November 27, 2009
ladders for cleaning windows?
josiejump1 asked:
I'm going to buy my boyfriend a ladder so he can clean the upstairs windows and while he is at it he can clean the guttering out as i think it is blocked. I have seen a 22 foot triple extension ladder and was wondering if this would be ok as i don't know how much of a slope the ladder should be. The guttering to the floor is 18 foot so would this ladder be ok.
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I'm going to buy my boyfriend a ladder so he can clean the upstairs windows and while he is at it he can clean the guttering out as i think it is blocked. I have seen a 22 foot triple extension ladder and was wondering if this would be ok as i don't know how much of a slope the ladder should be. The guttering to the floor is 18 foot so would this ladder be ok.
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1:16 pm
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The ladder will be too short to use safely for cleaning the gutter. When calculating the amount of ladder one needs, the angle is figured as 1/4 of the working length. Thus, 22 / 4 = 5.5, and 22- 5.5= 16.5. This puts him up under the soffit, reaching up to work blindly on the gutter, and THAT is one of the best ways to fall off of a ladder! I would recommend either: a) a longer ladder, or b) a telescoping gutter cleaning wand that attaches to a hose and can be used while on the ground.
1:57 am
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extension ladders usually give the total length of the sections, but the sections must overlap 3 rungs (feet)…
my extension ladders are nominally 16, 28 and 32; but working lengths are 13. 25 29…the 28ft reaches the 21 foot gutter where there is no slope, but i must use the 32ft where there's a slope away from the foundation…
with your 18 foot gutter, id go for the next longest size…