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| Window cleaners say the curved sides make the Sunsphere one of the most challenging buildings to clean. |
Window washers brave cleaning the Sunsphere (Downtown Knoxville): Window washers gave the Sunsphere a cleaning this week. Rex Richardson, assistant to the owner of Apex Window Cleaning, said it's one of the most difficult buildings their team washes. "It's a challenge," Richardson said. "This one's much more difficult than any other building we do by a long shot."
The crew finished up Wednesday afternoon after national news broke about two window washers left dangling for two hours from the 69th floor of One World Trade Center before firefighters rescued them. Shane Thornton, a window cleaner, said safety is a top priority for their team, especially when cleaning the curved surfaces of the Sunsphere. "I was a little scared," Thornton said. "It was different than any other buildings that I've done. I've done higher, but I've never done a circle before, a sphere."
Thornton said the Apex employees use ropes to repel down the sides of buildings, which he said is safer than the swing stage or scaffolding that was used in the New York incident. He said the ropes can handle a lot more weight than what most of the employees weigh, and there is a primary line and a safety line. "It was a little tricky," Thornton said. "I'd never done anything like this before. Most of my roofs were flat. Luckily, everybody that I work with has a lot more experience than I do."
Richardson said window cleaners see every angle of glass possible when cleaning the horizontal, vertical, and upside down surfaces of the Sunsphere. "As long as we do everything right, we do everything we're supposed to, take those safety steps, these buildings would have to fall before we do," Thornton said.
The crew finished up Wednesday afternoon after national news broke about two window washers left dangling for two hours from the 69th floor of One World Trade Center before firefighters rescued them. Shane Thornton, a window cleaner, said safety is a top priority for their team, especially when cleaning the curved surfaces of the Sunsphere. "I was a little scared," Thornton said. "It was different than any other buildings that I've done. I've done higher, but I've never done a circle before, a sphere."
Thornton said the Apex employees use ropes to repel down the sides of buildings, which he said is safer than the swing stage or scaffolding that was used in the New York incident. He said the ropes can handle a lot more weight than what most of the employees weigh, and there is a primary line and a safety line. "It was a little tricky," Thornton said. "I'd never done anything like this before. Most of my roofs were flat. Luckily, everybody that I work with has a lot more experience than I do."
Richardson said window cleaners see every angle of glass possible when cleaning the horizontal, vertical, and upside down surfaces of the Sunsphere. "As long as we do everything right, we do everything we're supposed to, take those safety steps, these buildings would have to fall before we do," Thornton said.
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