[leapstallbuildings]

is it best to use spikes on a driveway that slopes as bit worried about doing a house next week with one for first time its block paved got the spikes but not fitted them to the ladder yet advice anyone please

As you don't have WFP, why not try a trad pole and put applicator/squeegee on the end as appropriate?  Just tell the customer that the quality of the clean on that window may not be as good but it is necessary for the sake of safety.

[wizard]

I would use spikes very good and cheap another is to tie a rope to the garage door handle and onto the ladder so it cannot slip backward. I also have tent pegs to peg the base of the ladder all cheap and work in most cecomstances.I also peg those mats on grass to stop the slide

[andyjm1]

In my opinion you can't work off a ladder on a sloping driveway safely, it's asking for trouble.

[tom2009]

I use one of these http://www.midlandladders.com/products/Basemate_Professional_Ladder_Leveller-275-0.html as seem to encounter lots of uneven ground. Fantastic bit of kit for leveling off.

[bad trippy]

Do what us builders do whack a bag of sand down to foot the ladder if there are no human beings available

[peter holley]

lol

[martinsadie]

In my opinion you can't work off a ladder on a sloping driveway safely, it's asking for trouble.

not if you use common sense

[weetot]

Actually a jet powered back pack that i bought from a 70,s Bond film advertised on e-bay comes in rather handy at times, and it keeps the backs of your legs rather warm too.