[elite mike]

oh by the way ladders WILL NOT SLIP ON GRASS spikes or no spikes

i think you will find you are wrong there

[clean]

oh by the way ladders WILL NOT SLIP ON GRASS spikes or no spikes

EEERRRR yes they will,i had them slip on me years ago when i use to use ladders now i have more sense !
PK

[windowashing]

Why not get some feet like these:



(Click on pick to link to machine mart, where the picture is linked to)

[dazmond]

maybe its cos im 17 stone but ladders normally sink in to the lawns on my round and i dont charge them extra for airation .well unlucky to slip on grass.must of been at a daft angle fella

[landy2]

i have always had spikes on my ladders and there as good on concrete even better on soil and grass i would always advise to have them on we use ladders less m
now as we are water fed but you always need a ladder for flat roofs and odd backs

[ryanst1982]

If you take time to pitch the ladder correctly, not to steep or shallow. Make sure the top is flush on the wall and dont over reach the a ladder should be fine. Always best to re pitch it, rather than stretch for somewhere because then your asking for trouble. Always helps to give it a little rock with your hands before you go up to make sure its stable.

Follow those rules and cant go far wrong

[windowswashed]

I've never tried spikes so I can't comment. Personal preference, I prefer extra large rubber feet with stabilad safety legs fitted where necessary.

[dd]

maybe its cos im 17 stone but ladders normally sink in to the lawns on my round and i dont charge them extra for airation .well unlucky to slip on grass.must of been at a daft angle fella

20 years ago I put ladder on grass, pushed up to close the upstairs sash window and the ladder slipped down and landed on the bottom window sill (downstairs window), breaking the downstairs glass in process.

There was a frost so ground was hard, could also happen with very dry ground. Ladder was at a sensible angle.

Very soon after this got spikes fitted and not fallen off since.

[wizard]

Ladder spikes are great on decking as they stick between gaps in wood. I would advise see them before comments. They do fold away when not in use, THEY WILL GRIP IN WET CONCREAT AS LONG AS THEY ARE NOT SET TO DEEP, AS WELL AS TAR DRIVE WAYS THEY ARE NO DANGER AS THEY ARE NOT SHARP.tHEY SURPORT THE FEET ON THE LADDER ALREADY SO GOOD ON GRASS.i LEAVE THEM ON EVEN WHEN THEY ARE NOT IN USE JUST MOVE THEM UP. fOR THE PRICE IT WOULD RECOMMEND THEM.

[wizard]

Another thing I have added to my arsenal of safety is mits .a stand off and 2x2 foot long tent pegs that I us to nock into the groung and they hook over steps on the ladder I also peg them to the sides if the top slides on fascia board that are wet when doing gutters with stand off,I always hear about WFP but they to have faults They window are not always so clean after and the corners do not always get cleaned and there is also spotting so there is a place for traditional
we need to agree they both are needed in W C.each has its advantages.There will always be a risk what we need is to reduce that risk.COMPLACENCY is the killer in this game and them just bad luck.

[jonnyald]

iv had a look for whats available online and im still not even sure which way they are fitted  .on ebay theres  a HAILO ladder spikes set for only 3 quid  ,maybe i will buy it and try it .  from what ive gleaned here,theyre better than the original feet anyhow.

thanks for the info fellahs !

[tomy jackson]

spikes all the way even on ice

[Gleaming windows]

If spikes are the way to go why do they put rubber feet on them.

[Sean Dyer]

because of cost and you can do what you want then

Like saying why dont all cars come with alloys because there better? Cost and choice

[Gleaming windows]

If they are safer cost hasnt anything to do with it surely?

Also if ladder manufacturers fitted JUST spikes without rubbers would it cost ANY more?

[martinsadie]

spikes are the best thing going all the lads around here use them ,i tried rubber feet earlier this year ,after slidng 2 foot down a wall the ladder is in the yard waiting for spikes on
if you spike a ladder the guarentee is void because its not a regonised safty device,probley because ladder firms dont make money,i only use blunt spikes which were made in a local engineering shop 20 years ago,its the ladders that wear out 

[martinsadie]

So, if oyu have spikes on your ladders feet is that what they rest on when you use the ladder on a patio??

This is what I dont get, I cant see spikes on concrete of any sort working.

only struggle on that shiny poop 

[martinsadie]

oh by the way ladders WILL NOT SLIP ON GRASS spikes or no spikes

what about grass slopes

[martinsadie]

  in a poll on here 35% had had falls from ladders stan the man was one of them and he uses spikes so while im sure thay are good not 100% safe. another thought is way the manufacturs/suppliers dont fit them as standard ie spikes/mitts

i didnt vote i was on holiday 

[tomy jackson]

wot a windy who can aford a holl  ,i all so dident vote as i wos on jollys