In the previous articles dealing with ladders & scaffolding security we were talking about ladders themselves and the "ladder safety equipment" that helps people using ladders to achieve maximum stability and safety of the ladder.
But even if you buy quality, sturdy and safe ladder, your safety is very much in your own hands and it depends highly on how you use the ladder.
Safe step ladder usage
There is one very special category of ladders - the step ladders. They are so specific as people tend to underestimate the danger of working on them very much.
With the extension laddersor any longer ladders, OK, people are aware of the danger and they are more or l...
Beside the safety ladder itself, I strongly recommend you to have a look at the additional (facultative) ladders accessories that will
improve your ladderīs safety, therefor I personally call them the ladder safety equipment:
- as for the step ladder safety, your feet will for sure appreciate some plain
comfortable ladder steps. Using them improves your stability and comfort on the ladder;
- at least you should consider using of the so called
ladder work platform, that is just one adjustable very comfortable platform to be fastened to your ladder in variable heigh;
- if you plan to place the ladder on the pavement (or any potenti...
The weight of the ladder (the lighter, the better?)
Is the light ladder always better than the heavy ladder? In my opinion, it is not.
The technology the ladders manufacturers use is very similar these days. E.g., the majority of the aluminum ladder producers buys the aluminum profiles from the aluminum manufacturers (thereīs just handful of them in USA or Europe). If from two visually almost the same ladders one weighs 20 kg and the second one just 13 kg, you may be cautious about the second ladder.
Generally, aluminum is an expensive material and if the ladder producer wants to rduce the weight of the ladder, he can do the following things:
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, or gutter cleaning then the streight ladders or the extendion ladders. Such ladd...
