Telescopic Ladder

Bought myself a new ladder primarily for access to the loft as I've some insulation work to do up there and I want to add a floored storage area as well. As you can see from the image it's a fancy dan telescopic ladder and very nice it is too.

We have two loft areas in our house. The first, over the single storey extension and the second belonging to the original house. The first is of limited height and has existing insulation but could probably do with some filling of gaps. The second is of good height but the insulation is totally inadequate by today's standards (all new houses require loft insulation to a depth of 270mm). As it's got the space I will also add a floored area for storage.

I did a bit of looking around the net for a suitable ladder and finally decided on a telescopic design. The sort of ladder you can get from B&Q just didn't suit due to weight limits (most of their domestic ladders have a maximum weight range 95-100kg, which with the best will in the world is unsuitable for me ;-) and the hassle with storage for occasional use.

Got a good deal on an Xtend & Climb Telescopic Ladder. Very strong, reasonsably light, stores in a cupboard, easy to extend/collapse, all in all much chuffed with the purchase. Ordered it from Toolstop for £99 with a free set of steps, delivery free. Company seem to be based in Hamilton, Scotland so it arrived very quickly.

Telescopic ladders obviously attract a cost premium (avoid cheap ebay knockoffs) especially if you go for top of the range industrial usage types but this domestic model is actually quite cost effective when you factor in storage and working weight capacity.

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