Ladders 2 Storey (around 5.4m) Where to Buy

OzyBe on 30/07/2021 - 08:16

Any recommendations for where to purchase a ladder?

Bunnings have a good range (at least online), but very expensive ($290 - $309 range seems to be their sweet spot for a 2 storey ladder).

Baileys and Gorilla seem to be the 2 main brands they carry.

https://www.bunnings.com.au/gorilla-3-1-5-3m-150kg-aluminium…

https://www.bunnings.com.au/bailey-3-1-5-3m-150kg-industrial…

Looking for good value of course, but if the consensus is buying good quality may save your life, I am happy to hear that recommendation as well.

Home & Garden Ladder

Comments

  • Nugs on 30/07/2021 - 08:46
    +11

    buying good quality may save your life
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  • JimmyF on 30/07/2021 - 09:15
    +2

    but if the consensus is buying good quality may save your life

    This…. A ladder that gives way or fails you when you're 2 stories up, isn't what you want. Gravity is a evil overlord.

    Also look for ladders with a wider base/legs that help them to be more stable when working at such heights.

  • skid on 30/07/2021 - 09:20
    +1

    Check out Ladder central. They delivered next day.

    Are you sure that 5.4m is long enough? I have one that long and that's just long enough for a high single storey.

  • FLICKIT on 30/07/2021 - 09:28

    The Bunnings ones are reasonable quality and value I think, I have a 6.5m Gorilla, no complaints…

    Be mindful if you want to get into a 5.4m gutter or on a 5.4m roof you'll need a ladder a fair bit longer than 5.4m…

  • pegaxs on 30/07/2021 - 09:43
    +5

    Ladders don't save lives, harnesses and fall arrestors do. After having a near fall at work from a roof because I was too manly, tough and lazy, I won't get up above regular roof height unless I'm harnessed up now.

    As for the ladder, make sure is complies with Australian Standard AS1892, and buy a brand you know will actually adhere to the standard. Buy from a reputable place like Bunnings because they will value their liability insurance and not sell ladders that fall apart or be underrated.

    • Phlume on 30/07/2021 - 09:52

      Ladders don't save lives but a poor quality one may certainly end yours.

      • pegaxs on 30/07/2021 - 12:20

        A bad ladder won't end a life if you are using all of the other safety equipment people should be using to get up and working at heights.

        Like any piece of equipment, ladders are no exception to being regularly inspected and decommissioned if they are found to be unsafe.

        If someone is using a "poor quality" ladder, then I say that the user is at fault because a: it would not be AS approved and b: they didn't inspect it before using it.

    • utopia on 30/07/2021 - 09:59
      +2

      and wear a helmet as advised by Royal Australasian College of Surgeons

      https://www.smh.com.au/healthcare/surge-in-ladder-falls-lead…

    • Master Bates on 30/07/2021 - 10:04

      What do you tie the harness to? Do you have to install an anchor point on the roof?

      • dirtybigbjelke on 30/07/2021 - 10:59

        Usually on a single story there is an anchor point you can screw to the roof on the opposite side to where you are working. Either lift some tiles and screw it in or remove some tek screws on a colorbond roof. Then throw the rope over the peak to where you are working.

    • nfr on 30/07/2021 - 10:45

      Where to buy OZB grade harness?

      • Switchblade88 on 30/07/2021 - 12:02
        -1

        Bunnings rope, aisle 13

      • Wystri Warrick on 30/07/2021 - 14:52

        That's going to be pretty difficult, OzBargainers are all fat due to the constant junk food deals

    • kanad on 30/07/2021 - 11:46
      +2

      I have known a tragedy during the Melbourne lockdown. A colleague at work fell from ladder doing gutter cleaning and became quadriplegic. Very sad story for a young family. Be very careful.

      • pegaxs on 30/07/2021 - 12:28
        +1

        I can relate. I almost fell from a roof I was working on all because of shit attitudes to work place safety. If you got up on something of significant height and wore any safety gear, you were considered a (fropanity).

        After almost killing myself and the serious injury to another contractor I knew, I don't give a (fropanity) about being called a woose, (fropanity), girl's blouse, etc, as being alive is a little more important than what some low IQ brickie's labourer thinks about my sexuality.

        It shouldn't be "what ladder is best?" but what OP should be asking is "what gear should I be using and what is the safest way to get up and work on my roof."

  • dirtybigbjelke on 30/07/2021 - 11:02

    Is it just for home use? There are usually two grades of ladders with Industrial being rated to a heavier load and more expensive. If for home use you can use the domestic rated version.

  • Lexus101 on 30/07/2021 - 13:09
    +2

    My body felt like I was hit by a truck all black & blue for 6 days after I fell from ONLY 2.4m!

    (After I fell, I lay there 1/2 hour and could not get up).

    Lucky I didn't land on my head, else I would not be writing this today.

    My friend, going up 5m is NOT a joke…. think 100x before you attempt it or pay a pro to do it.

    Brotherly advice.

    • oO0Dam0Oo on 30/07/2021 - 15:34

      Fall >3m considered major trauma as a mechanism of injury.

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