On Sun, 02 Jul 2006 18:16:20 -0400, Charlie Morgan wrote:

On 2 Jul 2006 09:09:42 -0700, "Melissa" wrote:

Hi,

I'm a petite female homeowner. I often need a ladder around the house
(for example, to change lightbulbs or paint ceilings), and I need one
outside to get on the roof. I have an aluminum ladder for outside, but
it is very difficult for me to move it and set it up. Does anyone know
of reasonably quality light ladders, one for inside, one for out? Has
anyone used the Little Giant ladders?

Thanks!

The lightest ladders ever made were made from magnesium. Makes aluminum look
like cast iron by comparison. They stopped making them in the late 1950's or
early 1960's due to a few knuckleheads doing extreme things with them and
getting hurt. I still have an 18 footer, and it weighs so little, I have to be
careful not to leave it where the wind might blow it away. Maybe you can find
one on ebay.


Unless OP expects to be working in stairwells or has 12' ceilings,
a plain old 6' wooden stepladder should be fine.