Attic Access 2006

Discovery of ladders started with those readily available to consumers, mainly Werner brand heavy duty ladders made for Werner by Century Industries of Little Rock AR, and received at Lowe's. I would learn to remove step sections to avoid clumsiness and reduce weight to that safely hand-carried by one person. I bought this electric hoist, and used it a few times, before I got smarter.

The heavy and expensive steel Rainbow ladders were a first departure from consumer choices. Rainbow ladders, with their large markup, are available from several Portland distributors. The Rainbow has clever corner jack screws for ceiling alignment. Lifting to position is still quite difficult.