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SprayWash · Approved Exterior Cleaner

ladder slide

Art O · Approved Exterior Cleaner

HD sells 10"wide Peal and stick rubber if the roof Dept. Not sure if it will work but you can try it

waxman18324 · Founding Member Rest in Peace

Ray,

Couldn't a stabilizer work just as well? Perhaps I'm not visualising it properly.

Hank

Fred W · Guru

I know you don't use a standard extension ladder but.......http://www.safetclimb.com/

This one might work for you?

-- Edited by Baton Rouge Roof Cleaner on Wednesday 8th of October 2014 07:05:00 PM

John Aloisio · Approved Exterior Cleaner

Ray,

check out www.bigrocksupply.com

i have nought many things from them over the years in the roofing business and if they don't have it nobody does. I know they carry some parapet hooks and adjustable coping clamps

SprayWash · Approved Exterior Cleaner

i'll take a photo in AM and upload

SprayWash · Approved Exterior Cleaner

here is the specific critical point I was speaking of, its the metal ion metal rub that causes the slide...and the higher you are the more shifting occurs

Art O · Approved Exterior Cleaner

Put your ladder standout down a few steps from the top and you should be fine

Fred W · Guru

That looks like a tough spot with the rail down below not allowing you to kick your ladder out more.
I think a strip of rubber on each side of the ladder would help.

waxman18324 · Founding Member Rest in Peace

Ray,

As Doug has already pointed out kicking out the ladder would help. We use the 90 degree rule when setting up a ladder. Have the tech place his feet at the foot of the ladder and his or her shoulders and arms should be at 90 degrees. On decks we use a piece of wood with nails running through it to keep the legs in place.

A quick connect ladder stand off from Werner will sit right on top of the knee wall. In the past we have used this to gain access to the tops of gas station canopies.

Hank

Fred W · Guru

The problem I have always ran into was a parapet wall that was too tall. You get up there only to find a 3 foot drop on the other side.....:}

gutterdog · Approved Exterior Cleaner

SprayWash wrote:
here is the specific critical point I was speaking of, its the metal ion metal rub that causes the slide...and the higher you are the more shifting occurs

Stabalizers all the way!!! The ladder in the vid had stabilizers.

When I read ladder slide I thought it was going to be this. No I dont let the guys do that anymore.

waxman18324 · Founding Member Rest in Peace

Ray,

Did our suggestions help? Just curious.

Hank

SprayWash · Approved Exterior Cleaner

Hank, haven't had a chance to implement! But there's some good stuff here!!!!

Softwash Australia · Approved Exterior Cleaner

What about magnetic strip. The same stuff as fridge magnets. You could make a simple angle bracket that stuck with a magnet that had a couple of keepers that stopped the ladder going laterally.

Just a thought.

I can draw something if you like

Andy Hinson · Approved Exterior Cleaner

Could you attach a c clamp to each side of the ladder onto the edge?