A Consumer’s Guide to Ladders
Looking for a ladder? Here’s some info to help you find the right one. For many tasks, the rigid ladder is the type often used. Rigid ladders come in many varieties, from the fixed to the roof ladders. The most basic of ladder types is the fixed ladder; it has no moving parts. Extension ladders are the type that can be lengthened, since one part is nested in the other for storage. Joined by a hinge at its top, and often forming an inverted V, are step ladders. If you need some space to place things like paint cans, you might need a platform ladder, which has a platform at the top. Roof ladders come with hooks that set them firmly hooked on the roof. Aluminium is the preferred material for ladders, except those used for electrical work, for which fibreglass ladders are used.