Rich the Highest Places with a Proper Ladder
If there is a ladder at home, then you can easily get to the top shelves of the cabinet, hang or remove the curtains, replace the light bulb, and wipe the dust from the cabinet. And during the repair of the stepladder is irreplaceable. More about this versatile tool in the following article made by our team.
Pay attention to these features when choosing the ladder
You should decide on the maximum height at which you can perform the work. For indoor use, choose a ladder with a working height of about 3 m it’s like ceiling height, taking into account your height. For outdoor work, you can take a stepladder 8-9 steps higher. It is also worth looking at what maximum load the ladder is designed for. There are models designed for 90 kg, 100 kg, 150 kg. This is due to the use of various types of joints – the steps are attached to the sidewalls by welding, riveted, D-shaped joints and others. The most durable can be considered a welded joint of steps and sidewalls.
Types and materials
Stepladders are one-sided and two-sided. The difference between them is that you can climb on a two-way ladder from both sides, while a one-way ladder has steps on only one side. But one-sided models, as a rule, are equipped with an upper handrail (roll bar), while two-sided ladders are produced without it.
Which ladder material is more reliable? Nowadays, ladders are made from various materials: aluminium, steel, wood, fibreglass, combined (aluminium + steel).
The most durable are metal ladders. Alloys of comparable strength are used – aluminium alloys and steel, while aluminium ladders are much lighter than steel ones. Therefore, without losing in strength, models made of aluminium alloys have less weight and corrosion resistance of the surface even without protective coatings like galvanizing, anodizing, painting.
Wooden ladders can serve not only for their intended purpose (for lifting to a height) but also as stools or as a design element. With sufficient strength, they have a pleasant-to-touch surface, not cold if used as a stepladder chair. In addition, manufacturers can paint wooden stairs in different colours – white, milky, brown, or leave the colour of natural wood. A wooden ladder can give a special look to a room, like no other decor element.
Fibreglass ladders are used, as a rule, in the specialized power industry. For home and summer cottages, they are usually not popular.
What is the best height and size the ladder should have?
For rooms with a ceiling height of about 3 m, the optimal ladder height will be a model with 5-6 steps. But for work in the country, in the open air, you can take a higher model. If you need a ladder to reach the mezzanines and upper shelves, a step ladder with 2-3 steps will do. The most common ladder to choose is a model with 3-4 steps.
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