On Sat, 18 Dec 2010 12:01:31 GMT, Harry Bloomfield wrote:

PeterC formulated on Saturday :
I've a largish hatch with the ladder mounted on it. It's 1100x700mm, so a
good source of overhead cooling :-( it's this one more or less:

http://www.laddersandscaffoldtowers....m_x_700mm.html

Now, I can't afford to lose any depth behind the treads - in fact, could do
with more - as me feets too big, so the simple method of sticking on 50mm of
insulation is out.

The only other way I can think of is to insulate the underside, but that
means a lump sticking down from the ceiling!

Any ideas, please?

Could you not mount the ladder fixed to battons, to space the ladder
away from the hatch and then that would give room for insulation?

That's a thought, but I'd need to move the bracketry up on the carcass to
retain the relative positioning of ladder and springs. Those springs are
very strong and might do nasty things if out of kilter.

Ah, the ladder is cut to length already - also, it only just clears the end
of the hatch so it would clash if any higher.
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Peter.
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