How To Choose The Most Suitable Ladder 1
What do you need the ladder for?
Even though the RoofingChildsPlay is oriented more on the home improvement from the ceiling up, people use ladders not only to clean the clogged downspouts from debris.
Therefor, your first question concerning the ladder should be � the purpose it will be used for. Definitely there is a huge difference between the ladder used for trimming your cherry tree garden and the ladders used to get to your houseīs roof.
You will never get the universal ladder for your household
For the interior works you may use use the stepstools or smaller stepladders, for
gutter cleaning then the streight ladders or the extendion ladders. Such ladder (dependant from the material it is produced of), could weigh even more than 20 kg and is difficult to manipulate, therefor you should prefer ladders made of aluminum, or the fiberglass ladders. Be careful with all metal ladders (aluminum is a metal) if installing some electrical equipment, as they all are conductive.
If you want ot buy the multi-functional ladder then try some of the 3-part combination ladder as they offer the best variablity (A-shaped, extension, A-shaped extension ladders).
The length of the ladder, again, fully depends from the height of the wall. If following all the safety rules, youīll be able to reach some 1 meter over the ladderīs end. As for the angle of the streight or extension ladder to prevent itīs sliding, you should think of placing your roofing ladder with some 75 degrees slope to the ground as it offers the best security conditions for not sliding off the roof. The number of steps
I am not very familiar with the U.S. standards, anyway, based on the EN131 (European Union Regulation), the maximum distance between the steps should be from 25 to 30 cm (the same distance on the whole ladder is a must).
To be continued...
