About Step Ladders

Bare Bones Gardener asked:


Old or even broken timber ladders can be put to a number of new uses around the home, shed or garden.

Among the ideas you could explore are pot plant or storage stands, climber frames, storage racks and pot plant hanger racks.

If using it for a set of shelves for instance, it does not even matter if the old thing is missing a rung or two, this can either add height to one shelf or just add to the charm of the finished product.

But before you deck your old ladder out for its new job, inspect it carefully. Repair and/or strengthen any weak or cracked areas. Smooth or cut back any dangerous edges or exposed splinters, as this is for your’s and other peoples safety.

To paint or not to paint is up to you, depending on the effect that you are trying to achieve. But bare unpainted timber will last longer if you soak or paint some form of preservative product or oil into the exposed timber, especially if it will have to survive the effects of weathering.

Also if you are going to use it around the garden or elsewhere outside the house, you will need to consider whether undesirable people might use it as a means to enter your home, so securing the ladder to the surrounding supports may well be an important issue.

Pot plant or Storage Stands/Racks

A Frame Ladders

Stand one of these ladders in a spare corner of the home, patio, pergola or shed; add some planks of timber of whatever you have around the place, and you will either have a rustic display stand for your plants or for the gardening accessories out in the shed.

Or separate the two halves of an A Frame ladder, and make them the end supports of a set of rectangular shelves, the choice are up to you. Though this set of shelving will need more cross bracing to support the expected loads that it would carry.

Stepladders

Hung or fastened parallel to the shed floor well above your head, one ladder would make an ideal hanging storage rack for things like garden hoses, spare hanging pots, watering cans etc. Whereas, one fastened up outside your home, above head height would easily accommodate a fairly big collection of hanging pots.

Whereas if you hung or fastened one parallel to the shed floor at about knee height, one single ladder will make an ideal storage rack with dividers, for all your big garden tools to stand upright in; like spades, forks, rakes, hoes, garden stakes, spare lengths of timber, fishing rods, oars etc.

Climber Frames

A Frame Ladders

Use a freestanding A Frame ladder out in the open garden as a climbing frame for a rose or something similar.

Or separate the two halves and mount them against a wall, either at an angle similar to the original freestanding model, or flat as in a stepladder, as a climbing frame.

Stepladders

Mount a ladder against a fence or shed/house wall, either vertically or horizontally and you have an effective trellis or climbing frame for your climbing plants. From as simple as using hanger hooks to actually screwing it to a supporting frame you can grow just about any plant over this sort of climbing frame.

So don’t send that old ladder to the hardware store in the sky, as there are a number of new lives it could find around your home once it can no longer be used as a ladder.



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Is the model for a whiteman to climb the ladder of success the same as one for a chinese man in america? Are there social barriers that prevent the chinese man from moving up to the executive suite?

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Victor J The Creator Of PWSR! asked:


How do you get breakaway(fake)ladders,tableschairs,etc for wrestling all in one place i qant to know because i’m starting a hardcore wrestling promotion when i turn 18 (i turn 17 this september),and i know where to get rings,belts,superstars,divas,and staff i just don’t know where to get the weapons so can someone tell me where i can get them cause i don’t won’t anyone hurt thanks.
i meant chairs and staff.
Just to let you know i’m getting started with my project in 08 or 09 when i save up a few thousand dollars,and it’s going to be in arkansas when it first starts,but later on it will be city to city/state to state as for staff and superstars/divas i can talk Atlanta based pro wrestling school WWA4 for that.

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Denise S asked:


Our pool ladder came with a bag that we had to fill with sand. Well, one month into the first season, the sand started leaking into the pool. Does anyone have any suggestions on how to hold the ladder down with something else?

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TJ asked:


Ok, I need a ladder for this wrestling company starting up this weekend which has the opening match as a Ladder Match. Where can I get a ladder? Lowes and Wal-Mart don’t have the kinds I need.

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lucky19 asked:


My husband just started playing the game on PS3 as a human rouge. There are ladders in Ostagar, can he climb them somehow?

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Obama Change 08 asked:


With codewords like “100k talent”. They know that it’s only white people allowed to make salaries like that. Does anyone else see the racism in this?

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Alberto Maeses asked:


Above ground pool ladders are something that most people will devote very little thought to over the course of their life time. However; if you are making preparations for having an above ground pool installed in your back yard then above ground pool ladders are something that you are going to have to take a good look at and come to some sort of a decision on.

Most people don’t realize that virtually every person that jumps into an above ground pool is going to have to use the ladder to get out, so that means that the ladder on an above ground pool is going to be getting a lot of use.

Also you may want to consider having more then one of them installed, so people have more then one exit option when they are swimming. Above ground pool ladders are a functional pool item and while they do come in a few different styles, it is their “ease of use” and “last ability” that you will want to take mostly into consideration.

One thought is to take a look at the people and children that are going to be using your above ground pool and take that into consideration when choosing one or more above ground pool ladders.

If you have one or more teenage boys or one closing in on his teens then you have to understand that teen boys can tear around a pool pretty good and the ladder or ladders will get a good workout with them chasing each other up and down them.

If this is your case, then you would be well advised to look for a nice solid ladder that can take a better pounding then a cheaper built model. However; if you are having a smaller pool installed and your kids are young and more docile than adrenaline fueled teens then you can consider saving some money on a less expensive lighter pool ladder.



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Michelle M asked:


A 12-foot ladder is leaning across a fence and is touching a higher wall located 3 feet behind the fence. The ladder makes an angle of 60 degrees with the ground. Find the distance from the base of the ladder to the bottom of the fence.

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Hilary Collins asked:


 

HEALTH AND SAFETY TOP TIPS FOR LADDER USERS

Having one of your employees climb a stepladder, or even a step-up to get a box down from on top of a cabinet, might seem like a small risk but is it? 

The Health & Safety Executive recently inspected 1,759 building sites across the country and on 348 of them, work was either stopped or warnings given to improve unsafe practice  -  and working at height figured in the majority of these.

 

The latest figures available on accidents in the home, show that falling from height caused a staggering 341,000 injuries. Window cleaning, clearing gutters, painting and even putting up Christmas displays, are all situations where there is a real risk of injury.

 

So what should you be aware of, whether at work or at home, when you have to do anything that requires you to carry out any operation from anywhere above ground?

 

Here are 10 Top Tips -

 

1.  Only ever do light work and never carry more than 10 Kg (up or down) when climbing

2.  Never, ever use anything to climb up on, unless it is made for the job (e.g. don’t use a swivel chair!)

3.  Always ensure that equipment (ladder, step-ladder or step-up) is in good condition before using it

4. Never work on anything that causes you to reach too far to the side, always work ahead of yourself or nearly so

5. Have someone hold the equipment when working on it, or where that isn’t practical, try to wedge it against an immoveable object (a wall or desk)

6.  Where possible, always have three points of contact when climbing (two feet and one hand or vice versa)

7. Only put the equipment on firm, level ground (not a shiny or slippery surface) and never place it on any other item (e.g. a box) to gain greater height

8. Where possible, you must still try to have a hand-hold when you are at the top

9. If possible, secure a ladder towards the top by tying it on to something e.g. around the frame of two open windows)

10.  On larger jobs, assess whether there is any safer way that the task can be carried out using equipment other than a ladder or stepladder e.g. an aluminium scaffold tower

 

If anyone is working at height regularly, make sure that they are properly trained and then you won’t find yourself as one of the HSE Statistics.

 

Tony Willson is Managing Director of award winning Helmsman Safety Services

www.helmsmansafetyservices.co.uk or call 01206 363712

 



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