ToughButterCup Posted December 9, 2018 Share Posted December 9, 2018 All right, you may laugh. Your hips and knees will go one day.... At least I know that on Monday morning when climbing on to the boards to fit the joists, I will not get a gasp-inducing stab in a hip or knee when crossing from ladder to trestle board. And - best of all - I'll be able to climb down in comfort. @Onoff: any way of motorising this? I have a spare lawnmower engine somewhere. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeremy Harris Posted December 9, 2018 Share Posted December 9, 2018 Wish I'd bought one of these early on. I sort of bodged together a movable set of steps from the cheap scaffold tower I bought, but it was cumbersome to move around and the steps were too high. I also made a mistake when buying a hop up platform, thinking taller = better. It doesn't. Taller = knackered knees and bashing your head on things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToughButterCup Posted December 9, 2018 Author Share Posted December 9, 2018 Just now, JSHarris said: Wish I'd bought one of these early on. [...] Your knees weren't (aren't ?) bad enough maybe. The intense juiciness of the stabbing, ice-pick pain is a strength-sapping challenge to self-control. And working alone (ahhhhhhh) all week - a risk just a little too far. OK @lizzie, @Hecateh, @newhome : MTFU 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeremy Harris Posted December 9, 2018 Share Posted December 9, 2018 I just didn't think of getting something like this at the time. The knees got steadily worse through the build, with laying the flooring being the thing that I found really seriously knee-knackering. I have a selection of different knee pads and braces now, though... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Square Feet Posted December 9, 2018 Share Posted December 9, 2018 Nice - and it's in a sporty colour too How much is one of those then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProDave Posted December 9, 2018 Share Posted December 9, 2018 We used to have those at work, damned handy bits of kit to wheel about a lab to reach stuff on the top shelf. You will curse when you try and carry it upstairs though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joe90 Posted December 9, 2018 Share Posted December 9, 2018 Great bit of kit mate, funny how by the end of the build you have all the tools to do more builds but are too knackered ?. I have found that the right tools help the work sooo much. I guess it will come in handy if you have hedges to cut? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted December 9, 2018 Share Posted December 9, 2018 Porsche yellow, your build will speed up now Ian!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newhome Posted December 9, 2018 Share Posted December 9, 2018 2 hours ago, recoveringacademic said: Your knees weren't (aren't ?) bad enough maybe. The intense juiciness of the stabbing, ice-pick pain is a strength-sapping challenge to self-control. And working alone (ahhhhhhh) all week - a risk just a little too far. OK @lizzie, @Hecateh, @newhome : MTFU Lol, well ordinarily MTFU would apply but given that one of my knees is fecked and I don’t do heights I’ll cut some slack! ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russell griffiths Posted December 9, 2018 Share Posted December 9, 2018 Have you applied for your blue badge, so you can park it at the builders merchants 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lizzie Posted December 9, 2018 Share Posted December 9, 2018 4 hours ago, recoveringacademic said: Your knees weren't (aren't ?) bad enough maybe. The intense juiciness of the stabbing, ice-pick pain is a strength-sapping challenge to self-control. And working alone (ahhhhhhh) all week - a risk just a little too far. OK @lizzie, @Hecateh, @newhome : MTFU Love it....nice colour? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToughButterCup Posted December 9, 2018 Author Share Posted December 9, 2018 4 hours ago, Russell griffiths said: Have you applied for your blue badge, so you can park it at the builders merchants I've learned my lesson. Never visit a BM. Order and have delivered. Too much temptation. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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