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View Poll Results: What is the safest ladder angle?
10 degrees below verticle 0 0%
15 degrees below verticle 5 29.41%
20 degrees below verticle 8 47.06%
25 degrees below verticle 4 23.53%
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Old 11/15/08, 7:21 AM
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What were they thinking?
David, maybe that is what they call a Roofers Slide. Slide material up and down.
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Thats gonna leave a mark....


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Default Re: QOD for 11/14/08 more ladder safety
Hi to all,

the base of a ladder should be 1 ft out for every 4ft of eave height, this equates to a little under 15 degrees from the vertical.

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