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ringo1968

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Best price to pay for ladders as a beginner?
« on: January 28, 2012, 10:34:58 pm »
Looking to do domestic and have been looking at two part ladders. My mate who is a wc said pick up a cheap one from Wicks for forty quid!! The ones from the window cleaning centre are 160 quid though!! But can anyone recommend something decent between these two prices and where?

Andy Leett

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Re: Best price to pay for ladders as a beginner?
« Reply #1 on: January 28, 2012, 10:47:40 pm »
Try Midland Ladders.

bobby p

Re: Best price to pay for ladders as a beginner?
« Reply #2 on: January 28, 2012, 10:51:43 pm »
my favorite is my Wickes ladder, but i dont let employees use it as it has its dangers.

i also have a set of  LYTE trade ladders, sturdy but not light weight and  when i first bought them they had many sharp edges/corners that took me a while to file down. i dont recommend LYTE

Gav Camm lammy 283

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Re: Best price to pay for ladders as a beginner?
« Reply #3 on: January 28, 2012, 10:54:52 pm »
globe ladders in brum  ;)
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Re: Best price to pay for ladders as a beginner?
« Reply #4 on: January 28, 2012, 10:56:16 pm »
Try Midland Ladders.
second that. bought mine 8 years ago, lasted 6 years on trad and still as good as new, bar a couple of sucker feet and the odd rattle.

stuart mc

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Re: Best price to pay for ladders as a beginner?
« Reply #5 on: January 28, 2012, 11:02:11 pm »
ramsey's mine were plated in 1985 and 1982 still going strong, not sure on the pointer but probably about the same time, bit dearer but worth it

Inside Out

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Re: Best price to pay for ladders as a beginner?
« Reply #6 on: January 28, 2012, 11:05:22 pm »
Have had a few ladders. These are the best I have bought, by far.

 http://www.laddersandscaffoldtowers.co.uk/acatalog/combination_ladders.html

zimzam

  • Posts: 192
Re: Best price to pay for ladders as a beginner?
« Reply #7 on: January 29, 2012, 01:05:43 am »
midland ladders.their titan ones are a bargain. 8)

KS Cleaning

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Re: Best price to pay for ladders as a beginner?
« Reply #8 on: January 29, 2012, 04:00:26 am »
my favorite is my Wickes ladder, but i dont let employees use it as it has its dangers.

i also have a set of  LYTE trade ladders, sturdy but not light weight and  when i first bought them they had many sharp edges/corners that took me a while to file down. i dont recommend LYTE
Bobs ma uncle n aw that but c'mon,sharp edges??????   6 sets av had o Lytes n no probs, :-* these are the daddies

bobby p

Re: Best price to pay for ladders as a beginner?
« Reply #9 on: January 29, 2012, 06:45:23 am »
maybe i bought a "friday afternoon" set ,but i tell you the edges of All the alloy fittings were razor sharp.  i nearly cut myself a few times ,then i spent a couple of hours one Sunday with a needle file putting a gentle radius on all the edges

 i bought them online and i had spent a while online comparing the weight of the different makes , LYTE seemed to be a shade lighter than the others which was why i settled on them but once they arrived they were heavier than stated .

 However ,they are strong and will last donkeys years im sure

  

tom cronin

Re: Best price to pay for ladders as a beginner?
« Reply #10 on: January 29, 2012, 07:32:55 am »
U want to buy the best you can afford, after all it's you that is going to be at the top of it everyday!!!!!

bad trippy

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Re: Best price to pay for ladders as a beginner?
« Reply #11 on: January 29, 2012, 11:05:42 am »
MIDLAND LADDERS simples
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Jackal

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Re: Best price to pay for ladders as a beginner?
« Reply #12 on: January 29, 2012, 11:18:27 am »
ebay,3.5 double trade ladders about £90 i had a set of trebles a while ago decent ladders

Deangsi

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Re: Best price to pay for ladders as a beginner?
« Reply #13 on: January 29, 2012, 11:36:38 am »
Go water fed pole!

dave f

Re: Best price to pay for ladders as a beginner?
« Reply #14 on: January 29, 2012, 05:49:19 pm »
dito, do you value your life

ringo1968

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Re: Best price to pay for ladders as a beginner?
« Reply #15 on: January 29, 2012, 06:33:37 pm »
Go water fed pole!


   Haven't got the money to start that way. Hopefully if I build up a trad round I may then think that way!!

Jackal

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Re: Best price to pay for ladders as a beginner?
« Reply #16 on: January 29, 2012, 06:43:56 pm »
im trad mate and the worst thing i did was not go wfp from the start,but like you its a money thing at the moment but im slowly going buy the kit this year

CLEANCARE WC

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Re: Best price to pay for ladders as a beginner?
« Reply #17 on: January 29, 2012, 09:21:15 pm »
I bought the £69.99 set in the link over 2  years ago an ideal starter set imo

http://www.ladders4sale.co.uk/titan_ladders.htm
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