These belts, attached to anchor bolts, held the worker safely in air. Later still, scaffolds were introduced for even more safety and convenience.

Nowadays, there are different ways in which window cleaning is done based on certain requirements. The type of working mechanism depends entirely on how the work is to be done. The most common window-washing mechanisms are: Bosun’s chair, boom, carriage and portable davit.

Bosun’s chair is a modern invention and is meant for a single washer. It offers access to tight areas of an edifice, while keeping the washer safely seated in a comfortable position. It’s ideal for conditions of prolonged and dedicated window cleaning.

‘Boom’ is the oldest and most commonly used mechanisms historically. It consists of a scaffold that carries multiple washers and therefore allows a group to work simultaneously. Note that this is a permanent system, i.e., it is fixed on the roof of the building to be used as and when required.

‘Carriage’, on the other hand, is a better alternative that is becoming increasingly popular these days. The carriage is mounted atop a rail on the roof, allowing it to move left and right over the facade. Just like a Boom, it not only holds multiple washers at a time, but also offers a clear advantage over a Boom in terms of movement. A Portable davit is the cheapest mechanism among these options; it also enables access to multiple areas of a facade while carrying a group of washers.

These cleaning equipment are available at Cleaneat online shop. Contact us today for your professional sky rise building cleaning services.