Ladder know-how- Pro Tricks that will blow you away!

I show the diy'er very useful tips on how I use ladders of all kinds in tricky situations. Watch to the end, things don't always go as planned!
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[@roywillson1989]

Well done video. I wish I had watched something like this years ago. I am embarrassed to say that when I first saw the title I thought " What kind of tips can there be for using a ladder". Boy was I wrong. At this point I plan to watch your other videos. I hate to paint but at least you have helped make the task much easier. Kudos to you.

[@RickBushell1958]

Yea, tricks for absolutely everything. Glad you like the videos Roy. :) Happy painting

[@andresalvatore9337]

I guess it's kinda randomly asking but do anyone know a good website to watch new series online ?

[@juansage2124]

@Andre Salvatore I would suggest Flixzone. You can find it on google :)

[@rhondapolak2864]

This was made eight years ago......and it's still helping people. Great Job!!!

[@jasonmcwilliams5881]

Omg!!! I do mostly interior painting and that inverted ladder is a game changer!! I have Been in construction for over 20 years and never seen this trick! My father in law was a painter for over 40 years and taught me a lot of tricks but even he never thought to invert the ladder in a stairwell!! I will be using this tip from now on!!

[@RickBushell1958]

I learned a lot of tricks in the paint game over many years of working with different painters. Like the saying, 'Two heads are better than one' for sure. You will certainly find this one very useful. Happy days :) And thanks for commenting

[@antzantzantz]

I wish I watched this video before I started my painting company. Good stuff.

[@wonderwhat4]

I'm going to paint my stairwell. I knew there were ways to do it. Things you could buy. But I'm going to try this way. Thanks for the video.

[@gergemall]

Great information

[@thomasmclaurin7036]

Inverted ladder on stairs, great tip! I never would have never thought of it. But I had seen the need one time that I had to pass over the opportunity to do it.

[@aros007z]

Great tips!

[@mostlikelywedoitservices6926]

Nicely done. Tricks we love tricks.

[@rbfarrell1]

Thank you. Great tips

[@joemiller8029]

And here I thought I knew everything about ladders! Come to find out I knew nothing! Thanks so much for posting!

[@frankvasquez1387]

Youuuuu Badddd!! Excellent video and master painter tips! Thanks a million! All very helpful! God Bless You and keep making this great videos!

[@RickBushell1958]

LOL, thanks for those compliments Frank, glad you like the videos. And thanks for commenting.

[@onlyumakemehappy]

thank you very much to pass on their experience, I am Mexican painter, starting in this business is very helpful and it has shown. God bless you

[@nedboparai8906]

onlyumakemehappy the best of both w

[@glennwoolum9457]

Thank you, thank you, thank you. I knew there must be a way to safely work up high without buying or renting expensive scaffolding. Now I can finally knock out a siding job I've been putting off.

[@RickBushell1958]

Your welcome mate, glad it came in handy for you. :) Break a leg! LOL

[@RickBushell1958]

Glad it came in handy mate. Break a leg! LOL :)

[@voncilesanders8308]

Just wanted to thank you for putting together such an informative and useful video. I have several upcoming projects; installing a metal roof, as well as house painting, but for now I simply need to lay some tarp in order to keep the rain out. Knowledge is key, and thank you for sharing yours.

[@RickBushell1958]

You're welcome, my pleasure. Glad people get use out of my videos. :) Thanks for commenting

[@vinniebarbarino-1]

Brilliant ! Masterful, many thanks

[@RickBushell1958]

LOL, not sure about brilliant and masterful, but thanks mate. Stay safe on those ladders :)

[@khurshidali6320]

Veri nice

[@lbechter]

We are planning to install functioning shutters on second story windows. This is genius and will help us stay safe.

[@DanielaRouge]

Splendid! Thank you!

[@HoytVoeun]

Thanks for your tip.

[@tmcg4019]

Thanks!

[@RobBastien]

This is awesome, thanks for doing this.

[@aussiebushgirl]

Wow! I've learned a lot from watching your tutorials. Just need to convince the hubby now to WATCH them!! :D

[@edt5276]

Love it. Thanks for valuing our time enough to work at an intensity that put yourself out of breath.

[@YouCanCook]

Ed T Asthmatic all my life. 🥴

[@dlalibaba2700]

Thanks. Everything have to learn. And learning never end. Once thank you for your video.

[@annissagraves3076]

This is the most informative ladder/accessory video I’ve seen! Sooo appreciate the vast amount of info and very simple explanations!!

[@tonyyiamkis155]

I may not ever use ladder jacks and scaffold, but if i did now i will know how to do it safer, or smarter. I like hanging paint can trick too.

[@aaronv205]

Excellent piece of knowledge sir. Grateful that you shared this with the world

[@RickBushell1958]

Glad you like it and hope it comes in useful for you. And thanks for commenting mate. :)

[@fordguyfordguy]

Wow - extremely helpful!!!

[@RickBushell1958]

:)

[@bobnewman1810]

Thank you. Great tips on ladder jacks.

[@RickBushell1958]

No worries Bob, and thanks, glad it came in handy for you. :)

[@521farmer]

!!!! Wow is the word ya got this been lookin for awhile tryin to find someone to build somin for my ladders it don't look hard to make and easy to use thks again for Sharin this ya got my Vote subscribin cause ya make it look easy thks again Farmer

[@RickBushell1958]

Thanks mate, happy days :)

[@android6595]

Good job, Thanks for taking the time to share its been real helpful and greatly appreciated. They should give a link to your video when purchasing a new ladder!!

[@RickBushell1958]

lol, thanks for the nice comments. :)

[@gedw99]

They should have this video conebup when you search for “ why does scaffolding cost so much “. So people can see that a lot can be done with just a ladder, wire and a ladder jack

[@zahirhaqq7252]

Best Video

[@roman540]

This is good stuff.

[@johnnyboy587]

Thanks for sharing this video

[@jiezhou603]

Very helpful,thank you for sharing these tips.

[@RickBushell1958]

jie zhou no worries, stay safe on your ladders. 🙃

[@margaretmarple1296]

Where can i find the same kind of ladder jack that you are using? The adjustable chain looks to be very convenient

[@patrickbeitz845]

Thank you for the informative video. I imagine it also makes a great drinking game... every time you hear the word ladder, take a drink!

[@RickBushell1958]

LOL, just make sure they're not your employees! :)

[@allthingsconsdrble]

Great!

[@pharmer11]

Thanks for sharing. Great tips

[@RickBushell1958]

+pharmer11 Thanks mate, glad to be of help. :)

[@khossro2]

THANK YOU. GREAT ADVICE.

[@RickBushell1958]

Glad it was helpful!

[@nolksentertainmentgp]

Excellent video.

[@richardbeyer4011]

Great,extremely useful video, especially since I just started painting my house. g

[@Mike__james]

Good info

[@elsaint7657]

Amazing

[@TheFlagInspector]

Nice, thank you!

[@ralfogle2480]

Good tips, good video!

[@ratchriat1716]

found this video very informative and useful i you manged to cover all the ladder safety thanks a gain(ratch fom uk)

[@RickBushell1958]

Nice work Ratch. Can't be too safe. :) Thanks for the comment mate.

[@Farmer_26]

Cool tricks How would you get place a extension ladder replacing a fascia board about 15 ft up? If I lay the ladder against the house it pins the fascia board with the ladder and I can’t get at it to pull it and install the new board

[@ron1martens]

This came up in my utube suggestion. Great video and a pleasure to watch. Beats television anytime. You have demonstrated a great innovation and free thinking inventor type. Painters have used me to do large patch work which is too big for them. Thankyou for your upload.

[@RickBushell1958]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@brianmurray667]

Thanks for passing on your experience.

[@RickBushell1958]

Happy you appreciate it Brian, :)

[@hannesRSA]

Thanks.. didn't know most of this. Still a bit hard to get to my 2' overhang for gutter replacement... The ladder jacks and standoffs don't cut it. I'm thinking I'll have to get 2 tall enough A frame ladders.

[@chicagobears9817]

I like ypur suggestion of durning the step ladder 1/4 turn and placing a board on the needed atep and then putting your plank board on rop of thak.

[@thomasbailey9820]

Great video 2023

[@Lustra334]

A wealth of great tips you can use.

[@johnmariano47]

Thanks for great tips Sir!

[@RickBushell1958]

You're very welcome Jay Em :)

[@JoeFidler]

This video has so much info in it. Thanks man!

[@RickBushell1958]

Glad it was helpful!

[@chrisbowling27]

Great video. I'm in process of making ladder jacks like the ones in your video. Very informative and easy to understand

[@RickBushell1958]

Awesome, thank you!

[@margaretmarple1296]

I'd like to make one too. What supplies do I need?

[@MrAfray]

thank you again =)

[@cwrowe]

Awesome audio

[@paulinebergin7957]

clever, you make it look so easy!

[@denisconor648]

Great stuff.

[@tawficyakubu5116]

Man you are something else,thanks

[@RickBushell1958]

LOL, thanks mate. One picks up lots of know how from decades in anything tho. :)

[@petericeman100]

Cool background.

[@anon2030]

Great stuff but can’t hear a thing from that video, where did the sound go?

[@danielpalardy4820]

Hi, thanks for all your excellent information. Could you give us information on the plank you are using? Length? Weight? And where you got it?

[@RickBushell1958]

It's an aluminium plank, very light weight and I think that one was 4 meters. Plenty around for purchase but they are not cheap. Thanks for the question and commenting :)

[@Gfysimpletons]

*MY* *MAN*

[@artslive66]

Very good job 👏

[@frankdoyle9761]

This is how the professionals do it, though OSHA would probably have conniptions watching. It is worth noting that this man has a lot of experience working on ladders and likely has a highly honed intuitive sense of when something is slightly "off", and therefore unsafe, that a DIY'er wouldn't notice as any different from the examples shown. I knew someone who was a speech pathologist who told me many stories of rehabilitating traumatic brain injury patients, MANY of whom were roofers and other contractors who fell while working on, or with, ladders. The intuitive sense of safety this gent likely possesses was probably developed partially as a result of experiencing (personally or witnessing) "near misses" over the years. If you are a DIY'er, do yourself a favor and be extra careful with safety equipment when possible (helmet, harness, bracing, etc). It may seem like overkill, but better that then a TBI or becoming quadriplegic. Also, make damn sure the ladders you use can handle these sort of applications (i.e., don't take an old wooden step ladder that only has under step bracing and turn it upside down and expect that it can take the same load from the other direction).

[@AncoraImparoPiper]

I once knew a passionate and expert rock climber. He was so good and so respected in the rock climbing world for his skills. He was like a goat. He had developed an intuition of when something was 'off'. He reached that level of expertise where he spent years climbing with little to no ropes. He climbed high and side-ways. He climbed everywhere. Until one day, he made one wrong move.

[@freenorth6]

The audio in this video has apparently suffered the effects of a savage Bend Will shout.

[@paulfairbanks5351]

Where can I purchase the chain link ladder jacks? Your video TOTALLY inspired my thinking about a project. Thank you thank you thank you

[@RickBushell1958]

Sorry for late reply, but I believe these are illegal now.

[@intentmischief7396]

Paint can done!

[@u2buserusingu2b95]

There's no sound on this video, now.

[@Nino-ic7ib]

What's going on with the audio??

[@hanluong2510]

Awesome Video Thanks Boss .Where do i buy these jigs Thanks.

[@irish89055]

Invincible audio but I get the idea. Bucket hooks are not that expensive to buy and always rim out your paint bucket..

[@kenwaugh7]

great video great tips. Thanks!

[@RickBushell1958]

Thanks Stu, and you're welome :)

[@rappa785]

a couple of good tips there for sure. get checked for copd

[@michaeldevlin2685]

I really enjoyed watching your vid, I found it very informative. If it wouldn't be too much trouble could I ask if the chain ladder jacks you used were home made. They would be really useful for a guttering project that I want to undertake. Cheers.

[@RickBushell1958]

Not home made, purchased many years ago before they became illegal here in Australia.

[@michaeldevlin2685]

Thanks, I thought health and safety would be involved in it somewhere. What a handy bit of kit to have In your tool kit though. I'll be giving some thought to fabricating a pair to use on quick light jobs. Cheers

[@sgraves0405]

Also, where did you get the adjustable chain link ladder jacks?

[@RickBushell1958]

You can't purchase them anymore, illegal. OHS deemed them too dangerous. Had these all my life, works a treat and so much easier to use than the legal ones unfortunately. Happy trails

[@tedfolk164]

Brilliant tips

[@RickBushell1958]

+tedfolk164 Thanks mate

[@jiezhou603]

A real master. Thank you for sharing your valuable tips.

[@RickBushell1958]

You're welcome jie zhou :)

[@jackwardley3626]

they banned ladder jacks in the uk like 15-20 years ago can't even get them imported

[@marvellstarks2434]

My Mann

[@32f3245f4]

Thanks, that was useful stuff...and I do understand about being a "one man band". I had not seen ladder jacks with the chain before...do you prefer them over the fixed Werner short body jacks? They seem to offer better adjustment possibilities? Where can I buy them?

[@RickBushell1958]

To my understanding, they are illegal these days but sooooooo much more useful and efficient than the fixed. Not sure if you can even purchase them today. Hunt around, you may find them. As a last resort a machinist could easily slap up a pair for you. Good luck

[@IRVPIANODRIVER]

Looked on amazon and ebay for chain type ladder jacks with no luck. Could use detailed info on how to make.... thanks

[@Starry_Night_Sky7455]

3:56 Aha! I could so use this option

[@RickBushell1958]

Happy it came in useful for you. :) Thanks for commenting

[@harryvigil4781]

Interested in the plank you used where can I find one

[@RickBushell1958]

I guess in this case, Google is your friend. I have a handful of aluminium planks and mostly because they are lightweight. Not cheap tho

[@ratchriat1716]

what's the best way to secure the bottom off extension ladder if you are working on your own thanks enjoyed the video.

[@frederickgreyson]

What are these style ladder jacks called?? Can’t find them anywhere online. In the US

[@RickBushell1958]

I think they are illegal now.

[@pearlperlitavenegas2023]

Genius

[@impactajuvenile]

What happened to the volume??

[@MarkH10]

impactajuvenile He uses a lapel Mic, then, occasionally, does not hook that up, so the cam Mic kicks in, then he narrates over the silent video, doing so with different settings. Now you see what sound engineers are credited for in tv programming. They get it right. Still an excellent video.

[@RickBushell1958]

@@MarkH10 lol, Those were definitely my early days, much better now. :)

[@sgraves0405]

When leaning an extension ladde against a sheetrock wall, how do you avoid the ladder legs making a hole in the sheetrock wall with the weight of the ladder and yourself against it at about 12' high or so?

[@RickBushell1958]

Try wrapping the leg ends with cloth and a bit steeper to have less weight on the wall. :)

[@yatestv1770]

Thanks

[@josephmeyers3597]

Some how I don't believe the set up you have on the steel building would be osha approved

[@charredskeleton]

I bought one of those 13 foot multi ladders. They seem gimmicky but once you start usuing them they're awesome. I don't know how they'd hold up to daily use but for the diy'er they're awesome. I also have the 19 foot version which I wouldn't recommend it's SO heavy. Every home owner should have one of the 13 footers though. Handiest item ever, It will get you up to most things, it's light, VERY stable, and folds small enough to fit in the back seat of a normal car resting on the floor.I had the 19 footer first and thought it was the best thing then I used a friend's 13 footer, and after realizing that it will fit in a car without folding the seats I had to have one.

[@RickBushell1958]

they're too heavy and awkward in my opinion. For commercial use they are way to slow to set up, take up more room and in general more cumbersome to move around. But as they say, to each there own. :)

[@jkwo2007]

Hello, it seems they don't sell your kind of ladder jacks with a chan any more.

[@RickBushell1958]

Yea, I think they are illegal now. I purchased the ones in the video at least 20 years ago, maybe more. The new ones are a pain in the arse, I won't use them. Thanks for the comment.

[@LadderMover]

Rick, these are some good tips, however you should include more info about tip # 1 in your text description. The ladder you used in the stairwell is not the typical “A” frame or “Step ladder”, instead it is designed to open up and be used similar to an extension ladder. This fact allows the back side to work properly while it is inverted so long as the ladder is closed as you used it on the stairs. A standard step ladder would likely fail, it is not strong enough to climb the back side and the front steps are not designed to be loaded while inverted. Many of your viewers are not as experienced with ladders as yourself and could get seriously injured by trying your tip #1 by using a standard step ladder which is very different than the one you used. Also, I’m sure you have had many comments saying to never stand on the top 2 steps of a step ladder. Thanks for posting, if you want to move multiple ladders and supplies in one easy trip then check out my Ladder Mover.

[@peterbarlow8912]

Why would he put the step ladder upside down against the stair head wall? I get why he used it that way against the sidewall because the narrow top doesn’t fall off the tread although I still don’t think it’s that stable. Painted plenty of stairwells with a straight ladder against the head wall and a plank to a free standing step ladder on the upper deck. Most step ladders today don’t have load bearing anything on the back side. The 2x through the crossways ladder won’t work with these either. Owner operators don’t usually have to worry about OSHA.

[@LadderMover]

@@peterbarlow8912, I agree with you, it seems to me the inverted ladder on the headwall is more of a disadvantage even with his type of ladder, due to the narrower less stable footing. Perhaps he just wanted to show the inverted ladder could also work on the headwall.

[@peterbarlow8912]

Checked out your hand truck ladder accessory on your site. Lots weekend warriors have a hand truck. I use a folding canoe dolly (16” wheels) from Scandinavia for moving ladders and staging planks. Still using wood ladder’s myself. They never blow down and you can screw a 2x leg extension to them for uneven terrain.

[@LadderMover]

@@peterbarlow8912 , You’re smart to protect your back by rolling your ladders and supplies, I’ve listened to many workers, young and old, that wished they had taken care of their back. Sounds like you have a great canoe dolly, unlike the ones made these days in China that are flimsy, and not really suitable for their intended purpose.

[@peterbarlow8912]

Don’t get me wrong I’ll still shoulder around a 24’ wood Flint with box locks and blind mortised hand shaved rungs like I did 50 years ago. Semi retired!

[@christech788]

How do you make the ladder jack?

[@RickBushell1958]

I purchased this set, I believe they are illegal now.

[@billjuss5331]

Thank You, great tips!!! Can you tell me where to get your chain Ladder Jack from?

[@RickBushell1958]

Hey Bill, not sure you can get them anymore. At least not here in NSW Australia, they were banned as being too dangerous. I found the ones in the video somewhere in Sydney, but no idea where, I just can't remember. The good thing is they can be made. pm me through my facebook page: facebook.com/InvinciblePaintingBasics/ and I will take some pics today and send them to you if you like.

[@billjuss5331]

Thank You for letting me know.

[@the_astro_garden]

Working at any height that could kill you if you fall, use a scaffold with a balustrade, not worth it if you fall!