Carrying a Ladder for Window Washing

Video Transcript

"Hi, I am Christopher from ExpertVillage.com. I have my ladder here and I want to show you how to avoid and to show you how I haul around a ladder. First I have this car here and say I cannot move it. Be mindful of what is around you and take a look around. I am trying to get this ladder from the ground to this window in from of me. I want to know what might be in my way. For instance sometimes there are trees, sometimes there are telephone lines, so you always want to take a look up and see what might be in the way. This is pretty straightforward. This is just a matter of taking our ladder straight up to the building but often you will find trees and other obstacles above you, overhangs of the roof. You want to be mindful if you want to know what is above you before you take your ladder and try to put it in position because you might find that you could be damaging something. There are two ways to pick it up. You can pick it up and walk it around with you this way and to set up a ladder, especially if it is a 32 foot ladder, this is only a 24 foot ladder. Find a leverage point, push it up and another thing to watch for is these always want to be angled down toward you, the angle needs to be toward you so basically this is the wrong way and I need to turn it around. I want to demonstrate the way I like to carry the ladder which is easier for me. I like to get underneath it and walk it around this way and as long as there is nothing up above you to get in your way this is a good way to haul your ladder around."