What length ladder?

[Pesty]

Looking to buy a ladder for general purpose maintenance etc etc.

I need to put up a bell box security light paint windows you know the score.

I need to buy from machine mart as I have a voucher

options are

3.08 to 5.11m for £88

or

3.66 to 6.27m for £105

do I need the extra length (all jokes welcome) or will 5 meters be enough.

Cheers
ps I know nothing about ladders

[Laurel Green]

I'd go for the extra length no really. 'Tis best to have a little extra in reserve and not have to over-stretch. Also, with a couple of rungs in reserve, the ladder will feel more stable.

[Solitude]

What length ladder?
This post is a wind up...right??
It's up there with the joker who started "recommend me a coffee table" !!!

[Busamav]

ground to u/s eaves on an average house is around 4800 , definitely go for the extra length .

[dirkgently]

If it`s too short at one end, you will regret it.

[DBSV8]

dirkgently said:

If it`s too short at one end, you will regret it.

like this one



or these

[Hedders]

dirkgently said:

If it`s too short at one end, you will regret it.

That just means you have erected it upside down. You want the tall end at the top, and the shorter end at the bottom. HTH.

[Pesty]

Solitude said:

What length ladder?
This post is a wind up...right??
It's up there with the joker who started "recommend me a coffee table" !!!

lol nope, I see your point though.

money is involved and I am a Yorkshire man I needed to know if I spent some more it would be worth it
Also I have no idea how tall my house is.

Thanks for the answers guys

[gtidriver]

Have you thought about a little giant ladder.I bought mine when I was a sky installer and ended up using it as my main ladder leaving the set of triples at home,gets past my gutters yet collapses to fit in the back of my car. Around £160 I think.

[gtidriver]

Have you thought about a little giant ladder.I bought mine when I was a sky installer and ended up using it as my main ladder leaving the set of triples at home,gets past my gutters yet collapses to fit in the back of my car. Around £160 I think.