We were somewhere around Barstow, on the edge of the desert, when the
drugs began to take hold. I remember Stuart Noble
saying something like:

Geo wrote:
On Thu, 18 May 2006 18:45:33 GMT, Lobster
wrote:


Had a look at my "Superior Standoff" (oo-er, missus) today. When in
use, the front edge of the ladder will be held 545mm away from the wall,
measured at the top of the device. Also, it holds the ladder at 20 deg

from the vertical (that's fixed, assuming the tray is horizontal), so

Pythagoras should be able to enlighten you whether it will clear your
soffits.

Pics of it on the mfr's website at:
http://www.haxnicks.co.uk/direct/det...p?ProductID=32


Thanks for the info - I think I am leaning (20deg) towards this model - the web
site shows more detail than the screwfix picture.
I have considered the suggestions about DIY construction but my attempts are
usually "over-engineered" 2 inch handy-angle contraptions and I dont fancy the
weight at the end of a 20 foot ladder.

Geo

Haven't been following this but I've used this one for years

http://www.laddersrus.co.uk/eshop/product.php?xProd=334

and prefer the fact that you're not locating off just 2 points which, on
an uneven surface, I don't fancy.

They don't supply seperately and 25ukp for a bit of bent metal? I should
coco.

This is another ripoff...
http://www.laddersrus.co.uk/eshop/pr...c0b16472b1f54b

.... and I wouldn't feel awfully happy about those rollers on it while I
was up it.

This geezer looks like he's just about to find out about see-saws the
hard way...

http://www.laddersrus.co.uk/eshop/pr...c0b16472b1f54b

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Dave