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Buying the Right Ladders

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Written by Administrator | 02 June 2009

Ladder Buyers GuideIt’s an old adage but you really do get what you pay for. Anyone buying a ladder designed for DIY’ers because it is cheaper will probably find that it won’t last the course if used regularly.

Why? Because whoever manufactured it had to meet certain guidelines that did not include either regular use or any user weight of over 95kg – and that’s total weight including tools, equipment and materials.

So, if the person using the ladder (plus everything they are carrying) is over 14st 13lbs, and using their ladder more than occasionally, they are using the wrong ladder.

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Buying Fire Escape Ladders - Be Safer This Christmas

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Written by Administrator | 22 December 2008

Fire Escape LaddersArticles about fires in the family home don't usually make for pleasant reading at this time of year. Newspapers and other news channels will trot out horrific statistics about Christmas tree fires and the number of deaths due to blocked escape routes, but none of this really matters. You are either going to have a fire in your house, or not and there is no way for you to ever know until it happens.

If it happens to you all the things that you were going to do, like replace fire alarm batteries and buy fire escape ladders will be too late.

So, if you have a minute, and believe me it is worth at least a minute, then I'll tell you what you need to know about fire escape ladders in a nutshell. After that it is up to you. If you are smart you will buy some, moan about the cost and then stick them under the bed in an upstairs room and hope to never see them again. If you do see them again I guarantee that you won't be moaning about how much they cost.

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