Adapt Ladder Use for Sloped Roofs and High Areas

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In a challenging scenario, the painter positions a long extension ladder at a low angle on a sloped metal roof to reach the soffit and fascia. He explains that a 24-foot ladder would be too short for such a task, necessitating a 28-foot or 30-foot ladder to ensure it extends adequately while maintaining a safe, low angle that doesn't damage the roof. He also demonstrates how to secure the base of the ladder by spiking it into the ground, preventing it from sliding. He emphasizes the importance of being able to reach all areas for the customer without risking safety.

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some pretty cool things. put a spike into the ground. So, keep the ladder from sliding. So, this is definitely one of those scenarios. You know, if you didn't have a ladder, how would you get up here? you know, if you didn't have the proper ladder to get up here, how would you do this? So, you know, you got to be able to paint this. You know, for the customer, you can't say, "Well, you just can't get to it." So, you got to be able to get to it somehow. We've had multiple multiple scenarios you like this that we've dealt with. And um and I've actually done this this ladder trick, leaning a ladder up like this. um [sighs and gasps] you know to climb to get up a roof like this and a 24 ft ladder wouldn't be long enough. So you you definitely have to have you know a long enough ladder. You got to have a 28 or a 30ft ladder to be able to you know get it extended out far enough and to have it at a low enough angle that you don't damage the roof. If you want it to just lay on the roof,

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