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lee andrew

  • Posts: 59
print paving
« on: March 06, 2013, 03:59:03 pm »
Does anyone else find that print paving is dangerous, really slippery even under foot, i turned a job down because of the print paving and it sloped away from the front.
out of interest would scrims under the ladder give a bit more grip?

formb

Re: print paving
« Reply #1 on: March 06, 2013, 04:04:44 pm »
would scrims under the ladder give a bit more grip?

Probably not. If it looks too risky just walk away.

Have you tried these:

http://www.laddersafetysupplies.co.uk/laddermate.shtml

We used to use it for dodgy ones when we were trad. It adds a good bit of stability without too much of a faff.

lozsing

  • Posts: 406
Re: print paving
« Reply #2 on: March 06, 2013, 04:41:05 pm »
you did the right thing

Granny

  • Posts: 823
Re: print paving
« Reply #3 on: March 06, 2013, 05:22:48 pm »
I don't think scrim will save you - WFP best option obviously but I know an old window cleaner and he carries round a coir coconut fibre doormat and puts it hairy side down ladders on top he's still alive!
G.

trevor perry

  • Posts: 2454
Re: print paving
« Reply #4 on: March 06, 2013, 05:25:45 pm »
scrim will work and is much better than many of the anti slip devices on these surfaces make sure the scrim is damp, having said that i dont think the HSE would see it that way
better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak out and remove any doubt

home6442

Re: print paving
« Reply #5 on: March 06, 2013, 06:15:15 pm »
Print paving can be a nightmare and gets worse when not
washed for a while.
I use wfp and standing on its like standing on ice.
dont put a ladder anywhere near it, far too dangerous.