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Proper Ladder Foot Placement for Safety

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SPRAYING a House Exterior with an Airless Sprayer!

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The painter provides crucial advice on ladder safety, specifically on how to properly set ladder feet on different terrains. For grass, he demonstrates flipping the ladder to expose the spikes, pressing them firmly into the ground for maximum stability. For hard surfaces like concrete, he flips the ladder to use the rubber pads. He notes that self-leveling feet automatically adjust to uneven ground, enhancing safety.

Goal: Ensure ladder stability on various surfaces for safety

Tools and materials

  • Extension Ladder with Self-Leveling Feet

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on ladders too so we got two um an extension ladder I've got self leveling feet on these ladder on this ladder and absolutely essential when it comes to doing the exterior repaint because you want to have you want to have your ladder setting level and level ground but you also want to have your feet set properly whenever you're in grass you're supposed to have your spikes down in the grass so the ladders now sitting with the rubber down that's how you want your ladder sitting on concrete you would never want that setting like that on grass because the likelihood of the ladder sliding is extremely great the ladder is very safe with the spikes down in dirt so you'll take the ladder itself and I'm holding it up and I flip it forward and now my spikes are down in the dirt and they're set and it's never gonna go anywhere to get the spikes back and the feet flat or you got to do is raise it back up and now the feet are flat you can see on uneven ground this single self level itself on uneven ground it's the word Werner self leveling a ladder feet absolutely amazing but I'm working back here in the grass some get my spikes set there we go now my ladders good and safe [Music]

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