On Fri, 21 Oct 2011 21:29:22 -0700 (PDT), Harry K
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On Oct 21, 7:43*am, "
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On Fri, 21 Oct 2011 09:28:10 -0400, dgk wrote:
On Thu, 20 Oct 2011 10:34:00 -0500, "
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On Thu, 20 Oct 2011 08:51:04 -0400, dgk wrote:

I have an aluminum extension ladder that I use every other year or so
to get on the roof, otherwise it takes up space in the garage. Can I
just leave it under the deck in the backyard? It will get wet but
shouldn't rust although I guess the rope that operates the extension
will rot and need to be replaced. Will the mechanism itself develop
problems?

I hang my ladders from the garage ceiling. *I built boxes over the door to
hold the feet, then mounted 2x4s across the ceiling, with eye hooks in them. I
then hook ropes with doggy clips tied to the ends across the ladders to keep
them against the ceiling (and the feet planted in the boxes). *A rope and
pulley makes them easy to put away.

I thought of that but I'd have to redo the garage door opener to leave
enough room and I don't even know if that's possible. There really is
no way to hang it on the wall or ceiling that doesn't interfere with
something else.

Your door must be really close to the ceiling. *My ladders are stored parallel
to the opener track (ladder feet fit into boxes over the door opening), so
don't interfere with the opener at all. *

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I have a double car garage with the same problem, i.e. no room above
it. Dunno why they built one back in the 50s with a (barely) 7'
ceiling.

Your garage is only 16' wide? Most are at least 20', so there should be space
to hang a ladder outside the tracks. Even if the ladder is hung "on edge", it
should free the (valuable) wall space.

Yeah, 7' ceilings are a PITA. I had to do that with my first house, or move a
couple of windows. My previous house had about 4' above the door (to the
rafters - not finished) and my current garage has 10' ceilings, though there
is only ~12" clearance over the door. The ladders have to be strapped pretty
tightly against the ceiling.