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Aug 11

Following on from our blog on cleaning wooden decking we have decided to detail a few more jobs which the fine weather makes more palatable!

The rain will undoubtedly have washed every tiny piece of grunge from your roof into your gutters and onto any flat roofs you may have.

ladder safety Summer jobs   Gutter clearance

Stay safe whe using ladders

Cleaning the gutters and flat roofs is simply a matter of rubber gloves and a bucket but while youre doing it the most important thing is to stay SAFE!!

Climbing ladders is easy, working from them, not so. Please make sure your ladder is long enough, is fixed securely both top and bottom and you are able to keep at least one hand on it at all times.

More details on how to stay safe can be found in our gutter cleaning project.

eye bolt Summer jobs   Gutter clearance

Fix eye bolts to the wall for safety

Fixings to complete this project can be found by clicking on the image on the left. You can also get advice on how to complete safe fixings by going to our project on fixing to masonry.

Enjoy your DIY’ing during the summer but please stay safe.

Aug 09
high painting Ladder safety   NOT!
The money saved in scaffolding should pay for the ambulance

There just has to be a limit to the lengths some people will go to save money!

This is how the cowboys do it we guess, but what a way to earn a living. However funny this image is, please do not try anything like this on your home. The cost of hiring a scaffold tower or access platform is negligible compared to the years off work after you have fallen from a height.

We have got nothing to say here except thanks to http://thereifixedit.failblog.org/ for making this image public.

If you want to avoid having to make decisions like this, take a look at our ladder safety project.