Hi there,
I have a tall house which means that, to do some things, I need an extension ladder with a maximum extended length of a bit over 10m. I have traditionally borrowed a neighbour’s 3 x 14 rung 3-section extension ladder, which has a maximum length (with 3 rung overlaps) of about 10.3 metres, but he has now moved away, so that I am faced with buying one for myself.
Looking around, many sources seem to offer very similar sounding 3 x 14 rung ladders with extended lengths of 10.2 - 10.7 metres, at fairly similar prices - to name but three, Screwfix, Wickes and B&Q:
Screwfix - click here
Wickes - click here
B&Q - click here
I wonder if there is anything to choose and/or if there are any makes/retailers I should be specifically looking at (or specifically avoiding). They are all similar in weight, so I doubt that there is much difference in “bendiness” etc., but who knows?! These big ladders are not often available to inspect in-store and, even if they were, just looking would not help much - I would need to fully extend it and climb up it to determine what it felt like!
Any advice would therefore be much appreciated.
Kind Regards, John
I have a tall house which means that, to do some things, I need an extension ladder with a maximum extended length of a bit over 10m. I have traditionally borrowed a neighbour’s 3 x 14 rung 3-section extension ladder, which has a maximum length (with 3 rung overlaps) of about 10.3 metres, but he has now moved away, so that I am faced with buying one for myself.
Looking around, many sources seem to offer very similar sounding 3 x 14 rung ladders with extended lengths of 10.2 - 10.7 metres, at fairly similar prices - to name but three, Screwfix, Wickes and B&Q:
Screwfix - click here
Wickes - click here
B&Q - click here
I wonder if there is anything to choose and/or if there are any makes/retailers I should be specifically looking at (or specifically avoiding). They are all similar in weight, so I doubt that there is much difference in “bendiness” etc., but who knows?! These big ladders are not often available to inspect in-store and, even if they were, just looking would not help much - I would need to fully extend it and climb up it to determine what it felt like!
Any advice would therefore be much appreciated.
Kind Regards, John