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Posted by Ralph Mowery on June 22, 2008, 7:24 pm
> puffcat wrote:
>> Hello everyone... I live in an older two storey home. I want to
>> purchase an aluminum ladder so that I will be able to safely clean out
>> the rain gutters and eavestroughes. Will a 32 foot ladder be suitable
>> (grade 2)? Your thoughts please. Thank you for your time.
>
> All depends...how far off the ground are the gutters? :)
>
> What's the terrain, overhead service entrance location, your weight and
> condition, etc., etc, etc., ...
>
> Personally, I find it preferable to do gutters by being on the roof
> (assuming pitch is such is walkable) rather than having to bump a ladder
> around when I've had to do so. If I had a two-story which didn't have
> either access from a lower point or walkable roof it would be a major
> incentive for gutter guards.
>
>
The height is the key. My house is on a very steep slope. Oneside a 12
foot ladder is all I need to get to the roof. The other side has a walkout
basement and even a 24 foot ladder will not even reach the roof.
As mentioned an extension ladder has a couple of feet overlap and you need
to place the ladder a certain distance from the point of contact at the top.
My house is too steep to walk on the roof. It is almost a 45 deg angle. I
am lucky that there are not too many trees close by and I don't usually have
to do the gutter cleaning, especially on the back side of the house.
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