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High staircase ladder and platform

Need to re decorate the stair case for the first time in this house. Need to find a way to get up there! Any ideas? Can you buy wide 70 cms wide ladders with a platform for stair case painting? Any ideas?

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  • tony6403
    tony6403 Posts: 1,257 Forumite
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    do you envisage something like this from Wickes
    Professional-5-Way-Combi-Ladder-and-Deck_small.jpg
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  • tony6403 wrote: »
    do you envisage something like this from Wickes
    Professional-5-Way-Combi-Ladder-and-Deck_small.jpg

    Yes, but....... The platforn needs to be abount 4 metres up and ladder ends need to adjust to stand at diffferent levels up the stairs.
  • diable
    diable Posts: 5,258 Forumite
    Photos would help so we could get an idea, do you have a cat?
  • diable wrote: »
    Photos would help so we could get an idea, do you have a cat?

    Can't find anything anywhere thats the problem.
  • tony6403
    tony6403 Posts: 1,257 Forumite
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    Yes, but....... The platforn needs to be abount 4 metres up and ladder ends need to adjust to stand at diffferent levels up the stairs.

    The ladder ends can be adjusted for use on a staircase but the max working height is given as 3.4m.
    Are you sure that the platform needs to be at a height of 4m - this would seem to give a total height well in excess of 6m??
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  • maninthestreet
    maninthestreet Posts: 16,127 Forumite
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    why does the ladder need to be 70cm wide??
    "You were only supposed to blow the bl**dy doors off!!"
  • RaiderHammer
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    why does the ladder need to be 70cm wide??

    Don't feel comfortable with a standard width platform. It's the platform rather than the ladder.
  • RaiderHammer
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    tony6403 wrote: »
    The ladder ends can be adjusted for use on a staircase but the max working height is given as 3.4m.
    Are you sure that the platform needs to be at a height of 4m - this would seem to give a total height well in excess of 6m??

    Thanks will try and take some measurements later.
  • RaiderHammer
    RaiderHammer Posts: 685 Forumite
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    tony6403 wrote: »
    The ladder ends can be adjusted for use on a staircase but the max working height is given as 3.4m.
    Are you sure that the platform needs to be at a height of 4m - this would seem to give a total height well in excess of 6m??

    Re measured and the platform working height needs to be around 3 metres.

    But would still like the platform to be around 7o cms wide if anyone has any ideas?
  • maninthestreet
    maninthestreet Posts: 16,127 Forumite
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    Perhaps you need one of these:

    bazoongi_popular_10s.jpg
    "You were only supposed to blow the bl**dy doors off!!"
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