[darren69]

Would a 2.8 meter ladder be sufficient to get me going to clean domestic houses - i think the ladder is 9.4ft closed and opens to about 17ft.

The reason why i'm asking is that my dad has a set in his garage and said i can have them.

Daz.

[jonnyald]

sounds like a good set daz,  hit the streets as soon as, id say

[chopsie]

i got 3.5 triple,and wish i had gone for smaller 3 meter ones,they are bloody massive,one section nearly reaches first floor windows,and they weigh a fair bit too,2.8 should be fine for the majority of houses

[martinsadie]

they are great on council houses but might be a bit short on some windows,when i used 2.8 i also had a pair of 3.6 as well

[darren69]

I'll see how they go - i've also ordered some ladder mitts.

[martinsadie]

I'll see how they go - i've also ordered some ladder mitts.

we dont use mitts around here ,we take the rubbers out of the top and stick pieces of wood in which stick our 9 inch,also use spikes on the ladders

[darren69]

I'll see how they go - i've also ordered some ladder mitts.

we dont use mitts around here ,we take the rubbers out of the top and stick pieces of wood in which stick our 9 inch,also use spikes on the ladders

Is that better to do using wood?

[martinsadie]

the wood has always worked for a lot around here ,never seen any one with ladder mitts,the other advantage is you get a bit extra height with the ladder

[darren69]

the wood has always worked for a lot around here ,never seen any one with ladder mitts,the other advantage is you get a bit extra height with the ladder

oh right - so i just take out the rubber top ends and insert the wooden pieces - do you have a picture of it?

[martinsadie]

ill take some over the weekend 

[darren69]

ill take some over the weekend 

You got these pics then mate 

[martinsadie]

ill take some over the weekend 

You got these pics then mate 

as soon as it stops raining ill go out and take them

[martinsadie]

the wood in these are about 7 inch sticking out if you do them to long you can chop them down after,they start off square at the top but wear away to a slope

[martinsadie]

these are my spikes what have been made for me,

[martinsadie]

another view

[darren69]

cheers for that - they look pretty cool - do the wooden tops sit against the window sill

[martinsadie]

cheers for that - they look pretty cool - do the wooden tops sit against the window sill

just use them as a normal ladder,some jobs on the sill other jobs just below,great for cornering a window as the top rung is father back so it doesnt sit on the corner and rock the same

[jonnyald]

looks good , im going to try the wood  sometime .   iv just got a bit of bike inner tube on the ends at the minute  ,the wood looks good, hardwood most likely >

[martinsadie]

hard wood probley best but i put in soft wood as it was handy

[jonnyald]

ah okay , i guess i will just use softwood ,it looks like its taken ages for it to wear  on your ladder  anyway .  my spikes are different to yours but yours look simpler and better