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On Monday, 18 March 2019 19:24:56 UTC, JimK wrote:
What ingenious acess methods / bits of access kit can the team
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Combi ladder

https://www.ladderstore.com/ladders/...-use-on-stairs

Or wait until the circus comes to town and ask to borrow a couple of acrobats.

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Combi ladder

https://www.ladderstore.com/ladders/...-use-on-stairs



What about the other 10feet?

Or wait until the circus comes to town and ask to borrow a couple of acrobats.


Or the human cannonball...


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On 18/03/2019 20:54, Jim K.. wrote:
What about the other 10feet?


Might help if you give the height from bottom of stairs to celing height.
I managed normal stair height with combination ladders although I had to
use as a `normal` ladder from the top of the stairs for the highest part
when painting.

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On 18/03/2019 19:24, Jim K.. wrote:

What ingenious acess methods / bits of access kit can the team
come up with or ideally recommend?


So things like stair combination ladders:

https://www.laddersandscaffoldtowers...n-Ladders.html

Multi purpose ladders - especially the 4 section ones are handy - they
lock in various angles and so can do combinations of up and along:

https://www.laddersandscaffoldtowers...e-Ladders.html

(you can also lash on a normal ladder at the end to get more reach)

Step platforms to go on a ladder are handy:

https://www.laddersandscaffoldtowers...-Platform.html

Not only can these be used to make it more comfortable to work from a
ladder, they can also be used to support the end of a scaffold board[1],
to run a platform between two ladders leaning on the same wall or
opposing walls.

Or if you want posh, then a tower designed for stair applications:

https://www.laddersandscaffoldtowers...ld-Towers.html



[1] Wickes are usually cheap for decent quality boards:

https://www.wickes.co.uk/search?text=scaffold+board




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On 18/03/2019 19:24, Jim K.. wrote:

What ingenious acess methods / bits of access kit can the team
come up with or ideally recommend?


So things like stair combination ladders:

https://www.laddersandscaffoldtowers...n-Ladders.html

Multi purpose ladders - especially the 4 section ones are handy - they
lock in various angles and so can do combinations of up and along:

https://www.laddersandscaffoldtowers...e-Ladders.html

(you can also lash on a normal ladder at the end to get more reach)

Step platforms to go on a ladder are handy:

https://www.laddersandscaffoldtowers...-Platform.html

Not only can these be used to make it more comfortable to work from a
ladder, they can also be used to support the end of a scaffold board[1],
to run a platform between two ladders leaning on the same wall or
opposing walls.

Or if you want posh, then a tower designed for stair applications:

https://www.laddersandscaffoldtowers...ld-Towers.html



[1] Wickes are usually cheap for decent quality boards:

https://www.wickes.co.uk/search?text=scaffold+board


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On Mon, 18 Mar 2019 19:24:57 +0000 (GMT+00:00)
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What ingenious acess methods / bits of access kit can the team
come up with or ideally recommend?

A couple of straight ladders with a scaffold board in between them, and
be careful how you balance (could probably sling a rope across too,
just be sure to lash the board otherwise pulling on the rope will lift
the ladders off the walls).

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On Tuesday, 19 March 2019 19:51:15 UTC, Rob Morley wrote:
On Mon, 18 Mar 2019 19:24:57 +0000 (GMT+00:00)
"Jim K.." wrote:

What ingenious acess methods / bits of access kit can the team
come up with or ideally recommend?

A couple of straight ladders with a scaffold board in between them, and
be careful how you balance (could probably sling a rope across too,
just be sure to lash the board otherwise pulling on the rope will lift
the ladders off the walls).


I'm glad I didn't do it that way. Nor spend hundreds of £ unnecessarily.


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On Tuesday, 19 March 2019 20:54:10 UTC, JimK wrote:
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On Tuesday, 19 March 2019 19:51:15 UTC, Rob Morley wrote:
On Mon, 18 Mar 2019 19:24:57 +0000 (GMT+00:00)
"Jim K.." wrote:

What ingenious acess methods / bits of access kit can the team
come up with or ideally recommend?

A couple of straight ladders with a scaffold board in between them, and
be careful how you balance (could probably sling a rope across too,
just be sure to lash the board otherwise pulling on the rope will lift
the ladders off the walls).


I'm glad I didn't do it that way. Nor spend hundreds of £ unnecessarily.


NT


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Yep, you're one person I won't help.


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