Store aluminum ladder outdoors?

"DerbyDad03" wrote

Just curious...

"my open vehicle sheds" vs. "the back wall"

Does "open" mean 3 sided - i.e. just no door?

You might be a redneck if ..............

winter storm blowing a hole in the roof that you want to cover?

hanging the xmas lights at last minute, or taking them down in jan?

Not much sunlight under MY deck - don't know about yours.

Chain it to the deck support with a padlock.

Obviously you need a higher deck.

A hoop of EMT on the top that rests on the roof keeps the ladder off the gutter. A carpeded wooden box tht slides onto the top of the ladder and bungies to the top rung protects the siding when I need to put the ladder against the wall

Andy comments

That is a damn good idea. Thanks for posting it... I'm gonna definitelly give that idea a try

Maybe a cardboard box to slip over the ends instead of the carpeted wood box...... I'll figure it out.... The local Moslem liquor store throws them out every day of about the right shape....

You are a genius !!!

:>)))) Andy in Eureka, Texas PE

PS The comment someone made about the ladder being higher than the gutter, for safety, is a very good one.....

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After a little bit of practice you can uses a 28' ladder to hammer the gutter spikes back in if they pop out as you move the ladder along the gutter.

DAMHIKT

Yeah, that's the critter :-) We're on an old farm and have a couple out back which will take two (large) vehicles each (plus a big enclosed garage nearer to the house, so the sheds mostly get used for random storage).

Maybe there's a better term for them (I'm an ex-Brit and we would have called them 'open' there, even though they have walls on 3 sides, but I suppose that doesn't necessarily make a lot of sense!)

cheers

Jules

In the states we have an extremely technical term for that type of building:

We call it "a shed without a door". ;-)

I put a couple of large screws into the back of the house and that's where the extension ladder hangs. Makes nice shelves until I need the ladder, maybe once every two or three years. Plenty good enough for the gals I go with. Main problem I have with that ladder is neighbors wanting to borrow it.

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If a burglar wants to go through the trouble to go under my deck, wrestle the ladder out, prop it up against the house, extend it and climb it so he can start checking windows to see if he can find one that is unlocked, all the more power to him.

After a decade or so of having the ladder hanging under my deck, I'm not about to start chaining it up.

You are assuming that there is room on the walls for the ladder. My ladder was moved outside because I need the wall space for items that belong in the garage.

Might want to try rubber pipe insulation. It's cheap enough & already split for slipping over the ladder.

I used it for protection on my aluminum ladder rack, which is over my truck cap. I used to haul aluminum ladders, and with the aluminum rubbing the aluminum rack, the rack starting wearing. Didn't any more after I put the pipe insulation on. Similar to this:

ha ha! :-) Filed away for future reference... ;)

DerbyDad03 wrote in news: snipped-for-privacy@a12g2000vbz.googlegroups.com:

With the end stacked blocks (32" high) under each end, I have open storage underneath the ladder. Lots of light weight stuff on top and heavy stuff underneath. And, having only to use it once every other year is not a big problem; the area needs a good sweeping by then anyway.

I always heard them called tractor sheds.

Much like carports, really, since the walls usually don't go down to grade level.

Didn't think of low deck. Mine's 10 ft, enough to grow stuff in pots on patio below ;)

That's a much better idea than just leaving it on the ground. I can probably manage that.

Someone earlier suggested locking the ladder to a deck post so it can't be used to break into the house. The lock should solve both problems I hope.