[KarlJones]

Got a customer today, but realised after that the drive slopes away from the house quite a bit.  Thoughts on this?  What is safe, how can it be made safer ect.  Of course if when it comes to it, it is too unsafe, then I will inform them I am going to get some WFP stuff for this type of work and do the rest.

However question is still, what is safe and how can it be made safer?

[Majestic]

It all depends how much of a slope there is.
I use one of these

http://wintecs2.chainreactionweb.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=140&osCsid=0b40267ea26edee211d08991200b5f33

[marc al]

  Put your ladder up and park the van on the bottom of it to stop it slipping

[brett walker]

Get someone to foot it or get a rojak stopper but the best thing will be wfp

do not attempt to do it on your own  

Brett.

[KarlJones]

would you say rojak over m8rix?  I could get both if they have different uses and the rojak is more suitable

[brett walker]

would you say rojak over m8rix?  I could get both if they have different uses and the rojak is more suitable

To be honest mate i couldnt really comment as to which would be the safest as you could never know if they could slip or not

Personally i would only feel safe if someone was footing it or the other option is to park your vehicles wheels

Is there any chance you could put your ladder above the window so your ladder is up more straight but it depends how far the roof comes out but this can be a bit dangerous. 

Just stick with the safest way you think if you dont feel safe dont do it or just do it the best you can with an unger pole

regards

Brett

[Templar]

Karl,
I'm getting the stuff for my wfp trailer on monday Yippee! But that's not my point.

I haven't being going long and have test marketed 20 customers over the last three months. I have seen how difficult it is to canvass (3hrs), collect the money (one customer still hasn't paid), and generally find out if I like it or not. But that's still not my point.

Because of this forum I decided early that I wasn't going to use ladders (this is my point). For twenty pounds I got a two part pole, for thirty five pounds I got a three part pole. Both reach first floor windows. I put an applicator on one and a blade on the other. I don't use ladders. (okay sometimes I have to, but I try to avoid it)
Clive

[gsw]

dont use a ladder stopper on a slope, still a chance it will slip. tell the customer you are not risking your legs (or worse) for one window, but if not use your van ..... hopefully it wont slip!!!

[DASERVICES]

It is not safe , trust me I went down with a bang on a sloping drive. Problem is the bottom of your ladder is only in contact with around 15% of the floor, whereas it should be at least 30% min.

So down you will go and a major injury could occur.

Doug

[[GQC] Tim]

dont use a ladder stopper on a slope, still a chance it will slip. tell the customer you are not risking your legs (or worse) for one window, but if not use your van ..... hopefully it wont slip!!!

Ladder M8rix all the way man, never ever slips or will slip. It's is absolutely fantastic, best thing I have bought in my life. (My life depends on it)

Ladder mats are horrible, Rojak ladder stopper still slips, this thing does not.

Otherwise, just do it with a traditional pole!

[G O A]

whats wrong with a normal extension pole? if its only one window

[john tomkins]

whats wrong with a normal extension pole? if its only one window

It's a year old post
I think if he was gonna fall off He'd have done it by now

[mogy]

I do several sloping drives , all are blocks or slabs , so I wedge a couple of gardening trowls in the cracks , and put  the ladders against them !!  solid  No probs , an cheap

[pootwo]

nowonder shiners brake bones

[jeff1]

Ladder Limpet is the answer on sloped drives.

http://www.laddatec.com/

[pootwo]

wfp is the safe way

[Scrimble]

use a laddermate base stabiliser, impossible for the ladder to slip backwards,