Hi,
As you may know from my recent posts, I have flat roof troubles. I need a ladder to get up there. It's about 2.5 metres high and I understand that if you are climbing off a ladder onto a roof, you should have an extra metre sticking up beyond the roof, so I would need a 3.5 metre ladder, roughly speaking. (I realise that once the ladder is at the correct angle, this would reduce the height slightly).
I have looked on the ladders999 web site, which has been recommended here before. They suggest you buy a triple ladder as their smaller length makes them easier to store and carry, but I thought I had read elsewhere that double ladders were better. I think the counter argument was that because the sections fit inside one another, the third section is narrower. Is this an issue in practice?
Do you recommend a double or a triple ladder?
You may be wondering why I am asking when a single ladder would get me
3.4 metres high. Well, I could not see any single ladders on Screwfix or ladders999 and I thought I would be lazy and let them deliver to me, rather than drive to a store!I am not intending going any higher than 2.5 m but I figure if I do have a ladder that extends to 6 m, it may be useful if a friend ever volunteers to clean my gutters for me. I'm not sure I would have a head for gutter-height myself. I've plucked 6 m out of the air. What is a good size for a general purpose about-the-home ladder? Would that be about right?
Finally for occasional DIY use are these Lyte trade ladders ok? Is there any benefit to spending more on the industrial class ones? For the cost, I think I may as well go for the trade rather than DIY ladder? I think that I read somewhere the DIY ladders were not as rigid and obviously have a lower weight capacity?
Thanks in advance.