"Tim Southerwood" wrote in message
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I'm very taken by the telescopic ladders they also sell:

http://www.ladders-999.co.uk//ladders_telescopic.htm

Anyone tried these?

Yes; I purchased one of these 3.3 m telescopic ladders- it does what it says
on the tin!
I particular like it for working on the stairs reaching to the ceiling and
picture rails etc above the stairwell.
I can carry it round corners and up the stairs collapsed down and then
extend it upwards towards the ceilings. - no messing about with other
ladders and boards.
Collapsed it stows away on top of an upright freezer. {Why do the adverts
for similar devices always claim that it'll fit under the bed and/or into a
closet?]

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Brian