On Fri, 21 Oct 2011 09:43:45 -0500, "
wrote:

On Fri, 21 Oct 2011 09:28:10 -0400, dgk wrote:

On Thu, 20 Oct 2011 10:34:00 -0500, "
wrote:

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.

No room on the ceiling beside the overhead door? Must be a small garage.

Small house, one of those 18' attached-on-both-side jobs. Adequate for
me though, and much better than having an apartment. Except that I
have to fix everything myself. I'm going to use that ladder to go up
on the roof next weekend and have a look at what's leaking.