[pipmoss]

Hi all and a very Merry Xmas to you all.
I have a set of ladders where the tops are starting to leave marks on walls and window frames.Does anyone know of a set of ladder mitts that dont fit over the end of a ladder but somehow attach to side rail of ladder. I ask this because the extending part of my ladder runs on the inside of the bottom part of my ladder and therefore it would just push off standard laddder mitts.

I hope that this makes sense to someone

Thanks in advance

[Paul Coleman]

Hi all and a very Merry Xmas to you all.
I have a set of ladders where the tops are starting to leave marks on walls and window frames.Does anyone know of a set of ladder mitts that dont fit over the end of a ladder but somehow attach to side rail of ladder. I ask this because the extending part of my ladder runs on the inside of the bottom part of my ladder and therefore it would just push off standard laddder mitts.

I hope that this makes sense to someone

Thanks in advance

I don't know of any mitts as you describe.  I just leave my ladder permanently open by one rung (or more).

[KarlJones]

Silly question for you all, but me being new and all...

Do mitts give the ladder more grip at the top, say when being used on UPVC sills?

[bigw66]

Hello what i do is tape a couple of old squeegee rubbers to the underside of the ladder with electrical tape  hope this helps.

[Paul Coleman]

Silly question for you all, but me being new and all...

Do mitts give the ladder more grip at the top, say when being used on UPVC sills?

Yes.  That's precisely why I bought them.  in fact, they give a better grip on all kinds of surfaces with the added bonus that they don't cause scuff marks.

[AuRavelling79]

When I was on ladders I would always use ladder mitts. Much safer.

[mike richardson]

used ladder mits for yrs till i saw a painter with sml pushchair wheels bolted to the top of the ladder, so i did the same its brill has the same grip as mits also lets u run ur ladders up the wall when extending them without marking walls paint etc, they even let you put ur ladder in the corner of windows with extra grip/ they are bolted through so that the wheels are on the inside of the ladder then u can retract ur ladder down as far as you like drill a 10mm hole through the top of each stile then put bolts through with nyloc nuts,mine are still goin after 5 yrs without a problem even on my triple aextension ladders which used to be a pain to extend,

[Central Window Cleaners]

We use ladder mitts on all our ladders, they are much safer and I have had lots of comments from customers about them not damaging there sills and tiles etc.

[pipmoss]

Thanks a lot Guys the pram wheels sound like a great idea to me. I will try this when the little un has grown up a bit.

Cheers

[Paul Coleman]

Thanks a lot Guys the pram wheels sound like a great idea to me. I will try this when the little un has grown up a bit.

Cheers

No no !!.  You mustn't send children up the ladder