Step ladder damaging floors - help!

[rarara]

Had a step ladder for a while and unfortunately the plastic foot inserts at one side have eventually broken, leaving the bare metal edge:

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• rarara
• 6 Dec 2022

This is damaging some of the wooden floors at home, unless I use a metal sheet underneath (which is a pain to remember, keep moving around etc).

Any idea what I can use to make a more permanent fix? Looking for something small that will protect the floor but not fall off.

 

[Deleted member 174758]

Angle brackets, pop rivets or selftapping screws, piece of 3 x 1in planed softwood. Fix angle brackets to legs, screw softwood (or even a rip of 18mm ply) onto brackets

 

[RandomGrinch]

...or some step ladder feet (check sizes first)...

Amazon.co.uk : step ladder feet

And pop rivet them!

 

[Harry Bloomfield]

My original loft ladder, used to mark the landing carpet, despite the soft plastic ends. I made up a pair of wooden shoes, bolted to the ends, free to move to match the floor angle - problem solved.

 

[Old Salt]

If you send me a drawing of what you want with dimensions, especially the internal size of the ladder legs I should be able to 3d print you one in black PETG. Its the same stuff they make lemonade bottles from.

 

[DiyNutJob]

Use door mats. Put mats back after use to avoid conflict with the spouse.

 

[blup]

Solvent weld some off cuts of rubber matting

Blup

 

[datarebal]

New ladder this one's now faulty

 

[RandomGrinch]

New ladder this one's now faulty

I was going to say - to any professionals purusing this thread - some of these DIY solutions would not pass a ladder inspection!

 

[Deleted member 174758]

I was going to say - to any professionals purusing this thread - some of these DIY solutions would not pass a ladder inspection!

Agreed, but then you need a ladder permit to use one in any case!

 

[RandomGrinch]

Agreed, but then you need a ladder permit to use one in any case!

1/2 a day step ladder training for us!

 

[DiyNutJob]

New ladder this one's now faulty

Not if you use some mastics on it.

 

[datarebal]

I would expect nothing less

 

[conny]

1/2 a day step ladder training for us!

1/2 a day! We once got 20 minutes with the H&S guy and ended up telling him how they should be used!
We had to tell him that we carry out checks each time we use them, (he thought once a week was adequate), he said the pitch is ok at "about 1 in 5", we said 1 in 4. He also thought that if it was secured at the base with a spike/lash it would, "usually be ok if you didn't secure the top."
We demanded that if management wanted us to do these courses in future that we have qualified organisations come into the factory or we go to a proper training centre for them.
The same H&S guy attempted to get a few guys to remove a lathe from the workshop after one of our guys almost ripped his arm off when using it. Everyone told him he would be committing a criminal offence if it happened.

 

[catlad]

Make four wooden stakes and tap them in the bottom, then cut them of to the desired length. Small screw through the side to hold them in position.