So you figure at a safety stand point a ladder should be 4 ft away from a building for every 10 ft high.
Sectionals have a 1 ft over lap to lock in.
4 1/2 pieces of 6’ sectionals is 23 feet. 4 pieces of 6’, 1 of 4’.
So at 23 ft the base of your ladder should be roughly 10 ft from the building.
Now I suck at geometry, how high is the actual ladder length?
We do not loose a foot on the top piece so its actually 24ft. That’s the length I roll with.
The rule is 1ft out for every 4ft high. So at 12ft high you would have it 3ftt out. 16ft high would be 4ft out and so on.
For a height of 23ft you should be between 5-6 feet out. (closer to 6ft)
how so? it still overlaps to connect right?
I hear ya. You know why they set 21ft as the safe limit on their ladders? That’s how tall four six ft. sections stand. I’m to lazy to explain it. Think about it. You’ll get it.
Hey Ryan,
The first section/base is 6’ , you put the mid section on which is a 6’er and the 2 together are 11’ another 6’ mid section makes it makes it 16 and the 6’tip makes it 21’, if you have 3 / 6’ mid section and a 6’tip and a 4’ base you lose only 1’ when all are stacked and the height will be 24’.
The next time you stack your ladders count from the ground to the bottom rung and upwards to the top of the tip and you’ll see that you only lose 1’ per stacking all your section…Ergo after the tip goes on the base you lose one foot so on and so forth.
Just a quick question Ryan…Why question about the height of the stack ladders ? When YOU SHOULD REALLY BE asking about Ms.ECOVER…it works great get some Lemon/Aloe Vera, you will be sold on the stupendous soap !
EcoverDange
You have 6 feet at the [B]bottom[/B]. From there you lose the 1 foot from the overlap.
So…
1 piece = 6
2 pieces = 11
3 pieces = 16
4 pieces = 21
There you go Ryan, much better said by JfromD-Twa…J-man you should be a college professor !
Ryan/What about Ms.Ecover?
EcoverDange
I didn’t notice you had already responded… 10 minutes earlier.
Took a call between “reply” and “submit”
Add individual lengths of sections used (minus) junction points [always one less than number of pieces used] between sections (equals) total length.
Example: 4 1/2 sections = (6’ X 4) + (4’ X 1) = 28’ - (5 - 1) = 28’ - 4’ = 24’
No, Your description is way easier to relate to , much better put !
EcoverDange-Ster
I was just curious. Thats all. No real reason for asking. And about ecover, I might look into it when I run out of the god loads of soap I have already.
Feel free to send me a free sample, Dange.
Will do Ryan,
I ordered 28 32oz bottles and I 'd be glad to send you one…Give me your address !
EcoverDude
Hey what about me Dave?
Sure thing Phil-Ski my pleasure, pm me your address !
Everyone else No speaky de English-a’…
Ese Dangeolo
