ladders

Hi I've recently started a handyman business.. I have good experience of internal decorating and painting external doors but I've never done a full house before. I've been asked to quote for for a full house upstairs bedroom windows soffits fascias downstairs windows, door, porch etc. My...

Ive got an old 3 storey building, I need to check guttering etc , do I just need to get 3 section alluminium ladders ? I had a go today with some old ones that are quite heavy, I couldnt even get them up to 2 storey height ! also do you extend them once they are stood against the house ? I...

I have to do my soil stack, clean and paint my house, and in the future it would be useful for cleaning windows etc. I was going to rent a ladder, about £30 a week. But then I thought it would make sense to own one, and I'd have to store it outside although may be able to make a cover for it...

Hi. Thanks for holding these forums. Does anybody know, please, how to measure for a roof ladder or what the length dimension of for example a roof ladder Lyte 155 21 rung 5.46m ladder refers to so that I can judge the length against my roof? Should the ladder over hang at all or end just on...

Bungalow needs fascias painted and or part replaced / overclad. Plastic gutter will have to come off to do this. House is quite large, fascia perimeter is 64m. Fascia is at height 2.7m above ground. If I put a ladder against gutter then stability is spongy as it springs off the plastic gutter...

Hi guys, looking for some help/ideas please! I`m currently converting a small loft space into a room which I`m planning on using as a nightshift bedroom. I got the velux in at the weekend and am currently building the walls in preparation for insulating and plasterboarding. The problem is the...

Hi. So we are moving house soon and the existing loft hatch is situated in the room our son will occupy. It is a standard hatch. I'm wanting to create a new latch in our room and make it larger with an option to fit a ladder later. I've measured to joists in the loft and they as follows...

Hello, I am wondering if anyone with experience can help me? I started painting and decorating after doing some training and recently someone asked me about painting exterior fascia boards, soffits and upstairs exterior side of the windows etc. I'm not sure what to charge here in the...

I was not sure which forum to post this in. I've been asked to replace the lamps in some lights in a church. These are attached to wooden beams that are 6.6m above the floor. I was going to simply use an extension ladder leaning against the beam but I have been told that working over 6.0m...