ladder length?

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  • not very handy
    New Member

    • Apr 2014
    • 14

    #1

    ladder length?

    I need to get onto a 10' roof, what length ladder would be best/safest considering the pitch of the ladder?
  • pushkins
    General Contractor

    • Mar 2006
    • 1895

    #2
    Rule of thumb (and code/OSHA rule) is 4:1 for every 4' up the ladder should be 1' out from the wall plus also 3' past the edge of support.

    So technically for a 10' roof you need to have the ladder 2.5' out from the wall, this would make the total (code) length of the ladder to be around 14'.
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