Timeline for How to reach outside light high above sloped cellar door?
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| Apr 20, 2021 at 15:39 | comment | added | FreeMan | "Hey honey, look what I made you! Doesn't it look fantastic by the fire pit? No, you can't sit on it yet, I need to borrow it because I need to balance the ladder on it to fix that stupid light up there." | |
| Apr 20, 2021 at 15:35 | comment | added | jay613 | I'm thinking of a sawhorse-style thing that, if I used some old pine planks instead of plywood, could then double as a bench for the fire pit. With appropriate finish I could call it "Distressed" or "Reclaimed" and with that stroke of marketing I could even give it to my wife as a present. :-) | |
| Apr 20, 2021 at 14:11 | comment | added | FreeMan | The other advantage of the platform, @jay613, is that you can keep it, stored in pieces, to use as a ladder support for next time you have to change the light bulb. :) Your next bulb change won't cost anything more than the bulb and a bit of time for reassembly. | |
| Apr 19, 2021 at 18:49 | comment | added | jay613 | that's very kind. <3. So I'm considering four options now: 1) I can rent a 12 foot scaffold with independent leg heights for $70/day. That gives me 17 foot reach at shoulder height. 2) A modification of your answer for the stepladder that would only need to support two legs. Basically a strong, wide, sawhorse made of 2x4s. 3) A rented extension ladder resting on the stairs (with the doors open) and a concrete block as a leveler. 4) If I could buy said scaffold used for about $300. Wouldn't mind having one of those around the house. | |
| Apr 19, 2021 at 14:53 | comment | added | FreeMan | Ah! step ladder. I did miss that little detail. All in all, though, I'd suggest a platform anyway, though to get the top of the A frame close enough to the light fixture to work on it, you may need the platform to be all the way at the top of the door, not part of the way down. If the door is that strong, some of the framing described shouldn't be necessary. In any case, do be careful! You've provided many good answers, and we'd hate to have this source go splat... | |
| Apr 19, 2021 at 14:45 | comment | added | jay613 | My 14' ladder is a stepladder. I think I can adapt this to something that is simpler and safer than anything I had thought of, and much simpler than what you describe. I need to digest it a bit first. The door is very strong. Steel doors on concrete base. I can jump on it. I would have no issue with two legs of the stepladder resting directly on the door. | |
| Apr 19, 2021 at 13:50 | history | answered | FreeMan | CC BY-SA 4.0 |