I'd like to change out some light fixtures on a 20' ceiling, but don't want
to go to all the trouble of scaffolding for such a simple project. I
realize I could rent an electric lift, but I was told they're so heavy that
I'd likely do damage to my flooring and doorway.

Somebody recommended I rent a 16' ladder, but I called everywhere I could
think of and nobody had one. The only place I could find was in Arlington.

I'm in McKinney and would prefer not to drive so dang far to pick it up and
return it. Anyone have any good contacts or bright ideas?

Thanks,
Dave

"MrC1" wrote in message
...
I'd like to change out some light fixtures on a 20' ceiling, but don't
want
to go to all the trouble of scaffolding for such a simple project. I
realize I could rent an electric lift, but I was told they're so heavy
that
I'd likely do damage to my flooring and doorway.

Somebody recommended I rent a 16' ladder, but I called everywhere I could
think of and nobody had one. The only place I could find was in
Arlington.

I'm in McKinney and would prefer not to drive so dang far to pick it up
and
return it. Anyone have any good contacts or bright ideas?

Thanks,
Dave

You are using a world wide media to find an item is your tiny location. How
do you expect us to know where Arlington or McKinney is? Don't you have a
phone book? Here in the USA we use them to find places like tool rental
stores.

In article , "MrC1" wrote:
I'd like to change out some light fixtures on a 20' ceiling, but don't want
to go to all the trouble of scaffolding for such a simple project. I
realize I could rent an electric lift, but I was told they're so heavy that
I'd likely do damage to my flooring and doorway.

Somebody recommended I rent a 16' ladder, but I called everywhere I could
think of and nobody had one. The only place I could find was in Arlington.

I'm in McKinney and would prefer not to drive so dang far to pick it up and
return it. Anyone have any good contacts or bright ideas?

Don't they have Yellow Pages in McKinney? If not, maybe you could find them in
Arlington. Look under "Tool Rental".


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And who wants to leave buttprints in the sands of time?

"MrC1" wrote in message
...
I'd like to change out some light fixtures on a 20' ceiling, but don't
want
to go to all the trouble of scaffolding for such a simple project. I
realize I could rent an electric lift, but I was told they're so heavy
that
I'd likely do damage to my flooring and doorway.

Somebody recommended I rent a 16' ladder, but I called everywhere I could
think of and nobody had one. The only place I could find was in
Arlington.

I'm in McKinney and would prefer not to drive so dang far to pick it up
and
return it. Anyone have any good contacts or bright ideas?

Thanks,
Dave



Every homeowner should have one. How about one of your good neighbors, real
estate or insurance agents?

Chances are you are going to have to borrow one or buy one. Rental
places have problems with customer returning the ladders.

Fred wrote:
"MrC1" wrote in message
...

I'd like to change out some light fixtures on a 20' ceiling, but don't
want
to go to all the trouble of scaffolding for such a simple project. I
realize I could rent an electric lift, but I was told they're so heavy
that
I'd likely do damage to my flooring and doorway.

Somebody recommended I rent a 16' ladder, but I called everywhere I could
think of and nobody had one. The only place I could find was in
Arlington.

I'm in McKinney and would prefer not to drive so dang far to pick it up
and
return it. Anyone have any good contacts or bright ideas?

Thanks,
Dave




Every homeowner should have one. How about one of your good neighbors, real
estate or insurance agents?

Is that Arlington England, Arlington Australia or any one of the other
maybe scores of Arlingtons in the US. Get a bulb remover on a pole if
the pole isnt long enough get a long painters pole and put the head on
it, maybe all you will need is a small step ladder with it. Or call
Arlington bulb service.

I've never had luck with those bulb removers on a pole.


"m Ransley" wrote in message
...
Is that Arlington England, Arlington Australia or any one of the other
maybe scores of Arlingtons in the US. Get a bulb remover on a pole if
the pole isnt long enough get a long painters pole and put the head on
it, maybe all you will need is a small step ladder with it. Or call
Arlington bulb service.

MrC1 wrote:
I'd like to change out some light fixtures on a 20' ceiling, but
don't want to go to all the trouble of scaffolding for such a simple
project. I realize I could rent an electric lift, but I was told
they're so heavy that I'd likely do damage to my flooring and doorway.

Somebody recommended I rent a 16' ladder, but I called everywhere I
could think of and nobody had one. The only place I could find was
in Arlington.

I'm in McKinney and would prefer not to drive so dang far to pick it
up and return it. Anyone have any good contacts or bright ideas?

Trampoline. Good exercise too.


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antigrav boots would work pretty well.

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"MrC1" wrote in message
...
I'd like to change out some light fixtures on a 20' ceiling, but don't
want
to go to all the trouble of scaffolding for such a simple project. I
realize I could rent an electric lift, but I was told they're so heavy
that
I'd likely do damage to my flooring and doorway.

Somebody recommended I rent a 16' ladder, but I called everywhere I could
think of and nobody had one. The only place I could find was in
Arlington.

I'm in McKinney and would prefer not to drive so dang far to pick it up
and
return it. Anyone have any good contacts or bright ideas?

Thanks,
Dave

I've seen them at the kind of places that rent scaffolding and electric
lifts.

MrC1 wrote:
I'd like to change out some light fixtures on a 20' ceiling, but don't want
to go to all the trouble of scaffolding for such a simple project. I
realize I could rent an electric lift, but I was told they're so heavy that
I'd likely do damage to my flooring and doorway.

Somebody recommended I rent a 16' ladder, but I called everywhere I could
think of and nobody had one. The only place I could find was in Arlington.

I'm in McKinney and would prefer not to drive so dang far to pick it up and
return it. Anyone have any good contacts or bright ideas?

Thanks,
Dave



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"William Brown" wrote in message
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I've seen them at the kind of places that rent scaffolding and electric
lifts.

MrC1 wrote:
I'd like to change out some light fixtures on a 20' ceiling, but don't
want
to go to all the trouble of scaffolding for such a simple project. I
realize I could rent an electric lift, but I was told they're so heavy
that
I'd likely do damage to my flooring and doorway.

Somebody recommended I rent a 16' ladder, but I called everywhere I
could
think of and nobody had one. The only place I could find was in
Arlington.

I'm in McKinney and would prefer not to drive so dang far to pick it up
and
return it. Anyone have any good contacts or bright ideas?

Thanks,
Dave



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OMG!!

LOL!

Sorry about the location, guys. I'm so used to posting on my local sites
that I didn't think about it! DOH!

The rest of the advice didn't get me anywhere, however. First of all, I
don't remember saying I'm chaning light bulbs. It would be tough to change
the light fixtures with a light bulb changer on a stick!

The rest of the responses pointed me to renting or borrowing a ladder, which
is exactly what I said I was attempting to do, but that nobody has one!

One guys said everyone should have one??? A 16 FOOT LADDER? Are you
serious. What-EVER. LOL

Again, the fact that this is a national site was a brain fart on my part -
sorry about that! I'll go try on one of the local ones.
"Bob Pietrangelo" wrote in message
...
Home Depot rents about 8 different sizes


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Preventive Maintenance Specialist




"William Brown" wrote in message
...
I've seen them at the kind of places that rent scaffolding and electric
lifts.

MrC1 wrote:
I'd like to change out some light fixtures on a 20' ceiling, but don't
want
to go to all the trouble of scaffolding for such a simple project. I
realize I could rent an electric lift, but I was told they're so heavy
that
I'd likely do damage to my flooring and doorway.

Somebody recommended I rent a 16' ladder, but I called everywhere I
could
think of and nobody had one. The only place I could find was in
Arlington.

I'm in McKinney and would prefer not to drive so dang far to pick it
up
and
return it. Anyone have any good contacts or bright ideas?

Thanks,
Dave



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In article , "MrC1" wrote:

The rest of the advice didn't get me anywhere, however.

You haven't tried the Yellow Pages yet, have you?

The rest of the responses pointed me to renting or borrowing a ladder, which
is exactly what I said I was attempting to do, but that nobody has one!

Yellow Pages... This isn't rocket science.

One guys said everyone should have one??? A 16 FOOT LADDER? Are you
serious. What-EVER. LOL

Yes, he's serious. And he's right.

Sixteen feet isn't very much of a ladder, actually. I have two extension
ladders, one 16 feet, the other 28. Both get used often enough to justify
owning them as opposed to renting.

Again, the fact that this is a national site was a brain fart on my part -
sorry about that! I'll go try on one of the local ones.

The best local "site" is called the Yellow Pages. If you can't pick up a
Yellow Pages and find a place that rents ladders, you're not trying very hard.

They also aren't *that* expensive to buy. Any hardware store or home center
will have them. Look in the Yellow Pages under "Hardware".

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Regards,
Doug Miller (alphageek at milmac dot com)

Nobody ever left footprints in the sands of time by sitting on his butt.
And who wants to leave buttprints in the sands of time?

Sorry about the location, guys. I'm so used to posting on my local
sites
that I didn't think about it! DOH!

And yet you still don't reveal your home state.

If you have 20' ceilings, a 16' ladder will do you no good. A 16'
ladder extended all the way is more like 13'.

One guys said everyone should have one??? A 16 FOOT LADDER? Are
you serious. What-EVER. LOL

What's so outrageous about owning a tall ladder? Lots of homeowners do,
and I'm guessing you wish you did.

Do you live in Texas? Please tell me you don't live in Texas, because
Dallas is pretty much between Arlington and McKinney.

....using a 16' ladder working on a 20' ceiling, sounds like a Chris
Farley comedy routine coming up

If you have 20' ceilings, a 16' ladder will do you no good. A 16'
ladder extended all the way is more like 13'.



One guys said everyone should have one??? A 16 FOOT LADDER? Are
you serious. What-EVER. LOL


What's so outrageous about owning a tall ladder? Lots of homeowners do,

and I'm guessing you wish you did.


I think yhat he is looking for a step ladder. It is hard to lean an
extension ladder against a ceiling, unless the light fixture is next to
a wall. But he never actually said he wanted a step ladder, so that is
just my guess. They do make a sprinkler fitters ladder that is a step
ladder with a straight up section in the middle. But they are quite
expensive.


Stretch