ransley wrote:
On Jun 22, 3:55 pm, puffcat wrote:
Hello everyone... I live in an older two storey home. I want to
purchase an aluminum ladder so that I will be able to safely clean out
the rain gutters and eavestroughes. Will a 32 foot ladder be suitable
(grade 2)? Your thoughts please. Thank you for your time.

Harry

How many feet up? What do you weigh? A ladder of 32 wont do 32 it
has to be extended and set back, best is go to maybe Sherwin Williams
and talk to a pro. Rubber Bungie cords attatched to the ladder and
gutter make it safe. For some jobs just pay a cheap hacko pro. That
ladder might be to much for you to handle.

When I painted years ago as a pro I could set up and drop in full
air- to ground, a 40 ft Heavy duty ladder and catch it. now it would
blow out my back and maybe kill me.

Rueful chuckle. I have a 24 ft. 1A fiberglass (since it was cheaper than
the 16 or 20 foot I really needed), and it is about the longest I'd want
to handle solo. I can't toss it around like when I was a kid, either.
Can't believe I used to use a 16 ft. wood ladder in my teenage years.
I'll never use this 24 fully extended- even if I had anything that tall
here, my inner ears and advancing age tell me to stop around 15 feet off
the ground or so.

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